To determine the rating of a scientist, various citation indices are used. These include Web of Science and Scopus, which include quoted journals in English, which also include domestic central translation publications. The Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) includes many regional press journals, in particular, newsletters from universities and research centers. The number of publications for which citation index (RSCI) contains information reaches 4000. The system is naturally characterized by a wider list of domestic publications compared to foreign ones.
RSCI Features
The RSCI works on the basis of the authors search mode by last name and other data. With its help, it is possible to analyze publications of a scientific organization. The scientist's goal is to select the appropriate journal for publication.
The citation index of RSCI allows you to see their impact factors and determine the options for submitting an article. The system interacts with Web of Science and Scopus and displays the authors' indicators in these systems. The collaboration of the Russian system with Elsevier, the publisher of scientific literature, has been ongoing since 2010. Information on the citation of authors is automatically sent from there to the RSCI. Thanks to this, the publications of Russian authors in foreign journals are recorded.
RSCI platform
The system operates on the basis of a scientific electronic library. However, its function is not just data collection. The Citation Index of RSCI includes the powerful analytical component SCIENCE INDEX, which makes it possible to calculate scientometric and statistical indicators based on the information obtained of varying complexity.
The analysis uses not only articles in scientific journals, but also publications in collections of international and all-Russian conferences, which are also included in the RSCI system, patents, monographs, and dissertations.
The main indicators of the scientist's activity are the total number of published works, citation index and Hirsch. The second is the main criterion for the full number of references to work. The Hirsch index is formed from the ratio of publications of the scientist and their citation.
Registration at the RSCI
Registration in a scientific electronic library is the first step to starting work with a system such as the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). On the main page there is a tab for "Authors". The fourth item on the left will be the registration at SCIENCE INDEX. Detailed instructions and videos are a little higher. After completing this procedure, a link to the individual profile appears at the top. In it you can find all the necessary tools for work. It is possible to correct your data and edit the list of your publications.
Work in the RSCI system
The scientific citation index of the RSCI makes it possible to find information on any author. To search the library, select the "Author Index" tab. In the search query, you must enter the name of the author and his place of work. Full name will appear. a scientist and his other data by which a person can be identified. At the top of the list there will be a chart, going to which it becomes possible to see the author’s publications and indexes.
The base also allows you to search for a specific area of scientific activity. Another option for using the system is the analysis of citations of a single article.
The Russian Citation Index (RSCI) allows you to integrate information about authors in the study of indicators of the organization in which they work. Such analytical studies can be carried out at different levels of the hierarchical structure of the Russian Academy of Sciences, up to departments and regional centers.
Conclusion
Thus, the citation index of the RSCI carries out a voluminous list of important tasks, the main one of which is the ability to isolate the performance indicators of a particular scientist or structure. It is very convenient for expert evaluation. The RSCI has an important function in optimizing tools for the statistical analysis of domestic science indicators. The optimization of this system continues.
Sometimes situations arise when scientists, full namesakes of each other, are on the same list as one author of articles. In addition, some significant publications of the authors may not be included in the database. There is a special citation search engine called Google Academy. Sometimes through it you can find links that are not considered in the RSCI. Improvement of this system continues.
Due to the collective work of the authors, citation and Hirsch indices can be significantly improved. There are certain techniques for increasing the impact factors of journals through links to articles from it. A way to increase the Hirsch index is to quote each other, agree with colleagues from a related institution.