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Nazarbayev University

In research, Nazarbayev University stands highest in Social Sciences (#173 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#318 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#976 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials — Ocean Engineering is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#825
of 28,054 · #2,344 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#1
of 84
Research works
6.9k
▲ 200% vs 2013–17
Citations
84k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Nazarbayev 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 #173 of 6,365 41.8%417 #661
Social SciencesDomain #318 of 10,521 38.5%714 #1000
Health SciencesDomain #976 of 11,982 27.7%377 #3002
MedicineField #997 of 10,443 26.9%316 #3033
EngineeringField #683 of 6,636 19.6%934 #1682
Physical SciencesDomain #1,364 of 12,888 19.4%1,751 #2880
Life SciencesDomain #1,009 of 7,800 24.6%225 #2810
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #164 of 1,201 41.0%99 #442
EducationSubfield #370 of 1,892 44.5%92 #685
Arts and HumanitiesField #403 of 1,998 35.4%92 #1000

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nazarbayev 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#661 #173
  2. Social Sciences#1,000 #318
  3. Health Sciences#3,002 #976
  4. Medicine#3,033 #997
  5. Engineering#1,682 #683
  6. Physical Sciences#2,880 #1,364
  7. Life Sciences#2,810 #1,009
  8. Political Science and International Relations#442 #164
  9. Education#685 #370
  10. Arts and Humanities#1,000 #403
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 Nazarbayev University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 66.0 works4.1×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 61.7 works2.8×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.55× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 261 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.03× its world share, 934 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 122 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 150 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 58 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.21× its world share, 82 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 316 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 92 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 62 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 78 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 417 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nazarbayev University?

Ranked on the composite score, Abduzhappar Gaipov, Dimitri Poddighe and Srinivasa Rao Bolla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nazarbayev University.

  1. 1 Abduzhappar Gaipov Kazakhstan · #32,590 worldwide 385 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Dimitri Poddighe Kazakhstan · #110,731 worldwide 673 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Srinivasa Rao Bolla Kazakhstan · #135,579 worldwide 379 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Sanzhar Korganbayev Kazakhstan · #222,315 worldwide 90 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Mehdi Bagheri Kazakhstan · #224,082 worldwide 308 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Shazim Ali Memon Kazakhstan · #265,430 worldwide 266 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Saffet Yağız Kazakhstan · #278,033 worldwide 177 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Daniele Tosi Kazakhstan · #321,994 worldwide 175 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Hans Vossensteyn Kazakhstan · #337,562 worldwide 19 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Refik Çağlar Kızılırmak Kazakhstan · #347,442 worldwide 87 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Nazarbayev University

Which keywords describe research at Nazarbayev University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Energy Efficiency, Higher Education, CO2 Sequestration, Language Policy, Bilingual Education, Deep Learning and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ 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. Deep Learning116◆ 1.10×71 topics
  2. Globalization109▲ 1.81×67 topics
  3. Machine Learning94◆ 0.94×70 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency77▲ 2.7×31 topics
  5. Nanomaterials64▲ 1.96×20 topics
  6. Higher Education62▲ 3.7×16 topics
  7. Neural Networks60▲ 1.28×36 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications58▲ 1.58×32 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing46▲ 4.9×7 topics
  10. Energy Storage46▲ 2.3×11 topics
  11. Lithium-ion Batteries46▲ 3.5×4 topics
  12. Graphene45▲ 2.1×10 topics
  13. Cathode Materials43▲ 3.6×3 topics
  14. CO2 Sequestration43▲ 7.3×4 topics
  15. Language Policy40▲ 9.2×4 topics
  16. Bilingual Education40▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Porous Media37▲ 9.2×6 topics
  18. Semiconductors37▲ 3.9×5 topics
  19. Multilingualism36▲ 7.1×4 topics
  20. 3D Printing35▲ 4.9×5 topics
  21. Pore Structure34▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Surfactants34▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Polymer Composites31▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. Wireless Power Transfer31▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Student Perceptions31▲ 5.4×6 topics
  26. Hydraulic Fracturing30▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Nanofluids29▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Pore-scale Modeling28▲ 26×1 topic
  29. X-ray Computed Tomography28▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Central Asia28▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Fracture Propagation28▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Shale Gas Reservoirs28▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Academic Achievement27▲ 5.2×9 topics
  34. Nanopores25▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. Shale Gas25▲ 6.4×2 topics
  36. CLIL24▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Content and Language Integrated Learning24▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Gas Permeability24▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Mudstones22▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Thermal Maturity22▲ 9.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Nazarbayev University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Enhanced Oil Recovery Te…28Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 28 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…28Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 28 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 24 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…23Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 23 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …22Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 22 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 22 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 21 fractional worksGlobal Educational Refor…17Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 16 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 15 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringLiterature and Literary TheoryAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 28 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 28 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 24 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 23 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 22 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  7. 7 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  8. 8 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 17 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.4%domestic only60.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nazarbayev University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 200% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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