[Introduction to a social cartography: the journal Revista de Saúde Pública, 1967 to 1977]

As contribuições das Ciências Sociais e Humanas no campo da Saúde Coletiva: vinte anos da revista Interface - Comunicação, Saúde, Educação

Apresentamos uma discussão sobre a produção bibliográfica em Ciências Sociais e Humanas em Saúde (CSHS) publicada pela Revista Interface nos últimos vinte anos (1997-2017). Buscamos descrever o processo de legitimação das CSHS por meio da divulgação de saberes teórico-metodológicos e de temáticas específicas no conjunto da produção científica nacional. Foram consultadas todas as publicações do período e selecionados 216 artigos identificados com as CSHS. A análise resultou em categorias que evidenciaram os seguintes temas: saúde mental, envelhecimento, doenças infectocontagiosas, gênero, saúde reprodutiva e teórico-conceitual. A conjunção dos temas com problemas contemporâneos da sociedade brasileira revela autores como protagonistas de estudos de relevância social e comprometimento político com as transformações e mudanças ocorridas tanto no plano do cuidado em saúde quanto no das políticas públicas.

Contribution of Oswaldo Paulo Forattini to public health: analysis of scientific production

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the main characteristics of the scientific production of Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, researcher and, for 40 years, editor of Revista de Saúde Pública.

METHODS

Descriptive study with bibliometric approach conducted in three steps. (1) identification of bibliographic records using the following search strategy: “Oswaldo Paulo Forattini” OR “Forattini OP” OR “Forattini” up information sources Google Scholar, Web of Science, and PubMed, in July 2016, which retrieved 867 records. (2) composition of research corpus, in which we included 351 bibliographic records of articles, books, book chapters, editorials, book reviews, informative notes and annual reports of the RSP and excluded 516 duplicates and acknowledgement notes, obituary notes, and nonretrievable citations. (3) data organization and analysis, in which we built databases for descriptive analysis and development of the MeSH coauthors and terms networks in VOSviewer software. For analysis of editorials, three reviewers read the full text of each editorial and categorized them according to subject, historical context and perspectives, relating them with historical milestones.

RESULTS

Forattini’s scientific production occurred from 1946 to 2009, most consisting of articles (n = 218; 62.1%), editorials (n = 43; 12.3%), and books (n = 13; 3.7%). The main subjects were Culicidae (36.8%), Triatominae (12.5%), and Epidemiology (10.0%). The coauthors of articles were his professors, colleagues of his generation, and graduate students. His editorials addressed critical reflections on the production of knowledge, research priorities, and factors that contributed to or hindered progress. The scope of subjects is broad, referring to socioeconomic and scientific development, public health issues in developed countries, or global health.

CONCLUSIONS

The analysis shows Forattini’s commitment with public health, research with vectors, training of researchers, and scientific communication.