Evaluation of publication activity and analysis of the topic clusters in the subject area «health policy»

Introduction. One of the main factors determining the interest in the study of scientific issues and their development is the availability of publications on the relevant topic, and consequently, the existence of a publication landscape that can be characterized by various scientometric indicators. At the same time, a bibliographic analysis of domestic and foreign sources showed the existence of an information gap in the bibliometric study of the subject area «Health Management» itself. Therefore, it is of particular interest to conduct a general scientometric analytical study on the study of the publication landscape formed by scientific works related to the consideration of theoretical and practical aspects and the analysis of the main thematic clusters from the field of health management.Materials and methods. The study was conducted using an analytical platform (an online tool) SciVal, the data source for which is the international scientific citation database Scopus. The following indicators were selected as scientometric indicators: the total number of publications, the number of publications in the TOP 25% of the most cited, the number of publications in scientific publications 1-2 quartiles, the number of publications in international and national collaborations (cooperation), average citation, citation level. When considering thematic (research) clusters, the main indicators characterizing them are: number, English and Russian names, number of publications, citation level and prominence percentile.Results and discussion. Monitoring and analysis of scientometric indicators can serve as one of the tools for determining the effectiveness of research activities of a particular author, structural unit, organization and the country as a whole. However, such work is impossible without taking into account global trends in the development of medical science and the analysis of global thematic (research) clusters, the identification of which and the identification of priority areas of scientific research in the world, the Russian Federation and Moscow is crucial at the stages of planning scientific activities.Conclusion. The subject area «Health policy» («Health management») is characterized by steady growth and positive dynamics of changes in scientometric indicators reflecting the publication activity of scientists and researchers at the global, national and regional levels, i.e. in the world, the Russian Federation and Moscow.