Basic research in the Novosibirsk oblast’: Bibliometrical analysis for 2004–2009

Abstract

The results from analyzing the scientific output of scientists from the Novosibirsk oblast' are given based on works published in 2005---2009. The analysis was carried out using the data and potential of the Web of Science (WoS) and, in particular, information about domestic and foreign science foundations that supported particular studies, Journal Citation Reports, HistCite software, and certain additional data that included official statistics from Rosstat and involved indicators derived from the journal impact factor and the aggregate impact factor of the WoS knowledge category. The publications by the scientists from the oblast' were distributed according to 133 WoS knowledge categories. Research in certain trends in 48 WoS knowledge categories carried out in the oblast' is in no way inferior to and very often is even better than the global science standards. More than 50% of the publications were sponsored by domestic and foreign science foundations: the scientific quality of these works was considerably higher than that of the unsponsored studies. The coauthors of the articles published by scientists of the oblast' in the period were their colleagues from 83 countries. R & D costs in the Novosibirsk oblast' are used quite efficiently: in 2009 the publications by the scientists of the oblast' accounted for more than 9% of the entire amount of works published all over Russia, while internal research and development expenses were only 2.5% of such expenses nationwide.