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Looking at science in Brazilian universities: The case of the instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho

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Performance indicators were built for the Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, one of the most well-reputed Brazilian science centers. The Institute's performance presents a positive trend—articles number have doubled (1981–1995), and the articles impact grew from 4.20, in 1981, to 7.78, in 1990. This trend is probably being influenced by increasingly human resources involved in the Institute's scientific activities and by the continous growth of national and international collaboration. The follow up of indicators trends can be useful for the evaluation of long term policies directed to implement human resources programs and institutional collaborative work among scientific institutions.

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  1. Departamento de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, (Brazil)

    Margarete Pereira Friedrich

  2. Departmento de Neurobiologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24.000-001 Centro, Niterói, RJ, (Brazil)

    P. Dos Santos Rodrigues

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Friedrich, M.P., Santos Rodrigues, P.D. Looking at science in Brazilian universities: The case of the instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho. Scientometrics 42, 247–258 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458358

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