Comparative Analysis of Scientific Co-Authorship in Russia
https://doi.org/10.20913/1815-3186-2025-3-110-119
Abstract
Scientific co-authorship is a natural reflection of the scientific collaboration. Multiple foreign studies based on Web of Science and Scopus data show that there has been an increase in the number of co-authors of scientific publications in international journals in various scientific areas over the recent decades. Obviously, it is rather difficult to perform an analysis of co-authorship in Russian journals using Web of Science and Scopus data. This paper examines trends in the number of co-authors of Russian scientific journal articles in the following five thematic areas: chemistry, history, mathematics, medicine, and physics. The data source of our investigation is the national bibliographic database Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). We show a steady increase in the average number of co-authors per publication and an increase in the proportion of co-authored articles for the period from 2000 to 2020, and we notice differences in different scientific areas.
About the Authors
S. A. Durnev
Scientific Electronic Library (eLIBRARY.RU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergei A. Durnev, Senior Programmer, Development Department
14а Nauchnyi proezd, Moscow, 11724
E. A. Znamenskaya
Steklov Mathematical Institute of RAS;
Ailamazyan Program Systems Institute of RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina А. Znamenskaya, Steklov Mathematical Institute of RAS, Leading Programmer, Department of Computer Networks and Information Technology; Ailamazyan Program Systems Institute of RAS, Research Engineer
8 Gubkina St., Moscow, 119991,
4a Petra I St., s. Ves’kovo, Yaroslavskaya obl., 152021
A. A. Pechnikov
Institute of Applied Mathematical Research of the Karelian Research Centre of RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey A. Pechnikov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher
11 Pushkinskaya St., Petrozavodsk, 185910
D. E. Chebukov
Steklov Mathematical Institute of RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry E. Chebukov, Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Head of Information and Publishing Sector
8 Gubkina St., Moscow, 119991
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Durnev S.A., Znamenskaya E.A., Pechnikov A.A., Chebukov D.E. Comparative Analysis of Scientific Co-Authorship in Russia. Bibliosphere. 2025;(3):110-119. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20913/1815-3186-2025-3-110-119
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