scholarly journals Journal ratings in the RSCI as tools for analysis and influence

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-35
Author(s):  
Tatyana Alekseevna Polilova

The article considers the ratings of journals in the analytical system Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) based on eLibrary in the direction of "Mathematics" according to various bibliometric indicators. The analysis of ratings and statistical data of journals show that the introduction of the Herfindahl index into the formula of the integral rating of the RSCI (Science Index) in order to "demonopolize" the field of citing journals does not increase the adequacy of the rating and does not exclude ethical violations. In fact, in the ratings in the field of "Mathematics", the Herfindahl index introduces preferences for multidisciplinary journals and worsens the performance of classical mathematical journals. However, now, even without taking into account the Herfindahl index, the multidisciplinary focus of the journal provides an undeservedly high position in the rating due to citations from articles that do not belong to the category "Mathematics".

2013 ◽  
pp. 130-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Muravyev

In this paper we attempt to classify Russian journals in economics and related disciplines for their scientific significance. We show that currently used criteria, such as a journal’s presence in the Higher Attestation Committee’s list of journals and the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) impact factor, are not very useful for assessing the academic quality of journals. Based on detailed data, including complete reference lists for 2010—2011, we find significant differentiation of Russian journals, including among those located at the top of the RSCI list. We identify two groups of Russian journals, tentatively called category A and B journals, that can be regarded as the most important from the viewpoint of their contribution to the economic science.


2013 ◽  
pp. 129-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Kurakova ◽  
L. Tsvetkova ◽  
O. Eremchenko

The paper analyses the publications of Russian authors in various fields of economics indexed in Web of Science and Russian Science Citation Index. The authors claim that the scientometric parameters are only in a limited way applicable in evaluating the performance of expert and thesis boards in economics in Russia. The authors also put forward the approaches in order to improve Russia’s positions in the international citations indexes in economics.


2015 ◽  
pp. 99-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Balatsky ◽  
N. Ekimova

The article presents the results of the rating of Russian economic journals, the methodology of which is based on a combination of bibliometric data and expert interviews. Processing of the statistical information system of Russian science citation index (RINC) allows us to form a “primary” list of the best journals in the country. Expert evaluation of the list makes it possible to reorganize it with regard to the scientific level of periodicals and get the “secondary” list. The merger of two ranking systems forms the basis of obtaining the final ranking of economic journals. It is shown that the leading part of the constructed rating forms a kind of the Diamond List of journals, which on the whole agrees with similar lists obtained in earlier studies by other authors.


Author(s):  
Nikolay Mazov ◽  
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Vadim Gureyev ◽  
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Twenty two science Russian periodicals in informatics and library studies are selected for the bibliometrical analysis of key journal indicators, including publication activity of the same journals’ editorial staff. For the first time for domestic journals, the study reveals hidden self-citation when editorial members include links to their journal from other publications. The available instruments of scientometrical databases, including Web of Science and Scopus, and the national system Russian Science Citation Index do not enable to identify this form of self-citation. The mentioned manipulations are aimed at boosting journal rating. In several cases, intensive and unjustified citation by journals’ editorial staff in other periodicals which we consider the violation of publication ethical principles, is revealed.


Author(s):  
E.Yu. Leontyeva ◽  
A.V. Dmitrieva ◽  
P.S. Kravchenko ◽  
G.S. Leontyev

The review conducted research of the Russian and foreign literature of recent years on the methods of using photo and video recording in dentistry in the databases of the Russian Science Citation Index, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Pubmed and others. The data of the possibilities of using the method of registration of the dental status and the state of the tissues of the oral cavity using photo and video fixation in the diagnosis, treatment and observation of patients are presented.


Author(s):  
PA Ganichev

Introduction: Polymer products have become inexpensive, convenient and widely used in all spheres of everyday life recently. Microplastics are found in seawater, wastewater, fresh water, foodstuffs, and air. Over the past few years, the presence of microplastics in treated tap and bottled water has been reported, raising questions and concerns about their potential human health effects. Objective: To summarize and systematize the results of studying health effects of exposure to microplastics in potable water. Materials and methods: A literature review was done based on ten topical articles and reviews published in 2014–2021 out of 64 sources found in the PubMed and Scopus international databases and the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). Results and conclusions: Generalization and systematization of the published research data demonstrated the lack of strong evidence to draw conclusions about human health effects of microplastics. Information on toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of ingested microplastic particles is absent just like the studies of the most common shapes and sizes of plastic particles and health risks from exposure to such particles in drinking water.


Author(s):  
Т.В. Еременко

В статье представлены результаты исследования, цель которого заключалась в оценке результативности Рязанских педагогических чтений как формы научной коммуникации с применением метода библиометрического анализа. Основными критериями анализа выступили структура массива публикаций в сборниках трудов конференции и структура массива цитирований трудов конференции. Распределение публикаций и их цитирований проведено с использованием в совокупности шести библиометрических индикаторов. Эмпирическую базу исследования составила подборка из 500 записей, сформированная путем поиска в РИНЦ и включившая статьи сборников конференции за период с 2015 по 2020 год. В результате библиометрического анализа была обнаружена «скачущая динамика» развития Рязанских педагогических чтений, раскрыта география научных связей данного мероприятия c наблюдаемым доминированием авторов-рязанцев, выявлен слабый эффект воздействия продуцируемого на этой конференции научного знания на развитие педагогических исследований и оценен ареал цитирования трудов конференции в научной периодике. The article presents the results of a research whose aim was to assess the effectiveness a scholarly conference Ryazan Pedagogical Readings through bibliometric assessment. The analysis encompasses such parameters as the corpus of articles published in the proceedings of the conference and citation index. The author employs six bibliometric indicators to assess the citation index and the publication rate. The research assesses 500 references cited within the Russian Science Citation Index database (conference proceedings of 2015–2020). Bibliometric analysis shows erratic dynamics in the history of Ryazan Pedagogical Readings, assesses the geography of research connections, reveals the prevalence of Ryazan researchers, detects a minor effect of the conference on the development of pedagogical research, performs citation analysis of journals.


2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
P.A. Minakir ◽  

The legislative reforming of the Russian Academy of Sciences was activated in 2013. Not a consequence, but an important tool for the implementation of this reform and its deepening has become «digitalization» in the form of an exaggerated presentation of the results of scientific activity as bibliometric indicators, including the quality and number of publications. Based on the data of the Russian Science Citation Index the article examines the results of the policy of «increasing the visibility» of Russian economic science in the world publication space. It is shown that in a relatively short time, both extensive and intensive factors of increasing the publication mass are practically exhausted. At the same time, the qualitative parameters of publication activity turn out to be of low variability depending on the dynamics of the publications themselves. The issues of displaying the quality of scientific journals in bibliometric indicators are discussed. The conclusion is made that there is no antagonism between bibliometric and expert metrics when the latter prevail. A sequence of using these metrics is proposed for a comprehensive assessment of the results of scientific activities of organizations and scientists.


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