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Social Sciences research in Kazakhstan

KIMEP University ranks first in Kazakhstan for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#1,769 worldwide), followed by Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University and Nazarbayev University.

Kazakhstan's world rank
#78
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
9.0%
Ranked institutions
47

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Kazakhstan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1KIMEP UniversityAlmaty #1,76918.48.7%237
2Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical UniversityAlmaty #1,81518.19.0%701
3Nazarbayev UniversityAstana #2,04316.920.7%714
4Suleyman Demirel UniversityAlmaty #2,19216.18.1%1,449
5L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityAstana #2,27415.77.8%1,428
6Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityAlmaty #2,55214.48.9%1,418
7University of International BusinessAlmaty #2,61814.29.4%253
8Ahmet Yesevi UniversityTurkestan #2,94812.98.2%438
9Caspian UniversityAlmaty #3,25011.87.2%151
10Narxoz UniversityAlmaty #3,31411.65.9%254
11Turan UniversityAlmaty #3,39011.34.9%399
12Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda State UniversityKyzylorda #3,64310.613.9%158
13Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World LanguagesAlmaty #3,9759.68.5%200
14Karaganda Buketov UniversityKaraganda #4,0049.59.0%452
15South Kazakhstan Medical AcademyShymkent #4,1909.013.1%127
16M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State UniversityShymkent #4,1949.08.3%220
17Astana Medical UniversityNur-Sultan #4,2988.88.5%498
18Almaty Management UniversityAlmaty #4,3048.78.1%134
19Zhetysu University named after Ilyas ZhansugurovTaldıqorğan #4,3688.610.9%117
20Psychoanalytical AssociationAlmaty #4,5388.28.1%193
21National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of KazakhstanAlmaty #4,6048.08.5%147
22Aktobe Regional State University named after K.ZhubanovAktobe #4,6837.810.2%166
23Toraighyrov UniversityPavlodar #4,7857.69.2%126
24Pavlodar State Pedagogical UniversityPavlodar #5,0387.08.7%93
25S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical UniversityNur-Sultan #5,2056.78.8%187
26Private Institution “Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz”Karaganda #5,4156.26.8%134
27Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training UniversityAlmaty #5,4566.27.4%144
28Mukhametzhan Tynyshbayev ALT UniversityAlmaty #5,5136.03.9%113
29International Information Technologies UniversityAlmaty #5,6905.77.5%92
30Maqsut Narikbayev UniversityAstana #5,7615.65.5%102
31Kostanay State University A BaitursynovKostanay #6,1244.95.7%94
32Institute of GeographyAlmaty #6,1724.811.2%96
33Almaty Technological UniversityAlmaty #6,1924.88.2%95
34T.K. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of ArtsAlmaty #6,2494.710.3%108
35Shakarim UniversitySemey #6,5024.210.3%92
36Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan UniversityPetropavl #6,7333.83.9%157
37Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical UniversityKaraganda #6,8523.75.0%95
38M. Kh Dulati Taraz State UniversityTaraz #6,9033.66.3%86
39Kazakh-British Technical UniversityAlmaty #6,9573.511.2%110
40Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan UniversityUst-Kamenogorsk #6,9673.57.7%82
41Kokshetau State UniversityKokshetau #7,0013.49.1%101
42Satbayev UniversityAlmaty #7,1483.27.4%223
43Mahambet Otemiusly West Kazakhstan UniversityOral #7,6452.510.1%66
44Kazakh National Agrarian Research UniversityAlmaty #7,8882.112.7%75
45Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of KazakhstanAstana #8,460136.011.1%74
46Karaganda Medical UniversityKaraganda #8,515129.08.1%61
47Kazakh National Medical UniversityAlmaty #9,07859.06.8%90

Institutions in Kazakhstan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Kazakhstan?

Anas Hajar, Syed Abdul Manan and Mayowa Tosin Babalola rank highest among researchers based in Kazakhstan, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Anas Hajar#24,262 worldwide overall49.1 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Syed Abdul Manan#71,164 worldwide overall33.8 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mayowa Tosin Babalola#43,099 worldwide overall32.0 of 42 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Kazakhstan on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Kazakhstan compares with other countries in Social Sciences