Science and technology in Russia

The crisis of the 1990s led to the drastic reduction of state support for science and technology, leading many Russian scientists and university graduates to move to Western Europe or the United States. In the 2000s, on the wave of a new economic boom, the situation has improved, and the Russian government [[Medvedev modernisation programme|launched a campaign]] aimed into [[modernisation]] and [[innovation]] with mixed success.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The crisis of the 1990s led to the drastic reduction of state support for science and technology, leading many Russian scientists and university graduates to move to Western Europe or the United States. In the 2000s, on the wave of a new economic boom, the situation has improved, and the Russian government [[Medvedev modernisation programme|launched a campaign]] aimed into [[modernisation]] and [[innovation]] with mixed success.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] has negatively impacted the Ukrainian scientific community in a profound manner and numerous science researchers have either emigrated or transitioned to alternative professions.<ref>[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-02346-x The effects of war on Ukrainian research], ''Humanities and Social Sciences Communications'' 10(1). December 2023. DOI:10.1057/s41599-023-02346-x</ref> Russia ranked 59th in the [[Global Innovation Index]] in 2024, down from 45th in 2021.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.wipo.int/web-publications/global-innovation-index-2024/en/|title=Global Innovation Index 2024. Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship|access-date=2024-10-22|author=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]]|year=2024|isbn=978-92-805-3681-2|doi= 10.34667/tind.50062|website=www.wipo.int|location=Geneva|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WIPO |title=Global Innovation Index 2023, 15th Edition |url=https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2023/index.html |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_gii_2021/ru.pdf |title=RUSSIAN FEDERATION |work=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] |publisher=United Nations |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>

Russia ranked 59th in the [[Global Innovation Index]] in 2024, down from 45th in 2021.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.wipo.int/web-publications/global-innovation-index-2024/en/|title=Global Innovation Index 2024. Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship|access-date=2024-10-22|author=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]]|year=2024|isbn=978-92-805-3681-2|doi= 10.34667/tind.50062|website=www.wipo.int|location=Geneva|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WIPO |title=Global Innovation Index 2023, 15th Edition |url=https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2023/index.html |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_gii_2021/ru.pdf |title=RUSSIAN FEDERATION |work=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] |publisher=United Nations |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>

==History==

==History==