50 Best universities for Microbiology in Russia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 107K citations received by 12.5K academic papers made by 50 universities in Russia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#165 in Europe

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#341 in Europe

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

3. Kazan Federal University

For Microbiology

#357 in Europe

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1804

4. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#364 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

5. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#440 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1960

6. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#447 in Europe

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

7. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#466 in Europe

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1897

8. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Microbiology

#515 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Founded: 1909

9. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Microbiology

#523 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

10. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#535 in Europe

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

11. Tomsk State University

For Microbiology

#551 in Europe

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

12. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Microbiology

#564 in Europe

#2352 in the World

Founded: 1915

13. Kazan State Medical University

For Microbiology

#567 in Europe

#2384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1814

14. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Microbiology

#571 in Europe

#2416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

15. Perm State University

For Microbiology

#573 in Europe

#2433 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

16. Siberian State Medical University

For Microbiology

#582 in Europe

#2458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1888

17. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#584 in Europe

#2465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1925

18. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Microbiology

#597 in Europe

#2548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,131
Founded: 1959

19. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#614 in Europe

#2663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

20. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Microbiology

#615 in Europe

#2671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

21. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#619 in Europe

#2693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

22. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Microbiology

#621 in Europe

#2713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,188
Founded: 1918

23. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#636 in Europe

#2828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

24. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Microbiology

#642 in Europe

#2860 in the World

Founded: 1967

25. Rostov State Medical University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Microbiology

#654 in Europe

#2930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1930

26. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Microbiology

#655 in Europe

#2933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 32,145
Founded: 2006

27. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Microbiology

#657 in Europe

#2936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

28. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Microbiology

#664 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1828

29. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Microbiology

#672 in Europe

#3001 in the World

Founded: 1974

30. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Microbiology

#681 in Europe

#3069 in the World

Founded: 1971

31. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Microbiology

#682 in Europe

#3072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

32. Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Microbiology

#687 in Europe

#3094 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1920

33. Volgograd State Medical Academy

Russia | Volgograd

For Microbiology

#690 in Europe

#3112 in the World

Founded: 1935

34. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#697 in Europe

#3143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

35. Novosibirsk State Medical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Microbiology

#700 in Europe

#3160 in the World

Founded: 1935

36. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#701 in Europe

#3168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

37. Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Microbiology

#705 in Europe

#3202 in the World

Founded: 1944

38. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Microbiology

#707 in Europe

#3208 in the World

Founded: 1930

39. N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#711 in Europe

#3227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,519
Founded: 1930

40. Pacific State Medical University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Microbiology

#714 in Europe

#3252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1958

41. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#717 in Europe

#3260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

42. Bashkir State University

For Microbiology

#720 in Europe

#3286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

43. Kazan State Technological University

For Microbiology

#722 in Europe

#3300 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

44. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Microbiology

#725 in Europe

#3309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1943

45. Kuban State Medical University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Microbiology

#726 in Europe

#3310 in the World

Founded: 1920

46. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Microbiology

#728 in Europe

#3320 in the World

Founded: 1876

47. Omsk State Medical Academy

For Microbiology

#730 in Europe

#3326 in the World

Founded: 1991

48. Kursk State Medical University

For Microbiology

#731 in Europe

#3335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1935

49. Russian State Agricultural University

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#735 in Europe

#3353 in the World

Founded: 1865

50. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Microbiology

#737 in Europe

#3370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

The best cities to study Microbiology in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Moscow, Kazan, Saint Petersburg, and Saratov.