Elsevier Announces Winners of SciVal Award Brazil 2012

Elsevier Announces Winners of SciVal Award Brazil 2012 PR Newswire AMSTERDAM, October 19, 2012 AMSTERDAM, October 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten Brazilian research institutions receive Excellence in Research Output Award Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, in partnership with the Federal Coordination of Improvement of Personnel in Higher Education (Capes / MEC), today announced the winners of the second edition of SciVal Award Brazil 2012, honoring higher education and research institutions for their contribution to the scientific development of the country. According to Scopus data, Brazil holds the 13th position globally in research output per country. The award honors Brazilian education and research institutions that stand out for their excellence in research performance. The ten winners were selected according to research performance indicators drawn from Elsevier´s tool SciVal Spotlight, such as collaboration with Brazilian and foreign institutions and citations per document. Institutions receiving awards in 2012 are: Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Category*: Research output by faculty Universidade Federal de Goiás. Category: Research Output Growth. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Category: International Collaboration (Universities only) Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas. Category: International Collaboration (research institutes and others) Universidade Federal de Pelotas.