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Brazilian computer science research: Gender and regional distributions

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  • Denis Arruda

    (IC - UNICAMP)

  • Fábio Bezerra

    (IC - UNICAMP)

  • Vânia Almeida Neris

    (IC - UNICAMP)

  • Patricia Rocha De Toro

    (FEEC - Unicamp)

  • Jacques Wainera

    (IC - UNICAMP)

Abstract

This paper analysis the distribution of some characteristics of computer scientists in Brazil according to regions and gender. Computer scientist is defined as the faculty of a graduate level computer science department. Under this definition, there were 886 computer scientists in Brazil in November 2006.

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  • Denis Arruda & Fábio Bezerra & Vânia Almeida Neris & Patricia Rocha De Toro & Jacques Wainera, 2009. "Brazilian computer science research: Gender and regional distributions," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 79(3), pages 651-665, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:79:y:2009:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-007-1944-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1944-0
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