The scientificometric aspect of the “Matthews Effect,” i.e., the difference in the citations of the papers of Russian and
foreign scientists published in the same publications, is studied. Publications in foreign journals on physics and chemistry
are considered. The “Matthew Index,” which characterizes nonuniform distribution of citations over countries, is calculated.
A conclusion on the poor “competitiveness” of Russian articles in chemistry and inadequate conformance of publications in
physics to the world level is made.
Key words citation - citation index - competitiveness of publications - analysis of journals - quantitative characteristics of journals
Original Russian Text © V.V. Pislyakov, E.L. Dyachenko, 2009, published in Nauchno-Tekhnicheskaya Informatsiya, Seriya 2,
2009, No. 3, pp. 19–24.
The work was supported by the Scientific Fund GU-VShE within Individual research project no. 08-01-0050 How are the papers
of Russian scientists published abroad quoted? Study of Matthews Effect.