Mechanized supports of cleaning faces for working out coal seams by an underground method, management of mountain pressure.

Published about 300 scientific works, including 4 monographs, 19 patents and inventor's certificates, 9 patents for utility models, 4 certificates for computer programs.

Prepared 1 Ph.D.

Member of the specialized council D 212.102.01 on the protection of doctoral and master's theses.

Member of the International Union of Mechanical Engineers.

Full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

Full member of the Academy of Mining Sciences.