RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the first half of 2019, Brazil achieved its second-best performance in thirty years in the Web of Science indicator, a database managed by the Clarivate Analytics organization, which measures scientific research impact.
In June, the 2019 figure stood at 0.89; the previous highest figure of 0.92 was in 2016, referring to the whole year. The world average is 1.00.
According to the Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, the administration has been organized in order to prioritize what actually works. “The index is expected to increase because we have policies focused on what has an effective scientific impact,” he says.
The platform integrates a number of data on the relevance of the researches produced, such as the academic citations and quality of studies, and allows for comparison between several countries.
According to the institution’s website, the Web of Science “follows a rigorous assessment process, you can be sure that only the most influential, relevant and credible information will be included, allowing you to discover your next great idea more rapidly”.