21 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics 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 Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 209K citations received by 18.1K academic papers made by 21 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Russia

#26 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

2. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Russia

#290 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Russia

#360 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

4. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Russia

#429 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

5. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Russia

#433 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Russia

#471 in Europe

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

7. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Russia

#473 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

8. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in Russia

#518 in Europe

Founded: 1918

9. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in Russia

#530 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1930

10. RUDN University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in Russia

#544 in Europe

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

11. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Earth science and Geophysics

#35 in Russia

#556 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

12. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#46 in Russia

#658 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1898

13. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in Russia

#671 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1872

14. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

For Earth science and Geophysics

#49 in Russia

#672 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1930

15. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For Earth science and Geophysics

#50 in Russia

#673 in Europe

Founded: 1896

16. Moscow Polytech

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in Russia

#770 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1866

17. National Research University of Electronic Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#82 in Russia

#825 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1965

18. Moscow Medical Academy

For Earth science and Geophysics

#85 in Russia

#833 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1758

19. Russian State Agricultural University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#96 in Russia

#892 in Europe

Founded: 1865

20. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Earth science and Geophysics

#104 in Russia

#911 in Europe

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

21. Russian National Research Medical University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#111 in Russia

#924 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1906

Universities for Earth science and Geophysics near Moscow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
400	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod	31	Nizhny Novgorod
468	Voronezh State University	22	Voronezh
578	Belgorod State University	12	Belgorod
635	St. Petersburg State University	2	Saint Petersburg
635	Saint-Petersburg Mining University	19	Saint Petersburg
636	ITMO University	17	Saint Petersburg
637	Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University	10	Saint Petersburg
646	V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University	2	Kharkiv
677	Belarusian State University	1	Minsk
719	Kazan Federal University	6	Kazan

Environmental Science subfields in Moscow

Agricultural Science23

Environmental Chemistry19

Environmental Engineering19

Environmental Management26

Geography and Cartography33

Geotechnical Engineering19

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science27

Mining Engineering9

Petrology and Geochemistry20

Urban and Regional planning22

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation13