PROFILE OF THE PHYSIOTHERAPIST RESEARCHER AND PROFESSOR IN THE STATE OF BAHIA: A DOCUMENTAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

Introduction: The profile outline of the researcher professor physiotherapist of the State of Bahia can help to identify gaps to be filled for the development of science in this area. Objective: To describe the profile of the professor physiotherapist with a doctorate degree in the State of Bahia and to analyze the connection between the researchers by sub-area of knowledge. Methodology: Scientometric documentary study with data obtained from the Lattes curriculum of the professor staff of higher education institutions in the State of Bahia. Data were tested using the Mann Whitney test and the Collaboration Network analysis system. The level of significance was 5%. Results: Twenty-four physiotherapists were identified and analyzed, most of whom were female (75.0%), with three years or less of doctor's degree (58.3%), little training abroad (20.8%), low insertion in master's and doctoral programs (20.8%), with a median of 1.5 articles per year/professor and h-index of 3.6 citations/year/professor. The vocation for research involves more the neurofunctional sub area (25.0%). None (0.0%) physiotherapist doctor of the sample is benefited by scholarship of productivity in research and 62.5% work in public institutions. The number of different orientations was associated with the titration time (p <0.050), but not with the h-index (p = 0.272). It was noted that the collaboration network is still incipient. Conclusion: Physiotherapists researchers and professors in the State of Bahia are young doctors, with productivity in research in development and little insertion in local, national and international research networks.