COLLABORATION NETWORK OF THE UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARÁ WITH COUNTRIES OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Keywords:
internationalization, scientific production, Global South, Universidade Federal do ParáAbstract
This study aimed to analyze the internationalization of scientific production at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) with countries of the Global South. Using bibliometric and scientometric indicators (number of articles and co-authorship), the indexed production in the OpenAlex database was analyzed for the period 2006 to 2025. The BRAPCI bibliometric tools and VOSviewer software were used to create collaboration networks. The results showed growth in scientific co-authorships at UFPA with countries of the Global South, increasing from 457 articles in the period 2006-2015 to 2,121 between 2016-2025, corresponding to an increase of 364.1%. An expansion in the number of partner countries was observed, from 63 to 96. Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and China are among the institution's main scientific collaborators. It can be concluded that the internationalization of UFPA's scientific production with countries in the Global South is expanding, and there is a geographical diversification of the established networks, as it involves countries from Latin America, Africa, and Asia.