Yerlan Melsuly Suleimen, Research Professor and Candidate of Chemical Sciences at the Kazakh University of Technology and Business named after K. Kulazhanov, has been invited to join the Editorial Board of Chemistry of Natural Compounds. His appointment is scheduled to take effect from the first issue of 2027.
The invitation was extended following a recommendation by the journal’s founding institution, the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and its Editor-in-Chief, Sh. Sh. Sagdullaev. Professor Suleimen has confirmed his acceptance, and the editorial office has expressed its hope for productive, long-term cooperation.
Chemistry of Natural Compounds is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal specialising in the isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, and chemical transformations of natural substances. Its English-language edition is published by Springer in the United States. The journal is indexed in Scopus and the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) within the Web of Science Core Collection. Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 1.1. Quartile is Q3.
Yerlan Suleimen’s research focuses on natural products chemistry, the isolation and structural elucidation of plant and lichen metabolites, and the study of terpenoids, flavonoids, essential oils, and their biological activities. At KazUTB, he heads a laboratory complex and leads research programme BR24992761, supported through programme-targeted funding.
Professor Suleimen has authored or co-authored approximately 420 scientific publications, including more than 120 papers in journals indexed in Scopus and/or Web of Science, seven books, and approximately 35 patents. His Scopus h-index is 20.
His scientific achievements include the isolation and structural elucidation of new natural compounds from plants of Kazakhstan’s flora, including zhusanin, zhusan-coumarin, mynzhaparagin, and zhanaarkain, representing flavonoids, coumarins, and sesquiterpene γ-lactones. He was also the first to identify natural rubber in Cousinia alata, detected squalene in oilfield formation water, and provided the first description of the chemical composition of the essential oil of Kazakh wormwood (Artemisia kasakorum). These studies expand knowledge of natural sources of valuable substances and their potential practical applications. Suleimen is also the creator of the unique “Kazakhstan” 4D periodic table of chemical elements.
“It is a great honour to contribute to a journal with which I have maintained a longstanding scientific relationship. I am ready to support its development and help maintain the high scientific standard of its publications,” said Yerlan Suleimen.
His participation in the Editorial Board will provide further opportunities to expand KazUTB’s international scientific connections and strengthen expert collaboration in natural products chemistry.
