domestic sawmilling has potential for development in connection with the economic situation in which the exchange rate has fallen and products, oriented on export revenue in the ruble has become evaluated much higher.
based on a database of the Russian Science Citation Index, shows the dynamics of scientometric indicators of scientists, grouped by category "Economy".
The urgency of the problem of research and development work in the field of improving technology and equipment for debarking of wood is shown. An analysis of the research to solve this problem is given.