Competitive ability of Russian medical science: current state, problems and prospects

The policy documents devoted to advancement of science in Russia for the period till 2020 set a national goal to raise the level of competitiveness of national universities, research centers and research teams up to the world level. To achieve this goal we need to acknowledge the necessity to adopt the universally recognized criteria for assessment of a scientist's performance and to main- tain the highest standards of the national education and research activities. This article presents the results of analysis of compliance of Russian research works with the world standards of quali- ty and effectiveness. The analysis is based on materials of the international conference "Science online: online resources for science and education" and publications in Internet.