Аннотация:The second index is the level of research activity, which in international statistics is one of the key indicators characterizing the state of the country's scientific and technological development. It is calculated as the total number of research articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and publications included in the system of scientific citation index: Science Citation Index (SCI) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). In Russia, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation collects statistics in the framework of the state program "Development of Science and Technology 2013-2020". The analysis of publications covers all leading technological areas of activity: astronomy and space, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, psychology, sociology, engineering and technology, engineering, agricultural sciences (Table 3).