KZ
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ranks between 16th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Radar
16–32tied, of 411.0 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32PT0.2%16–32NO0.2%16–32KZ0.2%16–32PL0.2%16–32RO0.1%
Ahmet Yesevi University0.2% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
26–31tied, of 642.1 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%26–31MY0.3%26–31NO0.3%26–31KZ0.3%26–31ES0.3%26–31AU0.2%
National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan0.1% of the top 10%
Small satellites
24–39tied, of 471.0 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%24–39QA0.8%24–39AR0.8%24–39KZ0.8%24–39SG0.7%24–39SE0.7%
Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications0.5% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
26–31tied, of 683.0 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%26–31PL0.3%26–31BD0.3%26–31KZ0.3%32–40PT0.3%32–40IQ0.3%
Outside the top 30
Nazarbayev University0.2% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 450.5 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35AM0.4%22–35MA0.3%22–35KZ0.2%22–35DK0.2%22–35SI0.1%
Outside the top 30
Shakarim University0.2% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
33–40tied, of 451.2 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%28–32SE0.2%33–40GR0.2%33–40KZ0.2%33–40TW0.2%33–40PT0.1%
Outside the top 30
Kazakh-British Technical University0.1% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
30–38tied, of 400.2 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%30–38NZ0.1%30–38VN0.1%30–38KZ0.1%30–38MY0.1%30–38MX0.1%
Outside the top 30
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University0.1% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
31–40tied, of 551.0 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%31–40CL0.2%31–40IE0.2%31–40KZ0.2%31–40GR0.2%31–40MY0.1%
Outside the top 30
Research and Production Center of Microbiology and Virology0.1% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
32–38tied, of 440.5 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%32–38SA0.2%32–38FI0.1%32–38KZ0.1%32–38NZ0.1%32–38BE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Nazarbayev University0.1% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
37–39tied, of 540.6 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%27–36MA0.1%27–36PT0.1%37–39EG0.1%37–39KZ0.1%37–39CH0.1%
Outside the top 30
Nazarbayev University0.0% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method