[A study of scientific output of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2011 and its qualitative and quantitative growth prospects (in concordance with official indicators and policy targets)]

Vestn Ross Akad Med Nauk. 2013:(4):4-9. doi: 10.15690/vramn.v68i4.604.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The scope of bibliometric research is focused on academic output of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMS) in 2011 by analyzing the data extracted from the Web of Science database and InCites application Research Performance Profile of RAMS. Using these analytical tools trends in dynamics of publications and citing of the RAMS researchers were calculated and the level of scientific output in some biomedical subject areas was estimated. Studies revealed the great importance of international collaboration and international coauthorship for RAMS in producing papers published in established scholarly journals. Basic metrics of scientific performance that should be required to achieve the goals declared in the recent governmental policy papers were measured for RAMS institutions as well. Another problem investigated in this research is the problem of low citedness ofRAMS journal papers indexed in WoS. Factors and reasons influenced on low citedness were discovered In conclusion authors set out priorities and reasonable goal-oriented efforts to achieve better results in publication activity.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Academies and Institutes*
  • Biomedical Research / organization & administration*
  • Health Policy / trends*
  • Humans
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care / trends*
  • Research Design / trends*
  • Russia