Produção científica dos professores de cursos de Geografia das universidades federais de Minas Gerais analisada sob a ótica da Teoria das Elites (Princípio de Pareto)

Abstract

This paper has examined quantitatively the knowledge production published in scientific journals by Professors of federal higher education courses in Minas Gerais over the past six and a half years. In general ways, we evaluated this production in the context of the Elite Theory and, in particular, in the context of the Pareto Principle. The Pareto Principle or Pareto Law states that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes and that is inevitable in almost all human activities the formation of one elite. The data for analysis were collected from the pages of the courses and / or departments and on the CNPq Lattes Platform. The results indicate that, in terms of the total production of papers in scientific journals, it is not possible to identify an elite according to the Pareto Principle. However, in terms of the most qualified and most impactful production, ie, those with JCR equal to or greater than 0.500, this elite exists and in many cases is responsible for 100% of this type of production. At the same time, it was possible to verify the lack of relationship between the number of professors in a department and their scientific productivity, and that, in Minas Gerais, the publication of geographic knowledge is numerous, but generally has low impact. Finally, it was possible to realize that, although the exceptions, few Professors can be very productive in terms of total and high impact publications.