Spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research: the case of three neotropical river basins from Goiás State, Central Brazil
Abstract Aim In this paper, we conducted a scientometric analysis on published studies related to freshwater fish species at Goiás State to evaluate: i) their spatial and temporal trends; ii) areas of knowledge; iii) scientific journals where these papers were published and their comprehensiveness;...
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| description | Abstract Aim In this paper, we conducted a scientometric analysis on published studies related to freshwater fish species at Goiás State to evaluate: i) their spatial and temporal trends; ii) areas of knowledge; iii) scientific journals where these papers were published and their comprehensiveness; iv) the role of institutions and financial support on fish research. Methods Using Google Scholar and Lattes platform, we searched for scientific papers related to freshwater fish, and we extracted the following information of each paper: title, author and co-authors’ name, number of authors, year, authors and co-authors’ affiliation, journal, field/area of the research, and financial support. Results We found 322 scientific papers related to Goiás State with a slightly growth in the number of publications over time. Most of these papers are related to Ecology, Systematic/Taxonomy and Fish Biology, and the participation of local institutions in these studies was mainly concentrated in Paraná River basin. Although most of funding were granted by agencies or institutions located outside Goiás State, the results showed that fish papers achieved a broad audience with publications in national and international journals with impact factor. Conclusions Our study revealed that: 1) freshwater fish research at Goiás State has a slow increase trend; 2) there are gaps in Education, Conservation and Fisheries knowledge areas; 3) local institutions’ contribution is spatially concentrated; 4) studies achieved a broad audience with many scientific papers published in journals with impact factor; 5) financial support was granted in most part by agencies or institutions located outside Goiás State. These findings suggest that despite achievements in freshwater fish research in this region, local investments in infrastructure, materials and human resources are still necessary to improve the production of studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a04b9afe4d3f43d499250b45cc4d8da92022-12-22T01:30:18ZengAssociação Brasileira de LimnologiaActa Limnologica Brasiliensia2179-975X3110.1590/s2179-975x5418S2179-975X2019000100701Spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research: the case of three neotropical river basins from Goiás State, Central BrazilRodrigo Assis CarvalhoFrancisco Leonardo Tejerina-GarroAbstract Aim In this paper, we conducted a scientometric analysis on published studies related to freshwater fish species at Goiás State to evaluate: i) their spatial and temporal trends; ii) areas of knowledge; iii) scientific journals where these papers were published and their comprehensiveness; iv) the role of institutions and financial support on fish research. Methods Using Google Scholar and Lattes platform, we searched for scientific papers related to freshwater fish, and we extracted the following information of each paper: title, author and co-authors’ name, number of authors, year, authors and co-authors’ affiliation, journal, field/area of the research, and financial support. Results We found 322 scientific papers related to Goiás State with a slightly growth in the number of publications over time. Most of these papers are related to Ecology, Systematic/Taxonomy and Fish Biology, and the participation of local institutions in these studies was mainly concentrated in Paraná River basin. Although most of funding were granted by agencies or institutions located outside Goiás State, the results showed that fish papers achieved a broad audience with publications in national and international journals with impact factor. Conclusions Our study revealed that: 1) freshwater fish research at Goiás State has a slow increase trend; 2) there are gaps in Education, Conservation and Fisheries knowledge areas; 3) local institutions’ contribution is spatially concentrated; 4) studies achieved a broad audience with many scientific papers published in journals with impact factor; 5) financial support was granted in most part by agencies or institutions located outside Goiás State. These findings suggest that despite achievements in freshwater fish research in this region, local investments in infrastructure, materials and human resources are still necessary to improve the production of studies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2019000100701&lng=en&tlng=enTocantins-Araguaia basinGoiás Statescientific papersParaná River |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo Assis Carvalho Francisco Leonardo Tejerina-Garro Spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research: the case of three neotropical river basins from Goiás State, Central Brazil Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia Tocantins-Araguaia basin Goiás State scientific papers Paraná River |
| title | Spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research: the case of three neotropical river basins from Goiás State, Central Brazil |
| title_full | Spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research: the case of three neotropical river basins from Goiás State, Central Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research: the case of three neotropical river basins from Goiás State, Central Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research: the case of three neotropical river basins from Goiás State, Central Brazil |
| title_short | Spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research: the case of three neotropical river basins from Goiás State, Central Brazil |
| title_sort | spatial and temporal trends in freshwater fish research the case of three neotropical river basins from goias state central brazil |
| topic | Tocantins-Araguaia basin Goiás State scientific papers Paraná River |
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