Markusova, V et al Trends in Russian research output in Post-soviet Era PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTL. CONF. OF THE ISSI, VOLS I AND II 542-551, 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

Email address: science at viniti.ru

Author(s): Markusova, V (Markusova, V.); Jansz, M (Jansz, M.); Libkind, I 
(Libkind, I.); Varshavsky, A (Varshavsky, A.) 

Title: Trends in Russian research output in Post-soviet Era 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
542-551, 2007 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics
 
Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: research output; Russia; R&D expenditure; regions; 
science policy; bibliometric indicators; impact factor 

Abstract: Recently, the Russian government has ordered evaluation and 
reform of the basic research system. As a consequence, the number of 
research staff at the Russian Academy of Sciences will be reduced by 20% 
by 2007. The basis for research evaluation and institute budgeting will be 
bibliometric indicators. In view of these changes we look at the Russian 
publication output and argue that 
(1) publication output and citedness have to be considered in relation to 
the level of expenditure on R & D; 
(2) bibliometric indicators depend strongly on the database used (ISI's 
databases are biased) and their interpretation can be confusing; better 
coverage of Russian publications or a Russian Science Citation Index are 
needed. Also, research results are communicated in more ways than paper 
publications. 
(3) policy makers have misused ISI statistics to demonstrate "a low level" 
of Russian R & D. Our paper is a part of a project designed to trace R & D 
development in a transition economy and knowledge transfer from basic 
research to innovation. Results of our project shed light on science 
policy and the social issues due to the indiscriminate introduction of 
quantitative indicators. 

Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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