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Objective – Identify the scientific publications regarding he patient’s satisfaction in assistance and evaluation of health services in Brazil. Methods – It is a scientometric study that covered the search for scientific articles published from 1974 to 2015, on electronics SciELO database. The identification of the items was done by the use of terms: patient satisfaction, evaluation of health service and patient perception of care. Results – Were found 194 articles of Brazilian publications indexed in the interdisciplinary area. Greater concernment was identified by researchers in this issue after 1990, intensifying after 2004. Among the existing health services in Brazil, the Unit basic health (UBS) were the most researched, with 30% (27), followed by Strategy Family health (ESF), with 23% (21). Among the specialties in health field, the Psychiatry was the most interested in research carried out with 15 (29%) published works, followed by Dental field, with 12 (23%). Conclusion – UBS and ESF stood out among the health services evaluated for user satisfaction, which is justified by integrating the services of primary health care and are the main gateway for the users to the health care system in our country.