Library and Information science in Russia: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 78.6K citations received by 15K academic papers made by 68 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 Library and Information science

#61 in Europe

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#203 in Europe

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

3. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#283 in Europe

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

4. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#364 in Europe

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

5. Tomsk State University

Russia | Tomsk

For Library and Information science

#389 in Europe

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

6. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Library and Information science

#403 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Founded: 1915

7. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Library and Information science

#416 in Europe

#1126 in the World

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

8. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#433 in Europe

#1209 in the World

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

9. Kazan Federal University

Russia | Kazan

For Library and Information science

#456 in Europe

#1306 in the World

Founded: 1804

10. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Library and Information science

#473 in Europe

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

11. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#487 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

12. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Library and Information science

#515 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

13. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#524 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

14. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#533 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

15. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#535 in Europe

#1656 in the World

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

16. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#547 in Europe

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

17. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Library and Information science

#564 in Europe

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

18. Leningrad State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#578 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Founded: 1992

19. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#591 in Europe

#1878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

20. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#621 in Europe

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

21. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#622 in Europe

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

22. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Library and Information science

#623 in Europe

#2032 in the World

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

23. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#636 in Europe

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

24. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Library and Information science

#653 in Europe

#2173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

25. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#669 in Europe

#2274 in the World

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

26. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Library and Information science

#702 in Europe

#2389 in the World

Founded: 1909

27. Russian State University for the Humanities

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#705 in Europe

#2423 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

28. Kazan State Technological University

Russia | Kazan

For Library and Information science

#706 in Europe

#2430 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

29. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Library and Information science

#710 in Europe

#2445 in the World

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

30. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Library and Information science

#713 in Europe

#2458 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

31. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#724 in Europe

#2534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

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

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#725 in Europe

#2536 in the World

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

33. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Library and Information science

#733 in Europe

#2587 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1917

34. Volgograd State University

Russia | Volgograd

For Library and Information science

#744 in Europe

#2645 in the World

Founded: 1980

35. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Library and Information science

#746 in Europe

#2658 in the World

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

36. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#748 in Europe

#2669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

37. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Library and Information science

#762 in Europe

#2722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

38. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Library and Information science

#763 in Europe

#2728 in the World

Founded: 1974

39. Perm State Technical University

Russia | Perm

For Library and Information science

#772 in Europe

#2772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

40. Omsk State University

Russia | Omsk

For Library and Information science

#776 in Europe

#2795 in the World

Founded: 1974

41. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Library and Information science

#779 in Europe

#2804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

42. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Library and Information science

#781 in Europe

#2809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

43. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Library and Information science

#783 in Europe

#2812 in the World

Founded: 1930

44. Novgorod State University

Russia | Veliky Novgorod

For Library and Information science

#788 in Europe

#2834 in the World

Founded: 1993

45. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Library and Information science

#791 in Europe

#2847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

46. Moscow State Linguistic University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#795 in Europe

#2865 in the World

Founded: 1804

47. Chelyabinsk State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Library and Information science

#802 in Europe

#2895 in the World

Founded: 1976

48. Tambov State University

Russia | Tambov

For Library and Information science

#806 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1994

49. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Library and Information science

#807 in Europe

#2930 in the World

Founded: 1973

50. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Library and Information science

#808 in Europe

#2932 in the World

Founded: 1876

51. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Library and Information science

#812 in Europe

#2945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1931

52. Moscow State Institute of Culture

Russia | Khimki

For Library and Information science

#816 in Europe

#2973 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1930

53. Perm State University

Russia | Perm

For Library and Information science

#818 in Europe

#2984 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

54. Baikal State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Library and Information science

#819 in Europe

#2994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1930

55. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#824 in Europe

#3014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1886

56. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#838 in Europe

#3111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

57. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Library and Information science

#839 in Europe

#3119 in the World

Founded: 1971

58. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#840 in Europe

#3124 in the World

Founded: 1919

59. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Library and Information science

#842 in Europe

#3144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

60. Russian State Social University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#845 in Europe

#3151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

61. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Library and Information science

#846 in Europe

#3155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1922

62. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Library and Information science

#848 in Europe

#3174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1956

63. European University at St. Petersburg

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#850 in Europe

#3185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

64. Bashkir State University

Russia | Ufa

For Library and Information science

#853 in Europe

#3196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

65. Magnitogorsk State Technical University

Russia | Magnitogorsk

For Library and Information science

#854 in Europe

#3204 in the World

Founded: 1934

66. Chechen State University

Russia | Grozny

For Library and Information science

#856 in Europe

#3218 in the World

Founded: 1938

67. Chuvash State University

Russia | Cheboksary

For Library and Information science

#862 in Europe

#3268 in the World

Founded: 1967

68. Kazan State Medical University

Russia | Kazan

For Library and Information science

#863 in Europe

#3285 in the World

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

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