ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE UNIVERSITY TEACHING STAFF PUBLICATION ACTIVITY

Abstract

Purpose. To develop a new method for measuring the results of publishing activities of university faculty and research institute researchers. Methodology and Approach. In this paper, an attempt is made to analyze and reflect upon the advantages and disadvantages of the current practice of determining and evaluating the work of higher school teachers and researchers. Results. A new comprehensible Russian rating is proposed, which can be easily determined on the basis of the number of publications and their citations. According to this rating the evaluation of individual scientific activity is carried out according to the Russian scientific citation index, with the prefix A (RSCI-A), which indicates the possibility of its improvement advised by scientists. Theoretical and Practical implications. The article argues that any scientometric methodology should be aimed not so much at mechanical reflection of the results of scientists' activities, though it is also important, but at stimulating this type of activity through moral and material encouragement from the Department, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the state as a whole.