Brazilian researchers have shown an increase in scientific production associated with the publication of studies in the literature. This study aimed to evaluate the profile of researchers with scientific productivity grants in the Public Health area at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. We analyzed the Lattes curricula of all researchers in the Public Health field in 2004-2006. The variables were: gender, grant category, affiliation, time of completion of the doctorate, national and international papers with their correspondind Qualis, publication of books and book chapters, guidelines for basic scientific research and master's and doctorate's, and journals used for publication . Among researchers, there was similarity of male and female (1,03:1), with most scholars in category 2 (48.39%), spread over 12 states of the federation, with a predominance of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo . Of the total, 73.54% of the recipients are linked to universities and 66.45% of them had completed the doctorate 5 to 15 years before. In scientific literature, there is prevalence of international papers Qualis A and C, and national B. The publication of book chapters was 2.91 times that of books. As for orientation, there is prevalence in the training of masters, followed by doctors and scientific initiation. The journals that concentrated most of the publications were Cadernos de Saúde Pública [Reports in Public Health] and Revista de Saúde Pública [Public Health Journal], respectively. Studies in other areas with similar methodologies will enable better understanding of the national scientific production and definition of strategies of demand-induced research.
scientific production; Public Health; curriculum Lattes; Qualis
