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This study aimed to investigate personal variables and contextual factors related to the excellence of researchers of both genders and different areas of knowledge. The sample consisted of 109 researchers, National Scientific and Technological Development Council (CNPq) productivity fellows, who work in higher education institutions in various regions of Brazil. The Online Excellence Profile Questionnaire was used. This questionnaire consists of semi-open questions about personal resources, academic factors and contextual factors. The results obtained indicate statistically significant difference frequency of answers between genders regarding the passion for work face new research projects, use of social support, use of employees to reconcile the personal life of the professional, in the occupation of free time with travel and in family activities. The results suggest a multivariate nature of the phenomenon of scientific excellence, converging in its manifestation personal and contextual factors. Both factors deserve to be considered when seeking to promote their professional fulfillment and productivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to investigate personal and contextual variables that influence the production of excellence in Brazilian researchers. For this, 109 researchers were selected from the Lattes Platform, classified as level 1 by the CNPQ agency. The Excellence Profile Questionnaire was administered online and comprised of semi-open questions about cognitive, personality, biographical and contextual aspects. The analysis of the answers by scientific area and gender was made using the chi-square test. Significant differences were found between men and women from the different scientific areas regarding the career interest phase, in adulthood for women and childhood for men. Gender differences were related to the characteristics of persistence and nonconformity, which was more valued by women for a scientific career. The results suggest that gender and the area of knowledge influence personal variables more than contextual variables in scientific excellence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Considering the increasing number of prominent women in the various sectors of society, this research aimed to investigate their styles of thinking and creativity and to verify differences in the environmental and psychological factors that influence the creative excellence of Brazilian women in different areas. The sample were 20 Brazilian women (11 recognized for creative excellence through awards and 9 not recognized for creative excellence and without awards). The instruments were a Interview Guide, the Thinking and Creating Styles Scale and a Creative Production Analysis Guide. The Mann-Whitney test was used to compare differences between women with creative excellence and not creative. As for the interviews, a content analysis was carried out and the Chi-squared distribution was used for the categories of answers. There were significant differences between the two groups of women in the interview content. It was concluded on the importance of knowing the factors that help achieve excellence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]