Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Professor Mikhail Kovalev was included in the international ranking of the world's top scientists in Computer Science, according to the analytical platform Research.com for 2026.

According to the ranking, Mikhail Yakovlevich was ranked 10,261st in the world and recognized as the number one scientist in Belarus in the field of computer science.

Research.com is an international platform for evaluating the scientific performance of researchers and universities. The ranking is based on bibliometric indicators: citation rate of scientific papers, the discipline-specific h-index, the number of publications, and their impact on the development of global science. Data from major international scientific databases and citation systems is taken into account. Inclusion in this ranking demonstrates the high international demand and recognition of the scientist's scientific research.

Mikhail Kovalev is one of the leading Belarusian experts in the fields of mathematical cybernetics, discrete optimization, operations research, logistics, and algorithmic optimization.

The scientist was born on November 28, 1959, in the village of Godylevo, Bykhov District, Mogilev Region. He graduated with honors from the Faculty of Applied Mathematics of the Belarusian State University and completed his postgraduate and doctoral studies at the Institute of Technical Cybernetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. In 2017, he was elected a Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Mikhail is a laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Belarus, the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus, and the Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. In 2015, he was awarded the Francysk Skaryna Medal. In 2010, he was one of the winners of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus's "Most Cited Author" competition.

For many years, Mikhail Yakovlevich has held leading positions in Belarusian and international science in the fields of scheduling theory, mathematical modeling, and logistics. He has developed effective approximate algorithms for solving complex discrete optimization problems, models for optimal planning of production processes, methods for industrial and transport logistics, algorithms for multiprocessor computing systems, and intelligent information technologies.

Mikhail's research results have been implemented in industry, transportation, and healthcare organizations. Major international projects have been implemented under his leadership and with his participation.

Currently, Mikhail Kovalev works as a chief researcher in the Laboratory of Mathematical Cybernetics at the Joint Institute for Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and also conducts research and teaching.

Mikhail Yakovlevich is the author of over 250 scientific papers, including monographs and articles in leading international journals. According to Scopus and Google Scholar, his work has been cited over 4,600 and 7,500 times, respectively, and his scientific citation rates are among the highest among Belarusian scientists in the field of computer science. It is worth noting that his research results are widely published in leading international journals, including the European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and others.

Mikhail Yakovlevich Kovalev's inclusion in the Research.com global ranking confirms the high international standing of the Belarusian scientific school in computer science, mathematical modeling, and operations research, as well as his significant contribution to the development of modern global science.

We congratulate Mikhail Yakovlevich on this high international recognition and wish him good health, new scientific achievements, talented students, and continued success in the development of Belarusian science!