Scientist · Consultant · Director of ERGO Analytics

Raufhon
Salahodjaev

Author of more than 100 Scopus-indexed publications, recipient of numerous international awards and reviewer for over 50 academic journals. I bridge academic expertise and practice: I help universities grow their research, international organisations study and evaluate programmes, and businesses make data-driven decisions.

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Top 2% of scientists worldwide · Elsevier/Scopus No. 1 economist in Uzbekistan · RePEc Shuhrat State Medal
Raufhon Salahodjaev
28
Scopus h-index
110
Publications in Scopus
69
Google Scholar i10-index
3,506
Google Scholar citations
74
Papers in Q1/Q2 journals
50+
Students with Scopus publications
2,000+
Training participants
100+
International projects

Recognition

Awards and achievements

My research has been recognised with a state award and national prizes, and acknowledged by international research-analytics platforms.

2026

Top 2% of scientists worldwide

Ranking based on Elsevier/Scopus data.

2026

No. 1 economist in Uzbekistan

According to the RePEc platform.

2026

Top 300 economists in Asia

According to the RePEc platform, out of 74,221 ranked economists.

2023

Highly Cited Scholar of Uzbekistan

Recipient of the Scopus Award in this category.

2020

First among Uzbekistan’s scientists in the social sciences

According to Scopus data for the five-year period 2015–2020.

2019

Person of the Year and leader by number of research publications in the humanities

Recognition from Scopus and the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

2018

Scientist of the Year

Award from ScienceDirect and the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

2017

Young Scientist of the Year

Award from Web of Science and the Agency for Science and Technology Transfer of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

2017

Shuhrat State Medal

Awarded by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

2017

Top 100 young economists worldwide

According to the international research platform RePEc.

Collaboration

Who I help

Universities

I help universities strengthen the research capacity of their faculty, enter the QS/THE international rankings and increase the number of publications in Scopus- and Web of Science-indexed journals.

What I do
What the university gets
Assessment of the research environment: surveys and interviews to identify barriers to publication
A map of barriers and a prioritised action plan
A hands-on programme in methodology, data analysis and paper writing
Practical training sessions and workshops on publishing research
Advice on research strategy and entering international rankings
A roadmap with roles, stages and implementation indicators

International organisations and business

I run studies, field surveys, randomised controlled trials and impact evaluations. For large companies I conduct customer and customer-experience research: churn diagnostics, demand estimation, product, concept and price testing, and behavioural experiments.

What I do
What the client gets
Surveys and mixed-methods research
Methodology, sampling, instruments, fieldwork, a cleaned dataset and an analytical report
RCTs and impact evaluation
Evaluation design, measurement and analysis plan, implementation monitoring, effect estimates with a description of limitations

Track record

Results

Case 1

Client: University of Tashkent for Applied Sciences

  • Delivered research-paper writing training for faculty and facilitated 100+ Scopus-indexed publications and a book with Nova Science Publishers.
  • Developed the university’s strategy for entering the QS/THE top 1,000.
  • The university obtained Reporter status and entered the UI GreenMetric international ranking.

Case 2

Clients: The World Bank and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan

  • Delivered training in research-paper writing and econometrics for 400 participants.
  • Provided expert reviews of 100+ manuscripts before submission to international journals.
  • More than 100 participants submitted papers to Scopus-indexed journals or have already published them.

Trusted by

My clients

Research

Selected publications co-authored with students of my courses

Students are shown in bold.

  1. Kuchkorova, D. (student), Salahodjaev, R., & Eshpulatov, D. (student) (2026). Financial Literacy and Business Performance: Evidence from Rural Female Micro-Entrepreneurs in Khorezm, Uzbekistan. Analytics, 5(3), 34.
  2. Musamuxamedov, A. (student), Eshpulatov, D. (student), & Salahodjaev, R. (2025). The role of income, happiness, and norms in fostering pro-social behavior: A PLS-SEM analysis of charitable giving and its contribution to sustainable development in Uzbekistan. Sustainability, 17(21), 9440.
  3. Salahodjaev, R., & Sadikov, A. (student) (2025). Financial literacy and environmental sustainability: A cross-country test. Frontiers in Sustainability, 6, 1514393.
  4. Dekhkanova, N. (student), Azimova, D. (student), Akhunova, E. (student), Saitov, E. (student), Tosheva, S., & Salahodjaev, R. (2025). Renewable energy, innovation and adaptation to climate change: Evidence from Europe and Central Asia. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 15(6), 739–746.
  5. Musaeva, G. (student), Dilnoza, A. (student), Qobiljonovich, R. O., Shamsieva, F. (student), & Salahodjaev, R. (2024). Trust and Happiness Inequality: A Global Test. North American Journal of Psychology, 26(3), 491.
  6. Abdurakhmanova, G., Khudoyberganova, I. (student), Yarashova, V. (student), Abdumuminova, D., & Salahodjaev, R. (2024). Predictors of Scientific Productivity in Uzbekistan: Evidence from a Survey of Academia. North American Journal of Psychology, 26(1), 69.
  7. Kuldasheva, Z. (student), & Salahodjaev, R. (2023). Renewable energy and CO2 emissions: Evidence from rapidly urbanizing countries. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 14(2), 1077–1090.
  8. Lyulina, E. (student), Matkarimova, N. (student), Usmanova, D. (student), & Salahodjaev, R. (2023). Physical Activity & Life Satisfaction During COVID-19 Lockdown in Uzbekistan. North American Journal of Psychology, 25(2), 373.

The full list of publications is available on my Scopus profile.

Press

In the media

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