How we are cited: Russian analytical chemistry in the mirror of the Science Citation Index (1991-2004)

An analysis of citations of scientific papers written by Russian analysts in 1991-2004 is presented, including those by the members of the Scientific Council on Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Publications by 55 analysts within the studied period were cited from 100 to 400 times, and publications by 31 researchers were cited more than 400 times. Russian journals publishing articles in analytical chemistry are almost wholly covered by the Science Citation Index. Works by Russian analysts are actively cited by foreign scientists. The highest citation indexes were found for B.V. L'vov (2624 citations), V.A. Davankov (1826), Yu.A. Zolotov (1670), Yu.G. Vlasov (1279), L.A. Gribov (1264), A.R. Timerbaev (1239), A.A. Karyakin (1220), Kh.Z. Brainina (1002), V.G. Berezkin (942), and S.B. Savvin (913). The high citation index of a researcher is an important criterion for his positive appraisal; however, a low citation index of a scientific worker is not indicative of his low scientific qualification.