Scientists of the Eurasian National University Ratbay Myrzakulov, Irina Irgibaeva, Dinara Birimzhanova became the owners of the independent award "The Leader of Science - Web of Science Awards" as highly cited Kazakhstani authors according to the international information and analytical platform Web of Science.

A significant event was held at the L.N. Gumilyov ENU in September 20, 2018 by the international company Clarivate Analytics.

During the solemn event, the Acting Chairman of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerkin Sadykov, Managing Director of Clarivate Analytics for Emerging Markets Viji Krishnan, Managing Director of Clarivate Analytics for Russia and CIS Oleg Utkin, Vice-Rector for Research work Gulnara Merzadova and others gave their welcome addresses.

Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, scientific, educational and economic circles of Kazakhstan, as well as authoritative foreign experts took part in the ceremony.

On this day, 7 researchers and 8 organizations were identified as leaders on the basis of the analysis of publication activity and citation of scientific papers in the database of the Web of Science Core Collection.

Irina Irgibayeva and Dinara Birimzhanova were recognized by Kazakhstani authors as the most highly cited publication in the subject field "Chemistry".

Irina Irgibaeva, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor. She is working on a study in the field of fluorescent organic materials. Irina Smailovna's scientific works were published in international journals JACS, The International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Journal of Fluorescence. Among the scientific achievements of the scientist is the title of "Honored Worker of Science", as well as "Best Teacher of Kazakhstan".

Dinara Birimzhanova, PhD in chemical sciences, specializes in the field of organic synthesis, as well as fluorescent compounds. Published in international journals JACS, The International Journal of Quantum Chemistry.