Batsaikhan Ookhnoi | Arts and Humanities | Outstanding Contribution Award

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Dr. Batsaikhan Ookhnoi | Arts and Humanities | Outstanding Contribution Award

Professor at Mangolian Academy Of Sciences | Mongolia

Dr. Batsaikhan Ookhnoi is a distinguished Mongolian historian and senior researcher whose scholarly work has significantly shaped modern understandings of Mongolia’s political evolution, statehood, and international relations. His research spans key themes such as Mongolian independence movements, early 20th-century diplomacy, state-building processes, political repression and rehabilitation, and Mongolia’s interactions with major powers including Russia, China, and Western nations. As a professor, leading scholar, and head of a major research department at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, he has played a central role in advancing national historical scholarship and mentoring future historians through doctoral and master’s supervision. His expertise is recognized through numerous national honors, major state awards, and international visiting scholar appointments at globally respected institutions in Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Korea, Taiwan, and others, reflecting his global academic impact. Dr. Batsaikhan has authored an extensive body of work, including numerous monographs, influential edited volumes, and more than a hundred peer-reviewed research articles that explore Mongolia’s modern history, political culture, religious leadership, and socio-political transformations. His widely cited publications on Bogdo Khaan, Mongolia’s revolutionary periods, and cross-regional historical interactions have become authoritative resources in the field. In addition to scholarly publications, he has contributed to public understanding of history through many articles in popular media. His leadership in historical commissions and academic committees has further strengthened Mongolia’s historical studies landscape, making him one of the most reputable and impactful historians in contemporary Mongolian academia.

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Featured Publications

Ookhnoi, B. (2024). On the estimations of activity of Baron R. F. Ungern in historiography of Mongolia. Journal of the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, 1, 43–54.

Ookhnoi, B. (2024). The time of the Eighth Bogd Jebtsundamba as the climax of the Jebtsundamba institutions in (Halh) Mongolia. Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines.

Ookhnoi, B. (2023). Russo-Mongolian agreement in 1912 and the role of Russian plenipotentiary in its preparation. Journal of the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, 1, 48–63.

Ookhnoi, B. (2022, December 16). Book review on “Travelling to the East” – Oscar Mamen’s note on the Bogd Khanate. Journal of International Studies, 45(114).

Ookhnoi, B. (2022, December 16). T. Bavuudorj: About the names written in kanji on the nail plates of Japanese captivated soldiers. Journal of International Studies, 45(114).

Teresa Bernheimer | Arts and Humanities | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Teresa Bernheimer | Arts and Humanities | Best Researcher Award

PI and Postdoctoral Fellow at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | Germany

Teresa Bernheimer is a distinguished scholar in early Islamic history and Jewish-Arab relations, recognized for her interdisciplinary research bridging religious, social, and textual studies. Her work explores the intricate intersections of Islamicate societies, with a particular focus on the early Islamic period, genealogical traditions, and sectarian movements such as the Kharijites. She has published extensively on the social history of the ʿAlid family, early Islamic historiography, and the development of Shiʿism, contributing to leading journals and encyclopedias including Der Islam, Studia Islamica, and the Bulletin of SOAS. Author and editor of several influential books – such as The ʿAlids: The First Family of Islam, 750–1200 and Synopses and Lists: Textual Practices in the Pre-Modern World – she combines textual analysis with historical contextualization to illuminate the formation of Islamic identities and institutions. Her editorial leadership in The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History and her role in organizing major academic workshops reflect her commitment to advancing collaborative scholarship and innovative methodologies in the study of the pre-modern Middle East. Through her work, Bernheimer has significantly shaped contemporary understandings of Islamic historiography, sectarianism, and the entangled narratives of Jewish and Arab cultures, establishing herself as a leading figure in the fields of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies.

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Featured Publications

Bernheimer, T. (2025, August 20). Scribal building blocks and funerary inscriptions in 9th-century Egypt. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Bernheimer, T., & Korn, L. (2025). Eleven Islamic tombstones from Egypt: A window into the histories of early Islamization and of modern dislocation. Der Islam, 102(1), 67–129.

Bernheimer, T., & Rippin, A. (2015). Studies in the early history of Islam, in honour of G. R. Hawting. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 78(1).

Bernheimer, T., & Bayhoum-Daou, T. (Eds.). (2013). Early Islamic history: Critical concepts in Islamic studies (Vols. 1–4). Routledge.

Bernheimer, T. (2013). Shared sanctity: Early tombs and shrines of the ‘Alid family in the eastern Islamic lands. Studia Islamica, 108(1), 1–15.