Reform of Russian Science as a Reason for Scientometrics Research Growth

Introduction After the USSR had fallen down in 1990, there was a steady stagnation of Russian science for fifteen years. Iron curtain that separated soviet researchers from the international science disappeared, but research funds sharply decreased due to the economic problems. As a result, the number of publications registered in Web of Science, stayed between 30 000 and 34 000 per year. Thus, Russian science moved from the group of leading countries to the second dozen. Restoration of Russian Science started in 2006 after government had introduced a new model of the research process. Essential part of the model was wide application of the formal scientific results assessment. This approach triggered a rapid growth of scientometrics publications written by mathematicians, physicists, philosophers and others. The main goal of this paper is to make a review of new Russian scientometrics landscape, which could help to determine its strengths and weaknesses and launch new collaborations.