The main aim of this dissertation is to develop a bibliometric analysis of the scientific output of the Postgraduate Program in Metrology of PUC-Rio (PósMQI), covering the period from 1999 to 2013. In this dissertation, bibliometrics is used to characterize aspects of the dynamics of knowledge production in a multidisciplinary field. Within the institutional context in which this research is situated, it is assumed that its results will have great potential for application in PósMQI itself, in other graduate programs at PUCRio, and also in other higher education institutions in Brazil. This research can be considered descriptive and applied and the methodology encompasses: (i) bibliographical and documental research; (ii) development of a protocol for data collection based on the main characteristics of scientific production indicators to be produced, according to Capes evaluation system and complementary indicators from co-word analysis; (iii) data collection related to the scientific output of Postgraduate Program in Metrology (1998-2013); and (iv) data treatment and bibliometric analysis of the scientific output of PósMQI. The main results can be summarized as follows: (i) mapping of the main bibliometric tools and procedures, within the perspective of choosing the most suitable for the research purposes; (ii) characteristics of scientific output of the focused Program, expressed by indicators which integrate the Evaluation System of PostGraduate Programs implemented by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), and by complementary bibliometric indicators.