Prof. Zhumabay Bakenov and Aliya Mukanova won  the «Science Leader» award according to the international information and analytical platform Web of Science  for 2020 (they are the authors of highly cited articles in the "Nanotechnology" area ).

The award ceremony held on 25 November, 2020, which was organized under the auspices of  the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with “Clarivate Analitycs” company. 

It should be remembered that in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019 the well-known scientists of  NLA Dr. Zhaxybay  Zhumadilov, Dr. Zhumabay Bakenov, Dr. Almagul Mentbayeva, Dr.Timur Saliev, Samat Kozhakhmetov, Maxsat Zhabagin, Ainur Kakpenova, Yeldar Baiken and others also have won «Leader of Science» award according to Thomson Reuters for their  remarkable works.