25 Best universities for Physical chemistry in Moscow, Russia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Physical chemistry. A graph of 526K citations received by 39.8K academic papers made by 25 universities in Moscow 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

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Russia

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Physical chemistry

#9 in Russia

#326 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

3. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Physical chemistry

#10 in Russia

#330 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

4. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Physical chemistry

#12 in Russia

#364 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

5. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Physical chemistry

#15 in Russia

#389 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

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

For Physical chemistry

#17 in Russia

#419 in Europe

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

7. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Physical chemistry

#19 in Russia

#432 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

8. RUDN University

For Physical chemistry

#30 in Russia

#495 in Europe

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

9. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Physical chemistry

#33 in Russia

#532 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

10. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Physical chemistry

#35 in Russia

#543 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

11. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Physical chemistry

#36 in Russia

#545 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

12. Moscow Medical Academy

For Physical chemistry

#46 in Russia

#616 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

13. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Physical chemistry

#50 in Russia

#639 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

14. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Physical chemistry

#57 in Russia

#674 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

15. Moscow Polytech

For Physical chemistry

#58 in Russia

#676 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

16. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Physical chemistry

#63 in Russia

#707 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

17. Russian National Research Medical University

For Physical chemistry

#68 in Russia

#732 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

18. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Physical chemistry

#79 in Russia

#786 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,401
Founded: 1907

19. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

For Physical chemistry

#105 in Russia

#937 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

20. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Physical chemistry

#107 in Russia

#949 in Europe

Founded: 1918

21. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

For Physical chemistry

#109 in Russia

#956 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1971

22. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

For Physical chemistry

#111 in Russia

#968 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1977

23. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Physical chemistry

#115 in Russia

#978 in Europe

Founded: 1896

24. Russian State Agricultural University

For Physical chemistry

#116 in Russia

#980 in Europe

Founded: 1865

25. Moscow State Mining University

For Physical chemistry

#119 in Russia

#989 in Europe

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1918

Universities for Physical chemistry near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
249	Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology	22	Ivanovo
249	Ivanovo State University	26	Ivanovo
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	28	Nizhny Novgorod
419	Tambov State Technical University	34	Tambov
468	Voronezh State University	23	Voronezh
493	Novgorod State University	41	Veliky Novgorod
578	Belgorod State University	39	Belgorod
632	Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology	24	Saint Petersburg
635	St. Petersburg State University	2	Saint Petersburg
635	Saint-Petersburg Mining University	42	Saint Petersburg