Relationship between academic productivity and Minciencias researcher category in the psychology program of a Colombian university

Authors

  • Kelly Johana Obispo Salazar Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia
  • Jorge Homero Wilches Visbal Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.40.01.658.001

Keywords:

publications, faculty, correlation of data, research personnel, Colombia

Abstract

Objective: Determine if there is a relationship between the number of scientific publications and the category of Minciencias researcher in teachers of the psychology major at a public university in the Colombian Caribbean. Materials and methods: Spearman's coefficient (rs) was used to estimate the correlation between the variables publications and researcher category, both in occasional and permanent teachers. The number of publications and category as of December 2022 was taken into account. Results: The average production was slightly higher in occasional (17) than in plant (13). The existence of a good and significant correlation (rs > 0.8 and p < 0.05) was observed in both types of teaching relationships, although slightly higher in the occasional ones. However, productivity in occasional cases is strongly concentrated in 1 researcher. Conclusion: Possessing a profuse scientific production contributes positively to being categorized as a Minciencias researcher. However, it is essential to have human resources training products, especially at the master's and doctoral level, to be able to reach the associate and senior categories. One perspective is to consider the influence of variables such as qualifications, years of experience, and number of undergraduate and graduate jobs.

Author Biographies

Kelly Johana Obispo Salazar, Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia

Psicóloga, Universidad del Magdalena (Colombia), Especialista en Gerencia de
la Calidad, Universidad del Magdalena (Colombia) y Doctora en Psicología,
Universidad del Valle (Colombia). Profesora, Programa de Psicología, Universidad
del Magdalena, Santa Marta (Colombia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3618-1192.
CVLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/
generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0001428665, kobispos@unimagdalena.edu.co

Jorge Homero Wilches Visbal, Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia

Ingeniero Físico, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Especialista en Estadística
Aplicada, Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores (Colombia), Magíster en
Física Médica, Instituto Balseiro (Argentina) y Doctor en Ciencias, Universidad de
Sao Paulo (Brasil). Profesor. Programas de Odontología y Medicina, Universidad
del Magdalena, Santa Marta (Colombia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3649-5079.
CVLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/
generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0001385203&lang=es, jwilches@unimagdalena.
edu.co.

Published

2024-02-29

How to Cite

Obispo Salazar, K. J. ., & Wilches Visbal, J. H. (2024). Relationship between academic productivity and Minciencias researcher category in the psychology program of a Colombian university. Salud Uninorte, 40(1), 239–249. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.40.01.658.001

Issue

Section

Review Article

Most read articles by the same author(s)