Lviv Polytechnic is one of the leaders among Ukrainian universities in using Scopus and Web of Science databases

According to the YevroOsvita website
прапор України над будівлею Політехніки

The State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine has published statistics on the use of Scopus, Web of Science and Springerlink by employees of Ukrainian higher education institutions.

During January 2019 – March 2020, the number of search queries in Scopus and Web of Science by users of Ukrainian universities and research institutions increased rapidly (the decrease in activity traditionally occurs in the summer months). If in January 2019 there were more than 30,000 search queries, in January 2020 this number increased to more than 80,000 queries. At the same time, the popularity of appeals to both abstract databases was approximately the same.

According to the results of the study, Lviv Polytechnic National University was one of the leaders in the use of both databases – Scopus and Web of Science.

Institutions that most actively used Scopus in January 2019-March 2020 (according to Searches Regular)

  1. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – 98,040
  2. National Technical University of Ukraine «Ihor Sikorskyi Kyiv Polytechnic Institute» – 80,913
  3. Sumy State University – 79 657
  4. Lviv Polytechnic National University – 66,131
  5. National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» – 39,024

Institutions that most actively used Web of Science in 2019 (according to WOS Queries)

  1. Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information – 24,214
  2. Sumy State University – 20,419
  3. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine – 19,329
  4. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – 18,570
  5. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University – 17 293
  6. Lviv Polytechnic National University – 16,468

Institutions that most actively used Web of Science in January-March 2020 (according to WOS Queries)

  1. Sumy State University – 8768
  2. Sumy Agrarian University – 5537
  3. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – 5084
  4. O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv – 4992
  5. Lviv Polytechnic National University – 4941

At the same time, the statistics of full text downloads from the SpringerLink portal by Ukrainian users (January-March 2020) shows even better dynamics – 121,287 document downloads, which indicates the interest of Ukrainian users not only in accessing abstract information, but also in full texts of scientific articles and books.