Purpose
From 5000 Russian academic journals, only about 500 are indexed in foreign databases (approx. 10%). Those are mainly translated journals. So far, the vast majority of Russian scientific publications remain "invisible" and are not available online. The Russian Science Citation Index makes it possible to objectively compare Russian journals with the best international journals.Functionality
In Russia, this database is one of the main sources of information for evaluating the effectiveness of organizations involved in research. It allows to appraise: * Scientific capacity and effectiveness of research, and * Publication activity through the following indicators: * The number of publications (including foreign scientific and technical journals, and local publications from the list of Higher Attestation Commission) of researchers from a particular scientific organization, divided by the number of researchers, * The number of publications (registered in the Russian Science Citation Index) of researchers from a particular scientific organization, divided by the number of researchers, and * Citation of researchers (registered in the Russian Science Citation Index) from a particular scientific organization, divided by the number of researchers.See also
*List of academic databases and search engines *Science Citation Index *ScopusExternal links