Top research institutions in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan State University of Economics ranks first in Azerbaijan on research quality in 2022–2025 (#1,317 worldwide), followed by Western Caspian University and Khazar University.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan State University of EconomicsUniversity · Baku | #1,317 | 26.0% | 1,160 | #1 |
| 2 | Western Caspian UniversityUniversity · Baku | #2,224 | 33.9% | 541 | #5 |
| 3 | Khazar UniversityUniversity · Baku | #2,661 | 27.1% | 642 | #2 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry UniversityUniversity · Baku | #3,365 | 6.4% | 1,483 | #4 |
| 5 | Baku State UniversityUniversity · Baku | #4,725 | 6.2% | 1,484 | #6 |
| 6 | Nakhchivan State UniversityUniversity · Nakhichivan | #5,318 | 13.5% | 1,266 | #11 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan Technical UniversityUniversity · Baku | #6,527 | 6.4% | 629 | #8 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan National Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Baku | #6,705 | 5.1% | 1,016 | #3 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan Medical UniversityUniversity · Baku | #8,109 | 3.2% | 1,206 | #12 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan UniversityUniversity · Baku | #9,117 | 10.2% | 308 | #13 |
| 11 | Institute of PhysicsResearch facility · Baku | #9,208 | 12.2% | 220 | #7 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan University of Architecture and ConstructionUniversity · Baku | #10,747 | 7.4% | 338 | #16 |
| 13 | Odlar Yurdu UniversityUniversity · Baku | #11,590 | 18.4% | 177 | #24 |
| 14 | National Nuclear Research CenterResearch facility · Baku | #11,947 | 17.2% | 562 | #15 |
| 15 | Institute of Geology and GeophysicsResearch facility · Baku | #12,565 | 11.7% | 179 | #10 |
| 16 | ADA UniversityUniversity · Baku | #12,737 | 9.2% | 782 | #14 |
| 17 | Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan RepublicGovernment institution · Baku | #13,671 | 4.1% | 408 | #23 |
| 18 | Baku Engineering UniversityUniversity · Absheron Rayon | #13,981 | 12.8% | 197 | #19 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan State Pedagogical UniversityUniversity · Baku | #15,579 | 3.3% | 568 | #20 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan Scientific-Research & Design-Prospecting Power Engineering InstituteResearch facility · Baku | #17,267 | 6.9% | 209 | #21 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan State Agricultural UniversityUniversity · Ganja | #18,057 | 2.5% | 293 | #30 |
| 22 | Neft Kimya Prosesləri InstitutuResearch facility · Baku | #18,543 | 1.6% | 153 | #31 |
| 23 | Academy of Public AdministrationUniversity · Baku | #18,605 | 13.0% | 345 | #27 |
| 24 | Institute of Mathematics and MechanicsResearch facility · Baku | #18,812 | 8.3% | 150 | #17 |
| 25 | Azerbaijan National Aerospace AgencyResearch facility · Baku | #18,831 | 6.0% | 76 | #33 |
| 26 | Institute of BotanyResearch facility · Baku | #19,547 | 6.3% | 246 | #9 |
| 27 | Sumgayit State UniversityUniversity · Sumqayit | #19,664 | 2.7% | 177 | #28 |
| 28 | National Aviation AcademyUniversity · Baku | #19,852 | 3.5% | 250 | #22 |
| 29 | State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan)Company · Baku | #20,812 | 3.4% | 146 | #25 |
| 30 | Institute of Education of the Republic of AzerbaijanUniversity · Baku | #20,979 | 2.0% | 607 | #32 |
| 31 | Baku Slavic UniversityUniversity · Baku | #23,111 | 3.3% | 207 | #40 |
| 32 | Azerbaijan University of LanguagesUniversity · Baku | #23,314 | 7.1% | 233 | #38 |
| 33 | Economic Research CentreResearch facility · Baku | #23,322 | 10.9% | 101 | #18 |
| 34 | Azerbaijan State Marine AcademyUniversity · Baku | #23,562 | 4.7% | 311 | #41 |
| 35 | Ganja State UniversityUniversity · Ganja | #23,706 | 1.9% | 244 | #29 |
| 36 | Institute of GeographyResearch facility · Baku | #24,389 | 5.7% | 124 | #34 |
| 37 | Institute of Geography Named after Academician Hasan AliyevResearch facility · Baku | #24,609 | 2.1% | 211 | #39 |
| 38 | Ministry of HealthcareGovernment institution · Baku | #25,160 | 4.4% | 108 | #26 |
| 39 | Baku Business UniversityUniversity · Baku | #26,612 | 9.4% | 90 | #45 |
| 40 | Strateji Araşdırmalar MərkəziNonprofit · Baku | #27,041 | 1.0% | 159 | #37 |
| 41 | VA Fanarjian National Center of OncologyResearch facility · Baku | #27,187 | 1.7% | 76 | #46 |
| 42 | Baku Higher Oil SchoolUniversity · Baku | #27,694 | 2.5% | 76 | #43 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Azerbaijan on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Azerbaijan
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.