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1. Article2026

   Attribution of authorship order and corresponding author in scientific publications: A survey of Brazilian researchers in the Agronomy field(opens in a new tab)

   

   Vanz, Samile Andréa de Souza; Grácio, Maria Cláudia Cabrini; Docampo, Domingo; Chinchilla-Rodríguez, Zaida; dos Santos, Silvio Telles; OLIVEIRA, SANDRA C.

   Funded by CNPq, CAPES, FAPERGS, Xunta de Galicia

   This study investigates the perceptions of Brazilian researchers in agronomy regarding the order of authorship and the role of the corresponding author in scientific publications utilizing a survey of 380 responses. Key findings reveal that most researchers see the first author as the primary executor of the research, and the last author as the leader. The study also highlights a significant association between authorship order, research credibility, and citation impact, with differing views based on the type of institutional affiliation. In addition, the survey shows a preference for the corresponding author to be either the first or the last author, emphasizing their role in communication with journals. The results suggest that while the authorship order is crucial for recognizing contributions, the corresponding author’s role is primarily seen as a formality. The study calls for more precise guidelines on authorship practices and further research into authorship dynamics in different scientific fields.

   DOI: 10.1177/01655515261446250AttributionCitationPreferencePerceptionExecutor
2. Article2026Open Access

   Scientific mobility, prestige and topic alignment in research institutions(opens in a new tab)

   

   Ferreira, Márcia R.; Costas, Rodrigo; Servedio, Vito D. P.; Thurner, Stefan

   Research institutions are crucial in driving intellectual, social, and technological progress. Their ability to innovate depends mainly on their ability to attract, retain, and nurture scientific talent, ultimately making it available to other organizations, industries, or the economy. As researchers change institutions during their careers, their research topics also shift. The extent and mechanisms by which research institutions manage their internal portfolio of scientific topics through the attraction and deployment of researchers are far from well understood. We examine 25 million publication histories of 9.2 million scientists extracted from a large-scale bibliographic database covering thousands of research institutions worldwide to understand how the topics of mobile scientists align with those present in-house. We find a correlation between top-ranked institutions and greater topic alignment, i.e., the degree to which topics of incoming academics match those of their colleagues at the institution. We uncover a similarly high level of alignment among scientists leaving top-ranked institutions. The alignment of research topics in research institutions is more pronounced in engineering, life, health, earth, and physical sciences than in mathematics, computer science, social sciences, and the humanities. We show that institutions have generally become more closely aligned in their overall topic profile over the past two decades. We interpret these results in terms of the levels of proactive management of the composition of the scientific workforce and internal collaboration strategies at the institutional level.

   DOI: 10.1007/s11192-026-05815-7PrestigeBibliometricsWorkforcePortfolio
3. Article2026Open Access

   Looking Within the Ivory Tower: How Research Groups’ Characteristics Affect Industrial Innovation(opens in a new tab)

   

   Sott, Michele Kremer; Mikhaĭlov, A. A.; Ruffoni, Janaína; Tello‐Gamarra, Jorge; Fischer, Bruno Brandão

   Numerous studies have examined innovative partnerships between universities and industrial companies; however, universities are typically treated as a monolithic unit of analysis. Shifting the focus to individual academic research groups (RGs) provides a better understanding of the complexity and heterogeneity of such interactions. This article aims to analyze the interactions between Brazilian industrial firms and university research groups to understand how specific characteristics of these micro-level units influence firms' innovative outcomes. The research utilizes data from the Brazilian national census of research groups (DGP-CNPq) combined with a survey of industrial firms that collaborated with these groups. The study develops five econometric models to measure the effects of firm and research group characteristics on the dimensions of innovation performance, such as technological and business capabilities, and product and process innovation. The results indicate that research group characteristics do not directly affect a firm’s innovation performance. Instead, the presence of a robust knowledge infrastructure and involvement in R&D departments are the primary determinants of enhanced technological and business capabilities in collaborative agreements. Furthermore, while applied science is a significant predictor for product innovation, process innovation is primarily driven by the firm's own technological intensity and the university’s knowledge infrastructure. This study is among the first to provide a granular, micro-level analysis of how research group characteristics — rather than university-wide traits — shape the tangible benefits firms derive from collaboration, specifically within the context of an emerging economy.

   DOI: 10.17323/fstig.2026.39188Product innovationInnovation management
4. Article2026Open Access

   Between linkage and return: the engagement strategies of the Knowledge Brazil Program for the scientific diaspora(opens in a new tab)

   

   Cavasin, Mariana Luiza Castilho; Carneiro, Ana Maria

   Funded by CAPES

   In recent decades, countries of origin have increasingly sought to develop policies to engage with their scientific diaspora. These policy designs typically vary across models of repatriation, linkage, and circulation, aiming to strengthen national science, technology and innovation (STI) systems. This article analyses the design and early implementation of the Knowledge Brazil Program to identify the strategies prioritized by the Brazilian state in engaging with its scientific diaspora. The study is based on document analysis, program microdata, and media sources, including news reports and opinion articles from widely circulated outlets. The findings are synthesized through a SWOT analysis, identifying strengths in the program's design, which incorporates the three core components of diaspora engagement—repatriation, linkage, and circulation; weaknesses in the asymmetry between the program's axes, with a clear emphasis on repatriation; opportunities in the diaspora's willingness to contribute to the national STI system; and threats related to concerns regarding the absorption of researchers into academia after the program's completion.

   DOI: 10.3389/frma.2026.1854887DiasporaStrengths and weaknessesSWOT analysis
5. Article2026Open Access

   Who Moves, Where and Why: Faculty Mobility in Brazil’s Higher Education System(opens in a new tab)

   

   Carneiro, Ana Maria; Gimenez, Ana Maria Nunes; Capocchi, Eduardo Rodrigues; Bezerra, Luiza Maria Capanema; Ferrero, Luciane Graziele Pereira

   Funded by UNICAMP

   Academic mobility is a central issue in the study of academic professions, shaping career trajectories, institutional dynamics, and the distribution of knowledge production. While international research has explored its determinants and implications, evidence from Global South contexts remains scarce. Brazil, with one of the largest higher education systems in the world, provides a valuable case to examine how institutional, sociodemographic, and policy factors shape academic mobility. This study investigates the employment trajectories of professors affiliated with Brazilian higher education institutions between 2003 and 2021, based on microdata from the Annual Social Information Report (RAIS). The analysis accounts for gender, age, degree, institutional type, distance, and remuneration. Nearly half of faculty (46.9%) experienced at least one mobility event, but mobility is highly segmented: it is concentrated in teaching-intensive private institutions, while research-intensive and graduate-oriented public universities exhibit markedly lower mobility and stronger retention. Most moves occur within the same institutional segment, suggesting barriers to entry and circular mobility within less prestigious tiers. Spatial mobility is likewise concentrated: 62.6% of moves occur within 0–50 km and 28.1% within 50–500 km, with evidence of greater geographic anchoring later in the career. Salary effects are asymmetric by direction: transitions from public to private institutions are associated with short-term wage losses, whereas moves from private to public institutions show sizable gains that materialize more gradually. The study contributes original evidence to the international literature on academic mobility, while also highlighting data limitations in Brazil. It calls for complementary qualitative research and deeper exploration of labor precarization in the private sector.

   DOI: 10.1007/s11162-026-09916-3Higher educationSalarySocial mobilityWageHigher education policy