Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026Researcher profiles, proposal submission, and project approval: an exploratory case study at a Brazilian Federal InstituteWoska Pires da Costa · Cristhian Chagas Ribeiro · Marcos de Moraes Sousa · Cleiton Mateus Sousa · Priscilla Rayanne e Silva · Kodhandaraman Chinnathambi · Manuel Monfort-Pañego · Matias NollFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1888607