100 Best universities for Ecology in Russia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Ecology. A graph of 1.66M citations received by 191K academic papers made by 175 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 Ecology

#73 in Europe

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#219 in Europe

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

3. Kazan Federal University

For Ecology

#278 in Europe

#777 in the World

Founded: 1804

4. Tomsk State University

For Ecology

#324 in Europe

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

5. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#366 in Europe

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

6. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Ecology

#451 in Europe

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

7. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#462 in Europe

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

8. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Ecology

#464 in Europe

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

9. Southern Federal University

Russia | Rostov-on-Don

For Ecology

#468 in Europe

#1438 in the World

Founded: 1915

10. Novosibirsk State University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Ecology

#474 in Europe

#1464 in the World

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

11. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#483 in Europe

#1494 in the World

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

12. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Ecology

#526 in Europe

#1688 in the World

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

13. ITMO University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#546 in Europe

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1900

14. Altai State University

Russia | Barnaul

For Ecology

#555 in Europe

#1874 in the World

Founded: 1973

15. Far Eastern Federal University

Russia | Vladivostok

For Ecology

#557 in Europe

#1889 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1899

16. South Ural State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Ecology

#558 in Europe

#1893 in the World

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

17. University of Tyumen

Russia | Tyumen

For Ecology

#567 in Europe

#1927 in the World

Founded: 1930

18. Northern Arctic Federal University

Russia | Arkhangelsk

For Ecology

#585 in Europe

#1997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1929

19. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#592 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

20. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#610 in Europe

#2126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

21. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#624 in Europe

#2200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

22. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#632 in Europe

#2239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

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

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#633 in Europe

#2244 in the World

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

24. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#649 in Europe

#2320 in the World

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

25. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#652 in Europe

#2339 in the World

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

26. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#665 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

27. Moscow Medical Academy

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#679 in Europe

#2477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

28. Samara National Research University

Russia | Samara

For Ecology

#685 in Europe

#2519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

29. Voronezh State University

Russia | Voronezh

For Ecology

#688 in Europe

#2536 in the World

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

30. Samara State Technical University

Russia | Samara

For Ecology

#691 in Europe

#2546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1914

31. Saratov State University

Russia | Saratov

For Ecology

#708 in Europe

#2618 in the World

Founded: 1909

32. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#728 in Europe

#2723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

33. North-Eastern Federal University

Russia | Yakutsk

For Ecology

#730 in Europe

#2736 in the World

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

34. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Ecology

#734 in Europe

#2756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1916

35. Belgorod State University

Russia | Belgorod

For Ecology

#745 in Europe

#2845 in the World

Founded: 1876

36. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#748 in Europe

#2862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

37. Irkutsk State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Ecology

#749 in Europe

#2863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1918

38. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#750 in Europe

#2864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

39. Moscow Aviation Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#757 in Europe

#2896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

40. Kuban State Agricultural University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Ecology

#758 in Europe

#2901 in the World

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

41. Kemerovo State University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Ecology

#759 in Europe

#2904 in the World

Founded: 1974

42. Novosibirsk State Technical University

Russia | Novosibirsk

For Ecology

#766 in Europe

#2964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1950

43. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#771 in Europe

#2996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

44. Moscow State Pedagogical University

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#777 in Europe

#3040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

45. Russian State Agricultural University

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#782 in Europe

#3065 in the World

Founded: 1865

46. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Ecology

#787 in Europe

#3095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1948

47. Ogarev Mordovia State University

Russia | Saransk

For Ecology

#795 in Europe

#3143 in the World

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

48. Kazan State Technological University

For Ecology

#806 in Europe

#3213 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

49. Bashkir State University

For Ecology

#811 in Europe

#3242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1909

50. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Ecology

#813 in Europe

#3245 in the World

Founded: 1967

51. Perm State University

For Ecology

#814 in Europe

#3246 in the World

Enrollment: 12,370
Founded: 1916

52. Siberian State Aerospace University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Ecology

#836 in Europe

#3363 in the World

Founded: 1960

53. Belgorod State Technological University

Russia | Belgorod

For Ecology

#840 in Europe

#3386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1954

54. Petrozavodsk State University

Russia | Petrozavodsk

For Ecology

#845 in Europe

#3405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1940

55. Volgograd State University

Russia | Volgograd

For Ecology

#852 in Europe

#3444 in the World

Founded: 1980

56. Russian National Research Medical University

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#860 in Europe

#3478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

57. St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#864 in Europe

#3491 in the World

Founded: 1832

58. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#876 in Europe

#3531 in the World

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

59. Perm State Technical University

For Ecology

#879 in Europe

#3549 in the World

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

60. Russian State Hydrometeorological University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#883 in Europe

#3568 in the World

Founded: 1930

61. Chechen State University

Russia | Grozny

For Ecology

#902 in Europe

#3680 in the World

Founded: 1938

62. Novgorod State University

Russia | Veliky Novgorod

For Ecology

#909 in Europe

#3699 in the World

Founded: 1993

63. Omsk State Agrarian University n.a. P. A. Stolypin

For Ecology

#911 in Europe

#3728 in the World

Founded: 1918

64. State University of Management

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#916 in Europe

#3749 in the World

Founded: 1919

65. Kuban State University

Russia | Krasnodar

For Ecology

#920 in Europe

#3768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1920

66. Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#921 in Europe

#3777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1828

67. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

Russia | Nizhny Novgorod

For Ecology

#922 in Europe

#3799 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1917

68. Kaliningrad State Technical University

Russia | Kaliningrad

For Ecology

#935 in Europe

#3884 in the World

Founded: 1930

69. North Caucasus Federal University

Russia | Stavropol

For Ecology

#936 in Europe

#3900 in the World

Founded: 1971

70. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#940 in Europe

#3945 in the World

Founded: 1896

71. Penza State University

For Ecology

#942 in Europe

#3961 in the World

Founded: 1943

72. Moscow Polytech

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#944 in Europe

#3964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

73. Stavropol State Agrarian University

Russia | Stavropol

For Ecology

#948 in Europe

#3983 in the World

Founded: 1930

74. Chelyabinsk State University

Russia | Chelyabinsk

For Ecology

#959 in Europe

#4041 in the World

Founded: 1976

75. Orenburg State University

Russia | Orenburg

For Ecology

#966 in Europe

#4091 in the World

Founded: 1971

76. South-Western State University

For Ecology

#968 in Europe

#4099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

77. Kuzbass State Technical University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Ecology

#969 in Europe

#4103 in the World

Founded: 1950

78. Tambov State Technical University

Russia | Tambov

For Ecology

#972 in Europe

#4114 in the World

Founded: 1958

79. Ulyanovsk State University

Russia | Ulyanovsk

For Ecology

#987 in Europe

#4168 in the World

Founded: 1988

80. Saratov State Technical University

Russia | Saratov

For Ecology

#990 in Europe

#4189 in the World

Founded: 1930

81. Tula State University

For Ecology

#994 in Europe

#4206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

82. New Economic School

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#1003 in Europe

#4257 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1992

83. St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#1004 in Europe

#4260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1930

84. Baikal State University

Russia | Irkutsk

For Ecology

#1008 in Europe

#4267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1930

85. Yaroslavl State University

Russia | Yaroslavl

For Ecology

#1019 in Europe

#4327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

86. Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev - KAI

For Ecology

#1021 in Europe

#4339 in the World

Founded: 1932

87. Omsk State Technical University

For Ecology

#1024 in Europe

#4345 in the World

Founded: 1942

88. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Ecology

#1027 in Europe

#4350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1932

89. Leningrad State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#1030 in Europe

#4376 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. Sakhalin State University

Russia | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

For Ecology

#1032 in Europe

#4378 in the World

Founded: 1949

91. Udmurt State University

Russia | Izhevsk

For Ecology

#1042 in Europe

#4421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1931

92. Astrakhan State Technical University

Russia | Astrakhan

For Ecology

#1046 in Europe

#4474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1930

93. St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#1047 in Europe

#4487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1941

94. Cherepovets State University

Russia | Cherepovets

For Ecology

#1050 in Europe

#4492 in the World

Founded: 1996

95. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

Russia | Moscow

For Ecology

#1051 in Europe

#4501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

96. Orel State University

For Ecology

#1053 in Europe

#4504 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1931

97. Murmansk State Technical University

Russia | Murmansk

For Ecology

#1061 in Europe

#4545 in the World

Founded: 1950

98. Omsk State University

For Ecology

#1066 in Europe

#4556 in the World

Founded: 1974

99. Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Ecology

#1067 in Europe

#4558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1930

100. Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

Russia | Vladivostok

For Ecology

#1068 in Europe

#4562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1967

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

Environmental Science subfields in Russia

Agricultural Science105

Earth science and Geophysics113

Environmental Chemistry96

Environmental Engineering68

Environmental Management126

Geography and Cartography178

Geotechnical Engineering94

Hydrology and Water resources management4

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science146

Mining Engineering36

Oceanography136

Paleontology172

Petrology and Geochemistry75

Urban and Regional planning99

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation53