Analysis of the publication activity of specialists in the field of sports medicine affiliated with Russian research and medical institutions

The analysis of the publication activity of Russian specialists in sports medicine is relevant due to the requirements of various leading scientific and educational organizations regarding scientometric indicators, key among which are the Hirsch index, the number of publications, and citations in leading databases.

The purpose of the conducted study was to assess the scientific productivity of researchers affiliated with Russian scientific, medical, and educational institutions where employees potentially interested in sports medicine may work. For this, scientometric indicators of authors of the journal “Sports Medicine: Science and Practice,” faculty members of specialized departments in higher education institutions (universities), and doctors of sports teams competing in professional sports leagues were studied in the Scopus database.

Based on the analysis, a ranking of the top 50 specialists with the highest Hirsch index was formed. The leader among universities was Sechenov University (6 specialists), one specialist from the university of St. Petersburg (Pavlov University). The Hirsch index of these researchers ranged from 7 to 12, with three of them having an index of more than 10. The conducted analysis of publication activity showed that the number of Russian specialists in the field of sports medicine with a Hirsch index and citation count in international databases meeting global standards remains comparatively small.

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