MEDIA RELEASE PR38029
Russia Struggles to Maintain Research Output, According to Thomson Reuters Study
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Evidence of Attrition in Historically Strong Fields of Research
A study from Thomson Reuters released today shows Russia's research
output experienced a steady decline over the past 10 years and is now the
second lowest among the so-called 'BRIC' group of nations.
The study, The New Geography of Science: Research and Collaboration in
Russia, found that after reaching a peak in 1994 of just over 29,000 papers,
output in Russia declined over the next decade to reach a low of 22,000 in
2006.
A review of literature over a recent five-year period shows Russia
produced approximately 127,000 papers in all fields of science, accounting
for 2.6 percent of the world's papers published in journals indexed by
Thomson Reuters. This is more than Brazil but less than India and far less
than China. Looking around the world, Russia's output was also less than
Australia and Canada and only slightly more than the Netherlands.
"It is sure to come as a surprise to many analysts that Russia now has a
formal publication output that is on a par with countries that have a much
shorter history of strong research investment," said Jonathan Adams, director
of research evaluation at Thomson Reuters. "While other countries have
increased their research output, Russia has struggled to maintain its output
and even slipped backwards in areas like physics and space science,
historically its core strengths."
Other key findings include:
- The USA replaces Germany as the No. 1 country for research
collaboration with Russia.
- China and South Korea have rapidly increased their scientific
partnership with Russia.
- Russia shows signs of growth in the neuroscience and behavior field.
- The Max Planck Society is the most frequent organization to collaborate
with Russia.
The study is part of the Global Research Report series from Thomson
Reuters that illustrates the changing landscape and dynamics of scientific
research around the world and draws on data found in Web of Science(R),
available on the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge(SM) platform - the world's
largest citation environment of the highest quality scholarly literature.
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For members of the media wanting a copy of the full report, please
contact Paul Sandell at paul.sandell@thomsonreuters.com.
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SOURCE: Thomson Reuters
CONTACT: Paul Sandell,
Healthcare & Science,
+44(0)207-433-4704,
paul.sandell@thomsonreuters.com,
or Susan Besaw,
Healthcare & Science,
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susan.besaw@thomsonreuters.com
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