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Science in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ranks #65 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#78 all time), with 48k research works and 7.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#65
of 192 · #78 all time
Works, 2022–2025
48k
▲ 757% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
68%
world 63%

What is Uzbekistan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Uzbekistan ranks highest in Medicine (#66 of 155), Aquatic Science (#14 of 32) and Engineering (#62 of 134). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Anatomy and Nuclear Energy and Engineering.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #66 of 155 2.1%4,222 Institutions
Aquatic ScienceSubfield #14 of 32 9.9%1,465 Institutions
EngineeringField #62 of 134 6.8%6,610 Institutions
Social SciencesField #72 of 151 5.7%11,540 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #53 of 110 9.6%3,034 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #64 of 131 9.5%3,109 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #51 of 101 9.9%2,538 Institutions
EducationSubfield #61 of 115 4.9%5,936 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #50 of 90 6.6%1,378 Institutions
EnergyField #41 of 73 11.2%558
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #29 of 51 39.7%308 Institutions
Physics and AstronomyField #45 of 79 23.5%1,075 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. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 1,465.2 works17×
  2. AnatomySubfield · 154.2 works14×
  3. Nuclear Energy and EngineeringSubfield · 35.1 works11×
  4. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 41.3 works11×
  5. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 197.7 works9.6×
  6. General EnergySubfield · 66.5 works5.2×
  7. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 199.6 works4.9×
  8. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 889.2 works4.3×
← 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: 1.73× its world share, 3,900 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 774 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 153 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 282 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 137 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 106 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 571 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 3,109 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 318 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 558 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 6,610 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 1,418 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 1,378 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.11× its world share, 1,182 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 1,075 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 154 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 1,447 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 4,222 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 110 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 23 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 2,534 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 1,604 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 263 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.98× its world share, 3,034 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 1,029 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 12k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Uzbekistan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Language Teaching, Educational Technologies, Digital Education, Tourism Development, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking and Formative Assessment.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Pedagogy5,075▲ 22×25 topics
  2. Language Teaching4,508▲ 37×8 topics
  3. Educational Technologies4,438▲ 120×2 topics
  4. Digital Education4,328▲ 70×7 topics
  5. Tourism Development4,272▲ 75×2 topics
  6. Teaching Methods4,272▲ 63×10 topics
  7. Critical Thinking4,249▲ 90×5 topics
  8. Formative Assessment4,235▲ 132×2 topics
  9. Artistic Education4,223▲ 176×1 topic
  10. Student Competencies4,223▲ 176×1 topic
  11. Globalization3,492▲ 3.7×134 topics
  12. Sustainability2,901▲ 2.5×121 topics
  13. Sustainable Development2,755▲ 3.6×99 topics
  14. Renewable Energy2,739▲ 4.0×59 topics
  15. Digital Economy2,647▲ 30×17 topics
  16. Economic Development2,556▲ 6.6×46 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship2,410▲ 13×21 topics
  18. Innovation1,879▲ 3.8×76 topics
  19. Investment1,867▲ 40×6 topics
  20. Industrial Enterprises1,801▲ 188×1 topic
  21. Innovation Economics1,801▲ 188×1 topic
  22. Educational Technology1,628▲ 2.9×45 topics
  23. Education1,566▲ 1.92×121 topics
  24. Energy Consumption1,536▲ 14×8 topics
  25. Climate Change Impact1,482▲ 14×8 topics
  26. Energy Efficiency1,472▲ 3.3×44 topics
  27. Irrigation1,436▲ 209×1 topic
  28. Water Efficiency1,436▲ 209×1 topic
  29. History1,383▲ 4.2×47 topics
  30. E-Learning1,332▲ 2.8×25 topics
  31. Online Learning1,246▲ 3.1×26 topics
  32. Philosophy1,217▲ 5.8×35 topics
  33. Digital Transformation1,044▲ 4.2×28 topics
  34. Language1,034▲ 8.9×15 topics
  35. Digitalization1,029▲ 11×13 topics
  36. Legal Regulation880▲ 8.4×8 topics
  37. Ethnicity864▲ 4.8×19 topics
  38. Economic Security837▲ 8.2×7 topics
  39. Sharia Law678▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Malay Language677▲ 10×1 topic

Which universities in Uzbekistan lead research?

Tashkent State University of Economics, National University of Uzbekistan and Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan rank highest in Uzbekistan on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 10.64%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tashkent State University of Economics: 2,454, 15.3%National University of Uzbekistan: 3,140, 8.3%Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan: 2,081, 8.4%Tashkent State Transport University: 1,261, 8.5%Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov: 1,588, 11.8%Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers: 1,529, 11.3%Namangan Engineering Pedagogical Institute: 893, 5.2%Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov: 2,312, 8.4%Urgench State University: 1,237, 10.2%Bukhara State University: 1,440, 7.6%Ferghana Polytechnical Institute: 1,034, 7.7%New Uzbekistan University: 197, 34.5%Tashkent State University of Law: 1,954, 6.6%Bukhara State Medical Institute named after Abu Ali ibn Sino: 1,427, 2.7%Westminster International University in Tashkent: 588, 13.1%Tashkent State Unive…Tashkent State Trans…Academy of Sciences …National University …
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Tashkent State University of EconomicsUniversity · Tashkent · #2,253 worldwide15.3% top 10% · 2.5k works
  2. 2National University of UzbekistanUniversity · Tashkent · #2,397 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 3.1k works
  3. 3Academy of Sciences Republic of UzbekistanGovernment institution · Tashkent · #2,527 worldwide8.4% top 10% · 2.1k works
  4. 4Tashkent State Transport UniversityUniversity · Tashkent · #2,557 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 1.3k works
  5. 5Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam KarimovUniversity · Tashkent · #3,145 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 1.6k works
  6. 6Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization EngineersUniversity · Tashkent · #3,339 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 1.5k works
  7. 7Namangan Engineering Pedagogical InstituteUniversity · Namangan · #3,954 worldwide5.2% top 10% · 893 works
  8. 8Samarkand State University named after Sharof RashidovUniversity · Samarkand · #4,654 worldwide8.4% top 10% · 2.3k works
  9. 9Urgench State UniversityUniversity · Urgench · #4,828 worldwide10.2% top 10% · 1.2k works
  10. 10Bukhara State UniversityUniversity · Bukhara · #5,049 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 1.4k works
  11. 11Ferghana Polytechnical InstituteUniversity · Fergana · #5,169 worldwide7.7% top 10% · 1k works
  12. 12New Uzbekistan UniversityUniversity · Tashkent · #5,622 worldwide34.5% top 10% · 197 works
  13. 13Tashkent State University of LawUniversity · Tashkent · #6,273 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 2k works
  14. 14Bukhara State Medical Institute named after Abu Ali ibn SinoHospital / health system · Bukhara · #7,005 worldwide2.7% top 10% · 1.4k works
  15. 15Westminster International University in TashkentUniversity · Tashkent · #7,357 worldwide13.1% top 10% · 588 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Uzbekistan

Who are the top researchers in Uzbekistan?

Gerd Johansson, Dilfuza Egamberdieva and Yoshimitsu Katayama rank highest among researchers based in Uzbekistan.

  1. 1 Gerd Johansson · #10,227 worldwide 744 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Dilfuza Egamberdieva · #48,087 worldwide 362 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Yoshimitsu Katayama · #92,815 worldwide 45 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Yoshimitsu Katayama · #159,362 worldwide 0 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Yoshimitsu Katayama · #163,093 worldwide 0 citations · 102 works
  6. 6 Yoshimitsu Katayama · #234,637 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 R. A. Ganeev · #243,831 worldwide 567 citations · 157 works
  8. 8 Bobomurat Ahmedov · #262,803 worldwide 375 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 B. A. Omirov · #289,879 worldwide 114 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Gulnoza Berdiyeva · #291,144 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
Top researchers in Uzbekistan

Which cities in Uzbekistan are research hubs?

  1. 1 Tashkent Uzbekistan 70k works

How open and international is Uzbekistan's research?

68% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 13% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available68.0%not open32.0%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Uzbekistan's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 757% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Research fields in Uzbekistan