He is most known for his research on organization of plant metabolism, for the conceptual development of foundations of theoretical biology, and for his works on history and philosophy of science.

[12] Abir Igamberdiev has contributed to the characterization of metabolic pathways and enzymes of plant respiratory metabolism and to the discovery that plant mitochondria use nitrite as an alternative electron acceptor under anoxia (anaerobic respiration) and produce nitric oxide, which is scavenged by phytoglobin.

He developed the concept of thermodynamic buffering in metabolism that supports stable non-equilibrium dynamics of living systems.

He introduced the concept of internal quantum state of living systems that maintains their computational properties and determines morphogenesis and evolution.

Abir Igamberdiev is an author of short stories and essays on classical music, literature and philosophy in Russian.