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The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 3rd in Russia, 531st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 169 research topics. The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 54,657 academic publications and 375,634 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 29 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#531 of 14,131 In the World
#209 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 385 In Russia
#2 of 67 In Moscow
#19 of 1,514 For Urban and Regional planning
#26 of 1,361 For Political Economy
#58 of 1,005 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#1266 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#282 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 166 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Russia and 386th in the World with 34,914 publications made and 259,527 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 97
1993 2 95
1994 9 94
1995 16 104
1996 11 101
1997 17 124
1998 13 155
1999 23 171
2000 49 255
2001 23 330
2002 43 459
2003 64 467
2004 76 544
2005 90 569
2006 100 669
2007 147 863
2008 179 928
2009 327 1057
2010 445 1298
2011 694 1724
2012 1316 2010
2013 2001 2775
2014 2577 4110
2015 2869 6227
2016 2937 7927
2017 2620 10149
2018 2242 13066
2019 2649 17280
2020 3100 24814
2021 3372 31612
2022 2819 32170
2023 2450 35659
2024 1574 28940

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Computer Science rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Russia and 668th in the World with 20,311 publications made and 156,630 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Networking, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 182 In Russia
#254 of 1,469 In Europe
#668 of 6,845 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 60
1993 0 51
1994 4 56
1995 3 48
1996 3 53
1997 6 65
1998 5 78
1999 3 93
2000 19 125
2001 4 120
2002 11 196
2003 19 217
2004 34 245
2005 19 250
2006 35 293
2007 43 404
2008 53 413
2009 138 487
2010 198 666
2011 301 844
2012 581 1085
2013 922 1641
2014 1199 2448
2015 1318 3521
2016 1516 4860
2017 1452 6722
2018 1400 9297
2019 1754 12982
2020 2143 19930
2021 2383 26638
2022 1918 24627
2023 1750 27633
2024 1030 22292

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Computer Science.

Environmental Science rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Russia and 806th in the World with 18,392 publications made and 124,729 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Urban and Regional planning.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 181 In Russia
#288 of 1,464 In Europe
#806 of 6,876 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 30
1993 1 35
1994 5 30
1995 5 31
1996 5 39
1997 8 43
1998 7 49
1999 10 66
2000 15 98
2001 7 116
2002 21 183
2003 22 164
2004 30 203
2005 30 242
2006 34 299
2007 60 360
2008 83 392
2009 141 457
2010 196 577
2011 306 770
2012 553 950
2013 888 1342
2014 1130 2126
2015 1340 3235
2016 1404 4150
2017 1342 5183
2018 1248 7243
2019 1466 10027
2020 1850 14892
2021 1938 19856
2022 1773 19714
2023 1559 22456
2024 886 18121

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 10 19
Geography and Cartography 2 187 511
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 320 884
Ecology 5 366 1035
Geology 6 397 1134
Paleontology 6 402 1173
Oceanography 13 418 1208
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 19 451 1308
Environmental Management 16 463 1418
Environmental Engineering 19 488 1738
Agricultural Science 10 481 1815
Earth science and Geophysics 35 558 1943
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 534 2098
Forestry 27 575 2187
Geotechnical Engineering 44 629 2338
Environmental Chemistry 66 762 3261

Physics rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 12th for Physics in Russia and 950th in the World with 17,589 publications made and 150,039 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 182 In Russia
#350 of 1,457 In Europe
#950 of 6,713 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 34
1993 0 22
1994 2 32
1995 6 30
1996 9 35
1997 15 36
1998 10 49
1999 13 54
2000 22 63
2001 10 100
2002 17 130
2003 19 133
2004 24 151
2005 29 163
2006 37 189
2007 43 264
2008 50 257
2009 122 374
2010 164 476
2011 233 655
2012 423 914
2013 699 1242
2014 971 2125
2015 1060 2950
2016 1269 3959
2017 1213 5247
2018 1271 7787
2019 1604 10656
2020 1810 16259
2021 1989 21855
2022 1752 19863
2023 1661 22792
2024 1005 18521

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 5 151 313
Acoustical Engineering 5 259 688
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 303 776
Quantum and Particle physics 11 309 818
Condensed Matter Physics 17 312 868
Astrobiology 15 363 1000
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 387 1062
Nuclear Physics 22 375 1069
Optical Engineering 20 421 1261
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 442 1372
Materials Science 25 489 1596
Biophysics 25 527 1763
Nanotechnology 34 513 1896

Engineering rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 14th for Engineering in Russia and 1127th in the World with 16,925 publications made and 140,887 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 182 In Russia
#396 of 1,465 In Europe
#1127 of 6,782 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 31
1993 0 23
1994 4 35
1995 6 27
1996 7 29
1997 13 42
1998 7 34
1999 11 55
2000 12 72
2001 11 83
2002 11 125
2003 16 140
2004 22 149
2005 17 136
2006 32 185
2007 34 246
2008 36 256
2009 122 322
2010 158 399
2011 212 589
2012 426 771
2013 673 1064
2014 946 1836
2015 1041 2751
2016 1247 3804
2017 1190 5032
2018 1219 7526
2019 1538 10212
2020 1780 15566
2021 1849 21241
2022 1670 19315
2023 1566 22218
2024 1021 18381

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Engineering.

Business rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 2nd for Business in Russia and 372nd in the World with 14,861 publications made and 100,972 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, International Business, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 178 In Russia
#135 of 1,433 In Europe
#372 of 6,339 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 40
1993 0 44
1994 3 39
1995 5 40
1996 8 45
1997 4 55
1998 8 59
1999 9 74
2000 21 104
2001 12 132
2002 20 208
2003 36 187
2004 39 217
2005 47 261
2006 45 324
2007 61 412
2008 88 461
2009 175 532
2010 218 655
2011 319 813
2012 554 943
2013 808 1319
2014 1073 1875
2015 1157 2541
2016 1213 3321
2017 1099 4002
2018 964 5462
2019 1137 7097
2020 1296 10560
2021 1461 14036
2022 1264 14442
2023 1096 16550
2024 592 12734

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Business.

Biology rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 8th for Biology in Russia and 1546th in the World with 13,823 publications made and 127,422 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 181 In Russia
#465 of 1,448 In Europe
#1546 of 6,833 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 37
1993 1 36
1994 4 36
1995 8 37
1996 4 40
1997 3 42
1998 5 55
1999 11 61
2000 11 78
2001 6 99
2002 11 143
2003 11 158
2004 12 157
2005 17 181
2006 23 217
2007 33 242
2008 44 285
2009 76 299
2010 94 425
2011 165 526
2012 275 709
2013 503 912
2014 692 1662
2015 775 2963
2016 854 4339
2017 907 6105
2018 974 8274
2019 1209 11345
2020 1545 17332
2021 1690 22388
2022 1520 22241
2023 1443 24741
2024 848 19704

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 3 270 684
Neuroscience 4 316 874
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 353 996
Astrobiology 15 363 1000
Paleontology 6 402 1173
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 431 1365
Virology 6 407 1489
Genetics 11 476 1603
Zoology 14 468 1681
Biophysics 25 527 1763
Agricultural Science 10 481 1815
Nanotechnology 34 513 1896
Botany 10 505 1911
Biochemistry 16 530 1935
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 534 2098
Forestry 27 575 2187
Oncology and Cancer research 22 553 2245
Molecular Biology 21 593 2364
Immunology 31 622 2546
Horticulture 24 615 2749
Biotechnology 31 679 2913
Pharmacology 43 705 3184
Microbiology 31 688 3185
Nutrition and Food Science 41 754 3401

Economics rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 1st for Economics in Russia and 188th in the World with 13,768 publications made and 118,257 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 170 In Russia
#61 of 1,388 In Europe
#188 of 6,167 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 56
1993 2 56
1994 4 59
1995 10 64
1996 4 68
1997 6 74
1998 5 82
1999 15 107
2000 30 157
2001 14 181
2002 23 278
2003 45 263
2004 45 299
2005 49 345
2006 59 393
2007 79 484
2008 105 575
2009 171 654
2010 228 810
2011 313 945
2012 535 1039
2013 754 1465
2014 970 2072
2015 1075 2845
2016 1118 3519
2017 1035 4163
2018 896 5317
2019 1014 6815
2020 1180 9787
2021 1287 12732
2022 1146 13204
2023 1011 15310
2024 513 11389

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Economics.

Mathematics rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Russia and 606th in the World with 12,253 publications made and 99,593 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 175 In Russia
#229 of 1,401 In Europe
#606 of 6,418 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1994 2 55
1995 1 55
1996 1 62
1997 4 53
1998 2 65
1999 5 76
2000 18 104
2001 5 104
2002 10 181
2003 22 170
2004 30 205
2005 17 240
2006 29 259
2007 39 342
2008 59 399
2009 96 459
2010 131 573
2011 235 731
2012 378 837
2013 592 1254
2014 766 1808
2015 850 2614
2016 985 3631
2017 942 4665
2018 834 6179
2019 1030 8120
2020 1192 11903
2021 1359 15394
2022 1119 15086
2023 993 16187
2024 491 10978

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 49 180
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 96 254
Math Teachers 2 106 394
Operations Research 2 167 485
Applied Mathematics 7 241 580
Statistics 3 233 610
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 272 802

Psychology rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 3rd for Psychology in Russia and 767th in the World with 10,449 publications made and 95,015 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 173 In Russia
#271 of 1,423 In Europe
#767 of 6,645 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 42
1993 0 30
1994 0 37
1995 0 38
1996 1 32
1997 2 38
1998 2 40
1999 1 59
2000 9 68
2001 3 90
2002 6 132
2003 7 142
2004 14 167
2005 16 171
2006 15 191
2007 23 251
2008 32 279
2009 54 311
2010 78 374
2011 144 520
2012 290 596
2013 399 837
2014 601 1346
2015 700 2121
2016 803 3241
2017 719 4434
2018 655 5729
2019 891 7740
2020 1048 11347
2021 1276 14996
2022 1028 15269
2023 958 17659
2024 640 14518

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 105 285
Social Psychology 2 144 415
Education Majors 2 131 436
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 106 447
Social Work 1 166 502
Cognitive Science 2 206 547
Child Psychology 3 228 640
Sexology 1 244 810
Neuroscience 4 316 874
Clinical Psychology 4 332 989
Psychiatry 5 381 1202

Art & Design rankings

The National Research University Higher School of Economics ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Russia and 413th in the World with 6,512 publications made and 31,328 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#2 of 167 In Russia
#168 of 1,381 In Europe
#413 of 5,966 In the World

National Research University Higher School of Economics
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1994 1 10
1995 1 15
1996 1 12
1997 3 15
1998 0 17
1999 1 22
2000 5 31
2001 1 44
2002 3 59
2003 6 57
2004 9 70
2005 4 71
2006 9 96
2007 11 123
2008 15 125
2009 34 133
2010 56 185
2011 84 243
2012 216 280
2013 317 384
2014 451 572
2015 424 838
2016 513 1066
2017 470 1459
2018 454 1835
2019 534 2604
2020 671 3662
2021 706 4909
2022 624 4804
2023 564 5511
2024 315 4304

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Research University Higher School of Economics in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Creative Writing 1 73 218
Cinematography 2 102 235
Entertainment Industry Business 3 118 302
Literature 2 118 307
Aesthetics 2 120 320
Graphic Design 2 155 412
Performing arts 3 190 429
Art History 3 186 432
Photography 2 175 443
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 171 455
Architecture 2 209 461
Painting and Drawing 3 212 468
Sculpture 3 212 468
Illustration and Concept Art 3 205 470
Fashion Design 2 213 500
Music 3 244 652
Multimedia 3 278 694
Computer Graphics 5 293 716
Game Design and Development 5 396 967

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National Research University Higher School of Economics

Speciality Russia Europe World Rank
Public Health 2 250 719
Audiology 2 288 797
Computational Chemistry 11 321 859
Orthodontics 5 304 872
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 312 912
Health Science 2 307 973
Dentistry 6 331 1031
Gerontology 4 382 1146
Nursing 4 390 1184
Sports Medicine 4 430 1190
Ophthalmology 10 394 1232
Epidemiology 11 377 1283
Medicine 6 429 1424
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 478 1565
Pathology 8 474 1634
Chemistry 18 512 1728
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 491 1740
Physical Therapy 9 537 1745
Organic Chemistry 31 555 2001
Physical chemistry 36 548 2004
Anatomy and Physiology 17 575 2017
Surgery 20 585 2080
Family medicine 10 519 2087
Pediatrics 24 562 2109
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 709 2289
Pharmacy 58 569 2307
Cardiology 46 669 2415
Inorganic Chemistry 59 645 2650
Anesthesiology 44 702 2857
Radiochemistry 50 628 2872