Abduraxmonov Nodirjon Yulchiyevich

Duties and areas of work

The main functions of the Deputy Director for Research and Innovation are:

• manages the institute’s scientific and technical activities, organizes fundamental and applied research and innovative projects, and monitors their implementation, the fulfilment of thematic plans, the high scientific level and quality of the work and the introduction of results into practice;

• takes part in defining and justifying the topics, goals and objectives of research and projects, and determines their importance, relevance and the ways and methods of solving them;

• ensures the development of scientific solutions and recommendations in soil science, agricultural soil science and agrochemistry aimed at science-based agriculture;

• monitors the methodologically sound organization of laboratory and field experiments in line with research plans, data analysis and the preparation of scientific reports;

• oversees the preparation of final scientific and technical reports on projects, the timely submission of scientific and technical information and reports to higher organizations, and the preparation and editing of collections of research results for publication;

• monitors the publication of research results in high-impact journals and the patenting of new developments or registration of software;

• analyses the performance of researchers and builds research capacity, organizes the admission of basic doctoral students, doctoral students and independent researchers and their research on current problems in the field;

• takes part in promoting the achievements of the departments and the sector and in organizing scientific conferences, meetings and seminars, and gives reviews and opinions on developments within the research areas he leads;

• expands international scientific cooperation and takes part in preparing international grant applications.

• regularly reviews the documents that the institute’s researchers submit to project or internship competitions through the platforms of the Agency for Innovative Development, ensures that shortcomings are corrected and approves participation in competitions;

• ensures that project leaders enter the results obtained under research projects into the electronic project monitoring system;

• oversees research on the wide use of GIS and artificial intelligence technologies in the sector and on developing mobile applications that solve existing problems on site, quickly and accurately.

Biography

Deputy Director for Research and Innovation of the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemical Research – Nodirjon Yulchiyevich Abduraxmonov

N.Yu. Abduraxmonov was born in 1976 in the Namangan region. In 1998 he graduated with honours from the Faculty of Biology and Soil Science of Tashkent State University (now the National University of Uzbekistan), specializing in soil science and agrochemistry. Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor.

In 2000–2002 he was a postgraduate student at the State Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, and in 2003–2015 he worked as junior, senior and leading researcher in the institute’s “Soil Fertility Management and Assessment” department. He has 33 years of work experience in total, 28 years in research and teaching (26 of them in research) and 12 years in his current position.

N.Yu. Abduraxmonov has led 4 applied and 1 fundamental project at the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemical Research and has worked as a principal investigator on several fundamental, applied and innovative projects; he currently leads 1 applied project.

Nodirjon Yulchiyevich Abduraxmonov provides advice, recommendations and guidance to the institute’s doctoral students, basic doctoral students and independent researchers. Under his supervision and scientific advice 2 master’s graduates, 7 Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) and 1 Doctor of Science (DSc) have been trained, and he currently supervises the doctoral dissertations of 5 researchers.

In 2017–2019 he served as secretary and member of the scientific council awarding Doctor of Science (DSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees at the Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry; since 2020 he has been deputy chair of the council and chair of the Scientific Seminar under it, and since 2019 a member of scientific council No. DSc.03/2025.27.12.V.10.07 at Fergana State University.

N.Yu. Abduraxmonov has been awarded the commemorative badges “25 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE OF UZBEKISTAN”, established by Presidential Decree of 1 July 2016, and “35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN”, established by Decree of 25 June 2026.