After two consecutive years of decline, Brazilian scientific output returned to growth in 2024. According to a new report released by the scientific publisher Elsevier, in partnership with the science news agency Bori, researchers in Brazil published more than 73,000 articles throughout the year, representing a 4.5% increase compared to 2023.

Despite this progress, the figures indicate that Brazil’s scientific community still faces the challenge of returning to the level it had reached before the recent declines. In 2021, for example, Brazil recorded the publication of 82,440 scientific articles.

The survey also highlights the growth of the country's research community over the past few decades. In 2004, there were 205 authors per 1 million inhabitants; last year, that figure nearly quintupled, reaching 932 per million.

The data analyzed is based on Scopus, considered the world’s largest database of peer-reviewed scientific literature. The platform brings together more than 100 million publications from approximately 7,000 publishers, covering fields such as science, technology, medicine, the social sciences, the arts, and the humanities.

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When broken down by field of study, Brazilian scientific output remains concentrated primarily in the natural sciences, followed by the medical sciences. However, the largest percentage increase in 2024 occurred in the fields of engineering and technology, which saw a 7.1% rise in the number of published articles.

The report also analyzed the performance of 32 Brazilian institutions that published more than 1,000 articles last year. Among them, 29 showed growth, with the Federal Universities of Pelotas (UFPel), Santa Catarina (UFSC), and Espírito Santo (UFES) standing out. Conversely, the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), the State University of Maringá (UEM), and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) saw a decline in scientific output.

Source: Agência Brasil.

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