Study goals
Investigate Brazilian scientific production on cultural indicators as tools for evaluating and monitoring cultural public policies between 2003 and 2024, identifying authors, co-authorship networks, citations, and consolidated research clusters in the cultural field.
Relevance / originality
Addresses the growing demand for systematized information in the cultural sector, offering an unprecedented overview of national academic production on cultural indicators. Highlights the centrality of a few researchers and contributes to debates on monitoring and evaluating cultural public policies in Brazil.
Methodology / approach
A bibliometric study using Publish or Perish and VOSviewer tools. The research considered 985 publications indexed in Google Scholar, with quantitative and network analysis of co-authorship, citations, and scientific production patterns on cultural indicators.
Main results
Identification of the most productive authors, co-authorship networks, and researcher connections. Findings show dispersed production, predominance of single-publication authors, and thematic concentration in few central researchers, revealing both weaknesses and potential for consolidation of the field.
Theoretical / methodological contributions
Provides an updated bibliometric map on cultural indicators in Brazil, highlighting trends, gaps, and consolidated research clusters. Methodologically contributes by demonstrating the applicability of bibliometric tools in analyzing scientific production on cultural policies and indicators.
Social / management contributions
Supports managers and researchers with an updated overview of scientific production on cultural indicators, strengthening monitoring and evaluation practices in cultural policies. Helps design more evidence-based and qualified policies, connected to consolidated research networks.