RESEARCH DATA FROM BRAZILIAN INSTITUTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL REPOSITORIES
A STUDY ON ZENODO AND DRYAD
Keywords:
research data, data repository, open scienceAbstract
Open Science has heightened the importance of sharing research data and strengthened the role of digital repositories in scholarly communication. In this context, researchers affiliated with Brazilian universities have been using international repositories to make datasets available. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of research data associated with Brazilian institutions that have been deposited in the Zenodo and Dryad repositories. It is a documentary study employing a mixed-methods (qualitative-quantitative) approach, based on the retrieval and analysis of metadata from records identified on these platforms. Information regarding the temporal distribution of deposits, affiliated institutions, fields of knowledge, and impact indicators was examined. The results identified 1,762 datasets, with a predominance of deposits in Dryad, an increase in submissions starting in 2016, and a concentration among public universities with high scientific output, particularly in the Biological and Life Sciences. The study concludes that the presence of this data in international repositories highlights the advancement of Open Science practices and the integration of Brazilian scientific output into global sharing environments.