Trends in Russian research output indexed in Scopus and Web of Science

Henk F. Moed (), Valentina Markusova () and Mark Akoev ()
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Henk F. Moed: Sapienza University of Rome
Valentina Markusova: All Russian Institute for Scientific & Technical Information of the Russian Academy of Sciences (VINITI)
Mark Akoev: Ural Federal University

Scientometrics, 2018, vol. 116, issue 2, No 24, 1153-1180

Abstract: Abstract Trends are analysed in the annual number of documents published by Russian institutions and indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, giving special attention to the time period starting in the year 2013 in which the Project 5-100 was launched by the Russian Government. Numbers are broken down by document type, publication language, type of source, research discipline, country and source. It is concluded that Russian publication counts strongly depend upon the database used, and upon changes in database coverage, and that one should be cautious when using indicators derived from WoS, and especially from Scopus, as tools in the measurement of research performance and international orientation of the Russian science system.

Keywords: Scopus; WoS; Article; Review; Proceedings; Compound annual growth rate; Citation; Russia; Research discipline; Project 5-100; Publication language (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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