Top research institutions in Azerbaijan
Nakhchivan State University ranks first in Azerbaijan on research quality in 2022-now (#1,763 worldwide), followed by Azerbaijan State University of Economics and Khazar University.
AzerbaijanRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakhchivan State UniversityUniversity · Nakhichivan | #1,763 | 8.5% | 1,266 | #1 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan State University of EconomicsUniversity · Baku | #2,905 | 12.8% | 1,160 | #2 |
| 3 | Khazar UniversityUniversity · Baku | #4,871 | 16.1% | 642 | #3 |
| 4 | National Nuclear Research CenterResearch facility · Baku | #5,047 | 7.2% | 562 | #5 |
| 5 | Western Caspian UniversityUniversity · Baku | #5,808 | 21.1% | 541 | #4 |
| 6 | ADA UniversityUniversity · Baku | #6,104 | 6.0% | 782 | #7 |
| 7 | Academy of Public AdministrationUniversity · Baku | #6,564 | 8.4% | 345 | #10 |
| 8 | Institute of Education of the Republic of AzerbaijanUniversity · Baku | #7,079 | 1.7% | 607 | #14 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan UniversityUniversity · Baku | #7,162 | 6.4% | 308 | #8 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan University of Architecture and ConstructionUniversity · Baku | #8,439 | 4.7% | 338 | #13 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan State Pedagogical UniversityUniversity · Baku | #9,383 | 3.4% | 568 | #25 |
| 12 | Odlar Yurdu UniversityUniversity · Baku | #9,565 | 9.0% | 177 | #23 |
| 13 | Azerbaijan State Marine AcademyUniversity · Baku | #9,965 | 1.5% | 311 | #22 |
| 14 | National Aviation AcademyUniversity · Baku | #10,760 | 1.8% | 250 | #12 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry UniversityUniversity · Baku | #10,893 | 3.1% | 1,483 | #19 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan State Agricultural UniversityUniversity · Ganja | #10,949 | 4.1% | 293 | #24 |
| 17 | Strateji Araşdırmalar MərkəziNonprofit · Baku | #11,007 | 6.0% | 159 | #15 |
| 18 | Azerbaijan Scientific-Research & Design-Prospecting Power Engineering InstituteResearch facility · Baku | #11,238 | 3.9% | 209 | #35 |
| 19 | Baku Engineering UniversityUniversity · Absheron Rayon | #11,325 | 8.0% | 197 | #16 |
| 20 | Institute of Geology and GeophysicsResearch facility · Baku | #11,717 | 8.1% | 179 | #6 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan National Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Baku | #11,785 | 3.7% | 1,016 | #46 |
| 22 | Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan RepublicGovernment institution · Baku | #12,053 | 3.2% | 408 | #18 |
| 23 | Institute of Mathematics and MechanicsResearch facility · Baku | #12,651 | 4.4% | 150 | #11 |
| 24 | Ganja State UniversityUniversity · Ganja | #12,698 | 3.3% | 244 | #28 |
| 25 | Baku State UniversityUniversity · Baku | #12,778 | 4.0% | 1,484 | #34 |
| 26 | Institute of Geography Named after Academician Hasan AliyevResearch facility · Baku | #12,820 | 3.0% | 211 | #26 |
| 27 | Azerbaijan University of LanguagesUniversity · Baku | #12,908 | 2.9% | 233 | #27 |
| 28 | Sumgayit State UniversityUniversity · Sumqayit | #13,306 | 2.3% | 177 | #29 |
| 29 | Institute of BotanyResearch facility · Baku | #14,350 | 5.3% | 246 | #9 |
| 30 | Baku Slavic UniversityUniversity · Baku | #14,576 | 2.2% | 207 | #32 |
| 31 | Azerbaijan Medical UniversityUniversity · Baku | #15,495 | 2.6% | 1,206 | #42 |
| 32 | Ministry of HealthcareGovernment institution · Baku | #15,544 | 5.6% | 108 | #31 |
| 33 | Institute of GeographyResearch facility · Baku | #15,774 | 8.0% | 124 | #30 |
| 34 | Azerbaijan Technical UniversityUniversity · Baku | #15,878 | 3.2% | 629 | #20 |
| 35 | State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan)Company · Baku | #16,288 | 2.7% | 146 | #21 |
| 36 | Baku Business UniversityUniversity · Baku | #17,358 | 6.9% | 90 | #39 |
| 37 | Baku Higher Oil SchoolUniversity · Baku | #17,905 | 2.6% | 76 | #36 |
| 38 | Institute of PhysicsResearch facility · Baku | #18,178 | 5.5% | 220 | #40 |
| 39 | VA Fanarjian National Center of OncologyResearch facility · Baku | #18,247 | 1.3% | 76 | #37 |
| 40 | Economic Research CentreResearch facility · Baku | #18,689 | 5.4% | 101 | #17 |
| 41 | Azerbaijan National Aerospace AgencyResearch facility · Baku | #19,158 | 4.4% | 76 | #38 |
| 42 | Neft Kimya Prosesləri InstitutuResearch facility · Baku | #21,379 | 1.9% | 153 | #44 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Azerbaijan on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): 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.
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Nakhchivan State University ranks first in Azerbaijan on research quality in 2022-now (#1,763 worldwide), followed by Azerbaijan State University of Economics and Khazar University.