O Brasil como assunto científico e os investimentos na economia globalizada: um estudo cientométrico nas Ciências Sociais

Abstract

In a scientometric study about the Brazil as the subject geographical name in the field of Social Sciences we investigate the use of the scientific paper in the investment decision in the globalized economy. Were captured, analyzed andtabulated bibliographic data (SciELO, SSCI and SCOPUS) and foreign investment data (Banco Central do Brasil) from 1991 to 2010 to answer three questions: (i) Is there a relationship between the foreign investments made in Brazil in the XXI century and articles about Brazil indexed in international databases? (ii) In what stage of growth the needs and uses of information is that the scientific community investigates this matter? (iii) This community is linked to society through externalist productions, where the text is related to the socio-economic context? This is a quantitative research in which statistical methods are used to collect, analyze, interpret and present the data and following results: (i) yes, Brazil has become interesting as a research subject and local investment, with noticeable growth in both the twenty-first century, however, these interests do not relate to each other, (ii) yes, we have identified a lengthy evolutionary process (growth and expansion) of co-authoring, as well as a stage of slow growth, with multifaceted studies in the field and with an incipient collaboration, it is not possible to consider them as a research front; and (iii) yes, the scientific community studying Brazil is linked to society through externalist productions.