Development of research on medical, biological and psychological problems in liquidators of aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident (2005–2015)

Abstract. Information search in the electronic database of the Scientific Electronic Library gave an array of 515 scientific papers published in Russia in 2005–2015 on medical-biological and psychological problems of the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident aftermath and population of the contaminated areas. Annually, (53 ± 6) articles were published. A polynomial trend at a low coefficient of determination looks like an inverted U-curve with the highest rates in 2009–2011. The main scientometric indices of the array of articles calculated in the Russian Science Citation Index are provided. The average number of citations per article was 1.4, 38.1 % of the articles cited at least once, Hirsch index was 11. The distribution of citations by cited papers years showed that the median citation history was about 6 years. A scientometric analysis was performed on a selection of articles of leading magazines and organizations. In 50.2 % of the articles, studies were devoted to the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident, in 13.6 % – to children and adolescents, 12 % to the population living in the radiation contaminated areas. Problems of physico-chemical biology were studied in 16.4 %, general biology – in 5 %, clinical medicine – 38.2 %, preventive medicine – 22.1 %, life sciences – 8.7 %, psychological sciences – 6 3 % of the articles.

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