Question 1

How strong is science in Azerbaijan?

Accepted Answer

Azerbaijan ranks #157 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#184 all time), with 18k research works and 5.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Azerbaijan strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Azerbaijan ranks highest in Language and Linguistics (#51 of 65), Social Sciences (#120 of 148) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#87 of 107). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Fuel Technology and Museology.

Question 3

Which universities in Azerbaijan lead research?

Accepted Answer

Nakhchivan State University, Azerbaijan State University of Economics and Khazar University rank highest in Azerbaijan on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Azerbaijan?

Accepted Answer

J. Yu, S. H. Robertson and E. Guido rank highest among researchers based in Azerbaijan.

Question 5

Which cities in Azerbaijan are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Baku.

Question 6

How much of Azerbaijan's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

61% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Azerbaijan's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 105% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Azerbaijan?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Renewable Energy, Language Teaching, Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Heritage.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Azerbaijan work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Azerbaijan is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Azerbaijan's?

Accepted Answer

Armenia has the research profile closest to Azerbaijan's (similarity 0.81 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, followed by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.