Accepted Poster
Poster Short Abstract
The bibliometric study analyzes 55,000 Fiocruz publications (2008-25) to map Citizen Science initiatives in health research. Using 20 keywords, we identify participatory approaches and citizen engagement patterns. Findings will inform specific Citizen Science policies and indicators at Fiocruz.
Poster Abstract
The Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) is a leading health science and technology institution in Latin America. Over the past decade, it has built an extensive Open Science ecosystem and now seeks to institutionalize Citizen Science practices. This new effort centers on developing policies and indicators that extend beyond bibliometrics. To guide this process. Fiocruz is mapping internal citizen science initiatives to characterize the diversity of experiences and approaches in health research. The foundation has previous experience developing pro-Citizen Science indicators, which introduced criteria like inclusion (ethnoracial diversity, gender, and social inclusion) and impact (defined by notions such as 'new development and legacy”) to evaluate scientific endeavors.
Our main contribution to the panel is presenting initial findings from the mapping of Citizen Science at Fiocruz. In partnership with the Fiocruz Health Science, Technology, and Innovation Observatory, this research analyzes acorpus of 55,000 scientific articles produced by Fiocruz authors between 2008 and 2025 and collected from seven publication databases. The study adopts 20 keywords, aiming to capture both explicit and implicit Citizen Science projects and highlight how citizen collaboration, contribution, and co-creation work in health research.
By fostering citizen involvement in research, Fiocruz recognizes Citizen Science as a way to value lived experience, situated knowledge, and collective intelligence. These initiatives seek to directly engage society in addressing health issues, aligning with Fiocruz's understanding of health as complete well-being, not merely the absence of disease. The expanded concept of health is holistic, preventive, and focused on promoting overall well-being and quality of life.
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