15 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Russia

Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 40K citations received by 2.98K academic papers made by 15 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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Europe
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

2. St. Petersburg State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#69 in Europe
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1724

3. Novosibirsk State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#195 in Europe
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
7,131
Founded
1959

4. Tomsk State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#240 in Europe
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1878

5. Irkutsk State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#254 in Europe
#704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1918

6. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#260 in Europe
#722 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1917

7. Southern Federal University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#289 in Europe
#848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1915

8. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#293 in Europe
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1946

9. Murmansk State Technical University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#303 in Europe
#889 in the World
Founded
1950

10. Kazan Federal University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#309 in Europe
#900 in the World
Founded
1804

11. Siberian Federal University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#319 in Europe
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
32,145
Founded
2006

12. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Earth science and Geophysics

#321 in Europe
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
1942

13. Far Eastern Federal University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#324 in Europe
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1899

14. National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Earth science and Geophysics

#328 in Europe
#974 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1992

15. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#329 in Europe
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1896

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in Russia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Tomsk.