Abstract
The author emphasizes the most important role of astronomy as one of the oldest areas of research and biotechnology and as a relatively young field of basic research. Five vectors in biotechnological research are specified. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the findings of 2013–2018 in these two scientific fields on the basis of RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) databases. The analysis was accomplished with a number of scientometric indicators: publication activity of researchers, as well as citation and relevance of their findings. The dynamics of indicators of publication activity is evaluated: for astronomy, the indicators remain practically unchanged, while for biotechnology, the same indicators exceed the eponymous figures in astronomy threefold. Besides, the values were continuously increasing since 2013; and in 2017, the publication activity indicators increase by up to 25% as compared to 2013. At the same time, indicators of citation for astronomy and biotechnology, reflecting the academic community response to the research findings, as well as the demand indicators, were continuously decreasing over the 5-year period. At the same time, in terms of demand, the research findings in astronomy and biotechnology were in the top of the natural science studies during the whole period under consideration.The article includes a number of tables representing the study results.
Highlights
В статье отмечена важнейшая роль астрономии – одного из старейших научных направлений и биотехнологии – относительно молодой области фундаментальных исследований; в биотехнологии выделено пять направлений деятельности: белая, зелёная, красная, серая и синяя
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the findings of 2013–2018 in these two scientific fields on the basis of RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) databases
The analysis was accomplished with a number of scientometric indicators: publication activity of researchers, as well as citation and relevance of their findings
Summary
В статье отмечена важнейшая роль астрономии – одного из старейших научных направлений и биотехнологии – относительно молодой области фундаментальных исследований; в биотехнологии выделено пять направлений деятельности: белая, зелёная, красная, серая и синяя. Анализ проводился с учётом таких наукометрических показателей, как публикационная активность исследователей, а также цитируемость их публикаций и востребованность итогов работ. В то же время показатели цитируемости в области астрономии и биотехнологии, отражающие реакцию научного сообщества на итоги работ исследователей, как и показатели востребованности, за последние пять лет непрерывно уменьшались.
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