Top research institutions in Uzbekistan
Tashkent State University of Economics ranks first in Uzbekistan on research quality in 2022–2025 (#2,253 worldwide), followed by National University of Uzbekistan and Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tashkent State University of EconomicsUniversity · Tashkent | #2,253 | 15.3% | 2,454 | #5 |
| 2 | National University of UzbekistanUniversity · Tashkent | #2,397 | 8.3% | 3,140 | #2 |
| 3 | Academy of Sciences Republic of UzbekistanGovernment institution · Tashkent | #2,527 | 8.4% | 2,081 | #1 |
| 4 | Tashkent State Transport UniversityUniversity · Tashkent | #2,557 | 8.5% | 1,261 | #7 |
| 5 | Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam KarimovUniversity · Tashkent | #3,145 | 11.8% | 1,588 | #9 |
| 6 | Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization EngineersUniversity · Tashkent | #3,339 | 11.3% | 1,529 | #3 |
| 7 | Namangan Engineering Pedagogical InstituteUniversity · Namangan | #3,954 | 5.2% | 893 | #14 |
| 8 | Samarkand State University named after Sharof RashidovUniversity · Samarkand | #4,654 | 8.4% | 2,312 | #10 |
| 9 | Urgench State UniversityUniversity · Urgench | #4,828 | 10.2% | 1,237 | #12 |
| 10 | Bukhara State UniversityUniversity · Bukhara | #5,049 | 7.6% | 1,440 | #8 |
| 11 | Ferghana Polytechnical InstituteUniversity · Fergana | #5,169 | 7.7% | 1,034 | #15 |
| 12 | New Uzbekistan UniversityUniversity · Tashkent | #5,622 | 34.5% | 197 | #20 |
| 13 | Tashkent State University of LawUniversity · Tashkent | #6,273 | 6.6% | 1,954 | #22 |
| 14 | Bukhara State Medical Institute named after Abu Ali ibn SinoHospital / health system · Bukhara | #7,005 | 2.7% | 1,427 | #16 |
| 15 | Westminster International University in TashkentUniversity · Tashkent | #7,357 | 13.1% | 588 | #17 |
| 16 | National Pedagogical University of UzbekistanUniversity · Tashkent | #7,693 | 5.7% | 1,213 | #28 |
| 17 | Turin Polytechnic UniversityUniversity · Tashkent | #7,756 | 12.7% | 279 | #18 |
| 18 | Andijan State Medical InstituteHospital / health system · Andijan | #8,720 | 2.6% | 763 | #27 |
| 19 | Karakalpak State UniversityUniversity · Nukus | #8,998 | 4.7% | 839 | #25 |
| 20 | Karshi State UniversityUniversity · Qarshi | #9,239 | 5.8% | 959 | #19 |
| 21 | Tashkent Chemical-Technological InstituteUniversity · Tashkent | #9,505 | 6.0% | 492 | #24 |
| 22 | Tashkent Medical AcademyUniversity · Tashkent | #9,532 | 1.8% | 1,070 | #23 |
| 23 | Tashkent University of Information TechnologyUniversity · Tashkent | #9,706 | 8.0% | 1,219 | #13 |
| 24 | Namangan State UniversityUniversity · Namangan | #9,725 | 6.3% | 1,002 | #38 |
| 25 | Tashkent State University of Oriental StudiesUniversity · Tashkent | #9,949 | 6.4% | 1,028 | #31 |
| 26 | Institute of Nuclear PhysicsResearch facility · Tashkent | #9,960 | 8.8% | 196 | #4 |
| 27 | Samarkand State Medical InstituteHospital / health system · Samarkand | #10,636 | 1.6% | 1,590 | #21 |
| 28 | Tashkent State Agrarian UniversityUniversity · Tashkent | #11,322 | 6.8% | 666 | #33 |
| 29 | Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central AsiaInstitution · Tashkent | #11,515 | 8.1% | 248 | #32 |
| 30 | Ferghana State UniversityUniversity · Fergana | #12,152 | 6.0% | 516 | #37 |
| 31 | Navoi State Mining InstituteUniversity · Navoiy | #12,599 | 7.1% | 360 | #36 |
| 32 | Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil EngineeringUniversity · Tashkent | #12,853 | 5.8% | 352 | #29 |
| 33 | Andijan State UniversityUniversity · Andijan | #12,972 | 4.1% | 722 | #40 |
| 34 | Jizzakh State Pedagogical UniversityUniversity · Jizzakh | #12,981 | 2.9% | 674 | #39 |
| 35 | Central Asian UniversityUniversity · Tashkent | #14,072 | 26.4% | 96 | #42 |
| 36 | Tashkent Pediatric Medical InstituteHospital / health system · Tashkent | #14,130 | 1.3% | 1,208 | #26 |
| 37 | Forestry Research InstituteResearch facility · Tashkent | #15,228 | 11.1% | 147 | #30 |
| 38 | Uzbek State University of World LanguagesUniversity · Tashkent | #16,839 | 3.4% | 1,031 | #43 |
| 39 | Tashkent Financial InstituteUniversity · Tashkent | #17,739 | 8.6% | 350 | #47 |
| 40 | Tashkent Pharmaceutical InstituteUniversity · Tashkent | #18,061 | 5.1% | 187 | #51 |
| 41 | Andijan Machine-building InstituteUniversity · Andijan | #18,148 | 3.7% | 161 | #57 |
| 42 | Gulistan State UniversityUniversity · Guliston | #18,722 | 8.8% | 603 | #49 |
| 43 | Kokand State Pedagogical Institute named after MukimiUniversity · Kokand | #18,797 | 6.4% | 502 | #58 |
| 44 | Ulugh Beg Astronomical InstituteResearch facility · Tashkent | #18,984 | 30.4% | 65 | #41 |
| 45 | Ministry of Health of the Republic of UzbekistanGovernment institution · Tashkent | #19,451 | 2.9% | 216 | #53 |
| 46 | Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after AjiniyazUniversity · Nukus | #19,629 | 6.7% | 448 | #54 |
| 47 | Samarkand State Institute of Foreign LanguagesUniversity · Samarkand | #19,902 | 5.2% | 807 | #50 |
| 48 | University of World Economy and DiplomacyUniversity · Tashkent | #20,212 | 5.8% | 270 | #46 |
| 49 | Samarkand State Architectural and Civil-Engineering InstituteUniversity · Samarkand | #20,347 | 3.7% | 167 | #48 |
| 50 | Yunusov Institute of the Chemistry of Plant SubstancesResearch facility · Tashkent | #20,499 | 4.1% | 215 | #11 |
| 51 | Karshi State Technical UniversityUniversity · Qarshi | #20,801 | 6.5% | 235 | #44 |
| 52 | Jizzakh Polytechnic InstituteUniversity · Jizzakh | #20,865 | 3.0% | 364 | #56 |
| 53 | Navoi State UniversityUniversity · Navoiy | #21,013 | 5.2% | 707 | #60 |
| 54 | International Islamic Academy of UzbekistanUniversity · Tashkent | #21,105 | 5.8% | 430 | #52 |
| 55 | Samarkand Institute of Economics and ServiceUniversity · Samarkand | #21,141 | 2.5% | 537 | #61 |
| 56 | Tashkent Institute of Textile and Light IndustryUniversity · Tashkent | #21,720 | 1.6% | 301 | #34 |
| 57 | Inha University in TashkentUniversity · Tashkent | #22,005 | 14.6% | 94 | #55 |
| 58 | Andijan Institute of AgriculturalUniversity · Andijan | #22,878 | 4.1% | 199 | #62 |
| 59 | Tashkent Islamic UniversityUniversity · Tashkent | #25,564 | 7.1% | 81 | #63 |
| 60 | The Institute of History of The Academy of Sciences of The Republic of UzbekistanUniversity · Shahrisabz | #26,926 | 7.2% | 65 | #66 |
| 61 | Central Bank of UzbekistanInstitution · Tashkent | #27,196 | 2.5% | 149 | #65 |
| 62 | State Conservatory of UzbekistanUniversity · Tashkent | #27,271 | 4.9% | 98 | #67 |
| 63 | Russian Economic University after G.V. PlekhanovUniversity · Tashkent | #27,865 | 4.0% | 77 | #68 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Uzbekistan on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Uzbekistan
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.