Quantitative Analysis of the Publications of the Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the Scientific Direction of Psychology of Morality in 2002–2021. Part II. Scientometric Analysis

Abstract

In the second part of the article the authors continue the quantitative analysis of the publications on the scientific field of the psychology of morality, published by the Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2002–2021. There was examined the citation figures for the entire period of their availability, identified the most highly cited books and articles, and determined the share of citations of books on the psychology of morality in the total number of citations of all monographs and collection of scientific papers of the Institute of Psychology RAS in 2002–2021. Conclusions are drawn about the relevance of the Institute of Psychology RAS publications on the psychology of morality and the place of this subject matter in the publication activity of the Institute's staff. The paper concludes with a discussion of possible patterns of research development within a particular research center.