Different citation indices are used to determine the rating of a scientist. These include Web of Science and Scopus, which include listed journals in English, which also include domestic central translation publications. The Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) includes many journals of the regional press, in particular, bulletins of universities and scientific centers. The number of publications for which the citation index (RSCI) contains information reaches 4000. The system is naturally characterized by a wider list of domestic publications compared to foreign ones.
RSCI Opportunities
RSCI works on the basis of the search mode for authors by last name and other data. With its help, you can analyze the publications of a scientific organization. The scientist's goal is to select the appropriate journal for publication.
The RSCI citation index allows you to see their impact factors and decide on the options for submitting an article. The system interacts with Web of Science and Scopus and displays authors' performance in these systems. Cooperation of the Russian system with Elsevier -publisher of scientific literature, conducted since 2010. Information about the citation of authors is automatically sent from there to the RSCI. Thanks to this, the publications of Russian authors in foreign journals are taken into account.
RSCI Platform
The system operates on the basis of a scientific electronic library. However, its function is not just to collect data. The RSCI citation index includes a powerful analytical component SCIENCE INDEX, which makes it possible to calculate scientometric and statistical indicators based on the received information 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, dissertations.
The main indicators of a scientist's activity are the total number of published works, the citation index and Hirsch. The second is the main criterion indicating the total number of references to the work. The h-index is formed from the ratio of a scientist's publications and their citations.
Registration in RSCI
Registration in a scientific electronic library is the first step to getting started 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 SCIENCE INDEX registrations. Detailed instructions and videos are just above. After completing this procedure, a link to an individual profile appears at the top. It contains all the necessarytools for work. It is possible to correct your data and edit the list of your publications.
Working in the RSCI system
The Science Citation Index 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 the place of his work. Full name will appear. scientist and his other data by which a person can be identified. At the top of the list there will be a diagram, by clicking on which you will be able to view the publications and indexes of the author.
The database also allows you to search for a specific area of scientific activity. Another option for using the system is to analyze the citations of a single article.
The Russian Citation Index (RSCI) allows you to integrate information about authors into the study of the 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, regional centers.
Conclusion
Thus, the RSCI citation index carries out a voluminous list of important tasks, the main of which is the ability to isolate the performance indicators of a particular scientist or structure. This is very convenient for peer review. The RSCI performs an important function in optimizing tools for the statistical analysis of indicators of domestic science. Optimization of this system continues.
Sometimes there are situations when scientists, full namesakes of each other, are on the same list as one author of articles. In addition, some significant publications of authors may not be included in the database. There is a special system for searching quotes "Google Academy". Sometimes through it you can find links that are not included in the RSCI. Improvement of this system continues.
Due to the collective work of the authors, the citation and Hirsch indices can be significantly improved. There are certain techniques for increasing the impact factors of journals by linking to articles from it. The way to increase the h-index is to quote each other, agree with colleagues from a similar institution.
