SCIENTOMETRICS IN SPORTS

Abstract

Currently, one of the most important areas of state policy is the country’s transition to an innovative economy, in which the creation, transfer and use of the results of scientific and technical activities are the main conditions for sustainable economic growth. At the same time, an effective state policy should provide not only financial support for scientific research and development, but also the creation of effective mechanisms aimed at the productive use of the results of scientific and technical activities, including those created at the expense or with the involvement of budgetary funds. Ideally, the methodology for an objective assessment of the quality of scientific activity should be somewhat reminiscent of the procedure for identifying winners in sports competitions, when the best are determined based on certain quantitative results achieved by athletes.