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Baku State University

In research, Baku State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,270 of 6,365 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,979 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,449 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics — Numerical Analysis is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,725
of 28,054 · #8,202 all time
Rank in Azerbaijan
#5
of 42
Research works
4.2k
▲ 147% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Baku State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #1,270 of 6,365 6.9%344 #2467
Physical SciencesDomain #2,979 of 12,888 6.3%709 #4859
Social SciencesDomain #2,449 of 10,521 6.5%615 #4568
EngineeringField #5,040 of 6,636 5.6%140 #8171
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #957 of 1,201 6.8%139 #1878
ChemistryField #1,097 of 1,330 6.1%87 #1982
Life SciencesDomain #6,764 of 7,800 5.2%94 #11403
MathematicsField #952 of 1,053 5.5%101 #1871
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,618 of 1,775 10.1%79 #2968
Materials ScienceField #2,307 of 2,468 7.2%106 #3391

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Baku State University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,467 #1,270
  2. Physical Sciences#4,859 #2,979
  3. Social Sciences#4,568 #2,449
  4. Engineering#8,171 #5,040
  5. Political Science and International Relations#1,878 #957
  6. Chemistry#1,982 #1,097
  7. Life Sciences#11,403 #6,764
  8. Mathematics#1,871 #952
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,968 #1,618
  10. Materials Science#3,391 #2,307
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Baku State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Numerical Analysis takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 21.7 works17×
  2. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 41.5 works9.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.46× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.72× its world share, 87 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.84× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.05× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.76× its world share, 100 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.02× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.50× its world share, 79 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 344 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Baku State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rovshan Khalilov, Kamran T. Mahmudov⧫ and Севиндж Рафик Гаджиева lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Baku State University.

  1. 1 Rovshan Khalilov Azerbaijan · #22,725 worldwide 1.4k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Kamran T. Mahmudov⧫ Azerbaijan · #736,571 worldwide 126 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Севиндж Рафик Гаджиева Azerbaijan · #753,807 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Atash V. Gurbanov Azerbaijan · #755,359 worldwide 88 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Ф. М. Чырагов Azerbaijan · #958,686 worldwide 25 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 А. М. Магеррамов Azerbaijan · #1,036,636 worldwide 42 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Abel M. Maharramov Azerbaijan · #1,106,666 worldwide 65 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Amirullah M. Mamedov Azerbaijan · #1,177,559 worldwide 45 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 D. M. Kuli-Zade Azerbaijan · #1,260,881 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Ahmad Bybordi Azerbaijan · #1,291,212 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Baku State University

Which keywords describe research at Baku State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Cultural Heritage, Innovation, Human Rights, Legal Regulation, Sustainable Development, Economic Development and Global Governance.

▲ 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 institution'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. Globalization88▲ 3.0×46 topics
  2. Innovation66▲ 4.2×35 topics
  3. Climate Change64▲ 1.61×60 topics
  4. Sustainable Development62▲ 2.6×50 topics
  5. Human Rights59▲ 3.8×34 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage57▲ 7.0×11 topics
  7. Education50▲ 1.95×39 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence48▲ 2.4×24 topics
  9. Economic Development47▲ 3.9×20 topics
  10. Legal Regulation42▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Digital Transformation39▲ 4.9×16 topics
  12. Global Governance33▲ 9.7×13 topics
  13. Migration33▲ 6.5×9 topics
  14. International Relations31▲ 8.7×15 topics
  15. Synthesis30▲ 5.5×28 topics
  16. Information Security30▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Nanocrystals29▲ 7.2×5 topics
  18. Sovereignty29▲ 21×6 topics
  19. Linguistics29▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Antibiotic Resistance28▲ 5.0×9 topics
  21. Geopolitics28▲ 12×10 topics
  22. Digital Sovereignty27▲ 43×2 topics
  23. National Security27▲ 33×4 topics
  24. Photovoltaics27▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Language26▲ 7.2×6 topics
  26. Boundary Value Problems26▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Communication Regimes26▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Transition Economy26▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Numerical Methods26▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Ethnography24▲ 9.1×3 topics
  31. Morphology23▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Nonlocal23▲ 83×1 topic
  33. Partial Differential Equations23▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Sufism23▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Black Sea22▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Language Contact22▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Etymology22▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Historical Phonology22▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Digital Economy22▲ 8.1×15 topics
  40. oral epics21▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Baku State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation, Differential Equations and Boundary Problems, Linguistics and Cultural Studies and Marine and environmental studies.

Security, Politics, and …26Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 26 fractional worksDifferential Equations a…23Differential Equations and Boundary Problems: 23 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 21 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 20 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 20 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 20 fractional worksDifferential Equations and Numerical Methods: 17 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconduct…17Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 17 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 17 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 15 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsApplied MathematicsLanguage and LinguisticsOceanography5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  2. 2 Differential Equations and Boundary Problems Applied Mathematics 23 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 21 works
  4. 4 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 20 works
  5. 5 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 20 works
  6. 6 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 20 works
  7. 7 Differential Equations and Numerical Methods Numerical Analysis 17 works
  8. 8 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  9. 9 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  10. 10 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 15 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Baku State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 147% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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