How scientometrical indices work: selective research of Russian biologists

We analyze efficiency of classic scientometrical indices from the public database of electronic scientific library eLibrary.ru on a large representative sample of Russian biologists. We aim to separate and analyze the comparative indices in the formed groups of biologists using methods of population biology. Comparison of the data with the real situation in modern biology allows looking critically at the use of cumulative indicators of scientific productivity such as number of publications, citations, citation index and h-index to make an assessment of the work of a particular biologist.