Indicators of regional scientific community publication activity
The relevancy of the problem of specifying and probating the system of measurable indicators for publication activities in regional scientific societies is proved. Contemporary scientometric works contemplating publication activities analysis for Russian regions are re viewed. In particular, the articles by V. Markusova, A. Libkind, A. Terekhov, D. Rubvalter, I. Libkind, T. Krylova, mentioned. These authors review the regions’ contribution into competition research projects and analyze research activities of Russian universities based on the Web of Knowledge statistical data. Bibliometric data on fundamental research in Novosibirsk region are revealed. Bibliometric analysis is suggested as the basic method for evaluating and interpreting the flow of scientific publication by the authors affiliated with territorial institutions. Expected findings of such study are discussed: data on the regions’ publication activities being introduced to science agenda, possibility to establish creative correlation between parameters and indicators of the publication flow generated by the regional academic community and dependent on the regional academic potential specific features. The publication is prepared under the Research Project № 17-13-62001 of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.