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National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan

In research, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,083 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,097 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,061 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,105
of 28,054 · #15,481 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#31
of 84
Research works
988
▲ 302% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,083 of 12,888 14.7%98 #9046
Social SciencesDomain #7,097 of 10,521 15.5%147 #10314
Social SciencesField #5,061 of 6,365 13.8%89 #6303

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan 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. Physical Sciences#9,046 #8,083
  2. Social Sciences#10,314 #7,097
  3. Social Sciences#6,303 #5,061
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 National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 27.3 works6.5×
← 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: 0.95× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.23× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.38× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 89 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan?

Ranked on the composite score, V.M. Kel'man, Esen A. Bekturov and B. A. Zhubanov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

  1. 1 V.M. Kel'man Kazakhstan · #1,230,143 worldwide 8 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Esen A. Bekturov Kazakhstan · #1,254,759 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 B. A. Zhubanov Kazakhstan · #1,370,916 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 A. A. Presnyakov Kazakhstan · #1,631,454 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Which keywords describe research at National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Globalization, Innovation, Political Economy, Economic Growth, Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development32▲ 7.0×38 topics
  2. Globalization29▲ 5.2×37 topics
  3. Innovation23▲ 7.7×27 topics
  4. Climate Change22▲ 2.9×35 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 4.3×20 topics
  6. Economic Growth16▲ 6.7×18 topics
  7. Education16▲ 3.3×23 topics
  8. Political Economy15▲ 21×8 topics
  9. Renewable Energy14▲ 3.4×16 topics
  10. Economic Development13▲ 5.7×14 topics
  11. Digital Economy12▲ 24×12 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency12▲ 4.5×11 topics
  13. Regional Development12▲ 12×10 topics
  14. Digital Transformation12▲ 7.8×15 topics
  15. Human Rights10▲ 3.6×17 topics
  16. Legal Regulation9▲ 15×8 topics
  17. International Relations9▲ 13×8 topics
  18. Governance9▲ 9.4×8 topics
  19. Food Security8▲ 5.5×7 topics
  20. Innovation Development8▲ 39×3 topics
  21. Regulation8▲ 5.5×8 topics
  22. Environmental Management8▲ 7.4×7 topics
  23. Geopolitics8▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Democracy8▲ 8.2×4 topics
  25. Public Sector8▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Corruption8▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Technology8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  28. Financial Security7▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Central Asia7▲ 35×3 topics
  30. Institutions7▲ 30×2 topics
  31. E-Government7▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy6▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Digitalization6▲ 11×8 topics
  34. Bribery6▲ 104×1 topic
  35. Cross-National Study6▲ 104×1 topic
  36. Digital Technologies6▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Blockchain Technology6▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Global Economy6▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Economic Security6▲ 9.2×7 topics
  40. Green Investments5▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corruption and Economic Development, Business and Economic Development, Central Asia Education and Culture and Legal and Policy Issues.

Corruption and Economic …6Corruption and Economic Development: 6 fractional worksBusiness and Economic De…5Business and Economic Development: 5 fractional worksCentral Asia Education a…5Central Asia Education and Culture: 5 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues5Legal and Policy Issues: 5 fractional worksRussia and Soviet political economy: 4 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 4 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…4Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Development and Policies: 3 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 3 fractional worksEducational Methods and …3Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPolitical Science and International RelationsLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  3. 3 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Legal and Policy Issues Law 5 works
  5. 5 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 4 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Development and Policies Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  9. 9 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 3 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 3 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 302% 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.

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