Assoc. Prof. Imrani Zaur Tahir oglu

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-3753
Web of Science Researcher ID: ACF-3620-2022
Scopus ID: 58348849200

        Imrani Zaur Tahir oglu was born on September 16, 1977, in Baku, into an intellectual family. In 1998, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Geography of Baku State University, and in 2000 he completed his master’s degree at the same university.

2025. Imrani was awarded the academic degree of Candidate of Geographical Sciences (PhD equivalent) in 2009 and Doctor of Geographical Sciences in 2025. In 2015, he received the academic title of Associate Professor.
2026. Imrani began his professional career in 2000–2002 in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan. From 2002 to 2010, he worked as a Junior Researcher and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Geography named after Academician Hasan Aliyev of the former Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS). In 2011–2013, he worked at the Main Department for Emergency Warning of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan. From 2013 to 2022, he continued his activity at the Institute of Geography named after Academician Hasan Aliyev as a Senior Researcher, Leading Researcher, Head of Department, and Executive Director.

Since 2022, following the transfer of the Institute of Geography named after Academician Hasan Aliyev to the subordination of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Z. Imrani has been appointed as Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Institute.

1. Imrani is a well-known scientist whose research focuses mainly on key areas of economic and social geography, including industry, agriculture, transport, ecology, social infrastructure, tourism, investment policy, modeling of sustainable development, and the economic-geographical assessment of natural disasters.
2. Imrani is the author of more than 160 scientific works, including 3 monographs, 2 textbooks, 2 teaching manuals, 2 atlases, and 4 bachelor’s and master’s academic programs. Sixty-five of his scientific works have been published abroad. His publications are cited in prestigious international journals indexed in major scientometric databases (12 articles indexed in the Web of Science platform and 10 articles indexed in the SCOPUS platform). He has delivered presentations at nearly 46 international conferences, symposiums, and congresses.

Monographs:Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region (2007),Economic-Geographical Features of the Territorial Organization of the Economy in Azerbaijan (2014),Object-Based Analysis for Risk and Disasters Assessment: Tutoring on Geo-Environmental Contexts of Azerbaijan (2023) Textbooks:Geography, Grade XI (2018),Geography, Grade VI (2021)

Teaching manuals:Geography, Grade XI (2018),Geography, Grade VI (2021)

Bachelor’s and Master’s programs:Economic Geography (2018),Industrial Geography (2018),Global Economic Integration and Investment (2019), Geographical Research Methods and GIS (2021)

Atlases:Geography Atlas for Grades 6–11 (2022), History Atlas for Grades 6–11 (2025)

1. Imrani is a member of the Azerbaijan Geographical Society, the Uzbekistan Geographical Society, and the Georgian Geographical Society. He has also served for many years as the Scientific Secretary of Dissertation Council ED1.23 operating under the Institute of Geography and as a member of the Expert Council on Earth Sciences of the Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geography and Natural Resources. In addition, he is a member of the Scientific Council authorized to award PhD and Doctor of Sciences (DSc) degrees in Geography under the Supreme Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

   In 2023, his article entitled “Economic-Geographical Model of Sustainable Development in Manufacturing and Education” (DOI: 10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.91.2004) was included in the list of the Top 25 most-read scientific research articles of the year in European Union countries. In 2024, he became a winner in the “Scientific Achievement” nomination of the national “Crystal Compass” competition organized by the Russian Geographical Society, among more than 600 participants from 14 countries, and was awarded the Finalist Diploma.

Scientific articles indexed in the Web of Science and SCOPUS platforms.

Imrani, Z.T., Veliyeva, G.V. (2021). Methodological basis of zoning of tourism-recreation reserves and tourism potential of Gusar region of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology, Dnipro. No 30 (2), pp. 379-388. https://geology-dnu.dp.ua/index.php/GG/article/view/822

DOI: 10.15421/112134 WoS

Imrani, Z.T., Agakishieva, G.R. (2021). Sustainable development of the tourism industry in Azerbaijan. Revista Universidad y Sociedad, Cuba. No 13 (1), pp. 43-50. https://rus.ucf.edu.cu/index.php/rus/article/view/1896 WoS,

Imrani, Z.T., Mammadova, Sh.I., Hadjiyeva, N.N., Vysotskyi, O.Y. (2021). The main directions of sustainable socio-economic development of the Caspian littoral areas of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the existing environmental problems. Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology, Dnipro. No 30 (4), pp. 652-665.

https://geology-dnu.dp.ua/index.php/GG/article/view/859

DOI: 10.15421/112160 WoS

Imrani, Z., Safarov, S., Safarov, E. (2022). Analysis of wind-wave characteristics of the Caspian sea based on reanalysis data. Russian Meteorology and Hydrology, Moscow. Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 479-484. https://link.springer.com/article/10.3103/S1068373922060085

DOI: 10.3103/S1068373922060085 WoS, Scopus

Imrani, Z.T., Zeynalova, K.Z., Mammadova, G.S., Vysotskyi O.Y. (2022). Opportunities and prospects for the development of speleotourism in Azerbaijan. Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology, Dnipro. No 31 (2), pp. 293-301.

https://geology-dnu.dp.ua/index.php/GG/article/view/916

DOI: 10.15421/112227 WoS

Imrani, Z.T., Veliyeva, G.V. (2023). Regionalization of resort-recreational zones of Azerbai-jan and possibilities of using them studios case: Gusar tourism-recreational zone. Revista Universidad y Sociedad, Cuba. No 15 (3), pp. 554-561. https://rus.ucf.edu.cu/index.php/rus/article/view/3810 WoS, Scopus

Imrani, Z.T., Kazimova, S.T. (2023). Assessing Tourist And Recreational Potential Using The Landscape Planning Method (the case study of the Guba district). Proceedings Of The Tula States University-Sciences Of Earth, Tula. Vol. 4, pp. 158-170. https://tidings.tsu.tula.ru/tidings/pdf/web/preview_therest_ru.php?x=tsu_izv_earth_science_2023_04_a&year=2023 WoS

Imrani, Z.T. (2023). Investment Environment And Constructive Bases For Sustainable Economic And Geographical Development Of Production Areas In Azerbaijan. Proceedings Of The Tula States University-Sciences Of Earth, Tula. Vol. 2, pp. 484-500. https://tidings.tsu.tula.ru/tidings/index.php?id=earth&lang=ru&year=1 WoS

Imrani, Z.T., Zeynalova, K.Z., Hidayatli, G.A. (2023). A study of caves and their speleotourism potential in Azerbaijan. ANAS Transactions, Earth Sciences, Baku. № 1, pp. 100-110. https://journalesgia.com/en/search?type=1&year=2023&tiraj=1

DOI: 10.33677/ggianas20230100097 Scopus

Babayev, N.G., Imrani, Z.T., Zakirova, A.R. (2023). Ethnos with turkish ancestry in the toponymic background of the territory of Azerbaijan. Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental, Florida. Vol. 17, No 7, pp. 1-10. https://rgsa.emnuvens.com.br/rgsa/article/view/3512

DOI: 10.24857/rgsa.v17n7-009 Scopus

Imrani, Z., Jafarov S. (2023). Strategic objectives of sustainable development model in production and education. Journal of law and sustainable development, Florida. Vol. 11, No 7, pp. 1-14. https://ojs.journalsdg.org/jlss/article/view/1328

DOI: 10.55908/sdgs.v11i7.1328 Scopus

Jafarov, S., Imrani, Z., Aliyev, Y. (2023). Main directions of sustainable development in education. Journal of law and sustainable development, Florida. Vol. 11, No 7, pp. 1-33. https://ojs.journalsdg.org/jlss/article/view/1071

DOI: 10.55908/sdgs.v11i7.1071 Scopus

Imrani, Z.T., Huseynzade, A.I, Bilalov, B.A. (2024). Priority development areas of nature tourism resources in Shaki-Zagatala economic and geographic region. Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites, Oradea. Vol. 54, No 2spl, pp. 921-926. https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/2024_2spl_vol_54.html

DOI: 10.30892/gtg.542spl16-1267 Scopus

Eminov, Z.N., Imrani, Z.T., Gasimova, E.E., Vysotskyi, O.Y. (2024). Possibilities of applying the cluster approach in the study of the stability of the regional territorial organisation of production areas. Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology, Dnipro. No 33(1), pp. 54-62. https://geology-dnu.dp.ua/index.php/GG/article/view/1100

DOI: 10.15421/112406 WoS

Imrani, Z., Huseynova, B. (2024). Ethno-tourism potential of the Shaki-Zagatala economic region: opportunities and challenges. Visnyk Of V N Karazin Kharkiv National University-Series Geology Geography Ecology, Karazin. No. 60. pp. 215-230.

https://periodicals.karazin.ua/geoeco/article/view/24212

DOI: 10.26565/2410-7360-2024-60-15 WoS, Scopus

Imrani, Z., Rasouli, A. (2025). Visualization of Snow Cover Changes in the Greater Caucasus Mountains Using Integrated Multi-Sensor Image Fusion. BIO Web of Conferences, Baku. Vol. 151, No. 02009. https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/02/bioconf_mblc2024_02009.pdf

DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/202515102009 Scopus

Imrani, Z., Zeynalova, K., Babakhanov, A. (2025). Investment dependence of tourism industry and differences in economic growth in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites, 61(3), 1668–1675.

https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.61325-1535

DOI 10.30892/gtg.61325-1535 Scopus