Review of methods of evaluation of scientific and research activity for the choice of selection of scientific partners

Abstract

The work analyzes the latest scientific researches which cover the assessment of the research activities of subjects and objects of scientific environments. The conclusions obtained from the analysis can be the basis for establishing a criterion or a set of criteria for choosing scientific partners to create collaborative projects and conduct joint research activities within consortia, scientific communities, etc. It is determined that each of the evaluation systems generates own advantages of certain criteria, defines own weight coefficients, as a result, one and the same object or subject may have different sum of points. The paper describes the main disadvantages of well-known methods for evaluating scientific activity and proposes ways of their solution.