MAPPING RACIAL QUOTAS
A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY OF THE SCOPUS DATABASE
Keywords:
racial quotas, bibliometric study, scientific communicationAbstract
This study provides a bibliometric overview of scientific output regarding racial quotas found in the Scopus database. Employing a quantitative approach, the study utilized bibliometrics as a theoretical-methodological framework, with analysis grounded in anti-racist perspectives, legal frameworks, and metric studies. A total of 131 documents were identified, with the volume of publications increasing following the institutionalization of quotas in Brazil. The analysis highlighted the most productive and most cited authors, as well as the most representative journals. A predominance of Brazil, the English language, and the field of Social Sciences was observed among the publications. The findings corroborate Lotka’s and Bradford’s laws regarding author productivity and journal dispersion. The results suggest a possible lack of consolidated research groups or clusters publishing on this topic within the database, despite the existence of some collaborative works. The study contributes to the organization and retrieval of knowledge regarding racial quotas through the use of database-derived bibliometric indicators.