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Moscow State University ranked 1st in Russia, 165th in the global 2025 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 165,018 academic publications and 2,435,115 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,385 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#165 of 14,131 In the World
#54 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 385 In Russia
#1 of 67 In Moscow
#30 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#35 of 3,848 For Nuclear Physics
#38 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#12 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#280 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 93rd in the World with 111,293 publications made and 1,798,763 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
#13 of 1,457 In Europe
#93 of 6,713 In the World

Moscow State University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 772 4419
1993 794 4637
1994 981 5829
1995 1032 6493
1996 1353 7181
1997 1401 7671
1998 1615 8724
1999 1725 10391
2000 2019 11265
2001 2169 12879
2002 2408 14567
2003 2393 17292
2004 2370 19861
2005 2589 23692
2006 2833 26653
2007 3079 29476
2008 2198 32681
2009 2056 35291
2010 2204 38613
2011 2314 44724
2012 2837 55029
2013 3103 61203
2014 3152 65891
2015 4085 73558
2016 4942 86921
2017 5074 92932
2018 5635 103143
2019 6433 117942
2020 6368 130002
2021 6354 148340
2022 6028 134447
2023 6181 145442
2024 3517 123707

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 57
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 16 65
Quantum and Particle physics 1 13 68
Optical Engineering 1 17 87
Astrobiology 1 27 91
Biophysics 1 23 100
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 25 110
Materials Science 1 19 111
Acoustical Engineering 1 39 151
Nanotechnology 1 27 156
Medical Physics 2 213 520

Chemistry rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Russia and 163rd in the World with 103,089 publications made and 1,665,989 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 182 In Russia
#48 of 1,417 In Europe
#163 of 6,545 In the World

Moscow State University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 713 4542
1993 757 4675
1994 905 5734
1995 946 6380
1996 1157 6893
1997 1266 7487
1998 1515 8663
1999 1590 10471
2000 1929 11077
2001 2052 12826
2002 2264 14391
2003 2263 17066
2004 2253 19365
2005 2399 23240
2006 2624 26370
2007 2861 29119
2008 1990 31731
2009 1921 34359
2010 2030 36861
2011 2170 41707
2012 2508 48904
2013 2750 54543
2014 2756 58111
2015 3734 63785
2016 4525 72858
2017 4553 79020
2018 5059 86889
2019 5747 99688
2020 5814 116379
2021 5756 132673
2022 5615 129810
2023 5866 137883
2024 3664 120671

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 18 38
Inorganic Chemistry 1 8 56
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 22 60
Computational Chemistry 1 23 72
Environmental Chemistry 1 22 89
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 21 90
Radiochemistry 1 9 91
Organic Chemistry 1 20 101
Physical chemistry 1 18 102
Biochemical Engineering 1 41 105
Materials Science 1 19 111
Chemical Engineering 1 25 144
Nanotechnology 1 27 156
Biochemistry 1 79 235
Nutrition and Food Science 1 181 544

Engineering rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Engineering in Russia and 157th in the World with 97,854 publications made and 1,531,770 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 1,465 In Europe
#157 of 6,782 In the World

Moscow State University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 645 3560
1993 665 3757
1994 855 4839
1995 886 5417
1996 1129 6014
1997 1163 6386
1998 1354 7233
1999 1428 8630
2000 1679 9325
2001 1795 10556
2002 2018 12405
2003 1988 14470
2004 2007 16538
2005 2164 19920
2006 2367 22458
2007 2648 24782
2008 1869 27386
2009 1823 29713
2010 1914 32609
2011 2001 37643
2012 2399 45102
2013 2704 49946
2014 2738 54018
2015 3650 60355
2016 4475 71237
2017 4584 76651
2018 5061 85413
2019 5893 98768
2020 5939 111825
2021 5917 128715
2022 5584 119859
2023 5734 129198
2024 3284 108285

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 22 60
Optical Engineering 1 17 87
Biochemical Engineering 1 41 105
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 25 110
Materials Science 1 19 111
Metallurgical Engineering 1 20 117
Aerospace Engineering 1 35 134
Chemical Engineering 1 25 144
Acoustical Engineering 1 39 151
Nanotechnology 1 27 156
Nuclear Engineering 6 57 163
Electrical Engineering 1 41 169
Mining Engineering 3 45 171
Remote Sensing 1 64 194
Geotechnical Engineering 1 57 215
Petroleum Engineering 4 54 231
Telecommunications 1 66 241
Mechanical Engineering 1 77 243
Civil Engineering 1 82 266
Structural Engineering 1 81 270
Landscape Architecture 2 167 343
Computer Networking 1 113 353
Electronic Engineering 1 120 371
Marine Engineering 1 130 377
Architecture 1 192 419
Transportation Engineering 3 154 429
Environmental Engineering 1 150 441
Biomedical Engineering 3 159 442
Technical Drawing 6 160 443
Industrial Engineering 8 186 468
Automation and Control engineering 2 151 472
Computer Engineering 1 163 480
Systems Engineering 1 202 506
Engineering Management 13 175 506
Biotechnology 1 195 541
Operations Research 3 186 544
Robotics 4 202 584
Agricultural Engineering 7 175 615
Human-Computer Interaction 1 283 659
Aviation 12 252 674
Construction Management 12 265 688
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 227 717
Architectural Engineering 7 278 723
Firefighting and Fire Science 11 225 763
Product and Industrial Design 5 287 784
Automotive Engineering 11 306 951
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 331 981

Biology rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Biology in Russia and 273rd in the World with 84,931 publications made and 1,386,011 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 181 In Russia
#97 of 1,448 In Europe
#273 of 6,833 In the World

Moscow State University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 436 3319
1993 516 3445
1994 590 3883
1995 634 4646
1996 727 4978
1997 810 5300
1998 988 6298
1999 1069 7788
2000 1341 8268
2001 1381 9619
2002 1470 10696
2003 1573 13074
2004 1568 14762
2005 1587 17847
2006 1861 20742
2007 2122 23362
2008 1453 25063
2009 1421 27726
2010 1574 30168
2011 1639 33993
2012 2019 39712
2013 2112 42865
2014 2278 46928
2015 3146 51019
2016 3826 58442
2017 3967 63653
2018 4517 71503
2019 5338 84000
2020 5675 103937
2021 5913 120129
2022 5689 118203
2023 6006 126733
2024 3770 111865

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 27 91
Biophysics 1 23 100
Zoology 1 54 155
Nanotechnology 1 27 156
Evolutionary Biology 1 56 168
Botany 1 63 189
Paleontology 1 64 200
Biochemistry 1 79 235
Genetics 1 106 295
Entomology 1 115 299
Horticulture 1 95 305
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 106 315
Molecular Biology 1 112 331
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 141 351
Virology 1 121 356
Forestry 1 117 361
Neuroscience 1 153 396
Agricultural Science 1 130 419
Microbiology 1 177 496
Immunology 1 191 537
Biotechnology 1 195 541
Nutrition and Food Science 1 181 544
Pharmacology 2 191 566
Oncology and Cancer research 1 213 624
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 249 704
Toxicology 1 277 956
Animal Science 1 297 1049

Environmental Science rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Russia and 211th in the World with 65,432 publications made and 965,020 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 181 In Russia
#69 of 1,464 In Europe
#211 of 6,876 In the World

Moscow State University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 282 1687
1993 334 1727
1994 406 2211
1995 431 2361
1996 519 2811
1997 570 2977
1998 644 3528
1999 664 3870
2000 888 4547
2001 1006 5298
2002 1083 6068
2003 1117 7398
2004 1103 8759
2005 1138 9983
2006 1385 11948
2007 1586 13694
2008 983 15044
2009 1042 16553
2010 1095 18518
2011 1211 21903
2012 1488 28039
2013 1608 30114
2014 1785 33158
2015 2404 37365
2016 2994 43953
2017 3264 46407
2018 3780 52340
2019 4662 62640
2020 4814 72275
2021 4996 87143
2022 4839 82792
2023 5065 89945
2024 3005 76454

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

Computer Science rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Russia and 329th in the World with 44,067 publications made and 713,138 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 182 In Russia
#119 of 1,469 In Europe
#329 of 6,845 In the World

Moscow State University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 261 1462
1993 228 1558
1994 335 1751
1995 353 2344
1996 387 2247
1997 453 2390
1998 458 2628
1999 533 3307
2000 632 3569
2001 593 4164
2002 744 4656
2003 743 5677
2004 721 6633
2005 791 7334
2006 925 9112
2007 996 9611
2008 734 11095
2009 748 11806
2010 831 13366
2011 862 15663
2012 1059 18769
2013 1202 20193
2014 1272 22916
2015 1681 24955
2016 2108 31261
2017 2070 33888
2018 2476 40875
2019 2974 48405
2020 3054 57570
2021 3325 66758
2022 3088 60394
2023 3049 66562
2024 1863 54410

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Russia and 381st in the World with 44,051 publications made and 538,402 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 184 In Russia
#158 of 1,500 In Europe
#381 of 7,081 In the World

Moscow State University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 188 992
1993 163 995
1994 229 1189
1995 264 1436
1996 285 1532
1997 338 1594
1998 349 1881
1999 411 2049
2000 466 2598
2001 453 2802
2002 498 3418
2003 496 4092
2004 498 4901
2005 558 5302
2006 742 6468
2007 753 7192
2008 546 8187
2009 590 9151
2010 668 9980
2011 737 12228
2012 919 15539
2013 1093 17528
2014 1131 18916
2015 1594 22788
2016 1975 25666
2017 2070 27532
2018 2592 30718
2019 3273 37496
2020 3524 43634
2021 4129 52934
2022 3889 48219
2023 3897 52499
2024 2436 43063

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

Medicine rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Medicine in Russia and 526th in the World with 35,620 publications made and 577,616 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, Pharmacy.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 177 In Russia
#186 of 1,433 In Europe
#526 of 6,775 In the World

Moscow State University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 165 1299
1993 184 1373
1994 209 1373
1995 251 1837
1996 245 1812
1997 318 2039
1998 385 2363
1999 395 2945
2000 481 3105
2001 516 3616
2002 517 3864
2003 565 4796
2004 578 5522
2005 582 6313
2006 680 7376
2007 685 8250
2008 546 9419
2009 521 9988
2010 606 11074
2011 655 13037
2012 799 15983
2013 892 17432
2014 983 19123
2015 1283 21116
2016 1632 25237
2017 1623 26763
2018 1860 29139
2019 2274 35745
2020 2517 47068
2021 2934 56158
2022 2644 55027
2023 2656 58283
2024 1858 49831

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 18 38
Orthodontics 1 51 148
Dentistry 1 76 213
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 103 283
Virology 1 121 356
Ophthalmology 1 149 422
Biomedical Engineering 3 159 442
Anatomy and Physiology 1 161 451
Respiratory Therapy 2 184 486
Medical Physics 2 213 520
Immunology 1 191 537
Pharmacology 2 191 566
Public Health 1 212 593
Cardiology 2 225 604
Oncology and Cancer research 1 213 624
Pathology 2 217 624
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 221 634
Audiology 1 239 643
Psychiatry 2 234 647
Veterinary 1 186 688
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 249 704
Optometry 1 235 707
Radiation Therapy 2 234 710
Occupational Therapy 3 290 757
Urology 2 246 779
Anesthesiology 2 255 781
Physical Therapy 2 317 821
Forensic Science 4 269 824
Gerontology 1 272 836
Surgery 3 269 837
Clinical Psychology 1 298 895
Cosmetology 4 283 906
Toxicology 1 277 956
Neurosurgery 9 294 981
Nursing 2 339 988
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 297 993
Sports Medicine 3 372 996
Dermatology 6 314 1062
Critical Care Nursing 10 363 1133
Sports / Exercise science 2 420 1197
Family medicine 4 345 1208
Pediatrics 7 353 1262
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 415 1302
Epidemiology 12 383 1310
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 442 1370
Health Science 7 422 1444
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 501 1812

Mathematics rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Russia and 309th in the World with 19,939 publications made and 271,590 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 175 In Russia
#104 of 1,401 In Europe
#309 of 6,418 In the World

Moscow State University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 107 496
1993 91 571
1994 136 776
1995 162 736
1996 199 903
1997 219 954
1998 252 1163
1999 268 1300
2000 306 1471
2001 269 1660
2002 365 2162
2003 373 2580
2004 328 2842
2005 379 3433
2006 491 3959
2007 568 4377
2008 293 4870
2009 335 5337
2010 381 5848
2011 413 7383
2012 454 8547
2013 599 9962
2014 614 10522
2015 809 12215
2016 906 13925
2017 985 14854
2018 1069 16109
2019 1303 19264
2020 1280 21531
2021 1446 25673
2022 1369 23085
2023 1331 24653
2024 721 16901

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 9 27
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 110 281
Math Teachers 1 83 340
Statistics 1 128 347
Operations Research 3 186 544
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 198 565
Actuarial Science 4 227 606

Psychology rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Psychology in Russia and 533rd in the World with 16,995 publications made and 205,978 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 173 In Russia
#196 of 1,423 In Europe
#533 of 6,645 In the World

Moscow State University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 85 628
1993 82 610
1994 121 646
1995 112 1052
1996 116 962
1997 139 877
1998 148 917
1999 178 1090
2000 226 1299
2001 192 1375
2002 206 1423
2003 219 1782
2004 229 1986
2005 225 2225
2006 254 2735
2007 264 2876
2008 212 3225
2009 230 3542
2010 264 3952
2011 270 4448
2012 302 5116
2013 435 5837
2014 453 6795
2015 569 6925
2016 720 8170
2017 757 9517
2018 1032 11111
2019 1226 13142
2020 1301 17794
2021 1606 21020
2022 1460 20491
2023 1472 22537
2024 905 19644

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

Psychology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 153 396
Education Majors 1 119 414
Social Psychology 3 158 450
Cognitive Science 1 184 481
Child Psychology 1 200 565
Special Education 1 227 614
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 253 617
Psychiatry 2 234 647
Occupational Therapy 3 290 757
Clinical Psychology 1 298 895
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 262 999

Business rankings

Moscow State University ranked 3rd for Business in Russia and 442nd in the World with 13,328 publications made and 121,193 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Advertising, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 178 In Russia
#167 of 1,433 In Europe
#442 of 6,339 In the World

Moscow State University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 82 337
1993 53 339
1994 81 397
1995 99 527
1996 99 527
1997 117 562
1998 130 579
1999 131 691
2000 192 814
2001 139 886
2002 169 1071
2003 125 1059
2004 149 1306
2005 124 1337
2006 203 1730
2007 243 2002
2008 218 2122
2009 204 2241
2010 188 2574
2011 196 2975
2012 234 3662
2013 335 3988
2014 338 4436
2015 475 4814
2016 696 6222
2017 597 6870
2018 784 7913
2019 1019 9677
2020 1130 11527
2021 1271 13756
2022 1139 12303
2023 1151 13500
2024 624 9963

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 72 204
Entertainment Industry Business 1 94 260
Human Resource Management 4 109 312
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 152 359
Public Policy / Administration 3 159 443
Marketing 3 177 464
International Trade 7 283 484
Advertising 3 176 495
Engineering Management 13 175 506
International Business 7 281 515
Management 3 189 521
Operations Research 3 186 544
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 199 570
Real Estate 7 193 603
Actuarial Science 4 227 606
Project Management 9 290 669
Entrepreneurship 6 312 677
Construction Management 12 265 688
Risk Management 6 326 749
Management Information Systems 5 338 780
Accounting 6 292 789
Tax Law 19 329 884

Economics rankings

Moscow State University ranked 2nd for Economics in Russia and 370th in the World with 10,148 publications made and 104,999 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 170 In Russia
#133 of 1,388 In Europe
#370 of 6,167 In the World

Moscow State University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 46 206
1993 26 216
1994 45 274
1995 69 305
1996 55 330
1997 75 380
1998 89 427
1999 83 463
2000 112 573
2001 79 574
2002 104 648
2003 119 778
2004 113 950
2005 108 1080
2006 152 1316
2007 188 1458
2008 133 1605
2009 139 1727
2010 134 1924
2011 177 2354
2012 193 2850
2013 242 3000
2014 257 3479
2015 390 3718
2016 492 4926
2017 444 5692
2018 581 6344
2019 766 7767
2020 888 9456
2021 1027 11503
2022 936 9763
2023 921 10784
2024 477 7874

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

Economics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Finance 2 72 204
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 76 205
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 110 281
Political Economy 4 140 330
Development Studies 2 156 478
International Trade 7 283 484
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 199 570
Actuarial Science 4 227 606
International Economics 7 376 640
Agricultural Economics 5 212 758
Environmental Economics 13 384 958

Art & Design rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Art & Design in Russia and 258th in the World with 8,988 publications made and 87,352 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 167 In Russia
#94 of 1,381 In Europe
#258 of 5,966 In the World

Moscow State University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 41 276
1993 39 193
1994 50 246
1995 52 365
1996 67 377
1997 46 310
1998 77 437
1999 89 436
2000 90 530
2001 96 588
2002 127 742
2003 113 861
2004 110 842
2005 101 1046
2006 144 1217
2007 151 1342
2008 108 1491
2009 113 1752
2010 121 1829
2011 133 1930
2012 171 2195
2013 201 2636
2014 222 2969
2015 291 3116
2016 334 3388
2017 382 4013
2018 520 4168
2019 671 5335
2020 806 6167
2021 854 7207
2022 837 6796
2023 908 7614
2024 530 7010

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 39 100
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 56 148
Literature 1 64 181
Illustration and Concept Art 1 104 208
Painting and Drawing 1 105 210
Sculpture 1 105 210
Computer Graphics 1 86 247
Entertainment Industry Business 1 94 260
Aesthetics 1 98 262
Art History 1 115 273
Graphic Design 1 107 288
Fashion Design 1 116 291
Landscape Architecture 2 167 343
Animation 1 136 359
Interior Design 3 174 399
Architecture 1 192 419
Creative Writing 2 168 421
Cinematography 3 185 431
Music 2 187 490
Photography 4 232 585
Game Design and Development 3 260 588
UX/UI Desgin 1 249 597
Multimedia 2 235 600