Regional scientific clusters of Russia
The paper analyzes the scientific activity of Russian organizations in five regional scientific clusters of Russia (Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Irkutsk), the results of which in a number of natural science branches of sciences are characterized by high values of the demand index V, citation C and Hirsch H, obtained on the basis of scientometric indices of organizations (publication activity P, C and H) from the database of the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). Two such scientific branches have been identified in the Yekaterinburg cluster: geology and mechanics. In the Novosibirsk cluster, where the maximum number of leading organizations is noted, the latter are represented in such research areas as chemistry, physics, cybernetics, electrical engineering, mathematics, electronics and radio engineering, automation and computer engineering, computer science, energy, chemical technologies and industry, geology. In the Tomsk Scientific Cluster, the leading positions of organizations are noted in chemistry, cybernetics, mechanics, chemical technologies and industry, biology. In Tyumen the leadership of organizations in the following scientific fields is noted: chemistry, geophysics, mining. According to the results of the study, it was also revealed that in the by far the biggest number of organizations that are part of the five analyzed scientific clusters, the maximum value of the Hirsch index exceeds 16, which indicates, firstly, the global level of scientific activity of Russian researchers in the relevant branches of science, and, secondly, in the identified organizations, a high level of publication activity based on the results of research should be expected in the future.