The history of Psychology as a Sphere of Professional Interests of A.L. Zhuravlev (to the 75th Anniversary of his Birth). Part I. Scientometric Analysis of Publications

Abstract

The article analyzes the work of Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.L. Zhuravlev in the field of the history of psychology based on his publication activity. The scientometric and bibliometric indicators of the scientist's publications, which are presented in eLibrary and RSCI, are considered. The significant professional interest of the scientist to the historical and psychological topics in the structure of his scientific interests as a whole is shown. A slightly higher demand by the scientific community at the present time for the works of the scientist in the history of psychology than in the areas of psychological science, with which the scientific work of A.L. Zhuravlev. Based on the study of the historical and psychological publications of the scientist, it is shown that since 2016 there has been a significant increase in publications of a historical and psychological orientation. The high publication status of these publications and their interdisciplinary relevance are noted. The most cited works of the researcher on the history of psychology have been identified. The interest in the historical and psychological publications of A.L. Zhuravlev researchers not only in the capital, but also in regional educational centers and scientific organizations. A peculiar feature of the style of scientific work of a scientist is indicated — an orientation towards a group, rather than an individualistic format of scientific creativity. A scientometric method for a phased analysis of the scientific interests and contribution of a scientist to the development of the history of psychology is proposed. Within its framework, the coefficient of concentration of citations of a scientist in journals is substantiated and calculated, and the constructiveness of distinguishing two categories of publications is shown — characterizing the external professional identification (by the community) of a scientist and internal (self-identification).