Azerbaijan National H-index Ranking update: Q4 2025

The updated Azerbaijan National H-index Ranking has been published based on the results of the fourth quarter of 2025. How have the positions of the leading institutions changed? Who tops this ranking? Read more in our article.

Briefly about the Azerbaijan National H-index Ranking

This is an independent international ranking system created for the transparent and objective assessment of the contribution of Azerbaijani researchers to world science. The ranking is based on data from three major scientometrics platforms: Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. It allows you to see the positions of individual authors, scientific institutions and universities in Azerbaijan in real time.

The main objectives of the ranking are:

• to provide an independent assessment of the scientific achievements of Azerbaijani researchers and organisations
• to enable comparison of results with colleagues within Azerbaijan and with leading global centres
• to stimulate the growth of Azerbaijani science's competitiveness in the global arena
• to help government agencies and foundations allocate grant funding more effectively
• to serve as a benchmark for the strategic development of science and higher education in the country

Results for the second quarter of 2025

The ranking includes all leading universities, research institutes and academic centres in Azerbaijan. The Hirsch index is used as a comprehensive indicator to identify the institutions with the greatest scientific influence and the strongest higher education institutions in the country.

Azerbaijan's National Hirsch Index

Leading institutions in terms of scientific potential

		Organisation	National H-index	H-index (Scopus)	H-index (WoS)	H-index  (Google Scholar)
1		Institute of Physics of ANAS	118	137	129	173
2		Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences	106	150	143	50
3		Baku State University	78	82	74	157
4		Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)	52	61	58	71
5		Khazar University	48	58	53	67
6		Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University	41	51	41	64
7		Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics	35	43	41	41
8		Institute of Radiation Problems	33	41	38	42
9		Azerbaijan medical university	33	39	35	52
10		Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry named after Academician M.Nagiyev	31	36	29	56

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Changes in the ranking

Why is the Hirsch index important?

This indicator remains one of the most objective and universal tools for assessing scientific weight. It takes into account both the number of publications and how often they are cited by colleagues around the world. A high H-index directly affects:

• success in obtaining national and international grants;
• the academic reputation of a scientist and their institution;
• invitations to major international consortia and projects;
• a university's position in global rankings

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