Multi-Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Dynamics (MultiObs)
Advancing how Science, Technology and Innovation systems are studied, understood, and monitored.
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Open call · Deadline: October 30, 2026
MultiObs oferece bolsa JC-3 para jornalista científico
A São Paulo Excellence Chair (SPEC) project, funded by FAPESP and hosted at the Institute of Geosciences (IG) and the Department of Science and Technology Policy (DPCT), UNICAMP.
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All opportunities- MultiObs oferece bolsa JC-3 para jornalista científicoA atuação será voltada à divulgação das atividades do projeto, especialmente dos componentes Living Lab e Infrastructure, com produção de notícias, entrevistas, conteúdos multimídia e ações de comunicação com diferentes públicos.
- MultiObs: Direct PhD at PPG-PCT/UNICAMPThe MultiObs project is offering up to two FAPESP-funded Direct PhD positions through the 2027 selection process of UNICAMP's Graduate Program in Science and Technology Policy (PPG-PCT).
- MultiObs offers FAPESP-funded Direct PhD position at FCA UNICAMPMultiObs is offering up to one FAPESP-funded Direct PhD position as part of the 2027 admissions process for UNICAMP's Graduate Program in Administration, based at the School of Applied Sciences (FCA).
More reflexive and participatory monitoring of Science, Technology and Innovation
MultiObs is a São Paulo Excellence Chair (SPEC) research program led by Rodrigo Costas, funded by FAPESP and hosted at the Institute of Geosciences and the Department of Science and Technology Policy of UNICAMP. It addresses critical issues in STI indicators, data infrastructures, funding dynamics, and societal and policy engagement.
More about MultiObsFederated Big Data Infrastructure
The largest available set of interconnected databases and analytical tools, supporting diverse data-driven questions on STI dynamics.
See the infrastructureFour Thematic Branches
Research areas addressing pressing challenges in STI:
- STI Funding and Workforce
- Public Communication
- Technology and Innovation
- Science-Policy and Diplomacy in STI
Living Lab
Co-creating contextually relevant STI indicators with the 28 organizations that already support the program: industry, research groups, data providers, media, research funders and policy organizations.
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NewsSeptember 2026
MultiObs researchers take part in the 4th OECD Blue Sky Forum 2026
MultiObs marks its presence at the 4th OECD Blue Sky Forum on new frontiers in science, technology and innovation.
NewsSeptember 2026
MultiObs Contributions to the 30th Annual International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators
Get to know MultiObs’ contributions to discussions at the Annual International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators.
NewsApril 2026
New chair proposes modernization of scientific activity indicators
With support from FAPESP, the MultiObs project will use data infrastructure and participatory approaches to develop open STI analyses and indicators
EventSeptember 2026
30th Annual International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators
Join us in Antwerp, Belgium, in September 2026 for the 30th Annual STI-ENID Conference, themed “Indicators for a Responsible Research Future”. This international conference brings together leading experts, researchers, and policymakers to explore how science, technology, and innovation (STI) indicators can advance responsible research and innovation (RRI). Key topics will include diversity, inclusivity, openness, and sustainability in research assessment and policy. Participants will discuss how STI indicators can align with societal values, long-term goals, and the challenges of an uncertain future. The event will also examine how indicators reflect changing patterns of collaboration, competition, and knowledge exchange, and how they can promote equitable global cooperation amid increasing geopolitical tensions. We are happy to welcome the STI-ENID community to Antwerp for this landmark edition of the conference. The STI-ENID 2026 Conference is hosted by ECOOM teams from KU Leuven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and University of Antwerp.
EventJuly 2026
10º Encontro Brasileiro de Bibliometria e Cientometria
A federated data infrastructure
The largest available set of interconnected datasets on research entities, bibliometrics, economics and intellectual property, federated to support diverse data-driven questions and open to researchers beyond the MultiObs team.
They are part of a UNICAMP research program that builds evidence for more effective monitoring of Science, Technology and Innovation, combining federated data infrastructures with participatory, multi-perspective approaches.
All datasets are published in the public Google BigQuery project multiobs and can be queried with SQL. MultiObs is also one of the contributing collections of ORION-DBs, which aims to make open research information combinable and actionable at scale.
Learn to work with the data
Recorded, hands-on training sessions on querying the datasets with SQL, working with them in Python, and using specific sources such as patent and FAPESP funding data.
Latest session
Using VOSviewer with SQL databases
In this video, Dr. Mariana Moretti introduces VOSviewer, a tool used to create and explore bibliometric and network visualizations. Using SQL databases as a source, the video demonstrates how to work with some of VOSviewer’s main functions and apply them in practice to analyze and visualize relationships within research data.
Our Recent Productions
All productionsDatasets, working papers, and peer-reviewed articles produced by MultiObs researchers.
Metascience Observatories: a methodological approach to characterize their outputs and policy impact.
Pereira, Cesar A. Guimarães; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.; Salles Filho, Sérgio; Bin, Adriana
Collective action for Open Research Information: Introducing ORION-DBs and a new FORCE11 Working Group
Mazoni, Alysson; Kramer, Bianca; Neylon, Cameron; Costas, Rodrigo; van Eck, Nees Jan
Brazilian science, technology and innovation policy: conceptual context and historical trajectories
Salles Filho, Sérgio; Pacheco, Carlos Américo; De Negri, Fernanda; Vonortas, Nicholas S.; Dias, Rafael De Brito
Science for What? Tracing the Functions of Scientific Knowledge in UN Diplomatic Speech
Penachioni, Júlia Battistuzzi; Pires, Antonio; Bin, Adriana; de Oliveira, Amâncio J; Murat, Biegzat; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
Material suplementar do artigo "A Década do Oceano promove acesso aberto à produção científica no Brasil?"
Canto, Fabio; Barata, Germana; Lemos, Wadson; Segundo, Washington
A distribuição da atenção social e acadêmica: uma análise altmétrica de pesquisadores latino-americanos
dos Santos, Francielle Franco; Grácio, Maria Cláudia Cabrini; Castanha, Rafael Gutierres; Costas, Rodrigo
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View all →MultiObs oferece bolsa JC-3 para jornalista científico
A atuação será voltada à divulgação das atividades do projeto, especialmente dos componentes Living Lab e Infrastructure, com produção de notícias, entrevistas, conteúdos multimídia e ações de comunicação com diferentes públicos.
MultiObs: Direct PhD at PPG-PCT/UNICAMP
The MultiObs project is offering up to two FAPESP-funded Direct PhD positions through the 2027 selection process of UNICAMP's Graduate Program in Science and Technology Policy (PPG-PCT).
MultiObs offers FAPESP-funded Direct PhD position at FCA UNICAMP
MultiObs is offering up to one FAPESP-funded Direct PhD position as part of the 2027 admissions process for UNICAMP's Graduate Program in Administration, based at the School of Applied Sciences (FCA).
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