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 83K citations received by 15.4K academic papers made by 74 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

#59 in Europe

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#201 in Europe

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

3. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#278 in Europe

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

4. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#365 in Europe

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

5. Tomsk State University

Russia | Tomsk

For Library and Information science

#391 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

6. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Library and Information science

#401 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Founded: 1915

7. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Library and Information science

#408 in Europe

#1112 in the World

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

8. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#428 in Europe

#1173 in the World

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

9. Kazan Federal University

Russia | Kazan

For Library and Information science

#454 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Founded: 1804

10. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Library and Information science

#464 in Europe

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

11. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#482 in Europe

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

12. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#515 in Europe

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

13. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#520 in Europe

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

14. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Library and Information science

#521 in Europe

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

15. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#533 in Europe

#1638 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

#537 in Europe

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

17. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Library and Information science

#563 in Europe

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

18. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#586 in Europe

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

19. Leningrad State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#589 in Europe

#1860 in the World

Founded: 1992

20. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#611 in Europe

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

21. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#627 in Europe

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

22. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Library and Information science

#629 in Europe

#2041 in the World

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

23. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#639 in Europe

#2094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

24. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Library and Information science

#656 in Europe

#2169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

25. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#668 in Europe

#2234 in the World

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

26. Russian State University for the Humanities

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#699 in Europe

#2380 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1991

27. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Library and Information science

#705 in Europe

#2402 in the World

Founded: 1909

28. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Library and Information science

#714 in Europe

#2459 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

29. Kazan State Technological University

Russia | Kazan

For Library and Information science

#715 in Europe

#2460 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

30. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#717 in Europe

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

31. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Library and Information science

#718 in Europe

#2479 in the World

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

32. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#726 in Europe

#2529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

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

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#730 in Europe

#2558 in the World

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

34. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Library and Information science

#734 in Europe

#2573 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1917

35. Volgograd State University

Russia | Volgograd

For Library and Information science

#741 in Europe

#2617 in the World

Founded: 1980

36. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Library and Information science

#749 in Europe

#2664 in the World

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

37. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#752 in Europe

#2682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

38. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Library and Information science

#757 in Europe

#2697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

39. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Library and Information science

#762 in Europe

#2717 in the World

Founded: 1974

40. Moscow State Linguistic University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#768 in Europe

#2745 in the World

Founded: 1804

41. Omsk State University

Russia | Omsk

For Library and Information science

#773 in Europe

#2768 in the World

Founded: 1974

42. Perm State Technical University

Russia | Perm

For Library and Information science

#779 in Europe

#2791 in the World

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

43. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Library and Information science

#780 in Europe

#2798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

44. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Library and Information science

#786 in Europe

#2809 in the World

Founded: 1930

45. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Library and Information science

#787 in Europe

#2810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

46. Novgorod State University

Russia | Veliky Novgorod

For Library and Information science

#788 in Europe

#2811 in the World

Founded: 1993

47. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Library and Information science

#798 in Europe

#2860 in the World

Founded: 1973

48. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Library and Information science

#801 in Europe

#2879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

49. Tambov State University

Russia | Tambov

For Library and Information science

#802 in Europe

#2882 in the World

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

50. Moscow State Institute of Culture

Russia | Khimki

For Library and Information science

#804 in Europe

#2888 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1930

51. Baikal State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Library and Information science

#806 in Europe

#2891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1930

52. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Library and Information science

#809 in Europe

#2902 in the World

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

53. Chelyabinsk State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Library and Information science

#811 in Europe

#2916 in the World

Founded: 1976

54. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Library and Information science

#818 in Europe

#2966 in the World

Founded: 1876

55. Perm State University

Russia | Perm

For Library and Information science

#826 in Europe

#3013 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

56. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#829 in Europe

#3037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

57. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#831 in Europe

#3041 in the World

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

58. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#838 in Europe

#3093 in the World

Founded: 1919

59. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Library and Information science

#844 in Europe

#3127 in the World

Founded: 1971

60. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Library and Information science

#846 in Europe

#3162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

61. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Library and Information science

#849 in Europe

#3172 in the World

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

62. Russian State Social University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#850 in Europe

#3174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1991

63. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Library and Information science

#853 in Europe

#3195 in the World

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

64. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Library and Information science

#854 in Europe

#3198 in the World

Founded: 1971

65. European University at St. Petersburg

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#856 in Europe

#3202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 600
Founded: 1994

66. Sevastopol State University

Russia | Sevastopol

For Library and Information science

#857 in Europe

#3203 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1951

67. Bashkir State University

Russia | Ufa

For Library and Information science

#861 in Europe

#3230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

68. Magnitogorsk State Technical University

Russia | Magnitogorsk

For Library and Information science

#862 in Europe

#3231 in the World

Founded: 1934

69. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Library and Information science

#864 in Europe

#3255 in the World

Founded: 1967

70. Chechen State University

Russia | Grozny

For Library and Information science

#867 in Europe

#3263 in the World

Founded: 1938

71. Northern Arctic Federal University

Russia | Arkhangelsk

For Library and Information science

#868 in Europe

#3271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1929

72. Chuvash State University

Russia | Cheboksary

For Library and Information science

#871 in Europe

#3295 in the World

Founded: 1967

73. Kazan State Medical University

Russia | Kazan

For Library and Information science

#872 in Europe

#3301 in the World

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

74. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Library and Information science

#873 in Europe

#3312 in the World

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

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