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Moscow State University ranked 1st in Russia, 167th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 21 research topics. Moscow State University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 169,217 academic publications and 2,572,074 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,475 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#167 of 14,131 In the World
#56 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 385 In Russia
#1 of 67 In Moscow
#30 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
#35 of 3,887 For Nuclear Physics
#36 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#12 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#305 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 18 other topics

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Physics rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Physics in Russia and 95th in the World with 112,964 publications made and 1,887,154 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 182 In Russia
#14 of 1,460 In Europe
#95 of 6,729 In the World

Moscow State University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 795 4637
1994 982 5829
1995 1032 6495
1996 1354 7217
1997 1403 7681
1998 1615 8729
1999 1725 10403
2000 2021 11276
2001 2170 12897
2002 2408 14584
2003 2393 17316
2004 2371 19873
2005 2589 23693
2006 2837 26650
2007 3080 29479
2008 2200 32680
2009 2056 35301
2010 2216 38612
2011 2320 44694
2012 2843 55052
2013 3107 61351
2014 3163 66015
2015 4093 73755
2016 4957 87247
2017 5099 93183
2018 5642 103363
2019 6452 118006
2020 6379 130199
2021 6366 148401
2022 6025 134483
2023 6189 145718
2024 3664 127445
2025 1782 100691

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 7 30
Nuclear Physics 1 8 35
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 17 51
Condensed Matter Physics 1 14 59
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 16 65
Quantum and Particle physics 1 14 71
Astrobiology 1 24 86
Optical Engineering 1 19 92
Biophysics 1 24 99
Materials Science 1 19 113
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 24 114
Acoustical Engineering 1 40 154
Nanotechnology 1 27 157
Medical Physics 2 207 511

Chemistry rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Russia and 168th in the World with 104,809 publications made and 1,756,558 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 182 In Russia
#49 of 1,417 In Europe
#168 of 6,561 In the World

Moscow State University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 758 4677
1994 907 5734
1995 946 6380
1996 1159 6930
1997 1268 7497
1998 1515 8680
1999 1590 10481
2000 1931 11084
2001 2053 12851
2002 2263 14397
2003 2261 17092
2004 2253 19367
2005 2401 23245
2006 2630 26371
2007 2864 29126
2008 1994 31727
2009 1920 34365
2010 2042 36853
2011 2177 41681
2012 2513 48963
2013 2757 54740
2014 2758 58174
2015 3740 64014
2016 4530 73178
2017 4558 79129
2018 5058 87043
2019 5760 99832
2020 5808 116142
2021 5750 132363
2022 5601 129753
2023 5863 137875
2024 3781 123822
2025 2028 99500

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 16 36
Inorganic Chemistry 1 8 58
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 23 61
Computational Chemistry 1 23 73
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 21 87
Radiochemistry 1 7 92
Environmental Chemistry 1 23 92
Physical chemistry 1 19 106
Organic Chemistry 1 22 106
Materials Science 1 19 113
Biochemical Engineering 1 45 114
Chemical Engineering 1 25 150
Nanotechnology 1 27 157
Biochemistry 1 79 237
Nutrition and Food Science 1 183 553

Engineering rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Engineering in Russia and 159th in the World with 99,407 publications made and 1,610,278 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 182 In Russia
#40 of 1,466 In Europe
#159 of 6,795 In the World

Moscow State University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 666 3758
1994 856 4840
1995 886 5422
1996 1130 6021
1997 1165 6397
1998 1354 7237
1999 1427 8636
2000 1680 9335
2001 1796 10571
2002 2020 12412
2003 1990 14492
2004 2006 16536
2005 2164 19926
2006 2371 22457
2007 2650 24786
2008 1868 27386
2009 1822 29714
2010 1923 32604
2011 2006 37596
2012 2408 45125
2013 2706 50021
2014 2742 54118
2015 3661 60471
2016 4484 71303
2017 4588 76701
2018 5064 85516
2019 5908 98805
2020 5940 111592
2021 5917 128469
2022 5569 119729
2023 5733 129187
2024 3418 111759
2025 1759 88804

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 23 61
Optical Engineering 1 19 92
Materials Science 1 19 113
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 24 114
Biochemical Engineering 1 45 114
Metallurgical Engineering 1 20 119
Aerospace Engineering 1 35 136
Chemical Engineering 1 25 150
Acoustical Engineering 1 40 154
Nanotechnology 1 27 157
Nuclear Engineering 6 55 164
Mining Engineering 3 42 168
Electrical Engineering 1 41 172
Remote Sensing 1 65 199
Geotechnical Engineering 1 56 212
Petroleum Engineering 4 51 227
Telecommunications 1 67 244
Mechanical Engineering 1 76 246
Civil Engineering 1 84 271
Structural Engineering 1 82 278
Landscape Architecture 2 171 350
Computer Networking 1 114 358
Electronic Engineering 1 120 375
Marine Engineering 1 131 380
Architecture 1 188 413
Transportation Engineering 4 158 435
Industrial Engineering 8 175 443
Biomedical Engineering 3 158 443
Environmental Engineering 1 148 446
Technical Drawing 6 162 450
Automation and Control engineering 2 152 475
Computer Engineering 1 165 485
Engineering Management 13 169 488
Systems Engineering 1 200 506
Biotechnology 1 194 538
Operations Research 3 192 561
Robotics 4 211 600
Agricultural Engineering 6 172 614
Human-Computer Interaction 1 285 662
Construction Management 12 256 667
Aviation 12 261 691
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 228 721
Architectural Engineering 8 288 741
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 227 773
Product and Industrial Design 5 290 794
Automotive Engineering 12 309 958
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 334 989

Biology rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Biology in Russia and 271st in the World with 86,913 publications made and 1,465,617 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 181 In Russia
#96 of 1,449 In Europe
#271 of 6,841 In the World

Moscow State University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 517 3446
1994 590 3885
1995 635 4661
1996 729 5022
1997 811 5305
1998 988 6313
1999 1069 7798
2000 1343 8276
2001 1381 9625
2002 1469 10702
2003 1574 13086
2004 1567 14759
2005 1588 17851
2006 1864 20747
2007 2124 23363
2008 1455 25063
2009 1421 27729
2010 1580 30160
2011 1649 33983
2012 2018 39683
2013 2119 42848
2014 2278 46839
2015 3150 51065
2016 3831 58431
2017 3975 63915
2018 4522 71609
2019 5338 84155
2020 5672 103970
2021 5908 120016
2022 5695 118380
2023 6017 126671
2024 3933 114626
2025 2286 95861

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 1 24 86
Biophysics 1 24 99
Zoology 1 52 150
Nanotechnology 1 27 157
Evolutionary Biology 1 56 169
Botany 1 61 189
Paleontology 1 63 196
Biochemistry 1 79 237
Entomology 1 109 286
Genetics 1 105 296
Horticulture 1 95 306
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 104 315
Molecular Biology 1 110 328
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 142 355
Forestry 1 116 359
Virology 1 123 363
Neuroscience 1 153 392
Agricultural Science 1 128 417
Microbiology 1 174 496
Biotechnology 1 194 538
Immunology 2 192 544
Nutrition and Food Science 1 183 553
Pharmacology 2 193 571
Oncology and Cancer research 1 209 617
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 258 712
Toxicology 1 265 920
Animal Science 1 298 1059

Environmental Science rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Russia and 210th in the World with 67,012 publications made and 1,021,163 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 181 In Russia
#70 of 1,464 In Europe
#210 of 6,888 In the World

Moscow State University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 336 1726
1994 406 2210
1995 431 2363
1996 519 2812
1997 571 2982
1998 644 3533
1999 664 3874
2000 889 4549
2001 1006 5299
2002 1083 6068
2003 1119 7413
2004 1105 8768
2005 1140 9986
2006 1386 11945
2007 1589 13696
2008 985 15047
2009 1042 16556
2010 1098 18509
2011 1216 21916
2012 1487 28038
2013 1608 30176
2014 1781 33198
2015 2406 37439
2016 2998 43995
2017 3259 46486
2018 3797 52596
2019 4663 62734
2020 4813 72203
2021 5003 86919
2022 4825 82670
2023 5074 89827
2024 3222 78718
2025 1699 63534

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Russia and 376th in the World with 45,738 publications made and 568,194 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 184 In Russia
#155 of 1,502 In Europe
#376 of 7,088 In the World

Moscow State University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 164 995
1994 230 1190
1995 264 1440
1996 285 1540
1997 338 1595
1998 349 1888
1999 410 2045
2000 466 2596
2001 453 2810
2002 500 3431
2003 496 4094
2004 498 4904
2005 558 5305
2006 744 6465
2007 753 7196
2008 548 8188
2009 590 9146
2010 670 9995
2011 743 12243
2012 916 15538
2013 1096 17643
2014 1129 18981
2015 1596 22792
2016 1990 25846
2017 2069 27493
2018 2593 30757
2019 3268 37304
2020 3522 43408
2021 4156 52892
2022 3897 48255
2023 3923 52686
2024 2762 44594
2025 1610 35083

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Computer Science rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Russia and 333rd in the World with 45,092 publications made and 752,344 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 182 In Russia
#120 of 1,470 In Europe
#333 of 6,855 In the World

Moscow State University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 228 1559
1994 335 1752
1995 353 2356
1996 387 2253
1997 453 2392
1998 458 2631
1999 533 3307
2000 633 3571
2001 595 4176
2002 744 4666
2003 746 5684
2004 720 6629
2005 791 7334
2006 925 9105
2007 996 9593
2008 736 11093
2009 746 11823
2010 832 13359
2011 860 15633
2012 1054 18674
2013 1203 20161
2014 1275 22948
2015 1684 24982
2016 2117 31190
2017 2080 33878
2018 2481 40928
2019 2985 48289
2020 3051 57504
2021 3314 66554
2022 3085 60395
2023 3064 66545
2024 1977 56147
2025 1126 45896

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Computer Science.

Medicine rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Medicine in Russia and 527th in the World with 36,630 publications made and 612,172 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, Pharmacy.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 177 In Russia
#188 of 1,437 In Europe
#527 of 6,793 In the World

Moscow State University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 186 1374
1994 211 1376
1995 252 1840
1996 246 1822
1997 318 2043
1998 386 2364
1999 395 2946
2000 482 3105
2001 516 3624
2002 518 3867
2003 565 4803
2004 579 5522
2005 583 6314
2006 681 7377
2007 683 8236
2008 545 9414
2009 521 9983
2010 609 11084
2011 657 13019
2012 797 15928
2013 890 17396
2014 983 19082
2015 1284 21157
2016 1627 25176
2017 1627 26780
2018 1870 29244
2019 2268 35727
2020 2510 47086
2021 2913 55891
2022 2643 55108
2023 2666 58175
2024 1925 51125
2025 1222 42820

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 16 36
Orthodontics 1 53 154
Dentistry 1 75 216
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 100 281
Virology 1 123 363
Ophthalmology 1 150 427
Biomedical Engineering 3 158 443
Anatomy and Physiology 1 161 450
Respiratory Therapy 2 185 484
Medical Physics 2 207 511
Immunology 2 192 544
Pharmacology 2 193 571
Public Health 1 206 589
Cardiology 3 226 604
Oncology and Cancer research 1 209 617
Pathology 2 215 618
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 223 639
Psychiatry 2 233 646
Audiology 1 240 658
Veterinary 1 181 688
Optometry 1 240 703
Radiation Therapy 3 233 708
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 258 712
Urology 2 237 758
Occupational Therapy 3 293 776
Forensic Science 4 264 789
Anesthesiology 2 258 790
Gerontology 1 270 822
Physical Therapy 2 318 836
Surgery 3 271 845
Cosmetology 4 276 869
Clinical Psychology 1 299 899
Toxicology 1 265 920
Nursing 2 345 997
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 296 998
Sports Medicine 3 375 1000
Neurosurgery 10 304 1002
Dermatology 6 316 1065
Critical Care Nursing 8 357 1098
Sports / Exercise science 1 417 1179
Family medicine 4 343 1187
Epidemiology 11 377 1272
Pediatrics 7 357 1277
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 413 1294
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 446 1389
Health Science 7 424 1427
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 497 1786

Mathematics rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Russia and 311th in the World with 20,308 publications made and 279,961 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 176 In Russia
#104 of 1,406 In Europe
#311 of 6,434 In the World

Moscow State University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 91 573
1994 136 779
1995 162 738
1996 199 903
1997 220 962
1998 252 1164
1999 268 1300
2000 306 1471
2001 269 1661
2002 364 2162
2003 373 2582
2004 328 2840
2005 379 3434
2006 490 3958
2007 568 4378
2008 293 4867
2009 335 5344
2010 382 5842
2011 417 7394
2012 459 8588
2013 598 9906
2014 623 10656
2015 806 12080
2016 920 14044
2017 991 14748
2018 1071 16099
2019 1307 19253
2020 1276 21448
2021 1440 25486
2022 1370 23034
2023 1336 24595
2024 758 17627
2025 379 12576

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 8 25
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 112 285
Math Teachers 1 81 332
Statistics 1 129 353
Operations Research 3 192 561
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 199 570
Actuarial Science 4 226 603

Psychology rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Psychology in Russia and 528th in the World with 17,536 publications made and 219,191 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 173 In Russia
#194 of 1,424 In Europe
#528 of 6,663 In the World

Moscow State University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 82 610
1994 121 646
1995 112 1064
1996 116 971
1997 139 879
1998 148 917
1999 178 1090
2000 226 1302
2001 192 1380
2002 207 1431
2003 219 1782
2004 229 1985
2005 225 2226
2006 254 2732
2007 264 2876
2008 213 3227
2009 230 3545
2010 263 3958
2011 271 4446
2012 301 5106
2013 434 5833
2014 456 6802
2015 570 6941
2016 725 8182
2017 762 9535
2018 1033 11105
2019 1224 13122
2020 1299 17807
2021 1603 20998
2022 1457 20522
2023 1481 22547
2024 967 20292
2025 587 17297

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 153 392
Education Majors 1 117 412
Social Psychology 3 162 456
Cognitive Science 1 184 483
Child Psychology 1 201 562
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 251 611
Special Education 1 238 631
Psychiatry 2 233 646
Occupational Therapy 3 293 776
Clinical Psychology 1 299 899
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 262 988

Business rankings

Moscow State University ranked 3rd for Business in Russia and 440th in the World with 13,743 publications made and 127,950 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Advertising, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 178 In Russia
#164 of 1,436 In Europe
#440 of 6,366 In the World

Moscow State University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 53 338
1994 81 397
1995 99 537
1996 100 529
1997 117 564
1998 130 579
1999 131 691
2000 192 813
2001 140 888
2002 169 1070
2003 126 1059
2004 148 1306
2005 124 1339
2006 204 1730
2007 243 2002
2008 218 2124
2009 206 2239
2010 186 2568
2011 195 2982
2012 234 3661
2013 334 3994
2014 338 4434
2015 475 4809
2016 706 6219
2017 601 6899
2018 783 7878
2019 1023 9625
2020 1128 11457
2021 1273 13690
2022 1142 12312
2023 1154 13450
2024 695 10447
2025 401 8038

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Finance 2 73 204
Entertainment Industry Business 1 90 251
Human Resource Management 4 94 279
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 150 355
Public Policy / Administration 3 158 441
International Trade 7 275 472
Marketing 3 183 473
Advertising 3 170 485
Engineering Management 13 169 488
International Business 7 269 495
Management 3 188 518
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 197 556
Operations Research 3 192 561
Real Estate 8 189 585
Actuarial Science 4 226 603
Project Management 9 278 635
Construction Management 12 256 667
Entrepreneurship 6 315 679
Risk Management 6 312 728
Accounting 6 283 764
Management Information Systems 5 333 765
Tax Law 19 336 894

Economics rankings

Moscow State University ranked 2nd for Economics in Russia and 369th in the World with 10,455 publications made and 111,963 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 172 In Russia
#133 of 1,391 In Europe
#369 of 6,188 In the World

Moscow State University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 26 216
1994 45 274
1995 69 306
1996 55 330
1997 75 382
1998 89 427
1999 83 464
2000 111 573
2001 79 576
2002 104 648
2003 119 777
2004 113 951
2005 108 1081
2006 153 1317
2007 188 1458
2008 133 1604
2009 140 1727
2010 134 1924
2011 179 2365
2012 193 2846
2013 242 3008
2014 257 3488
2015 390 3726
2016 501 4966
2017 450 5706
2018 582 6338
2019 767 7733
2020 887 9441
2021 1025 11478
2022 935 9713
2023 928 10733
2024 520 8157
2025 308 6253

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 73 191
Finance 2 73 204
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 112 285
Political Economy 4 140 326
International Trade 7 275 472
Development Studies 2 155 473
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 197 556
Actuarial Science 4 226 603
International Economics 7 371 625
Agricultural Economics 5 205 737
Environmental Economics 12 388 974

Art & Design rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Art & Design in Russia and 250th in the World with 9,325 publications made and 90,559 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 168 In Russia
#91 of 1,385 In Europe
#250 of 6,010 In the World

Moscow State University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 39 192
1994 50 246
1995 52 367
1996 67 382
1997 46 310
1998 77 438
1999 89 436
2000 90 526
2001 96 591
2002 127 745
2003 113 861
2004 110 843
2005 101 1047
2006 144 1216
2007 151 1343
2008 108 1492
2009 113 1752
2010 121 1822
2011 133 1927
2012 170 2200
2013 201 2645
2014 222 2970
2015 289 3154
2016 335 3388
2017 380 3999
2018 521 4195
2019 673 5335
2020 806 6176
2021 862 7259
2022 845 6839
2023 918 7615
2024 588 7288
2025 313 6259

The following table provides academic rankings for Moscow State University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Performing arts 1 39 98
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 57 142
Literature 1 64 179
Illustration and Concept Art 1 97 194
Painting and Drawing 1 98 194
Sculpture 1 98 194
Computer Graphics 1 85 245
Entertainment Industry Business 1 90 251
Aesthetics 1 96 256
Graphic Design 1 96 257
Art History 1 113 268
Fashion Design 1 112 289
Landscape Architecture 2 171 350
Animation 1 133 351
Creative Writing 2 160 406
Architecture 1 188 413
Interior Design 3 176 413
Cinematography 3 179 419
Music 2 195 505
Photography 4 207 521
Game Design and Development 2 252 570
Multimedia 2 224 583
UX/UI Desgin 1 256 613