About

Vadim Konstantinovich Stepanov, Ph.D.

Occupation: Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INION RAN), Senior Fellow

Education:

Ph.D., Pedagogical Science, Moscow State Institute of Culture (1990)

M.S. (with Honor) Library Science, Moscow State Institute of Culture (1986)

Areas of special competence:

Library Revitalization

Internet Information Retrieval

Distance Learning in Library and Information Science

AI Usage in Library and Information Service

AI Usage in Science and Education

Teaching experience:

Docent (Associate Professor)

Department of Information and Analytical Activities

Moscow State Linguistic University

2022 – present

Docent (Associate Professor)

Informatization of Culture and Digital libraries Department

Library and Information Science Faculty

Moscow State Institute (University) of Culture

2016 – 2022

Professor

Information Communications and Digital libraries Department

Library and Information Science Faculty

Moscow State University of Culture and Arts

2007 – 2016

Professor

Social Communication and Bibliography Department

Library and Information Science Faculty

Moscow State University of Culture and Arts

2001 – 2007

Docent (Associate Professor)

Social Communication and Bibliography Department

Library and Information Science Faculty

Moscow State University of Culture and Arts

1995 – 2001

Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

General Bibliography Department

Library Faculty

Moscow State University of Culture

1992 – 1995

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

General Bibliography Department

Library Faculty

Moscow State University of Culture

1989 – 1992

Professional experience in libraries:

Major Librarian

Automation Department

State Historical Public Library

1996 – 2001

Senior Fellow

Library Network Department

Russian State Library

1993 – 1994

Fellow

Automation Department

Central Scientific Agricultural Library

1991 – 1993

Professional membership:

Formed individual member American Library Association.

Awards:

Award medal “For Scientific Achievements” in 2008.

Badge “Of Honor of the Highest Professional Education of the Russian Federation” in 2006.

Honorary Diploma of the All-Russian competition for research works in Library and Information Science and Bibliology in 1998.

Special Diploma of the second All-Russian competition for the best academic research paper among young scholars and specialists in Library and Information Science in 1997.

Grants received:

Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Moscow Russia)

“Travel grant for participation in the Internet Librarian International’2000 Conference 2000”

IREX (Washington, D.C.)

“Small grant for participation in the 6th International Conference “Crimea’99”

USIA/IREX Washington, DC.

“Freedom Support Act Fellowship in Contemporary Issues” 1998

Open Society Institute (Moscow Russia)

“Travel grant for participation in the 5th International BOBCATSSS Symposium”

USIA/CIES Washington, DC.

“Junior Faculty Development Program” 1994/95

Language proficiency:

English (good), Russian (native).

Personal:

Born in Moscow, USSR, April 13, 1962.

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Total publications
13
Total citations
39
Citations per publication
3
Average publications per year
1.86
Average coauthors
0.31
Publications years
2019-2025 (7 years)
h-index
3
i10-index
1
m-index
0.43
o-index
6
g-index
6
w-index
1
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.
i10-index
The number of the author's publications that received at least 10 links each.
m-index
The researcher's m-index is numerically equal to the ratio of his h-index to the number of years that have passed since the first publication.
o-index
The geometric mean of the h-index and the number of citations of the most cited article of the scientist.
g-index
For a given set of articles, sorted in descending order of the number of citations that these articles received, the g-index is the largest number such that the g most cited articles received (in total) at least g2 citations.
w-index
If w articles of a researcher have at least 10w citations each and other publications are less than 10(w+1) citations, then the researcher's w-index is equal to w.

Top-100

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 2, 15.38%
General Medicine
2 publications, 15.38%
General Computer Science, 2, 15.38%
General Computer Science
2 publications, 15.38%
Water Science and Technology, 1, 7.69%
Water Science and Technology
1 publication, 7.69%
Geology, 1, 7.69%
Geology
1 publication, 7.69%
Ocean Engineering, 1, 7.69%
Ocean Engineering
1 publication, 7.69%
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Journals

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Scientific and Technical Libraries
5 publications, 38.46%
Bibliosphere
4 publications, 30.77%
Scientific and Technical Information Processing
2 publications, 15.38%
Библиотекар
2 publications, 15.38%
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Citing journals

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Scientific and Technical Libraries
12 citations, 30.77%
Bibliosphere
11 citations, 28.21%
Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]
8 citations, 20.51%
Proceedings of SPSTL SB RAS
2 citations, 5.13%
Scientific and Technical Information Processing
1 citation, 2.56%
Geodeziya i Kartografiya
1 citation, 2.56%
Libri
1 citation, 2.56%
Journal of Academic Librarianship
1 citation, 2.56%
Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
1 citation, 2.56%
Frontiers of Engineering Management
1 citation, 2.56%
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Publishers

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State Public Scientific-Technical Library
5 publications, 38.46%
State Public Scientific Technological Library SB RAS
4 publications, 30.77%
Pleiades Publishing
2 publications, 15.38%
Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade
2 publications, 15.38%
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Organizations from articles

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Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
11 publications, 84.62%
Moscow State Linguistic University
8 publications, 61.54%
Organization not defined, 2, 15.38%
Organization not defined
2 publications, 15.38%
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Countries from articles

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Russia, 11, 84.62%
Russia
11 publications, 84.62%
Country not defined, 2, 15.38%
Country not defined
2 publications, 15.38%
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Citing organizations

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Organization not defined, 13, 33.33%
Organization not defined
13 citations, 33.33%
State Public Scientific & Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
4 citations, 10.26%
Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
3 citations, 7.69%
Moscow State Linguistic University
3 citations, 7.69%
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology
3 citations, 7.69%
Novosibirsk State Technical University
1 citation, 2.56%
Omsk State Technical University
1 citation, 2.56%
Belarusian State University
1 citation, 2.56%
Belarusian National Technical University
1 citation, 2.56%
Cherepovets State University
1 citation, 2.56%
University of Delhi
1 citation, 2.56%
Allama Iqbal Open University
1 citation, 2.56%
Zhejiang University
1 citation, 2.56%
Jinan University
1 citation, 2.56%
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
1 citation, 2.56%
Xi'An University of Science and Technology
1 citation, 2.56%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 citation, 2.56%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1 citation, 2.56%
Tribhuvan University
1 citation, 2.56%
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Citing countries

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Russia, 16, 41.03%
Russia
16 citations, 41.03%
Country not defined, 10, 25.64%
Country not defined
10 citations, 25.64%
Belarus, 2, 5.13%
Belarus
2 citations, 5.13%
China, 2, 5.13%
China
2 citations, 5.13%
India, 1, 2.56%
India
1 citation, 2.56%
Nepal, 1, 2.56%
Nepal
1 citation, 2.56%
Pakistan, 1, 2.56%
Pakistan
1 citation, 2.56%
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