International Rankings as a Tool for Innovation Capacity Building of Universities: Scientometric Analysis (In Russ.)

Over the past decade, the issue of innovation development has become significant for the higher education market. Universities are striving to implement various forms of organizational innovations in order to establish a sustainable position on both national and international markets. Researchers emphasize the importance of analyzing global expe-rience with tools for developing innovation potential and the need to study their impact on the ability to respond to changes in the external environment. An important element of sustainable innovation development is the use of indus-try-standard tools for enhancing innovation capacity to ensure effective implementation of educational programs and strengthen the positions of universities in the market. The aim of this research is to identify thematic groups of publications dedicated to international rankings as an instrument for developing the innovation potential of universities. As materials, scientific articles from 1999 to 2020 were used from the Web of Science database. The method of investiga-tion involves conducting scientometric analysis, presenting topics of scientific research related to studying international rankings as one of the key instruments of innovation potential in universities. Based on the results, thematic clusters have been identified and key articles within each cluster have been examined. It was concluded that international rankings play an important role as one of the tools for developing innovation potential for universities, although their significant limitations are highlighted. Directions for further research have been formulated, focusing on the necessity of comprehensive evaluation of innovation potential and empirical testing of the efficiency of other tools for developing innovation potential in universities.