Dr. Timur Berdimbetov | Climate change | Best Researcher Award
Nukus State Technical University | Uzbekistan
Dr. Berdimbetov Timur Tleubergenovich, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science at Nukus State Technical University, is a distinguished academic and researcher whose expertise lies in climate change, remote sensing, GIS technologies, and environmental policy, particularly in the Aral Sea basin and Central Asia. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in information technology from the Nukus Branch of Tashkent University of Information Technologies and a PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he specialized in regional climate-environment interactions. His professional journey includes roles as Dean, Head of Departments, Senior Lecturer, and Researcher across leading institutions in Uzbekistan, reflecting a steady rise through academic and leadership positions. His research interests focus on climate modeling, land degradation, water resource variability, and long-term climatic trends in Central Asia, supported by participation in international projects like Erasmus+ MECAS and CAS Strategic Priority Programs. With over ten Scopus-indexed publications and an H-index of 5, Dr. Berdimbetov has contributed valuable insights into climate variability, vegetation dynamics, and hydrological processes. His research skills encompass QGIS, ARCGIS analytics, Google Earth Engine, and RStudio, enabling advanced spatial and statistical analysis. Recognized with the prestigious CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship, he continues to advance interdisciplinary collaborations. In conclusion, Dr. Berdimbetov’s academic excellence, leadership, and impactful research make him a deserving nominee for the International Cognitive Scientist Awards.
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Featured Publications
Berdimbetov, T., Ilyas, S., Ma, Z., Bilal, M., & Nietullaeva, S. (2021). Climatic change and human activities link to vegetation dynamics in the Aral Sea Basin using NDVI. Earth Systems and Environment, 5(2), 303–318. Citations: 39
Berdimbetov, T., Ma, Z. G., Shelton, S., Ilyas, S., & Nietullaeva, S. (2021). Identifying land degradation and its driving factors in the Aral Sea Basin from 1982 to 2015. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 690000. Citations: 26
Berdimbetov, T. T., Ma, Z. G., Liang, C., & Ilyas, S. (2020). Impact of climate factors and human activities on water resources in the Aral Sea Basin. Hydrology, 7(2), 30. Citations: 25
Berdimbetov, T., Shelton, S., Pushpawela, B., Rathnayake, U., Koshim, A. G., … (2024). Use of intensity analysis and transfer matrix to characterize land conversion in the Aral Sea Basin under changing climate. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 10(4), 4717–4729. Citations: 8
Berdimbetov, T., Nietullaeva, S., & Yegizbayeva, A. (2021). Analysis of impact of Aral Sea catastrophe on anomaly climate variables and hydrological processes. International Journal of Geoinformatics, 17(1), 65–74. Citations: 7
Yegizbayeva, A., Ilyas, S., & Berdimbetov, T. (2022). Drought characterisation of Syrdarya River Basin in Central Asia using reconnaissance drought index. IGARSS 2022–2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Citations: 6