Moscow State University: Rankings

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Moscow State University ranked 1st in Russia, 171st in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 25 research topics. Moscow State University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 110,735 academic publications and 1,717,656 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 706 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#171 of 14,131 In the World
#54 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 385 In Russia
#1 of 67 In Moscow
#22 of 1,011 For Nuclear Physics
#22 of 1,016 For Physical chemistry
#22 of 1,012 For Computational Chemistry
#34 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#277 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 22 other topics

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Physics rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Physics in Russia and 77th in the World with 39,371 publications made and 818,350 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Atomic and Molecular physics, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 129 In Russia
#14 of 969 In Europe
#77 of 4,082 In the World

Moscow State University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 287 187
1992 188 124
1993 219 185
1994 355 177
1995 279 156
1996 643 408
1997 655 592
1998 735 699
1999 821 822
2000 843 682
2001 907 721
2002 886 714
2003 925 1013
2004 990 1359
2005 1043 1234
2006 1098 1308
2007 1286 1624
2008 1299 1820
2009 1447 2151
2010 1429 2765
2011 1471 2881
2012 1649 3923
2013 1657 3833
2014 1732 7417
2015 1959 7624
2016 2297 8470
2017 1872 7379
2018 2095 6395
2019 2113 4870
2020 1978 9296
2021 1603 1023

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

Physics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 1 10 22
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 6 23
Theoretical Physics 1 11 29
Condensed Matter Physics 1 8 35
Quantum and Particle physics 1 13 44
Optical Engineering 1 9 52
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 33 84
Biophysics 1 25 98
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 24 103
Astrobiology 1 39 106
Materials Science 1 19 125
Acoustical Engineering 1 36 142
Nanotechnology 1 52 215
Medical Physics 2 240 633

Chemistry rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Russia and 88th in the World with 33,994 publications made and 457,219 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 129 In Russia
#13 of 977 In Europe
#88 of 4,317 In the World

Moscow State University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 240 134
1992 166 114
1993 209 179
1994 238 110
1995 202 129
1996 443 398
1997 517 470
1998 595 560
1999 630 613
2000 754 852
2001 861 708
2002 804 680
2003 920 983
2004 919 1040
2005 914 1255
2006 942 998
2007 1142 1370
2008 1131 1194
2009 1217 1272
2010 1281 1486
2011 1262 1311
2012 1275 1687
2013 1319 1736
2014 1368 2122
2015 1478 2282
2016 1858 2755
2017 1606 2272
2018 1723 2172
2019 1814 2231
2020 1800 1635
2021 1540 580

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

Chemistry subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 1 4 22
Computational Chemistry 1 6 22
Organic Chemistry 1 4 29
Inorganic Chemistry 1 4 42
Pharmacy 1 11 45
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 18 70
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 40 99
Radiochemistry 1 13 125
Materials Science 1 19 125
Chemical Engineering 1 22 143
Environmental Chemistry 1 53 151
Biochemistry 1 65 189
Biochemical Engineering 1 92 200
Nanotechnology 1 52 215
Nutrition and Food Science 1 185 573

Engineering rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Engineering in Russia and 167th in the World with 26,893 publications made and 301,590 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 138 In Russia
#39 of 1,123 In Europe
#167 of 4,624 In the World

Moscow State University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 162 129
1992 116 82
1993 124 79
1994 224 94
1995 166 47
1996 397 324
1997 367 279
1998 430 317
1999 492 326
2000 494 369
2001 527 356
2002 523 333
2003 580 592
2004 632 593
2005 660 764
2006 693 638
2007 835 753
2008 837 741
2009 901 790
2010 893 957
2011 954 1012
2012 960 1266
2013 1052 1423
2014 1144 1775
2015 1310 1753
2016 1861 2525
2017 1493 2015
2018 1731 2167
2019 1822 2165
2020 1766 1481
2021 1558 439

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

Engineering subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architectural Engineering 1 19 31
Optical Engineering 1 9 52
Mining Engineering 2 11 68
Construction Management 1 23 71
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 40 99
Civil Engineering 2 42 100
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 24 103
Materials Science 1 19 125
Remote Sensing 1 42 128
Acoustical Engineering 1 36 142
Chemical Engineering 1 22 143
Mechanical Engineering 1 58 157
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 43 160
Engineering Management 1 57 180
Petroleum Engineering 1 36 182
Geotechnical Engineering 1 42 188
Aerospace Engineering 3 52 192
Architecture 1 85 194
Biochemical Engineering 1 92 200
Landscape Architecture 1 99 215
Nanotechnology 1 52 215
Industrial Engineering 2 90 260
Metallurgical Engineering 4 72 284
Biotechnology 1 114 313
Structural Engineering 1 94 327
Systems Engineering 1 135 331
Environmental Engineering 1 105 333
Nuclear Engineering 5 106 359
Technical Drawing 2 122 389
Agricultural Engineering 2 138 439
Telecommunications 2 170 498
Biomedical Engineering 2 177 502
Marine Engineering 2 156 504
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 175 534
Transportation Engineering 2 180 537
Robotics 1 186 538
Aviation 4 210 558
Operations Research 2 205 570
Automation and Control engineering 2 171 596
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 204 624
Electrical Engineering 3 190 642
Human-Computer Interaction 2 316 704
Computer Engineering 2 237 750
Electronic Engineering 2 254 796
Product and Industrial Design 3 310 860
Automotive Engineering 15 260 955
Computer Networking 4 295 1040

Biology rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Biology in Russia and 297th in the World with 14,713 publications made and 318,212 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Nanotechnology, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 88 In Russia
#107 of 942 In Europe
#297 of 4,496 In the World

Moscow State University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 90 79
1992 60 102
1993 82 107
1994 86 58
1995 66 86
1996 143 235
1997 178 298
1998 195 327
1999 236 349
2000 296 385
2001 303 365
2002 260 359
2003 350 624
2004 317 533
2005 294 745
2006 341 668
2007 427 704
2008 442 980
2009 481 690
2010 563 1035
2011 593 1050
2012 656 1177
2013 647 1539
2014 678 1484
2015 803 2164
2016 980 2514
2017 816 1879
2018 746 1761
2019 851 1350
2020 1011 2998
2021 934 4654

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

Biology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 1 24 58
Biophysics 1 25 98
Astrobiology 1 39 106
Zoology 1 37 113
Botany 1 53 156
Biochemistry 1 65 189
Nanotechnology 1 52 215
Evolutionary Biology 1 90 236
Genetics 1 116 293
Entomology 1 130 307
Biotechnology 1 114 313
Virology 1 108 328
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 141 352
Neuroscience 1 146 358
Molecular Biology 1 119 365
Agricultural Science 1 121 381
Horticulture 1 119 413
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 129 414
Forestry 1 150 467
Toxicology 1 156 492
Pharmacology 1 163 526
Microbiology 1 197 544
Nutrition and Food Science 1 185 573
Immunology 1 252 746
Oncology and Cancer research 1 250 769
Animal Science 1 229 793
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 310 955

Environmental Science rankings

Moscow State University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Russia and 160th in the World with 11,108 publications made and 138,014 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Earth science and Geophysics, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 91 In Russia
#51 of 931 In Europe
#160 of 4,023 In the World

Moscow State University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 20 3
1992 12 7
1993 26 9
1994 28 20
1995 26 10
1996 62 107
1997 68 118
1998 79 129
1999 80 101
2000 145 232
2001 139 121
2002 118 202
2003 160 265
2004 149 267
2005 150 262
2006 256 329
2007 322 394
2008 392 454
2009 440 401
2010 432 371
2011 462 615
2012 451 589
2013 498 745
2014 576 768
2015 579 977
2016 754 909
2017 732 1103
2018 730 809
2019 1026 854
2020 882 656
2021 834 242

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

Environmental Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 1 16 57
Paleontology 1 24 58
Mining Engineering 2 11 68
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 18 70
Geology 1 20 72
Oceanography 1 38 123
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 39 134
Environmental Chemistry 1 53 151
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 48 153
Urban and Regional planning 1 65 154
Geotechnical Engineering 1 42 188
Ecology 1 83 237
Geography and Cartography 1 81 251
Environmental Management 1 97 293
Environmental Engineering 1 105 333
Agricultural Science 1 121 381
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 129 414
Forestry 1 150 467

Mathematics rankings

Moscow State University ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Russia and 334th in the World with 2,385 publications made and 15,167 citations received. Main research topics: Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 52 In Russia
#118 of 816 In Europe
#334 of 3,376 In the World

Moscow State University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 8 1
1992 6 1
1993 5 4
1994 17 2
1995 17 2
1996 23 7
1997 21 14
1998 25 3
1999 25 17
2000 42 33
2001 38 19
2002 30 19
2003 49 25
2004 38 16
2005 47 24
2006 59 43
2007 47 39
2008 67 48
2009 82 75
2010 85 54
2011 83 44
2012 83 37
2013 115 73
2014 107 53
2015 110 70
2016 179 117
2017 141 105
2018 167 137
2019 182 137
2020 177 61
2021 176 38

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 13 65
Actuarial Science 3 156 428
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 184 445
Statistics 2 198 547
Math Teachers 3 141 548
Operations Research 2 205 570
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 263 746

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Moscow State University

Speciality Russia Europe World Rank
Real Estate 1 35 140
Photography 1 60 169
Interior Design 1 70 233
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 69 236
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 81 251
Linguistics 2 117 277
Environmental Economics 2 114 284
Painting and Drawing 1 142 299
Sculpture 1 142 299
Anatomy and Physiology 1 106 312
Illustration and Concept Art 1 146 314
Classics and Ancient History 2 114 316
Literature 2 111 321
Graphic Design 1 122 323
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 124 324
Archaeology 1 148 345
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 131 357
Risk Management 3 149 360
Broadcast Journalism 2 117 366
Database Administration 2 130 378
Computer Graphics 1 131 382
Entertainment Industry Business 3 150 382
Respiratory Therapy 1 151 405
Animation 1 147 409
History 2 139 410
Law 2 141 411
Cognitive Science 2 179 413
Demography 1 162 437
Project Management 3 182 441
Political Economy 3 178 444
Political Science 3 177 456
Computer Vision 1 149 458
Genealogy 2 169 462
Art & Design 1 196 466
Library and Information science 1 159 470
Philosophy 2 184 481
Art History 2 179 481
Data Science 3 208 482
Software Engineering 2 230 490
Anthropology 3 156 491
Aesthetics 3 193 504
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 3 202 529
Audiology 1 208 537
Economics 3 206 543
Early Childhood Education 1 155 553
UX/UI Desgin 1 256 554
Information Technology 3 178 554
Computer Science 2 222 557
Computational Linguistics 3 221 562
Journalism and Digital Media 3 203 563
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 211 565
Special Education 1 203 578
Media Studies 3 209 582
Child Psychology 2 210 583
Publishing 3 231 591
Development Studies 3 202 608
Psychology 2 229 613
Finance 4 228 628
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 250 632
Machine Learning 3 232 633
Military science 3 192 634
Neurosurgery 1 207 634
Ophthalmology 1 207 640
Cosmetology 2 215 641
Music 2 248 647
International Law 6 268 653
Communications and Public Relations 3 239 660
Tax Law 4 245 660
Medicine 1 222 661
Cinematography 3 255 664
Multimedia 1 268 671
Entrepreneurship 3 313 673
Business 3 260 676
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 240 678
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 228 687
Public Policy / Administration 3 243 692
Sociology 3 254 694
Human Resource Management 4 268 698
Game Design and Development 2 293 714
International Trade 6 294 735
Web Design and Development 3 294 738
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 206 748
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 281 751
Social Psychology 3 257 752
Agricultural Economics 3 212 758
Cardiology 3 264 760
Forensic Science 2 254 763
Human Rights Law 4 282 764
Performing arts 2 277 770
Creative Writing 3 293 799
Clinical Psychology 2 261 823
Occupational Therapy 3 302 832
Pathology 1 259 832
Accounting 4 297 833
Law Enforcement 4 283 854
Social Work 3 264 859
International Business 7 337 862
Urology 2 257 872
Fashion Design 3 324 886
Anesthesiology 1 260 889
Cyber Security 6 280 904
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 284 906
International Economics 7 353 910
Education Majors 3 269 915
Sports Medicine 2 341 919
Management Information Systems 3 374 920
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 352 924
Management 3 285 936
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 279 939
Plastic Surgery 6 276 941
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 294 953
Radiation Therapy 2 295 967
Sports / Exercise science 1 353 984
Advertising 4 295 986
Orthodontics 4 300 991
Dermatology 5 286 991
Critical Care Nursing 7 329 1002
Optometry 4 306 1008
Psychiatry 3 349 1082
Health Science 3 338 1111
Surgery 5 363 1227
Physical Therapy 3 419 1241
Marketing 3 447 1316
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 431 1324
Public Health 4 405 1331