Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

At the next meeting of the Presidium of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), a report on the activities of the Division of Chemical Sciences for 2025 was heard. ANAS Vice-President, Chair of the Division’s Scientific Council, Academician Dilgam Taghiyev presented the report.

The academician noted that during the reporting year, research conducted at the scientific institutions covered by the Division of Chemical Sciences was carried out in line with the “Priority Areas of Scientific Research to Be Implemented in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2021–2025” approved by ANAS.

Academician Dilgam Taghiyev stated that last year the institutes were guided in their activities by “Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-Economic Development,” the “Socio-Economic Development Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2022–2026,” the “First State Program on the Great Return to the Liberated Territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” the Action Plan of the “Commission on Business Environment and International Ratings,” and the “Roadmap for Improving International Rating Indicators Related to Scientific Publications.”

The speaker emphasized in his presentation that during the reporting year, scientific research at the institutes of the Division of Chemical Sciences was carried out under 12 problems, 41 topics, and 110 projects. Touching upon the scientific productivity indicators of the institutes, he noted that scientists from the Y. Mammadaliyev Institute of Petrochemical Processes, the A. Guliyev Institute of Chemistry of Additives, the M. Naghiyev Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, and the Institute of Polymer Materials published a total of 505 articles, including 263 abroad, and that these articles received 7,300 citations.

The presentation highlighted that in 2025, a total of 47 publications, including books, monographs, and textbooks (2 published abroad), as well as 505 articles (263 published abroad), were issued at scientific research institutions. It was also noted that staff members published 184 articles indexed in the Scopus database and 104 articles in journals indexed in the Web of Science database.

The report stated that during the reporting year, the Division’s scientific research institutions obtained 49 patents, including 3 abroad.

In addition, the report provided information on the Division’s human resources potential and awards, as well as the celebration last year of the 90th anniversary of the Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, the 60th anniversary of the Institute of Chemistry of Additives, and the jubilees of prominent scientists: the 120th anniversary of Academician Y. Mammadaliyev, the 125th anniversary of Academician H. Shahtakhtinski, the 100th anniversary of Academician T. Shahtakhtinski, and the 95th anniversary of Academician M. Rustamov.

At the meeting, the Presidium discussed the report by Academician Dilgam Taghiyev on the scientific and scientific-organizational activities of the Division of Chemical Sciences for 2025. The Division’s annual activities were deemed satisfactory, and a corresponding decision was adopted. According to the decision, it was instructed to expand scientific research in result-oriented areas in line with the “Digital Development Concept” and the “Artificial Intelligence Strategy” defined at the state level. In particular, priority was given to strategic research aimed at the efficient use of mineral raw material resources in the liberated territories, the “Green Growth” priority, and strengthening defense capabilities. At the same time, specific tasks were set for scientific institutions in the fields of obtaining innovative polymer materials, cleaning industrial waste, and increasing the effectiveness of medicinal substances. Finally, the Division was tasked with intensifying activities to attract young people to science, enrich chemical science terminology, and popularize chemical science.

Translation by Gulhane Aghayeva, Department of Public Relations, Press, and Information, Presidium of ANAS.

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