title: BraX-Ray: an X-ray of the Brazilian computer science graduate programs.
abstract: Research productivity assessment is increasingly relevant for allocation of research funds. On one hand, this assessment is challenging because it involves both qualitative and quantitative analysis of several characteristics, most of them subjective in nature. On the other hand, current tools and academic social networks make bibliometric data web-available to everyone for free. Those tools, especially when combined with other data, are able to create a rich environment from which information on research productivity can be extracted. In this context, our work aims at characterizing the Brazilian Computer Science graduate programs and the relationship among themselves. We (i) present views of the programs from different perspectives, (ii) rank the programs according to each perspective and a combination of them, (iii) show correlation between assessment metrics, (iv) discuss how programs relate to another, and (v) infer aspects that boost programs' research productivity. The results indicate that programs with a higher insertion in the coauthorship network topology also possess a higher research productivity between 2004 and 2009.
authors.affiliation: School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciano A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Digiampietri
authors.affiliation: Center for Mathematics, Computation and Cognition, Federal University of ABC, Santo André, SP Brazil.
authors.forename: Jesús P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mena-Chalco
authors.affiliation: Computer Science Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro O S
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Vaz de Melo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana P R
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Malheiro
authors.affiliation: Institute of Computing, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dânia N O
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Meira
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laryssa F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Computer Science Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D001938:Brazil; D003197:Computer Literacy; D004500:Education, Graduate; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
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