Research interests: nature and methodology of competition and competitive ability; new tools of industrial goods marketing; mining innovations.

Key research results:

• new definitions of “competition” and ‘competitive ability”;
• research and methodology background for organization of efficient competitive cooperation of coal producers;
• method for evaluation of competitive ability of primary energy supplies;
• method for transformation of the University and increase of its competitive ability;
• system of methodological development of PhD/Advanced Doctor candidates;
• underground mining technology;
• soil-saving technology of mining of thick steep-dipping coal seams;
• reusable cutters for mining machines;
• system of cutters consumption in mines.