RUDN University journals «Vestnik RUDN» entered TOP-100 best Russian scientific journals
The journals were assessed according to more than 30 criteria depending on thematic relevance in the world research community.
Two RUDN journals are among TOP-100:
«RUDN Vestnik. Series: Agronomy and animal industries» (Chief editor V.Plyuschikov)
«RUDN Vestnik. Series: Political science» (Chief editor Yu.Pochta)
The contest is aimed at supporting scientific journals to help them enter international scientometric databases.
A RUDN agrotechnologist has identified wheat genotypes that are resistant to a dangerous fungal pathogen that infects plants even before the snow melts and reduces yields.
RUDN University engineers have calculated the parameters of a system that can prevent lunar power plants from overheating. These developments will be needed when planning for long-term lunar missions and colonizing the satellite.
Landfills are the third largest source of anthropogenic methane in the world. They account for ~11% of estimated global emissions. Methane is 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and is the second largest driver of man-made climate change. Scientists from around the world met at Zhejiang University's Hangzhou campus to determine the best available technologies for recovering energy and materials from non-recyclable residual waste.