Public activity of kazakh sociologists for the years of independence

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of scientific and meteorological indicators of the work of Kazakh sociologists on the basis of data bases Scopus. The presented review answers two related questions with another question. How many Kazakh sociologists have advanced in public activity in the international databases of this aggregator of information and whether it contributes to the growth of Kazakh science and its influence. The text presents generalized data on the level of publishing activity, citation, rating of magazines, in which Kazakh authors are published. So there is an index of the magazine and an in- dex of articles, the integrated use of these indicators, and not just one impact factor, can represent the most fair and effective approach to the assessment of influence and segregation. The article shows that the publication of bibliometric indices is an important parameter not only for universities and research institutes, but also for individual students. It should be noted that, on the one hand, the development of scientometric methods is taking place in international practice. On the other hand, the role of, in fact, scientometric analysis is increasing as a generally accepted methodology, a generally accepted measure for assessing the academic impact of research in various fields. It is recommended to apply these analysis tools individually to each scientist, in order to plan the research process and its activation.

Key words: development of science, Kazakh sociology, science, article, meta-analysis, Scopus.