Research performance of target indicators' dynamics of dissertation councils' members

Introduction. The network of the dissertational councils represents a social system in the field of science and education development. The network requires obtaining, processing, analyzing and updating information methods. The paper provides the target indicators gradual achievement analysis of the dissertation councils' members and core organizations for the councils. Materials and Methods. State certification system updating requires both mathematical apparatus and software for data processing and decision-making in renewal of the network of the dissertation councils. Performance analysis indicators were obtained via dissertational councils' network monitoring during 2015 and 2016. Target performance indicators of the state scientific certification system were developed by the Higher Attestation Commission decisions under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation dated 3 June 2015. Results. Both achieved and planned target indicators were compared for evaluating the management performance. The data about more than 60 000 members of dissertational councils were processed, including the publications for the last five years. The analysis provided a degree increase in research performance correlated with some criteria values: compliance degree for organizations increased in 2016 as compared to 2015 from 86,7 % to 88,3 % correspondingly, and for dissertational councils' members from 66,2 % до 77,1 % respectively. Dissertation councils' network quality assurance in 2015 and 2016 allowed to perform a dissertation councils' rating consisted of 52 major scientific groups. Discussion and Conclusions. Dissertation councils' performance analysis was conducted in 2015 and 2016. The study presented the positive dynamics in the values indicators in the roadmap. The findings of this study have a number of important implications in the dissertation councils' network optimization.