The process of evidencing the state of the art in scientific production management

Technology and the current volume of electronic publications have made the assessment of scientific publications more complex. In this context, Scientometrics helps the scientific community assess content through various indicators related to academic performance in order to help different research fields excel. The present study is a qualitative, quantitative, exploratory, descriptive research, adopting an illustrative theoretical approach. The objective of the research was to identify articles in the international literature that address performance metrics to assess scientific production. To conduct the bibliometric analysis of the articles, we used the Knowledge Development Process-Constructivist as an instrument of intervention. As a result, 15 scientifically recognized articles, in agreement with the theme according to the specifications established by the researchers, were selected to compose the Portfolio Library. The Portfolio Library was submitted to bibliometric analysis and the following was found: 'Scientometrics' was the most frequent periodical; 'an index to quantify an individual's scientific research output' was the most cited article; 'Van Raan, APJ' was the most outstanding author; and the terms 'Bibliometrics', 'Citation' and 'Research Assessment' were the most frequent keywords for this subject.