Current State of Russian Research in the Field of Water Resources Management

Abstract

The issues of water resources management are of great theoretical and practical importance to ensure the socio-economic development of the country. This explains the increasing number of scientific publications on water management issues around the world. The aim of this article is to analyze the state of the national scientific research in the field of water resources management. Bibliometric analysis was used as a research method. The study resulted in analyzing the dynamics of publications in the field of water resources management, describing the characteristics of national scientific community, and identifying the key knowledge centers. It was concluded that problems of water resources management are not the center of attention of researchers in Russia now, but there is a growing interest in learning more about the subject. The indicators of scientific performance of the Russian scientists at the same time clearly show the potential for the development of this area of research.