Criteria to assess the interdisciplinary research development: an issue formulation

Due to the limited access to the Web of Science and Scopus, scientific libraries are forced to look for alternative sources of bibliometric information. There has appeared the need to revise the methods and tools for conducting scientometric research and assessing scientific activity in general. Specialists’ attention to the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) has especially increased, which now most fully reflects the Russian document flow on scientific publications and has the analytical capabilities necessary to work with bibliometric indicators. In the Central Scientific Library of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (UB RAS), the methodology for scientometric analysis of the publication activity of scientific organizations of UB RAS has been reoriented to RSCI. The purpose of the study is to analyze the publication activity of a UB RAS scientific organization and test the RSCI tools for solving scientometric problems according to the developed methodology. The study revealed the need to revise the analysis criteria and methods of obtaining data according to the RSCI architecture. Conclusions are drawn on the effectiveness of RSCI tools for the purposes of the methodology, the correctness of the data obtained, and actions are proposed to improve the functionality of the system.

Scientometrics Today: Analysis of the Publication Activity of a Scientific Organization in the Russian Science Citation Index

Prokofieva,

Peksheva

2023

Scientometrics in the Library as a Research Support Tool in the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Prokof’eva

2022

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Scientometrics today is an effective tool to analyze and evaluate the activities of scientific organizations, as well as to form strategies and forecasts for the development of scientific research. To carry out scientometric research, specialists are required with the knowledge and skills to work with scientometric data. Such specialists can be employees of research libraries. The purpose of the study is to determine the role of the research library in carrying out scientometric works in the interests of research organizations. The article describes the experience of bibliometric analysis and the development of scientometrics in the Central Scientific Library of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (UB RAS). The study of the state of scientometrics in research organizations of UD RAS was carried out by the method of questionnaires. As a result, it is revealed that most often work in scientometric databases is carried out by scientific secretaries and deputy directors for scientific work. In some answers one can see a limited use of scientometric databases capabilities. Thus, the need for a specialist in scientometrics has been identified. Despite the indicated advantages of library specialists, the importance of interaction between a research organization and a library is emphasized for conducting a high-quality scientometric analysis.

Alternative Resources for Solving Bibliometric Problems of Researchers and Scientific Organizations

Prokofieva

2024

The aim of the article is to analyze functional possibilities of accessible information sources to solve bibliometric tasks of researchers and scientific organizations based on criteria of “Methodology for accessing the development of interdisciplinary research and the activities of research organizations”, used in the Central Scientific Library of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (UB RAS). The article considers scientific information search systems as alternative sources of scientometric data in the absence of access to the Web of Science and Scopus. The analysis of the systems is carried out in accordance with the criteria of the above mentioned “Methodology”. The functional capabilities of the systems, available bibliometric indicators, analytical tools and information visualization capabilities for evaluating the activities of research organizations and researchers have been studied. For information systems with the function of a scientific profile, a comparative analysis of quantitative characteristics is carried out on the example of a specific scientific organization and the author (IMASH Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Maidanik Yu. F.). Conclusions were drawn about the prospects for using the analyzed resources, in particular the CoLab system to assess the publication activity of scientific organizations of the UB RAS.