Assessment of the scientific-technological production in molecular biology in Brazil (1996-2007): the contribution of genomics programs

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

Rogério Meneghini¹  Estêvão C. Gamba¹ 

关键词: science assessment;    genomics;    scientometrics;    molecular biology;    avaliação de ciência;    genômica;    cienciometria;    biologia molecular;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0001-37652011005000004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Several genome sequencing programs were launched in Brazil by the end of the nineties and the early 2000s.The most important initiatives were supported by the ONSA program (http://watson.fapesp.br/onsa/Genoma3.htm) and aimed at gaining domain in genomic technology and bringing molecular biology to the state of art. Two mainsets of data were collected in the 1996-2007 period to evaluate the results of these genome programs: the scientific production (Scopus and Web of Science databases) and the register of patents (US Patent and Trademark Office), both related to the progress of molecular biology along this period. In regard to the former, Brazil took a great leap in comparison to 17 other developed and developing countries, being only surpassed by China. As to the register of patents in the area of molecular biology, Brazil's performance lags far behind most of the countries focused in the presentstudy, confirming the Brazilian long-standing tendency of poor achievements in technological innovations when compared with scientific production. Possible solutions to surpass this inequality are discussed.

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