Question 1

How strong is science in Kazakhstan?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Kazakhstan strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Kazakhstan lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Kazakhstan?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Kazakhstan are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Almaty and Nur-Sultan.

Question 6

How much of Kazakhstan's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Kazakhstan's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Kazakhstan?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Kazakhstan work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Kazakhstan's?

Accepted Answer

Azerbaijan has the research profile closest to Kazakhstan's (similarity 0.76 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Mathematics, followed by Uzbekistan and Ukraine.