Russian Science and Russian book publishing in digits and bibliometric estimates

The purpose of the study was to investigate into flow Russian scientific publications on basis various information systems and statistical data determine if they can be used for forecasting science devеlopment, specify its place in global space knowledge. definitions several discussable concepts are suggested. Sources methods . bibliometrical assessment publication flows namely: Science Citation Index (RSCI), Web Core Collection (WoS CC), Scopus, acquired by Book Chamber (RBC). quantitative number researchers funding Federation based official statistics. Results status Russia were analyzed RBC statistics; RSCI, WoS CC Scopus indicators provided. comparison enables conclude that each system has own tradition integrating journals their flow, retrospection classification which leads diverging estimates Russia’s rank different systems.