Women and physics in Brazil: Publications, citations and H index | Zendy

Jeferson J. Arenzon | Zendy; Patrícia Duarte | Zendy; S. B. Cavalcanti | Zendy; Márcia C. Barbosa | Zendy

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Women and physics in Brazil: Publications, citations and H index

Author(s) -

Jeferson J. Arenzon,

Patrícia Duarte,

S. B. Cavalcanti,

Márcia C. Barbosa

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

aip conference proceedings

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177

H-Index - 75

eISSN - 1551-7616

pISSN - 0094-243X

DOI - 10.1063/1.4794228

Subject(s) - work (physics) , library science , index (typography) , quality (philosophy) , political science , regional science , sociology , physics , computer science , world wide web , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics

In the last decade, the main Brazilian research funding agencies, CNPq and CAPES, have introduced gender projects aimed to understand the situation of women in general and in science in particular. These projects have led to an increased awareness of the problem. There is still a long way to go in the quest for equal access to opportunities and resources. This paper compares the production and quality of work of female scientists with their male colleagues in the physics and astronomy grant-funded research community in Brazil.

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