Table 3. Top ten most influential scientists in the national TB research network according to the degree and betweeness centrality indexes.^*.

Indicator	Rank	Researcher	Affiliation	Value	Number of publications
Degree centrality	1	Researcher A	UFRJ	0.074	72
	2	Researcher B	UNESP	0.052	70
	3	Researcher C	Fiocruz	0.050	32
	4	Researcher D	Fiocruz	0.042	63
	5	Researcher E	UNESP	0.040	50
	6	Researcher F	FEPPS	0.039	34
	7	Researcher G	USP	0.038	49
	8	Researcher H	Fiocruz	0.036	18
	9	Researcher I	USP	0.033	56
	10	Researcher J	PUC-RS	0.029	66
Betweeness centrality	1	Researcher A	UFRJ	0.201	72
	2	Researcher D	Fiocruz	0.097	63
	3	Researcher B	UNESP	0.096	70
	4	Researcher G	USP	0.080	49
	5	Researcher I	USP	0.076	56
	6	Researcher L	UFMG	0.056	14
	7	Researcher M	UFRJ	0.054	20
	8	Researcher C	Fiocruz	0.051	32
	9	Researcher N	IAL	0.045	16
	10	Researcher O	UNIFESP	0.039	9

Fiocruz: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation; USP: University of São Paulo; UFRJ: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; UNESP: São Paulo State University; FEPPS: State Foundation for the Production and Health Research; PUC-RS: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul; UFMG: Federal University of Minas Gerais; IAL: Adolfo Lutz Institute; UNIFESP: Federal University of São Paulo.

*Analysis considered only the researchers included in the giant component