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List of authors with a Kazakhstan affiliation having the highest number of citations of their publications (articles and reviews) in Web of Science for 2021–2025, normalized per author, by the research-field classifier (data as of June 2026).

Citations of each publication are distributed among its authors: the first corresponding author (if any) and the first author receive twice as many citations as the other authors. Publications whose Scopus self-citation rate exceeds 50% are not counted.

Each author is assigned to a single second-level field (and the corresponding first-level field) according to their main area of research. For each field a score is computed as Score = «Corr/First» + 0.25 × «Total», where «Total» is the author's total number of articles and reviews in that field (from 2021 onwards) and «Corr/First» is the number of those in which the author is the first corresponding author or the first author. The field with the highest Score is taken as the main one (ties are broken by the higher «Corr/First»).

Excluded from the lists are authors for whom more than 50% of their articles with a Kazakhstan affiliation were published with a foreign affiliation indicated for that author, as well as authors who have relocated abroad, whose publications over the last 3 years mostly carry a foreign affiliation, even if over the whole period the share of such articles does not exceed 50% (by Web of Science).

Data are collected automatically (Web of Science, Scopus, InCites, SciVal, CrossRef) and may contain inaccuracies.

Up to 100 most-cited authors are shown (only authors with at least one citation).

Rank	Author
1	Tapalova, Olga
2	Hajar, Anas
3	Zhiyenbayeva, Nadezhda
4	Karabassova, Laura
5	Almukhambetova, Ainur
6	Hernández-Torrano, Daniel
7	Courtney, Matthew
8	Jonbekova, Dilrabo
9	Balta, Nuri
10	Yessenbekova, Kymbat
11	Meirbekov, Akylbek
12	Makoelle, Tsediso
13	Zhunussova, Gulnissa
14	Cohenmiller, Anna
15	Hwami, Munyaradzi
16	Baikanova, Raushan
17	Abdigapbarova, Ulzharkyn
18	Sarmurzin, Yerbol
19	Askarova, Altynay
20	Goodman, Bridget
21	Nam, Alexandra
22	Japashov, Nursultan
23	Haidar, Sham
24	Izekenova, Zhanna
25	Kerimbayev, Nurassyl
26	Aypay, Ahmet
27	Zhussupova, Roza
28	Mukhtarkyzy, Kaussar
29	Malone, Kathy
30	Kavashev, Zulyar
31	Burmistrova, Valeriya
32	Kaša, Rita
33	Durrani, Naureen
34	Salgarayeva, G. I.
35	Kuchumova, Gulfiya
36	Togaibayeva, Aigulden
37	Cespedes, Alejandro
38	Abildinova, Gulmira
39	Ramazanova, Dinara
40	Ibrayeva, Laura
40	Kataeva, Zumrad
42	Kerimkulova, Sulushash
42	Parmenter, Lynne
44	Tajik, Mir
45	Sultanova, Gulbakhyt
46	Madiyarov, Nurlybay
47	Almetov, Negmatzhan
48	Kambatyrova, Assel
49	Zhorabekova, Ainur
50	Jandigulov, Abdygali
51	Mukhamejanova, Dinara
52	Seitenova, Salima
53	Kemelbayeva, Saule
53	Omarov, Bakhytzhan
53	Shakirova, Nurzhanat
56	Mukasheva, Manargul
57	Tulepova, Saule
58	Azamatova, Ariya
59	Abdykarimova, Saule
59	Akramova, Aliya
59	Nurym, Nurdaulet
62	Ait Si Mhamed, Ali
63	Soltiyeva, Aiganym
64	Moldashev, Kairat
65	Tleuzhanova, Gulnaz
66	Kudysheva, Ainash
67	Bedeker, Michelle
68	Amanova, Aray
69	Bekturova, Madina
70	Sarzhanova, Galiya
71	Serkova, Yevgeniya
72	Ongarbayev, Samat
73	Tokzhigitova, Ainur
74	Amirbekova, Elmira
75	Jantassova, Damira
76	Smagulova, Gulnur
77	Satayev, Malik
78	Jumakulov, Zakir
79	Amanzhol, Nazerke
79	Kassymova, Akmaral
79	Medeshova, Aigul
79	Toleubaeva, Kamshat
79	Zhunusova, Marina
84	Zhaxylikova, Kulyay
85	Mailybayeva, Gulmira
86	Qanay, Gulmira
86	San Isidro, Xabier
88	Kuanbayeva, Bayan
89	Zhumabayeva, Aziya
90	Azhenov, Askar
90	Mazbulova, Zhanar
90	Mukhamedzhanov, Emil
90	Tazhenova, Gulsara
94	Baideldinova, Gulmira
95	Nurzhanova, Sazhila
96	Omirzak, Islam
96	Sparks, Jason
98	Tas, Mehmet
98	Yessengulova, Meiramgul
100	Kazykhankyzy, Lazura