Axmedov Babomurot Jurayevich

Professor Bobomurat J. Ahmedov is an internationally renowned theoretical physicist and astrophysicist specializing in general relativity, gravitation, and relativistic astrophysics. He currently serves as Director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the National University of Uzbekistan, Head of the Theoretical Astrophysics Department at the Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute, and Editor-in-Chief of the Uzbek Journal of Physics.

A Member of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), and the Islamic Academy of Sciences (FIAS), Prof. Ahmedov has made pioneering contributions to the understanding of black holes, neutron stars, gravitational lensing, and gravitational waves. With over 250 publications in top international journals, more than 9,500 citations, and an h-index of 53, he is among the most influential researchers in his field.

Prof. Ahmedov is also widely recognized for his leadership in international collaborations, his role in advancing astrophysical research infrastructure in Central Asia, and his mentorship of the next generation of physicists and astrophysicists.

Doctor of Sciences (D.Sc.) in Physics and Mathematics

National University of Uzbekistan | 2001

Ph.D. in Physics

Institute of Nuclear Physics, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences | 1993

M.Sc. in Theoretical Physics

Samarkand State University | 1985

Director, Institute of Theoretical Physics

National University of Uzbekistan | 2016 – Present

Head, Theoretical Astrophysics Department

Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences | 2016 – Present

Full Professor (Part-Time), Department of Astronomy & Theoretical Physics

National University of Uzbekistan | 2001 – Present

Full Professor (Part-Time)

New Uzbekistan University | Present

Chair Professor

Harbin Institute of Technology | May 2025 – May 2028

Principal & Senior Researcher, Institute of Nuclear Physics

Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences | 1988 – 2016

Associate Professor (Part-Time)

Samarkand State University | 1993 – 2001

Full Professor (Part-Time)

Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers | 2020 – Present

Honorary Researcher of Uzbekistan – 2021

Researcher of the Year (Scopus, Uzbekistan) – 2018

State Order “Glory of Labor” – 2012

Science Leader Award (Web of Science) – 2017

TWAS Award for Young Scientists in Physics – 2001

Award of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences for Young Scientists – 1996

Honorary Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia University, India – 2016

Distinguished Referee, European Physical Journal – 2022

Publications: 250+ peer-reviewed papers

h-index: 46 (Scopus) / 53 (Google Scholar)

Citations: ~7,500 (Scopus/Web of Science) / ~9,500 (Google Scholar)

Key Journals: ApJ, A&A, MNRAS, Phys. Rev. D, EPJ C

Editor-in-Chief, Uzbek Journal of Physics (2020 – Present)

Editor, Arabian Journal of Mathematics (Springer, 2018 – Present)

Guest Editor, Galaxies (MDPI), Symmetry (MDPI)

Reviewer for over 20 international journals including Physical Review Letters, MNRAS, Classical and Quantum Gravity, Physica Scripta, and Universe

F-FA-2021-432: Satellite Data Analysis of Low-Mass X-ray Binary Systems – Uzbekistan Ministry of Innovation (2021–2026)

ALM-202310062528: Applied Aspects of Modern Advanced Physics – Uzbekistan Ministry of Innovation (2023–2025)

MRB-AN-2019-29: Modeling of Compact Astrophysical Objects – Uzbekistan-Belarus Joint Project (2019–2021)

VA-FA-F-2-008: Astrophysical Processes in Relativistic Objects – Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences (2017–2020)

Photons Motion and Optical Properties of Black Holes – Tashkent, 2019

Plasma Magnetosphere of Magnetized Neutron Stars – Scientific Review, 2014

Lectures on Gravitation Theory and Relativistic Astrophysics – Tashkent, 2010

Lecture Notes on Relativistic Astrophysics – National University of Uzbekistan, 2003