Russia’s national citation index.
At a Glance
| Publisher | eLibrary.ru; the RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) is a curated subset developed with the Russian Academy of Sciences and Clarivate |
| Coverage | 13M+ publications by Russian authors and citation data from 5,000+ journals; RSCI curates ~650+ leading titles, surfaced within Web of Science |
| Access | free registration for eLibrary.ru; RSCI via Web of Science |
| Regional | the authoritative index for Russian scholarship. |
Our Take
eLibrary.ru is the national platform for Russian research, and the RSCI subset — a quality-curated selection built with the RAS and Clarivate — is accessible inside Web of Science, giving international users a vetted window into Russian-language scholarship that Scopus and WoS otherwise under-cover. Language is the main barrier, and the broader eLibrary.ru is less selective than the RSCI core. Use RSCI (via WoS) for vetted Russian journals; go to eLibrary.ru directly for fuller, less-curated coverage.
Power Tips
- Reach vetted Russian-language research through the RSCI database in Web of Science rather than assuming Scopus/WoS captured it
- use eLibrary.ru directly for broader coverage, treating the non-RSCI content as less selective.
Alternatives & Complements
Web of Science (RSCI) · Scopus · OpenAlex · CyberLeninka.
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