Research Funders in Kazakhstan and the Journals That Publish Their Research

In short5 research funders from Kazakhstan are named in the recent research articles of 133 journals we checked. The biggest is Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (45 journals). Below: the funders, then the journals that publish their funded research most often.

Research funders in Kazakhstan

Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan45 journalsMinistry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan41 journalsMinistry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan30 journalsNazarbayev University20 journalsCommittee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan19 journals

Journals that publish research funded in Kazakhstan most often

#JournalFunder mentionsFunders from KazakhstanIndexingImpact factor*Median review time
1Optical Materials X19 in 94 articles1Scopus2.75n/a
2Galaxies13 in 200 articles2ESCI2.79n/a
3Iberoamerican Journal of Science Measurement and Communication11 in 89 articles1Scopus1.96n/a
4Metals10 in 200 articles2SCIE3.91n/a
5Carbon Trends10 in 200 articles1ESCI6.81n/a
6Coatings8 in 200 articles2SCIE4.22n/a
7Big Data and Cognitive Computing8 in 200 articles2ESCI5.93n/a
8Minerals7 in 200 articles2SCIE3.11n/a
9Geosciences7 in 200 articles1ESCI2.70n/a
10Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction7 in 200 articles2ESCI5.47n/a
11Nursing Forum7 in 200 articles1ESCI1.25222 days
12Future Science OA6 in 200 articles1ESCI3.22102 days
13Central Asian Affairs6 in 62 articles3Scopus0.50n/a
14Publications6 in 152 articles2ESCI4.78n/a
15Journal of Composites Science6 in 200 articles2ESCI5.59n/a
16Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks6 in 200 articles2ESCI8.39n/a
17EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (EJSS)6 in 80 articles1Scopus1.28n/a
18Information6 in 200 articles2ESCI6.72n/a
19ChemEngineering5 in 200 articles2ESCI4.46n/a
20Computers5 in 200 articles2ESCI5.70n/a
21Brazilian Journal of Biology5 in 200 articles1Scopus0.92n/a
22Central Asian Survey5 in 163 articles1SSCI1.20238 days
23Ceramics4 in 200 articles1ESCI4.05n/a
24Eng—Advances in Engineering4 in 200 articles1ESCI3.23n/a
25International Journal of Plant Biology4 in 200 articles1Scopus3.31n/a
26Physics4 in 156 articles1ESCI2.04n/a
27Golden Horde Review4 in 122 articles2ESCI0.29n/a
28Data4 in 200 articles2ESCI2.47n/a
29Infrastructures4 in 200 articles2ESCI4.01n/a
30International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health4 in 200 articles2Scopus3.80n/a
31Chemical Engineering Journal Advances4 in 200 articles1ESCI4.48n/a
32Nanomaterials4 in 200 articles1SCIE6.90n/a
33Chemical Bulletin of Kazakh National University4 in 33 articles1ESCI0.54n/a
34Crystals3 in 200 articles1SCIE3.78n/a
35International Journal of Modern Physics A3 in 200 articles1SCIE1.40n/a
36Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing3 in 200 articles1ESCI3.98n/a
37Logistics3 in 200 articles1ESCI5.47n/a
38Mining3 in 197 articles1Scopus3.15n/a
39Processes3 in 200 articles1SCIE3.97n/a
40Safety3 in 200 articles1ESCI3.04n/a

"Funder mentions" adds up how often the funders from Kazakhstan are named in the journal's recent research articles (up to 200 from the last 24 months); one article that names two of them counts twice. *Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab, not the official Clarivate value. Review time: median days from submission to acceptance.

Research funders of other countries

United StatesChinaGermanySouth KoreaSpainAustraliaUnited KingdomIndiaBrazilCanadaItalySwedenEuropean UnionIndonesiaSaudi ArabiaJapanDenmarkSouth AfricaAustriaFinlandIranNew ZealandSwitzerlandCzech RepublicMalaysiaThailandHong KongIrelandHungaryInternationalIsraelNetherlandsNorwayTaiwanVietnamBelgiumMexicoRussiaSerbiaArgentinaChileEgyptFrancePolandQatarSingaporeSlovakiaColombiaEstoniaGreecePortugalTurkeyUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesBangladeshBulgariaCroatiaGeorgiaLithuaniaMacauMoroccoNigeriaOmanPakistanRomaniaSlovenia

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Frequently asked questions

Which research funders in Kazakhstan fund the most published research?

By the number of journals that name them in recent research articles: Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev University, Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In all, 5 funders from Kazakhstan are named in at least 10 journals.

Which journals publish the most research funded in Kazakhstan?

Counting the funder mentions of all 5 funders together: Optical Materials X, Galaxies, Iberoamerican Journal of Science Measurement and Communication, Metals, Carbon Trends.

Should I choose a journal because it publishes research funded in Kazakhstan?

It shows that editors and reviewers of the journal know this research community, but the fit with your topic, the indexing and the review time matter more. The free Journal Finder matches your abstract to the journals that published the closest papers.

How is this counted?

For each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name; the country is that of the funding body.

For each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name; funders named in at least 10 journals are grouped by the country of the funding body. Updated: 29 October 2026.