Data supporting research on the development of Paleontology in Brazil

The documents made available present the data set that was processed in Lucas George Wendt's dissertation, presented in 2024 in the Postgraduate Program in Information Science (PPGCIN) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The study is entitled: Brazilian Paleontology: a scientometric analysis based on the Lattes Curriculum. The abstract is as follows. This research sought to carry out a scientometric analysis of Paleontology in Brazil based on data collected in the Lattes Curriculum. The general objective of this dissertation is to analyze the scientific field of Paleontology diachronically and through a scientometric study - which will be explained based on the personal information of the researchers collected in their profiles and the scientific literature produced and registered in the Lattes Curriculum of the Lattes Platform. The literature review presented the concepts of Information Science, the area that, in this study, seeks to understand Paleontology through its research instruments; Scientific Communication, the main subject analyzed in this study; Metric Information Studies, the theoretical-methodological framework used in this research; Scientometrics, the theoretical scope used to understand in greater depth the constitution of the field of national Paleontology. Finally, references were also presented that help in the understanding of Paleontology in its national, South American, North American and European contexts. The research used a mixed approach of qualitative and quantitative elements. The data were generated from the CVs of researchers registered on the Lattes Platform, collected using the Brapci Bibliometric Tools tool and analyzed in specific software for metric analysis. To achieve the research objectives, data from 1,465 researcher profiles were analyzed. Regarding the full articles published in journals, 43,333 articles were considered valid. Regarding the keywords of the articles, 91,922 keywords were analyzed for word clouds and 84,771 for relationship networks. Of the academic orientations, 1,182 profiles generated 51,400 valid orientations. The aspect of the current employment relationship had 1,256 profiles considered. Regarding academic backgrounds, 1,465 profiles generated 4,556 academic backgrounds analyzed. The main contribution of this study is the realization of an unprecedented mapping of the panorama of Paleontology in Brazil, since there are no other studies that establish the same relationships that this research sought to establish. Regarding the results, based on the data collected and analyzed, the general metric indicators linked to the scientific production associated with Brazilian Paleontology were presented based on the information collected in the Lattes Curriculum; the directions of research in Paleontology that currently constitute this field in Brazil were mapped, as well as their thematic associations with other fields of knowledge; the training of PhD researchers who work with Paleontology or who have their production associated with Paleontology in terms of their academic training was characterized; and where the scientific knowledge in Paleontology or associated with Paleontology is produced was identified. The results of this study are relevant to understanding Brazilian Paleontology, highlighting its national orientation in fossil studies, doctoral training in local institutions and predominant activity in national organizations. These elements are important to consolidate Brazilian paleontological science globally. Regarding interdisciplinary relations, a clear proximity between Paleontology and Geosciences is observed, influenced by the history and current dynamics of the field. The study is available in full at this link: https://lume.ufrgs.br/handle/10183/278682.本次公开的文档包含卢卡斯·乔治·温特（Lucas George Wendt）2024年在南里奥格兰德联邦大学（Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS）信息科学研究生项目（Postgraduate Program in Information Science, PPGCIN）提交的学位论文所处理的数据集。本研究的标题为：《巴西古生物学：基于Lattes简历的科学计量分析》。 其摘要如下：本研究旨在基于Lattes简历平台（Lattes Platform）采集的数据，对巴西古生物学领域开展科学计量分析。本学位论文的总体目标是通过科学计量研究，对古生物学领域开展历时性分析——本次分析将依托研究者个人档案中采集的个人信息，以及Lattes平台上登记的学术文献展开。 本研究的文献综述涵盖了以下领域的相关概念：信息科学（Information Science）——本研究借助其研究工具以解析古生物学；科学传播（Scientific Communication）——本研究的核心分析对象；计量信息学研究（Metric Information Studies）——本研究采用的理论方法论框架；科学计量学（Scientometrics）——用于更深入理解本国古生物学领域构建的理论范畴。此外，本综述还收录了有助于理解巴西、南美、北美及欧洲语境下古生物学发展的相关参考文献。 本研究采用定性与定量相结合的混合研究方法。研究数据源自Lattes平台注册研究者的简历，通过Brapci文献计量工具（Brapci Bibliometric Tools）采集，并依托专用计量分析软件完成处理。为达成研究目标，本研究共分析了1465份研究者档案数据。 针对期刊发表的正式论文，共筛选出有效文献43333篇。针对论文关键词，共提取91922个关键词用于词云分析，84771个关键词用于关联网络分析。在学术指导经历方面，1182份档案共生成51400条有效指导记录。在当前雇佣关系维度，共分析了1256份档案。针对学术背景信息，1465份档案共生成4556条可分析的学术背景记录。 本研究的核心贡献在于首次完成了巴西古生物学领域全景的系统性图谱绘制，目前尚无其他研究能够构建出本研究旨在搭建的同类关联关系。 基于采集与分析得到的数据，本研究的研究结果包括：基于Lattes简历平台信息，呈现与巴西古生物学相关的科研产出通用计量指标；绘制当前构成巴西古生物学领域的研究方向及其与其他知识领域的主题关联；刻画从事古生物学研究或科研产出与古生物学相关的博士研究者的学术培养特征；明确古生物学及相关古生物学研究的科学知识产出地点。 本研究结果有助于深入理解巴西古生物学，凸显了其在化石研究中的本土导向、本土机构的博士培养情况，以及研究者在本国机构中的主要从业活动。这些要素对于推动巴西古生物科学在全球范围内的发展具有重要意义。在跨学科关联方面，受该领域的历史沿革与当前发展动态影响，古生物学与地球科学（Geosciences）展现出显著的邻近性。 本学位论文的完整版本可通过以下链接获取：https://lume.ufrgs.br/handle/10183/278682。