Introduction — Variety of leadership «colors» within the disciplines and in higher education context — Features of everyday scientist's intellectual leadership in higher education — The mission of a scientist’s intellectual leadership in higher education — The scientist’s values in managing the research through intellectual leadership in higher education — Academic freedom, academic duty and roles of a scientist by implementing the intellectual leadership in higher education — The scientist’s intellectual leadership while performing the pedagogical activities in higher education — Self-identity of a scientist with the role of intellectual leader in higher education — Visibility of a scientist’s intellectual leadership within the scientific activities in higher education — References.