Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

At the next meeting of the Presidium of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), a report was heard on the scientific and scientific-organizational activities of the Division of Physical-Mathematical and Technical Sciences (DPMTS) for 2025.

The report was presented by ANAS Vice-President, Chair of the Scientific Council of the DPMTS, and Director General of the Institute of Information Technology, Academician Rasim Aliguliyev. Recalling that President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, in his speech at the 80th anniversary event of ANAS, set important strategic tasks before the Academy, he noted that discussions at the Presidium meeting would focus on the instructions arising from that speech as well as on the scientific priorities identified for the Division for 2026.

Speaking about the reforms implemented in Azerbaijani science in the context of modern realities, Academician Rasim Aliguliyev stated that this process encompasses the more efficient organization of scientific activity across the country, optimization, the expansion of incentive mechanisms, and the transfer of advanced international experience to Azerbaijan.

According to him, during the reporting year, research conducted within the scientific areas of the DPMTS addressed issues stemming from the country’s national interests on the one hand and those corresponding to the requirements and challenges of the modern world on the other. The research plans of the institutions covered by the Division included both fundamental and applied studies, and a number of significant scientific results were obtained.

Academician Rasim Aliguliyev reported that in 2025, across the scientific institutions under the DPMTS nationwide, 259 research works were carried out on 101 topics related to 33 problems across seven scientific areas, covering 89 stages, while 34 topics, 173 works, and 89 stages were completed. Of the results of these studies, 104 were discussed by the Division and assessed as significant outcomes.

The Vice-President noted that special attention was paid in the scientific-organizational activities of the DPMTS to the implementation of decrees and orders of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, decisions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as state programs, the decisions of the ANAS General Assembly of February 20, 2025, decisions of the ANAS Presidium, orders of the ANAS President, and the tasks and assignments facing the DPMTS. A number of important measures were implemented in this direction.

Highlighting key decisions adopted and work carried out over the past year, he emphasized that in 2025, decisions were made to submit motions to the ANAS Presidium regarding the celebration of the 95th anniversary of Academician Faramaz Maqsudov, the 110th anniversary of Academician Ismayil Ibrahimov, the 90th anniversaries of Academicians Firudin Hashimzadeh and Telman Aliyev, the 75th anniversary of Academician Yusif Mammadov, the 75th anniversaries of Corresponding Members of ANAS Kamil Ayda-Zadeh and Aydin Kazimzadeh, the 70th anniversary of Corresponding Member of ANAS Namig Jalilov, and the 85th anniversaries of Corresponding Members of ANAS Rauf Huseynov and Rufat Mir-Gasimov. Within the framework of preparations for the 80th anniversary of ANAS during the reporting year, recommendations related to the scientific areas of the DPMTS, particularly digital transformations and the application of artificial intelligence, were prepared and submitted to the ANAS Presidium, and the book “Academician Mahmud Karimov in Scientific Memory and Recollections” from the ANAS-80 book series was prepared and published. In addition, during the reporting year, the Scientific Council of the DPMTS heard reports on the implementation in 2025 of projects in physics, mathematics, and technical sciences that won grants from the SOCAR Science Foundation, and analyzed the results of the research conducted. Based on requests from state bodies, scientific expert services were provided, and expert opinions were issued on draft official documents related to the ICT field, including various strategies, programs, agreements, contracts, and similar materials.

Academician Rasim Aliguliyev added that during the reporting year, work continued on the formation and development of e-science as a segment of E-Azerbaijan; research was conducted on the development of intelligent technologies to ensure the cyber resilience of critical infrastructures on the Industry 4.0 platform; issues related to the application of artificial intelligence on the Science 4.0 platform were studied; and recommendations were made for the implementation of promising proposals. At the same time, special attention was paid to addressing the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and to the study and wide application of the scientific and theoretical problems of artificial intelligence, Big Data technologies, and cyber-physical systems.

He stated that the publication of periodic scientific journals in the Division’s scientific areas remained a focus, noting that significant achievements had been made in indexing these journals in reputable international scientific databases and that activities in this direction were ongoing. At the same time, in 2025, a total of 551 articles published in scientific journals of institutions under the DPMTS were assigned DOIs.

The Vice-President emphasized that the scientific institutions covered by the Division actively participated in the implementation of State Programs, strategies, road maps, action plans, and other documents approved by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He also noted that during the reporting year, institutions under the DPMTS continued research in a number of areas related to the liberated territories, achieving significant results.

Addressing the integration of science and education, Academician Rasim Aliguliyev pointed out that more than 200 scientists from DPMTS institutions delivered lectures in specialized subjects at various higher education institutions and supervised master’s theses. He noted that scientists working at the Division’s institutes also chaired State Examination Commissions at a number of universities. Several staff members participated closely in the preparation of tests, entrance examinations, and various events as experts of the State Examination Center. In addition, textbooks and teaching aids intended for master’s students, doctoral candidates, dissertation researchers, scientific staff, and engineers were published by scientists and specialists working in the Division’s scientific areas.

Touching upon strengthening ties between science and industry, patent activity, and the application of research results, Academician Rasim Aliguliyev stated that in 2025, measures in line with the plan for applying the results of 23 research works were implemented. Institutions under the Division submitted 19 patent applications and obtained 12 patents, including seven domestically and four abroad.

He presented ratings of results achieved by scientific institutions based on scientometric indicators to assess their activity and productivity, drawing attention to the number of articles published by the scientific personnel potential of DPMTS institutions in the Scopus and Web of Science databases in 2025, as well as average productivity indicators.

The Vice-President emphasized that the significant scientific achievements of the Division’s scientists and specialists were highly appreciated internationally, noting that the names of six scientists from DPMTS institutions were included in the prestigious ranking list of Stanford University in the United States. He stated that this ranking is compiled based on two key indicators: the number of articles and citations, with the initial selection including scientists who have at least five articles indexed in Elsevier’s Scopus database.

The academician also highlighted the significant results of research conducted in 2025 in the scientific areas of the DPMTS at the country’s science and higher education institutions. He provided information on statistical indicators of the Division’s staff activity in the GOOGLE SCHOLAR scientometric database, personnel potential, published major scientific results, grant projects, and efforts aimed at popularizing science.

At the end of his speech, Academician Rasim Aliguliyev put forward a number of proposals to further improve the efficiency of the DPMTS’s activities.

Following the discussions, by decision of the ANAS Presidium, the report on the scientific and scientific-organizational activities of the Division of Physical-Mathematical and Technical Sciences for 2025 was approved, and it was decided to include the significant results achieved in the ANAS annual report.

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

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