Russia struggles to retain last-century prominence in scientific research

 
February 2010

Our new report reveals changes in Russia's scientific output and examines opportunities for driving future growth.

Russia's scientific output has been largely in decline since 1994, and recent uptake still falls within flat relative growth. The new report from Thomson Reuters reveals a broad atrophy that extends to core strengths of physics and space science. However, Russia has maintained and deepened global connections, and such networks, the report concludes, are critical to recapturing its position.

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