National Evaluation by CAPES
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
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Twenty-seven (27) faculty members, of whom 22 are Core Members (CM = 81.5%)
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Completed supervisions: 90.9% by CM
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Ongoing supervisions (as of end of 2024): 95.5% by CM; 100% across the four-year period
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Participation of CM in courses: 100% taught at least one course in the quadrennium (median of 3 offerings per CM)
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Exclusive faculty members: 10 (45.5% of CM)
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CNPq Productivity Fellows: 3 (Level 1A), 4 (1B), 1 (1C), 1 (1D), 5 (Level 2) – 63.6% of CM hold PQ fellowships
TRAINING
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Articles (> A4 journals by students/alumni) per Master's-equivalent: ~256 articles / [(48 PhDs × 2.5) + 43 MScs] = 1.57
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Students/alumni (2021–2024) with more than 2 A-journal papers per year: 3
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Students with at least one A-journal paper per year: 17
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Students and alumni with authorship in A-journals during the period: 113
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% of students/alumni who published (adjusted for opportunity): 66%
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Average time to MSc degree: ~26 months
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Average time to PhD degree: ~51 months
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Total PPG articles in the period: 500
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% of articles in A1 journals: ~35.4%
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% in A1–A2 journals: 56%
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Total score for publications (item 2.4. of CAPES form): ~5000
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Average MSc dissertations per CM advisor: 1.90
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Average PhD theses per CM advisor: 1.95
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Coefficient of variation (CV%) in supervisions: 0.64
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Total defenses: 48 PhDs and 43 MScs (163 MSc-equivalents)
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Theses and dissertations supervised by CM: 90.9%
IMPACT ON SOCIETY
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% of CM with at least 2 A1 journal papers: 90.9%
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% of CM with at least 2 A2-or-higher journal papers: 100%
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% of CM with h-index > 7: 100%
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% of CM with h-index > 10: 100%
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Median h-index of CM faculty: 25.5
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Foreign students in the quadrennium (2021–2024): 5
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International mobility programs (PDSE or equivalent): 9 (7 CAPES, 2 CNPq)
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Faculty with funded international projects: 7
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Faculty serving on editorial boards of international journals (> A4): 13
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Faculty on editorial boards of national journals: 8