Editing Irkutsk (section)

===Science===
As Irkutsk is within the influence of the Siberian Division of the [[Russian Academy of Sciences]], there are nine research institutes located in the Irkutsk Academgorodok suburb: the [[V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS|Institute of Geography]], the [[Energy System Institute]], the [[Institute of Geochemistry]], the [[Institute of System Dynamics and Control Theory]], the [[Earth's Crust Institute]], the [[Solar-Terrestrial Physics Institute]], the [[Institute of Chemistry]], the [[Limnological Institute]] (formerly located on Lake Baikal's shore), the [[Institute of Plant Physics]], [[Laser Physics Institute]] (a Branch of the Institute of Laser Physics in Novosibirsk).
A number of institutes conduct research within [[Irkutsk State University]]: the Institute of Biology, the Institute of Oil and Coal Chemistry and Synthesis, the Laboratory of Quantum Chemistry, the Institute of Applied Physics, the Interregional Institute of Social Studies, the Astronomical Observatory, and the Botanical Gardens.
The [[East-Siberian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences]] is also located in Irkutsk and is represented by the following research organizations: the Scientific Center for Medical Ecology, the Institute for Paediatrics and Human Reproduction, the Institute for Microbiology and Epidemiology, the Institute for Medicine of the Workplace and Human Ecology, the Institute of Reconstructive and Restorative Surgery, the Institute of Surgery, and the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics. Also, the [[Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Scientific and Technical Center]] has a branch in Irkutsk. Additionally, there are R&D institutes including [[GAZPROM]] [[R&D Institute]] (a Branch of a Moscow-based institute), the Irkutsk Institute of Rare and Precious Metals and Diamonds (Irgiredmet), part of the [[Petropavlovsk plc|Petropavlovsk]] Group of Companies.,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petropavlovsk.net/ru/in-house-expertise.html |title=Аналитическая служба |publisher=Petropavlovsk.net |access-date=February 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914132145/http://www.petropavlovsk.net/ru/in-house-expertise.html |archive-date=September 14, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Vostoksibacademcenter of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences that publishes the Project Baikal journal.