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National Evaluation by CAPES

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In this page we make available documents (in Portuguese) related to the national evaluation by CAPES. We have a more visual synthesis of the main activities of the program in Portuguese only, but the main indicators/numbers used in the evaluation are shown below

 

PPG Ecology & Evolution – At a Glance

Below is a summary of key indicators from the CAPES Biodiversity Area evaluation form, covering the categories "Program", "Training", and "Impact on Society".

PROGRAM

  • Twenty-seven (27) faculty members, of whom 22 are Core Members (CM = 81.5%)

  • Completed supervisions: 90.9% by CM

  • Ongoing supervisions (as of end of 2024): 95.5% by CM; 100% across the four-year period

  • Participation of CM in courses: 100% taught at least one course in the quadrennium (median of 3 offerings per CM)

  • Exclusive faculty members: 10 (45.5% of CM)

  • CNPq Productivity Fellows: 3 (Level 1A), 4 (1B), 1 (1C), 1 (1D), 5 (Level 2) – 63.6% of CM hold PQ fellowships

TRAINING

  • Articles (> A4 journals by students/alumni) per Master's-equivalent: ~256 articles / [(48 PhDs × 2.5) + 43 MScs] = 1.57
    (estimated value assuming 10% co-authorship among students)

  • Students/alumni (2021–2024) with more than 2 A-journal papers per year: 3

  • Students with at least one A-journal paper per year: 17

  • Students and alumni with authorship in A-journals during the period: 113

  • % of students/alumni who published (adjusted for opportunity): 66%

  • Average time to MSc degree: ~26 months

  • Average time to PhD degree: ~51 months

  • Total PPG articles in the period: 500

  • % of articles in A1 journals: ~35.4%

  • % in A1–A2 journals: 56%

  • Total score for publications (item 2.4. of CAPES form): ~5000

  • Average MSc dissertations per CM advisor: 1.90

  • Average PhD theses per CM advisor: 1.95

  • Coefficient of variation (CV%) in supervisions: 0.64

  • Total defenses: 48 PhDs and 43 MScs (163 MSc-equivalents)

  • Theses and dissertations supervised by CM: 90.9%

IMPACT ON SOCIETY

  • % of CM with at least 2 A1 journal papers: 90.9%

  • % of CM with at least 2 A2-or-higher journal papers: 100%

  • % of CM with h-index > 7: 100%

  • % of CM with h-index > 10: 100%

  • Median h-index of CM faculty: 25.5

  • Foreign students in the quadrennium (2021–2024): 5

  • International mobility programs (PDSE or equivalent): 9 (7 CAPES, 2 CNPq)

  • Faculty with funded international projects: 7

  • Faculty serving on editorial boards of international journals (> A4): 13

  • Faculty on editorial boards of national journals: 8

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