Trends in Brazilian Research in Ergology

Abstract

This article aims to analyze trends in research on Ergology in Brazil published from 1997 to 2019, considering the nature of the publication and the potential impact of the databases in which they are published. Studies related to occupational health indicate the growing influence of Ergology in the understanding of the world of work, a fact evidenced in previous bibliometric research, of lesser breadth and scope of the databases investigated, which is why we intend to cover gaps and broaden the analysis with more up-to-date data. Using descriptors peculiar to Ergology, surveys were conducted in the Web of Science, Scopus and SciELO databases, in journals not indexed to the databases cited, and in academic productions available in the Capes catalog. The projection of Brazil in studies on Ergology was revealed, with the Southeast being the region with the highest concentration of authors and volume of publications. However, the interrelationship between researchers tends to be limited to the institutions in which they work. There is a prevalence of theses and dissertations to the detriment of articles in productions related to Ergology. Publications point to interdisciplinarity - with a predominance of Occupational Health, Education, and Psychology - and tend to feature in vehicles of lesser scientific relevance.

Key words:
Occupational health; Ergology; Academic review