Doctor of Philosophy, Full Professor at the Ethnology Department of Tbilisi State University, Head of the Caucasian Ethnology Department at TSU Institute of History and Ethnology. Dr. Topchishvili served as a member of Scientific Council of TSU Institute of History and Ethnology. At present, he is a member of Scientific Council of the Faculty of Humanities and has been a member of Gelati Academy of Sciences since 1998. Dr. Topchishvili is the editor of more than 15 books and has published 227 scientific works and articles, 33 of his works are monographs. Dr. Topchishvili participates in a number of local and international scientific events. In 2008, he took part in 10 local and 7 international conferences.