Analysis of the publication activity of Moscow Healthcare Department organizations

Abstract

Introduction. The achievement of global goals and related applied tasks in the healthcare system depend on the research activities of the Russian medical community. Moscow has a vast potential for centralization and concentration of breakthrough research developments and advanced technologies in the field of medical science. The literature analysis revealed the lack of or insignificant amount of studies on publication activity of Moscow scientific organizations. Therefore, it is relevant to conduct a scientometric analysis of the publication activity of the Moscow Healthcare Department organizations in order to identify existing trends. Materials and methods. The study analyzed the “Medicine” cluster of the Scopus dataset using the SciVal research analytics tool with scientometric indicators for the number of publications in various categories and their citation between 2017 and 2021. Results and discussion. The study analyzed the main scientometric indicators (quantitative and proportional ratio) characterizing the dynamics of 5 years for 55 organizations from the categories: research institutes, scientific and practical centers and city clinical hospitals, subordinated to the Moscow Healthcare Department. Reference values of growth rates and some scientometric indicators are also given at the global, national and regional levels, i.e. worldwide, the Russian Federation and Moscow. The most cited publications of the 1-2 quartiles and in various collaborations are also listed. Conclusion. Moscow Healthcare Department organizations make a significant contribution to the Moscow publications in medical sciences, and their publication activity is characterized by steady growth and positive dynamics of changes in scientometric indicators. The results indicate good scientific performance (productivity) and the effectiveness of scientific activities of Moscow Healthcare Department organizations. For citation: Tarkhov KYu. Publication activity of the Moscow Healthcare Department organizations. City Healthсare. 2023;4(1): 38-49 doi: 10.47619/2713-2617.zm.2023.v.4i1;38-49