Social Sciences and Humanities in Post- Soviet Period in Russia: Bibliometric Analysis, 1993-2022
Valentina Markusova, Valentina Tsvetkova, Anna Zolotova, Natalia Kotelâ€™nikova, Alexander Libkind
Journal of Science and Technology Metrics , Vol. 4, No. 3, 2023.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6025/stm/2023/4/3/79-89
Link: https://www.dline.info/jstm/fulltext/v4n3/jstmv4n3_1.pdf
Abstract:
Weâ€™ve investigated the 30-year trends in Social Sciences & Humanities (SS&H) and STEM development in Russia and global science. Our analysis covers interdisciplinary intersections of SS&H with other fields. Weâ€™ve evaluated Russian SS&H research impact using citation metrics via Web of Scienceâ€™s Core Collection and InCites tool. Notably, STEM publications declined while SS&H grew in Russia and globally. Examining research productivity using â€˜citation topics,â€™ we found a significant link between â€˜6. Social Sciencesâ€™ and â€˜1. Clinical & Life Sciencesâ€™ both in Russia and worldwide for the period 2018-2022. Our data highlights a significant similarity within the top 15 topics between Russia and the global scientific community in this specific area.
The citation indicators for the three selected Scientific Categories (â€˜Economics and Business,â€™ â€˜Psychology/Psychology,â€™ and â€˜Social Sciences, Multi-disciplinaryâ€™) linked with SS&H in InCites highlight a notably high value for the period 2018-2022. These values reflect the high quality of performance by Russian scholars.
Over the past decade in Russia, there has been a noticeable decline in the prevalence of single authorship across all studied scientific disciplines, with varying rates of change. In the three studied fields, teams of 2 to 5 members were common. Notably, in â€˜Economicsâ€™, 84.5% of teams fell within this range, indicating that 74% of international collaborative publications in â€˜Economicsâ€™ involve teams of 2-5 individuals.
Our data presents valuable insights into the landscape of Russian scientific research in Social Science & Humanities over a thirty-year period. These findings could curry significance for science policy specialists and the broader scientific community.