Ключевое слово: «regional development»
THE SCIENTOMETRIC SPACE OF STUDENT RESEARCH WORKS AS AN INDICATOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN THE REGION // Научно-методический электронный журнал «Концепт». – 2026. – . – URL: http://e-koncept.ru/2026/0.htm
The article presents a comparative analysis of scientometric indicators of final qualifying theses (FQT) of psychology students from two federal universities – North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) and National Research Tomsk State University (NR TSU). The aim of the study was to identify regional features of the development of psychological science through the assessment of student research works. The sample consisted of 60 final theses (30 from each university), analyzed according to several criteria: the structure of reference lists (types and year of publication of sources), the nature of topics (fundamental/applied), and the type of experimental design used. The results revealed systemic differences. NR TSU students more frequently rely on "full-length" academic sources (articles, dissertations) and more recent literature, and also demonstrate greater diversity in the use of complex experimental designs, including the search for cause-and-effect relationships. The works of NEFU students show a balance between academic and educational-methodological sources, with a predominance of descriptive and comparative designs, reflecting the applied and regional specificity of their training. The hypothesis about the reflection of students' scientific activity in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) was not confirmed due to the lack of available data. It is concluded that the analysis of student works is an informative tool for assessing regional scientific traditions. Recommendations are proposed for developing students' publication activity and improving methodological training.
