Bibliometric indicators of Russian Science and of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1997-2007)

摘要

The authors of the article below regularly inform our readers about the dynamics of bibliometric indicators of Russian researchers' scientific productivity, compared to that of their foreign colleagues. Statistical data are presented, the unbiasedness of different foreign databases is considered, and reasons why the contribution of Russian science to world science is understated are explained; the conclusion is made that it is necessary to develop our own database of scientific publications and their citation.