THE CHARACTERISTICS, IMPACTS AND PERSPECTIVES IN GEOMORPHOLOGY AND PEDOLOGY IN POSTGRADUATE GEOGRAPHY

Abstract Geomorphology and Pedology are found in several Geography postgraduate programs. However, there is no qualitative and quantitative evaluation of their role in each program. The objectives of this study were: a) to evaluate the impact of Physical Geography in Geography postgraduate programs; b) to describe the scientific production in Geomorphology and Pedology within the scope of Geography programs in Brazil, and c) to evaluate the perspectives and risks for Geomorphology and Pedology in the context of the Brazilian Geography. The main conclusions were: 1) the correlation of the H-index, which is based on the impact of academic production, explains about 70% of the program score; 2) in the Southeast region’s programs, Physical Geography had the lowest participation (20.8%) in the H-index; 3) the South region stands out with the highest scientific production in Geomorphology (36.2%) and Pedology (39.4%); 4) the areas of Geomorphology and Pedology publish 50% of their articles in English, and 5) 67% of Pedology articles are published in English.

摘要：地貌学（Geomorphology）与土壤学（Pedology）在多个地理学研究生培养方案中均有开设，但目前尚无针对二者在各培养方案中所发挥作用的定性与定量评估。本研究旨在达成以下目标：a）评估自然地理学（Physical Geography）在地理学研究生培养方案中的影响力；b）阐述巴西地理学培养方案框架下地貌学与土壤学领域的科研产出情况；c）探析巴西地理学语境下地貌学与土壤学的发展前景与潜在风险。本研究的主要结论如下：1）基于学术成果影响力构建的H指数（H-index），可解释约70%的培养方案得分；2）东南部地区的培养方案中，自然地理学在H指数中的占比最低，为20.8%；3）南部地区的地貌学与土壤学科研产出占比均为最高，分别达36.2%与39.4%；4）地貌学与土壤学领域的论文有50%以英文发表；5）土壤学领域有67%的论文以英文发表。