100 Best universities for Physics in Russia

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Below is a list of best universities in Russia ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 5.18M citations received by 694K academic papers made by 183 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 Physics

#12 in Europe
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

3. Tomsk State University

For Physics

#212 in Europe
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1878

4. Novosibirsk State University

For Physics

#237 in Europe
#645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,131
Founded
1959

7. Ural Federal University

For Physics

#299 in Europe
#796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1920

9. Tomsk Polytechnic University

For Physics

#308 in Europe
#824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1896

10. ITMO University

For Physics

#312 in Europe
#836 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1900

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

For Physics

#430 in Europe
#1255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,519
Founded
1930

18. Samara National Research University

For Physics

#435 in Europe
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1942

19. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Physics

#446 in Europe
#1312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1930

20. RUDN University

For Physics

#449 in Europe
#1325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1960

21. South Ural State University

For Physics

#472 in Europe
#1418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1943

22. Ufa State Aviation Technical University

For Physics

#478 in Europe
#1441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1932

24. Voronezh State University

For Physics

#491 in Europe
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
20,188
Founded
1918

26. Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University

For Physics

#511 in Europe
#1597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1886

27. Siberian Federal University

For Physics

#513 in Europe
#1611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
32,145
Founded
2006

31. Tomsk State Pedagogical University

For Physics

#571 in Europe
#1832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1902

34. Samara State Technical University

For Physics

#587 in Europe
#1905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1914

36. Moscow State Pedagogical University

For Physics

#599 in Europe
#1962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1872

39. Moscow Medical Academy

For Physics

#630 in Europe
#2093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1758

40. Samara State University

For Physics

#638 in Europe
#2122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1969

41. Irkutsk State University

For Physics

#644 in Europe
#2137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1918

43. Moscow Technical University - MIREA

For Physics

#657 in Europe
#2246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1947

45. Yaroslavl State University

For Physics

#662 in Europe
#2283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1918

47. Kuban State University

For Physics

#671 in Europe
#2312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
1920

48. Bashkir State University

For Physics

#686 in Europe
#2398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1909

50. Perm State Technical University

For Physics

#697 in Europe
#2463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1953

52. Perm State University

For Physics

#701 in Europe
#2482 in the World
Enrollment
12,370
Founded
1916

53. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University

For Physics

#702 in Europe
#2484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1948

55. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

For Physics

#713 in Europe
#2560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1930

62. Tula State University

For Physics

#756 in Europe
#2735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1930

65. Ogarev Mordovia State University

For Physics

#765 in Europe
#2797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1931

70. Moscow Polytech

For Physics

#782 in Europe
#2873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1866

71. Tver State University

For Physics

#783 in Europe
#2878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1870

76. Udmurt State University

For Physics

#807 in Europe
#3004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1931

77. Petrozavodsk State University

For Physics

#809 in Europe
#3010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1940

80. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

For Physics

#814 in Europe
#3032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
16,401
Founded
1907

81. North-Eastern Federal University

For Physics

#818 in Europe
#3055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1956

86. Irkutsk National Research Technical University

For Physics

#837 in Europe
#3150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
35,700
Founded
1930

88. Tambov State University

For Physics

#849 in Europe
#3209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1994

92. South-Western State University

For Physics

#859 in Europe
#3247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1964

97. Sevastopol State University

For Physics

#923 in Europe
#3558 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1951

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