Comparative analysis of the demand for the results of scientific activities in the field of astronomy and biotechnology
The author emphasizes the most important role of astronomy as one of the oldest areas of research and biotechnology and as a relatively young field of basic research. Five vectors in biotechnological research are specified. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the findings of 2013-2018 in these two scientific fields on the basis of RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) databases. The analysis was accomplished with a number of scientometric indicators: publication activity of researchers, as well as citation and relevance of their findings. The dynamics of indicators of publication activity is evaluated: for astronomy, the indicators remain practically unchanged, while for biotechnology, the same indicators exceed the eponymous figures in astronomy threefold. Besides, the values were continuously increasing since 2013; and in 2017, the publication activity indicators increase by up to 25% as compared to 2013. At the same time, indicators of citation for astronomy and biotechnology, reflecting the academic community response to the research findings, as well as the demand indicators, were continuously decreasing over the 5-year period. At the same time, in terms of demand, the research findings in astronomy and biotechnology were in the top of the natural science studies during the whole period under consideration. The article includes a number of tables representing the study results. The article was prepared through the support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Grant No. 18-07-00036 A.