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South Ural State University ranked 20th in Russia, 1637th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 89 research topics. South Ural State University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,445 academic publications and 163,882 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1637 of 14,131 In the World
#601 of 2,785 In Europe
#20 of 385 In Russia
#1 of 6 In Chelyabinsk
#305 of 1,153 For Technical Drawing
#339 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#594 of 1,417 For Architecture
#1620 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2583 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 86 other topics

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Engineering rankings

South Ural State University ranked 19th for Engineering in Russia and 1397th in the World with 9,698 publications made and 124,573 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 182 In Russia
#467 of 1,466 In Europe
#1397 of 6,795 In the World

South Ural State University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 2 1
1994 13 2
1995 7 9
1996 7 15
1997 8 21
1998 13 15
1999 24 32
2000 24 39
2001 36 48
2002 36 64
2003 32 59
2004 30 88
2005 40 90
2006 40 118
2007 60 124
2008 98 143
2009 107 146
2010 143 253
2011 125 276
2012 119 357
2013 139 486
2014 183 627
2015 364 1131
2016 506 1470
2017 698 2082
2018 875 3258
2019 897 4945
2020 1262 8467
2021 1377 14341
2022 995 19993
2023 768 23885
2024 490 22694
2025 208 18377

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

Physics rankings

South Ural State University ranked 21st for Physics in Russia and 1362nd in the World with 9,251 publications made and 116,305 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 182 In Russia
#454 of 1,460 In Europe
#1362 of 6,729 In the World

South Ural State University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 2 1
1994 13 2
1995 6 9
1996 8 15
1997 8 20
1998 15 17
1999 25 37
2000 25 47
2001 41 61
2002 37 62
2003 36 63
2004 32 100
2005 45 102
2006 42 132
2007 61 137
2008 98 166
2009 121 177
2010 152 282
2011 133 316
2012 129 402
2013 142 555
2014 202 710
2015 341 1151
2016 483 1534
2017 650 2163
2018 803 3301
2019 850 4982
2020 1184 8155
2021 1279 13482
2022 965 18324
2023 743 21167
2024 433 20634
2025 167 16742

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

Physics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 21 352 1039
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 379 1112
Astrobiology 16 397 1112
Materials Science 16 401 1223
Quantum and Particle physics 21 433 1250
Acoustical Engineering 23 483 1415
Nuclear Physics 34 466 1481
Atomic and Molecular physics 44 482 1508
Theoretical Physics 42 507 1528
Optical Engineering 26 488 1547
Nanotechnology 22 447 1594
Astrophysics and Astronomy 27 543 1644

Chemistry rankings

South Ural State University ranked 19th for Chemistry in Russia and 1736th in the World with 7,770 publications made and 110,824 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 182 In Russia
#512 of 1,417 In Europe
#1736 of 6,561 In the World

South Ural State University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 2 3
1994 12 2
1995 7 10
1996 6 15
1997 7 21
1998 9 18
1999 22 27
2000 20 30
2001 37 44
2002 26 46
2003 26 45
2004 24 72
2005 35 62
2006 35 92
2007 49 90
2008 81 107
2009 101 118
2010 122 194
2011 116 244
2012 105 307
2013 106 427
2014 156 545
2015 269 893
2016 399 1258
2017 505 1717
2018 610 2651
2019 722 4411
2020 980 7341
2021 1107 12548
2022 870 17611
2023 647 20333
2024 413 20690
2025 169 16945

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

Chemistry subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 17 356 1005
Pharmacy 19 370 1095
Inorganic Chemistry 12 348 1133
Materials Science 16 401 1223
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 423 1232
Biochemical Engineering 20 453 1302
Physical chemistry 18 425 1445
Environmental Chemistry 20 472 1590
Nanotechnology 22 447 1594
Chemical Engineering 18 438 1618
Organic Chemistry 19 481 1623
Nutrition and Food Science 9 526 2068
Radiochemistry 24 511 2204
Biochemistry 30 636 2590

Environmental Science rankings

South Ural State University ranked 17th for Environmental Science in Russia and 1820th in the World with 6,258 publications made and 92,951 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#17 of 181 In Russia
#561 of 1,464 In Europe
#1820 of 6,888 In the World

South Ural State University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 1 0
1995 3 2
1996 3 11
1997 2 7
1998 5 6
1999 6 15
2000 15 18
2001 12 20
2002 17 27
2003 24 23
2004 12 25
2005 21 42
2006 20 55
2007 37 38
2008 37 63
2009 49 64
2010 75 95
2011 57 127
2012 53 153
2013 75 244
2014 91 287
2015 197 656
2016 285 843
2017 433 1187
2018 526 1779
2019 601 3079
2020 867 5292
2021 989 10196
2022 789 15468
2023 514 18926
2024 336 16372
2025 126 12456

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

Environmental Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 17 204 651
Urban and Regional planning 37 403 834
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 423 1232
Environmental Management 12 423 1295
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 469 1418
Oceanography 23 503 1531
Environmental Chemistry 20 472 1590
Earth science and Geophysics 24 483 1616
Geography and Cartography 19 552 1648
Geotechnical Engineering 21 498 1687
Environmental Engineering 20 485 1734
Geology 20 559 1825
Ecology 14 555 1877
Paleontology 22 595 2068
Agricultural Science 22 609 2499
Forestry 36 646 2577
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 40 718 3168

Biology rankings

South Ural State University ranked 25th for Biology in Russia and 2527th in the World with 5,227 publications made and 78,774 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 181 In Russia
#649 of 1,449 In Europe
#2527 of 6,841 In the World

South Ural State University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1994 10 0
1995 1 2
1996 2 7
1997 1 8
1998 6 9
1999 7 21
2000 8 28
2001 8 21
2002 15 40
2003 17 33
2004 16 47
2005 16 48
2006 17 75
2007 28 71
2008 38 100
2009 51 96
2010 60 132
2011 55 183
2012 56 214
2013 58 277
2014 88 341
2015 148 549
2016 225 816
2017 295 1044
2018 359 1591
2019 498 2927
2020 705 5148
2021 826 9170
2022 695 13568
2023 487 16138
2024 313 15362
2025 142 12424

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

Biology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 16 397 1112
Nanotechnology 22 447 1594
Nutrition and Food Science 9 526 2068
Paleontology 22 595 2068
Evolutionary Biology 25 634 2116
Molecular Biology 23 600 2407
Agricultural Science 22 609 2499
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 651 2541
Forestry 36 646 2577
Biochemistry 30 636 2590
Neuroscience 31 726 2649
Biotechnology 29 661 2825
Genetics 36 719 2970
Botany 28 699 2984
Horticulture 29 657 3002
Virology 29 702 3046
Pharmacology 40 689 3116
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 40 718 3168
Immunology 43 736 3215
Zoology 58 770 3379
Microbiology 43 732 3421
Oncology and Cancer research 52 779 3426

Computer Science rankings

South Ural State University ranked 20th for Computer Science in Russia and 1825th in the World with 4,946 publications made and 62,239 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 182 In Russia
#573 of 1,470 In Europe
#1825 of 6,855 In the World

South Ural State University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 2 1
1995 2 0
1996 3 3
1997 5 5
1998 6 7
1999 7 9
2000 7 10
2001 5 12
2002 14 14
2003 8 13
2004 16 26
2005 10 35
2006 8 67
2007 29 69
2008 36 70
2009 39 61
2010 48 98
2011 45 117
2012 33 142
2013 61 191
2014 86 259
2015 174 546
2016 226 696
2017 336 1000
2018 455 1650
2019 447 1921
2020 721 3739
2021 780 6974
2022 617 10405
2023 408 12660
2024 223 10114
2025 106 7940

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

Computer Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 23 271 945
Computer Engineering 10 337 1054
Cyber Security 12 470 1415
Computer Graphics 25 521 1463
Management Information Systems 21 574 1487
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 502 1504
Data Science 13 547 1522
Robotics 26 479 1528
Telecommunications 28 502 1600
Computer Vision 20 506 1601
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 513 1708
Human-Computer Interaction 18 593 1740
Computer Networking 23 539 1743
Machine Learning 12 528 1765
Software Engineering 23 639 1863
Computational Linguistics 23 559 1930
Multimedia 26 636 2216
Cognitive Science 18 612 2230
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 651 2541
Neuroscience 31 726 2649
Library and Information science 36 749 2664

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

South Ural State University ranked 21st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Russia and 2239th in the World with 4,886 publications made and 60,748 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 184 In Russia
#701 of 1,502 In Europe
#2239 of 7,088 In the World

South Ural State University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 1
1994 2 0
1995 1 0
1996 4 2
1997 2 3
1998 1 2
1999 5 8
2000 3 9
2001 10 19
2002 10 12
2003 13 19
2004 14 39
2005 10 31
2006 6 40
2007 26 60
2008 18 45
2009 33 66
2010 45 75
2011 47 95
2012 28 112
2013 49 130
2014 79 183
2015 141 371
2016 193 536
2017 340 749
2018 416 1178
2019 460 1586
2020 721 3249
2021 801 6769
2022 651 10530
2023 377 12854
2024 265 10933
2025 132 8664

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 19 242 700
Urban and Regional planning 37 403 834
Law Enforcement 13 292 841
Broadcast Journalism 17 312 914
Aesthetics 14 472 1235
Classics and Ancient History 16 453 1248
Criminology and Criminal Justice 19 396 1267
Archaeology 15 539 1549
History 16 582 1685
Law 15 597 1802
Public Policy / Administration 36 585 1812
Linguistics 24 594 1866
Communications and Public Relations 14 612 1867
Political Science 17 687 2051
Art History 45 695 2126
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 19 678 2163
Education Majors 32 631 2282
Sociology 22 680 2337
Philosophy 23 760 2457
Anthropology 24 722 2512
Library and Information science 36 749 2664
Demography 33 749 2996

Business rankings

South Ural State University ranked 14th for Business in Russia and 1446th in the World with 2,820 publications made and 36,331 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#14 of 178 In Russia
#523 of 1,436 In Europe
#1446 of 6,366 In the World

South Ural State University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 2 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 1
1998 3 0
1999 1 1
2000 0 2
2001 4 2
2002 3 7
2003 3 6
2004 5 5
2005 6 13
2006 3 28
2007 11 32
2008 11 29
2009 19 24
2010 26 30
2011 17 39
2012 18 47
2013 28 50
2014 49 114
2015 114 285
2016 121 278
2017 267 558
2018 270 812
2019 249 807
2020 444 1923
2021 470 3803
2022 336 6324
2023 196 7880
2024 99 6182
2025 49 4339

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

Business subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 244 570
Real Estate 9 214 667
Engineering Management 22 275 782
Construction Management 23 330 850
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 338 936
International Business 15 591 1269
International Trade 17 625 1308
Finance 16 513 1339
Management 12 489 1360
Human Resource Management 27 532 1375
Project Management 29 577 1399
Management Information Systems 21 574 1487
Marketing 15 572 1635
Public Policy / Administration 36 585 1812
Advertising 17 633 1958
Operations Research 30 601 2000
Accounting 28 675 2187

Mathematics rankings

South Ural State University ranked 16th for Mathematics in Russia and 1823rd in the World with 2,745 publications made and 40,001 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 176 In Russia
#572 of 1,406 In Europe
#1823 of 6,434 In the World

South Ural State University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 2 1
1997 2 3
1998 4 6
1999 3 4
2000 1 5
2001 4 10
2002 4 2
2003 2 4
2004 6 5
2005 2 7
2006 3 15
2007 19 35
2008 14 29
2009 36 36
2010 21 47
2011 21 56
2012 20 79
2013 31 86
2014 64 163
2015 86 209
2016 97 233
2017 188 393
2018 225 621
2019 234 842
2020 414 1858
2021 523 4745
2022 365 7669
2023 224 8826
2024 100 6134
2025 30 3958

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

Mathematics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 16 350 855
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 441 1137
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 513 1708
Statistics 19 593 1904
Operations Research 30 601 2000
Math Teachers 39 640 2520

Economics rankings

South Ural State University ranked 13th for Economics in Russia and 1635th in the World with 1,600 publications made and 33,464 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 172 In Russia
#566 of 1,391 In Europe
#1635 of 6,188 In the World

South Ural State University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 2 0
1997 0 1
1998 2 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 3
2001 3 4
2002 0 0
2003 2 3
2004 3 1
2005 3 3
2006 2 11
2007 6 16
2008 5 11
2009 13 14
2010 10 17
2011 4 20
2012 4 25
2013 12 25
2014 17 47
2015 29 67
2016 44 95
2017 115 112
2018 111 219
2019 136 366
2020 296 1164
2021 341 3589
2022 240 6346
2023 113 7604
2024 64 5995
2025 25 3888

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

Economics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 7 319 801
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 338 936
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 441 1137
International Economics 11 597 1175
International Trade 17 625 1308
Finance 16 513 1339
Development Studies 16 607 2047

Art & Design rankings

South Ural State University ranked 19th for Art & Design in Russia and 1676th in the World with 1,027 publications made and 11,835 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

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
#19 of 168 In Russia
#589 of 1,385 In Europe
#1676 of 6,010 In the World

South Ural State University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2001 1 2
2002 1 3
2003 2 1
2004 2 3
2005 2 6
2006 2 5
2007 4 2
2008 8 6
2009 10 9
2010 11 13
2011 6 12
2012 5 24
2013 12 26
2014 22 34
2015 33 86
2016 38 107
2017 83 135
2018 126 211
2019 101 272
2020 165 615
2021 136 1145
2022 109 1713
2023 69 1973
2024 58 1596
2025 25 1391

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

Art & Design subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 4 267 594
Illustration and Concept Art 9 335 859
Interior Design 18 323 919
Painting and Drawing 13 365 973
Sculpture 13 365 973
Landscape Architecture 26 377 1012
Aesthetics 14 472 1235
Computer Graphics 25 521 1463
Fashion Design 10 547 1488
Literature 31 660 2075
Art History 45 695 2126
Multimedia 26 636 2216

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for South Ural State University

Speciality Russia Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 12 545 1704
Veterinary 6 415 1823
Orthodontics 30 594 1938
Sports Medicine 12 595 1953
Dentistry 32 615 2114
Physical Therapy 13 613 2125
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 37 683 2421
Psychology 24 682 2545
Cardiology 49 696 2555
Anatomy and Physiology 40 725 2741
Clinical Psychology 18 708 2893
Child Psychology 25 747 2981
Medicine 32 752 2997
Pathology 33 738 3035
Public Health 30 749 3143
Psychiatry 43 818 3393
Nursing 24 808 3524
Health Science 47 825 3532
Surgery 57 893 3772