Novouzensk (Russian: Новоузе́нск, IPA: [nəvəʊˈzʲensk]) is a town and the administrative center of Novouzensky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Uzen River at its confluence with the Chertanly River, 202 kilometers (126 mi) southeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast.

[citation needed] It grew and was granted town status and renamed Novy Uzen (Новый Узень) in 1835.

A branch of the Saratov Museum of Local Lore operates in Novouzensk.

Komarov N. M. dealt with the problems of air ionization in agriculture, developing the ideas of Chizhevsky A. L. Under his leadership, the first All-Union Conference on artificial air ionization in animal husbandry was held.

He was Vice President of the International Society of Animal Hygienists.