title: Health research networks on the web: an analysis of the Brazilian presence.
abstract: In order to map Brazilian institutions' web presence in an international network of health research institutions, a study was conducted in 2009, including 190 institutions from 42 countries. The sample was based on WHO (World Health Organization) collaborating centers, and the methodology used webometric analyses and techniques, especially interlinks, and social network analysis. The results showed the presence of five Brazilian institutions, featuring the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), showing links to 20 countries and 42 institutions. Through the interface between the health field and the web, the study aims to contribute to future analyses and a plan for strategic repositioning of these institutions in the virtual world, as well as to the elaboration of public policies and recognition of webometrics as an area to be explored and applied to various other fields of knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Coordenadoria de Comunicação Socia, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Coordenadoria de Comunicação Social, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Pamela Barreto
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fábio Castro
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leta
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D014943:Global Health; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D060756:Social Networking