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| Uzbek Academy of Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Name | Academy of Sciences |
| Native name | Академия наук |
| Established | 1943 |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| City | Tashkent |
Uzbek Academy of Sciences is the principal national learned society and research organization based in Tashkent, founded during the Soviet period to coordinate scientific research across the Uzbek SSR and continuing as a leading research institution in the Republic of Uzbekistan. It has historically linked scientific activity with industrial projects, agricultural programs, and cultural preservation initiatives, engaging with international bodies and regional partners.
The Academy was founded in 1943 within the context of World War II and Soviet scientific mobilization, contemporaneous with institutions such as the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Kazakh Academy of Sciences, and Belarusian Academy of Sciences. Early development featured collaborations with institutes tied to the Soviet Union, the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, and projects associated with the Great Patriotic War mobilization. Post-1945 expansion paralleled initiatives like the Virgin Lands campaign and construction projects in Tashkent and Samarkand. During the late Soviet era the Academy engaged with commissions similar to those in the Kremlin and institutes linked to the Mendeleev Institute, the Pushkin State Museum, and the Lenin Prize system. After independence in 1991, the Academy navigated reforms analogous to transitions in the Baltic states and coordination seen with the European Research Area and UNESCO. Contemporary history includes interactions with the Gulistan Declaration-era regional accords, bilateral agreements with the Russian Federation, People's Republic of China, Islamic Republic of Iran, and multilateral frameworks such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
The Academy is organized into scientific branches comparable to sections in the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, with presidiums, departments, and regional chairs mirroring structures in the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the German Research Foundation. Leadership roles have been filled by figures whose careers intersect with institutions like the Central Asian Scientific Research Institutes and ministries comparable to the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of Uzbekistan. Administrative units coordinate with entities such as the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Science and Technology, implementation agencies akin to the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, and national patent offices similar to the Eurasian Patent Office. The Academy maintains regional branches in cities like Samarkand, Bukhara, Fergana, Namangan, and Khorezm, modeled after networks seen in the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and the Azerbaijan Science Academy.
The Academy encompasses institutes and centers in fields with institutional parallels to the Institute of Botany, Institute of Zoology, Institute of Geology, Institute of Physics, Institute of Chemistry, and Institute of History found across national academies. Specific institutes engage in work akin to that at the Institute of Oriental Studies, the Institute of Linguistics, the Institute of Archaeology, the Institute of Mathematics, and the Institute of Economics in other states. Collaborative centers have ties mirroring partnerships with the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Field stations and observatories operate in regions reminiscent of the Kyzylkum Desert and the Saryarka, collaborating with networks like the Global Seismographic Network and the Global Atmosphere Watch.
Research spans agricultural science related to cotton projects similar to the Virgin Lands campaign era agriculture, irrigation studies tied to the Amu Darya and Syr Darya river systems, water-resource management comparable to commissions on the Aral Sea crisis, and environmental remediation efforts paralleling initiatives led in the Caspian and Aral Sea regions. The Academy has advanced work in materials science comparable to investigations at the Kurchatov Institute, nuclear-research collaborations echoing links with the Obninsk complexes, and applied physics projects akin to those at the Institute for High Energy Physics. Contributions in humanities include philological studies in the tradition of the Oriental Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, archaeological excavations linking to sites like Merv, Afrasiab, and Bactria, and preservation efforts for heritage comparable to activities by the Hermitage Museum and British Museum collaborations. Social-science research addresses demographic shifts comparable to analyses of the Silk Road corridor and studies related to urban planning in cities such as Tashkent and Samarkand.
The Academy publishes journals, monographs, and proceedings analogous to periodicals from the Proceedings of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Central Asian Survey, and specialized journals resembling those of the International Journal of Middle East Studies. Publication series cover subjects mirrored in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Journal of Hydrology, and regional periodicals similar to the Central Asian Journal of Water Research. The Academy's libraries and archives are repositories comparable to collections at the Academy of Sciences Archive and coordinate digitization projects like initiatives by the World Digital Library and the Europeana consortium. Citation and impact efforts engage with indexing services similar to Scopus and Web of Science collaborations at national academies.
The Academy trains researchers through doctoral programs and postdoctoral fellowships linked to universities such as National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent State Technical University, Samarkand State University, and aligns with higher-education reforms similar to those in the Bologna Process. It hosts conferences and summer schools paralleling events organized by the International Congress of Orientalists, the World Congress on Water Resources, and collaborates with centers like the Max Planck Society, the CNRS, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Exchange programs mirror partnerships with institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and regional networks like the Central Asian University Association.
The Academy confers medals and honors comparable to the State Prize of the Russian Federation, the Lenin Prize, and national orders similar to the Order of Friendship. Its membership includes prominent scientists, scholars, and cultural figures who have held positions analogous to academicians in the Russian Academy of Sciences, recipients of awards similar to the Fields Medal, Nobel Prize nominees, and laureates of regional distinctions comparable to the Shohrat Order. Notable members have collaborated with international personalities and institutions such as Sergei Korolev-era engineers, Ivan Pavlov-style physiologists, and historians engaged with archives like the British Library and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Category:Scientific organizations based in Uzbekistan