Analysis of dissertation studies performed in 1995-2008 on a specialty: 05.26.02 -"Safety in emergency situations"
The analysis of 462 dissertation abstracts on issues of the safety in emergency situations in 1995-2008 is presented. 93,1 % of dissertations were performed on a specialty: 05.26.02 - «Safety in emergency situations». A proportion of dissertations on administrative and legal issues was 16,5 %, and 24,4 % were technical, 42,6 % medical, 8,6 % biological, 7 % psychological studies. Annually an average number of (32 ± 4) dissertations is submitted, about one third of the studies are multidisciplinary (two-specialty). Dissertations submitted to compete for the academic degree of the Doctor of Science accounted for 23,6 %. Polynomial trend of dissertations according to the model predictivity (R <sup>2</sup> = 0,87) and significance demonstrates some decrease of dissertation studies on issues of the safety in emergency situations in the last years.