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Science in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan ranks #91 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#85 all time), with 40k research works and 7.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#91
of 189 · #85 all time
Works, 2022-now
40k
▲ 81% vs 2018-21
Citations
443k
5.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.69×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Kazakhstan

What is Kazakhstan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Kazakhstan ranks highest in Social Sciences (#74 of 148), Engineering (#77 of 131) and Political Science and International Relations (#60 of 95). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Fuel Technology, General Energy and Nuclear Energy and Engineering.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #74 of 148 9.6%8,140 #69 Institutions
EngineeringField #77 of 131 6.6%7,127 #71 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #60 of 95 10.2%1,671 #62 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #59 of 87 6.1%1,371 #65 Institutions
EducationSubfield #77 of 112 11.3%1,720 #66 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #88 of 128 8.6%3,257 #76 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #62 of 90 10.3%1,448 #59 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #84 of 119 7.6%1,802 #77 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #73 of 103 10.0%1,530 #79 Institutions
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #55 of 74 6.8%1,451 #58 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #91 of 122 6.8%1,781 #84 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #79 of 105 6.5%1,131 #79 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 60.7 works · #5 of 113 active here16×
  2. General EnergySubfield · 126.5 works · #14 of 167 active here10×
  3. Nuclear Energy and EngineeringSubfield · 31.1 works · #8 of 121 active here10.0×
  4. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 131.1 works · #15 of 155 active here6.5×
  5. DevelopmentSubfield · 249.5 works · #19 of 190 active here5.3×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 34.9 works · #22 of 158 active here4.9×
  7. TransportationSubfield · 671.4 works · #25 of 205 active here4.3×
  8. AnatomySubfield · 46.8 works · #18 of 159 active here4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 3,216 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 1,327 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 274 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 293 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 114 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 114 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 559 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 3,788 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 699 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 588 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 8,032 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 2,118 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 1,567 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 915 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 832 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 110 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 794 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 4,946 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 208 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 64 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 1,740 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 1,565 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 369 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 1,631 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 1,333 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 9,186 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics1.68×915 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.64×1,631 works
  3. Social Sciences1.57×9,186 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.46×3,216 works
  5. Energy1.38×588 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.30×1,740 works
  7. Engineering1.15×8,032 works
  8. Computer Science1.05×3,788 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×1,565 works
  10. Veterinary1.02×64 works
  11. Materials Science0.97×1,567 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×699 works
  13. Psychology0.94×1,333 works
  14. Environmental Science0.92×2,118 works
  15. Nursing0.91×208 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.82×369 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.81×832 works
  18. Chemistry0.77×559 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.71×114 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×114 works
  21. Health Professions0.65×794 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×274 works
  23. Medicine0.55×4,946 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×1,327 works
  25. Dentistry0.49×110 works
  26. Neuroscience0.39×293 works

Which fields of science does Kazakhstan work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Kazakhstan is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (17%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19k fractional works · 41.4% of its workEngineering: 8,032 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,636 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,083 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 915 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 799 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 650 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 567 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 514 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 489 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 406 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 343 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 231 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 145 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 136 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 96 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3,788 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1,647 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 947 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 313 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 302 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 187 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 136 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,118 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 453 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 292 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 269 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 253 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 246 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 151 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 151 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 136 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 168 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1,567 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 910 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 171 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 153 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 131 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 915 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 332 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 192 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 148 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 243 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 833 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 233 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 191 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 162 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 133 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 699 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 168 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 124 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 297 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 589 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 332 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Energy: 127 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 559 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 235 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 141 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 183 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 114 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16k fractional works · 34.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9,186 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,035 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 2,005 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,867 fractional works · 4.0% of its workTransportation: 671 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 453 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 342 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 261 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 250 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 241 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 175 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 170 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 152 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 143 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 216 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,740 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 534 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 421 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 168 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 164 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 317 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,631 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,092 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 400 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 139 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,565 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 633 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 305 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 163 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 161 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 152 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1,333 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 377 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 370 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 370 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 177 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 369 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 238 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 131 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6,122 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMedicine: 4,946 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEpidemiology: 542 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 504 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 412 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 322 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 306 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 230 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 226 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 219 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 210 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 166 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 139 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 127 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 122 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 121 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 115 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 108 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 100 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 977 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 794 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 375 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 312 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 208 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 193 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 64 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5,224 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,216 fractional works · 6.9% of its workFood Science: 859 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 852 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 377 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 258 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 247 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 231 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 134 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 120 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 102 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,327 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 666 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 294 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 367 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 293 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 163 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 275 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 162 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 114 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKazakhstan46kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8,03217.3%
    2. Computer Science3,7888.2%
    3. Environmental Science2,1184.6%
    4. Materials Science1,5673.4%
    5. Mathematics9152.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy8331.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences6991.5%
    8. Energy5891.3%
    9. Chemistry5591.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering1140.2%
    1. Social Sciences9,18619.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,7403.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,6313.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1,5653.4%
    5. Psychology1,3332.9%
    6. Decision Sciences3690.8%
  3. Health Sciences6,12213.2%
    1. Medicine4,94610.7%
    2. Health Professions7941.7%
    3. Nursing2080.4%
    4. Dentistry1100.2%
    5. Veterinary640.1%
  4. Life Sciences5,22411.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,2166.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,3272.9%
    3. Neuroscience2930.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2750.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1140.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Kazakhstan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Innovation, Globalization, Climate Change, Legal Regulation, Education, Digital Transformation and Economic Security.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development2,930▲ 4.0×107 topics
  2. Climate Change2,302▲ 1.83×125 topics
  3. Globalization2,060▲ 2.3×155 topics
  4. Innovation2,045▲ 4.3×77 topics
  5. Education1,859▲ 2.3×127 topics
  6. Sustainability1,598▲ 1.41×127 topics
  7. Educational Technology1,528▲ 2.8×47 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence1,416▲ 2.1×65 topics
  9. Renewable Energy1,317▲ 1.96×59 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency1,275▲ 3.0×45 topics
  11. E-Learning1,254▲ 2.8×25 topics
  12. Digital Transformation1,221▲ 4.9×30 topics
  13. Online Learning1,056▲ 2.7×26 topics
  14. Pedagogy1,044▲ 4.5×27 topics
  15. Legal Regulation1,032▲ 9.9×8 topics
  16. Food Security1,014▲ 4.0×24 topics
  17. Economic Development995▲ 2.7×50 topics
  18. Economic Security965▲ 9.8×7 topics
  19. Digitalization959▲ 10×14 topics
  20. Teacher Training911▲ 3.2×26 topics
  21. Ethnicity894▲ 5.2×22 topics
  22. Digital Economy894▲ 9.6×19 topics
  23. Higher Education879▲ 3.6×30 topics
  24. Regional Development854▲ 5.4×21 topics
  25. Culture849▲ 3.5×33 topics
  26. Migration766▲ 4.8×30 topics
  27. Islam635▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Geopolitics627▲ 8.9×11 topics
  29. Strategic Planning618▲ 9.1×5 topics
  30. Foresight613▲ 10×2 topics
  31. International Trade Law612▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Public Oversight607▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Transport Policy607▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Modernization604▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Sharia Law592▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Malay Language592▲ 9.1×1 topic
  37. Design584▲ 7.7×6 topics
  38. Air Force572▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Warfare572▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Central Asia572▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Kazakhstan publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies.

Legal and Regulatory Ana…607Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 607 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…592Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 592 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …572Military Technology and Strategies: 572 fractional worksEducational Innovations …381Educational Innovations and Challenges: 381 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 339 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 307 fractional worksCentral Asia Education and Culture: 276 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 268 fractional worksForeign Language Teaching Methods: 240 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 234 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering and Technologies: 225 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 223 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringInformation Systems5 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 607 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 592 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 572 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 381 works
  5. 5 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 339 works
  6. 6 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 307 works
  7. 7 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 276 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 268 works
  9. 9 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 240 works
  10. 10 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 234 works
  11. 11 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 225 works
  12. 12 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 223 works

Which universities in Kazakhstan lead research?

Nazarbayev University, Suleyman Demirel University and L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University rank highest in Kazakhstan on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 7.80667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Nazarbayev UniversityAstana Medical Unive…L. N. Gumilyov Euras…Suleyman Demirel Uni…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Nazarbayev UniversityUniversity · Astana · #1,646 worldwide14.3% top 10% · 3.1k works
  2. 2Suleyman Demirel UniversityUniversity · Almaty · #3,207 worldwide5.8% top 10% · 2.9k works
  3. 3L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityUniversity · Astana · #3,316 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 3.1k works
  4. 4Astana Medical UniversityUniversity · Nur-Sultan · #3,505 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 1.8k works
  5. 5Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical UniversityUniversity · Almaty · #3,747 worldwide8.9% top 10% · 1.2k works
  6. 6Ahmet Yesevi UniversityUniversity · Turkestan · #3,857 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 795 works
  7. 7M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State UniversityUniversity · Shymkent · #4,295 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 809 works
  8. 8International Information Technologies UniversityUniversity · Almaty · #4,441 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 384 works
  9. 9Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityUniversity · Almaty · #4,626 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 3.9k works
  10. 10Satbayev UniversityUniversity · Almaty · #4,907 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 1.5k works
  11. 11Toraighyrov UniversityUniversity · Pavlodar · #5,313 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 436 works
  12. 12University of International BusinessUniversity · Almaty · #5,644 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 361 works
  13. 13Kazakh-British Technical UniversityUniversity · Almaty · #6,195 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 496 works
  14. 14Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical UniversityUniversity · Karaganda · #6,292 worldwide5.4% top 10% · 592 works
  15. 15Turan UniversityUniversity · Almaty · #6,363 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 599 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Kazakhstan

Who are the top researchers in Kazakhstan?

Kairat Davletov, Mukhtar Kulimbet and Shazim Ali Memon rank highest among researchers based in Kazakhstan.

  1. 1 Kairat Davletov #4,259 worldwide 125k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 Mukhtar Kulimbet #8,033 worldwide 26k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 Shazim Ali Memon #24,150 worldwide 9.8k citations · 153 works
  4. 4 Anas Hajar #24,262 worldwide 1.1k citations · 125 works
  5. 5 Mayowa Tosin Babalola #43,099 worldwide 3.7k citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Abzal Zhumagaliuly #60,642 worldwide 9.6k citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Nurlan S. Orazalin #68,443 worldwide 2.9k citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Syed Abdul Manan #71,164 worldwide 1.2k citations · 95 works
  9. 9 Adil Samekin #123,041 worldwide 1.6k citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Monowar Mahmood #154,571 worldwide 2.8k citations · 72 works
Top researchers in Kazakhstan

Which cities in Kazakhstan are research hubs?

  1. 1 AlmatyKazakhstan 47k works
  2. 2 Nur-SultanKazakhstan 21k works

How open and international is Kazakhstan's research?

68% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 30% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available68.3%not open31.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 80% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 29% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.21× the expected open access and 1.48× the expected international share, which puts it #32 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Kazakhstan's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 81% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kazakhstan as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.19% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%Kazakhstan0.19% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kazakhstan over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 7.4% of its 88k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kazakhstan8.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.0% in 2012.

Which countries have research most like Kazakhstan's?

Azerbaijan is Kazakhstan's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Kazakhstan's, with both strong in Mathematics.

  1. 1 AzerbaijanBoth strong in Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences 0.76 Compare
  2. 2 UzbekistanBoth strong in Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences 0.72 Compare
  3. 3 UkraineBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.69 Compare
  4. 4 SloveniaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences 0.64 Compare
  5. 5 AlgeriaBoth strong in Mathematics, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Energy 0.64 Compare

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What is Kazakhstan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Kazakhstan ranks highest in Social Sciences (#74 of 148), Engineering (#77 of 131) and Political Science and International Relations (#60 of 95). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Fuel Technology, General Energy and Nuclear Energy and Engineering.

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