Azerbaijan National Academy of Science

Study of the basic stages and milestones of the Earth crust evolution, reconstruction and modeling of processes of the geodynamic evolution and formation of its modern structure;

Study of the tectonic phenomena and the geodynamic processes of the newest stage of the lithospehere evolution;

Study of the tectonic regularities of manifestation of the seismic and exogenous processes, definition and analysis of the correlative interrelations between the modern tectonic-geodynamic, seismic and exogenous processes, forecast of the natural disasters risk;

Study of interrelations between the forming and distribution of various mineral resources and the specific features of the geologic-tectonic structure of the Earth crust;

Performance and expansion of international contacts and the information exchange in tectonics and regional geology of the Caucasus, including the research organizations of the adjacent states.

Publication of the resulting materials: “Neotectonics and some aspects of late-orogenic geodynamics of Azerbaijan” – Baku, 2014 y. (in Russian);

“Tectonic types of Azerbaijan’s seismic focuses” – Baku, 2004 y. (in Russian); “Geodynamics of Neotectonic Stage of the Caucasus Segment of Alpine-Himalayan Folded Belt” – Baku, 2010 y. (in Russian);

2 – development of new models of the geological-tectonic structure and Alpine geodynamic evolution for the Azerbaijan part of Greater Caucasus – 2003-2010 y.;

3 – 1:2500000 scale International tectonic map of the Caspian Sea and its’ coastal areas, and Explanatory Notes  (together with specialists from Caspian states) – Moscow, 2003 y. (in Russian);

4 – multi-author book “Azerbaijan Geology”, vol. IV, Tectonics – Baku, 2005y. (in Russian);

5 – 1:2500000 scale International tectonic map of the Caspian Sea and its’ coastal areas, and Explanatory Notes  (together with specialists from Caspian states) – Moscow, 2006 y. (in English);

6 – new 1:500000 scale Geological map of Azerbaijan Republic – Baku, 2008 y.;

7 – new 1:500000 scale Tectonic map of Azerbaijan Republic and adjoining territories on the geodynamic basis – Baku, 2011y.;

8 – 1:2750000 scale Geological map of Azerbaijan Republic included into the “Atlas of Azerbaijan Republic” – Baku, 2011 y.;

9 – 1:750000 scale Tectonic-geodynamic zoning  map of Azerbaijan Republic  territory – Baku, 2012 y.;

10 – 1:750000 scale Neotectonic map of Azerbaijan Republic – Baku, 2012 y.;

11 – 1:100000 scale  Geological map of Absheron peninsula and the adjacent water area jf the Caspian sea – Baku, 2012 y.;

12 – book “Geological Heritage of Azerbaijan Republic” – Baku, 2012, 2013, 2015 y. (in Azerbaijani, Russian and English);

13 – modern 1:500000 scale GIS-model of the tectonic structure of Caucasus (together with Swiss and Caucasus specialists) – 2013 y.;

14 – 1:750000 scale Geological map of Azerbaijan Republic – Baku, 2013 y.;

15 - 1:1000000 scale Map of mud volcanoes of Azerbaijan Republic – Baku, 2013 y.;

16 – 1:750000 scale Muneragenic map of Azerbaijan Republic – Baku, 2014 y.;

17 – 1:1500000 scale geological maps included into the new “National Atlas of Azerbaijan Republic”: geological map, neotectonic map, tectonic regioning map, map of the geological structure of Absheron peninsula, map of the geological structure of Nakhchyvan AR, Map of mud volcanos – Baku, 2014 y.;

18 – multi-author book “Azerbaijan Geology”, vol. I, “Tectonics” part – Baku, 2015y. (in Azerbaijani);

19 – book “Stratigraphy of Nakhchyvan Autonomic Republic” – Baku, 2015y. (in Azerbaijani);

20 – book “Natural  resources of Western Azerbaijan (Ganjabasar and Garabagh)” – Baku, 2016 y. (in English);

21 – development of  improved  geological-tectonic structure of the Nakhchyvan AR territory – 2013-2016 y.;

22 – multi-author book “Geography of Nakhchyvan Autonomic Republic”, vol. I, “Geology structure”part – Baku, 2016 y. (in Azerbaijani); 23 – 1:5000000 scale Seismotectonic map of  the ECO member states region – Tehran, 2016 y.