Agricultural science in the publication dimension

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to determine the publication activity of agricultural science. The analysis uses data from the leading international scientometric systems Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus. The authors compared the number of publications and citations in the framework of priority G of the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation (SNTR), which includes key areas of development of the agro-food complex. Russia was compared with the leading countries of the world in terms of publication activity, mainly for 2010-2020, on the basis of which a world map was compiled and a ranking of states was conducted. It is established that the literature on agricultural sciences occupies an insignificant share among all scientific literature in Russia and in the world. The structure of publications in the areas of priority of G SNTR is defined. With the help of semantic analysis, priority directions of advanced scientific thought are identified, which allows us to predict the subsequent appearance of progressive technologies and innovations. The world and Russian research agendas were compared, which made it possible to identify coincidences and differences in scientific topics. The necessity of taking into account the specifics of the domestic agricultural sector when choosing research priorities is justified. The expediency of combining the use of advanced technologies with the preservation of effective traditional production methods is emphasized, which contributes to the realization of the competitive advantages of the Russian agri-food system. The number of Russian journals according to the priority of G SNTR in the WoS and Scopus systems with their distribution by quartile is shown. The data of comparative analysis of leading countries in terms of citation indicators, as well as comparison of patent activity, export and import of technologies to Russia are presented.