Uma investigação cienciométrica sobre o impacto da proposta PhyloCode na literatura científica

Abstract

In 2000, the first draft of PhyloCode was made public, an alternative naming code that does not follow Linnaean rankings and is based on the relationships of taxa in cladograms. In this study, the impact of the PhyloCode on the scientific literature was analyzed from the appearance of its first proposal until the year 2021. The areas that most assimilated the proposal, the criticisms over time and whether there was growing adherence were investigated the use of this proposal to the present day. The analyzed data were obtained from the Web of Science database, where 121 articles that used or discussed the PhyloCode were found. The search terms used were PhyloCode* and PhyloCod* and the parameter year of publication (2000-2021). The results suggest that despite the criticisms of PhyloCode, the proposal was used in research in several areas, such as Zoology and Botany, and to a lesser extent by Physiology, Mycology and Ecology, as an alternative to the Linnaean category system. Most articles were published in the area of Systematics and Taxonomy, and discuss the functionality of the proposed code. Despite the proposal's potential, its acceptance by science can be considered relatively low and still generates discussions, just like any scientific novelty.