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Southern Federal University ranked 18th in Russia, 1482nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 98 research topics. Southern Federal University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,840 academic publications and 160,465 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1482 of 14,131 In the World
#527 of 2,785 In Europe
#18 of 385 In Russia
#1 of 6 In Rostov-on-Don
#272 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#354 of 1,089 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#423 of 1,514 For Urban and Regional planning
#3211 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2282 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 95 other topics

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Physics rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 13th for Physics in Russia and 958th in the World with 14,898 publications made and 120,461 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 182 In Russia
#353 of 1,457 In Europe
#958 of 6,713 In the World

Southern Federal University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 86 159
1993 76 203
1994 98 247
1995 102 265
1996 84 352
1997 108 307
1998 125 378
1999 156 468
2000 219 510
2001 221 596
2002 252 698
2003 240 941
2004 214 1101
2005 238 1423
2006 242 1363
2007 264 1443
2008 256 1835
2009 331 2060
2010 274 1916
2011 321 2326
2012 331 2627
2013 380 3157
2014 527 3416
2015 590 4058
2016 762 5023
2017 809 5732
2018 853 6991
2019 1036 8238
2020 1039 9833
2021 1267 11565
2022 940 12014
2023 1009 13507
2024 573 13182

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 8 204 505
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 261 595
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 248 673
Astrobiology 7 262 676
Acoustical Engineering 3 255 680
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 275 683
Theoretical Physics 13 291 686
Nuclear Physics 13 312 811
Quantum and Particle physics 13 328 866
Materials Science 13 320 928
Optical Engineering 13 340 937
Nanotechnology 13 303 949
Biophysics 15 438 1389

Engineering rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 13th for Engineering in Russia and 1120th in the World with 14,338 publications made and 112,057 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 182 In Russia
#393 of 1,465 In Europe
#1120 of 6,782 In the World

Southern Federal University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 73 137
1993 59 172
1994 88 194
1995 86 238
1996 65 244
1997 99 261
1998 109 305
1999 124 399
2000 192 431
2001 181 482
2002 221 549
2003 206 763
2004 188 881
2005 206 1214
2006 204 1141
2007 232 1246
2008 216 1477
2009 300 1746
2010 255 1672
2011 288 2039
2012 297 2229
2013 341 2789
2014 517 3107
2015 575 3671
2016 696 4556
2017 831 5396
2018 892 6554
2019 1088 7967
2020 1052 9312
2021 1299 11377
2022 998 12152
2023 1068 14033
2024 618 13989

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 8 179 636
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 248 673
Acoustical Engineering 3 255 680
Architecture 7 320 743
Mining Engineering 28 241 767
Metallurgical Engineering 10 291 850
Electrical Engineering 11 304 864
Robotics 7 299 867
Automation and Control engineering 14 281 905
Materials Science 13 320 928
Optical Engineering 13 340 937
Engineering Management 24 319 937
Nanotechnology 13 303 949
Aviation 28 364 985
Industrial Engineering 40 391 991
Technical Drawing 38 359 1050
Structural Engineering 12 379 1086
Computer Engineering 12 362 1117
Biochemical Engineering 17 429 1147
Chemical Engineering 14 345 1156
Construction Management 45 442 1186
Electronic Engineering 15 397 1213
Aerospace Engineering 18 439 1232
Remote Sensing 17 432 1239
Petroleum Engineering 37 389 1277
Computer Networking 13 444 1327
Telecommunications 17 438 1332
Civil Engineering 20 471 1378
Systems Engineering 27 537 1428
Geotechnical Engineering 12 439 1446
Mechanical Engineering 23 506 1449
Transportation Engineering 23 505 1467
Architectural Engineering 28 542 1607
Human-Computer Interaction 15 572 1638
Reliability and Quality Engineering 33 514 1662
Environmental Engineering 17 485 1722
Operations Research 22 543 1761
Automotive Engineering 39 586 2027
Biotechnology 21 605 2477

Chemistry rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 9th for Chemistry in Russia and 1175th in the World with 13,827 publications made and 120,406 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 182 In Russia
#388 of 1,417 In Europe
#1175 of 6,545 In the World

Southern Federal University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 83 154
1993 84 192
1994 100 221
1995 105 243
1996 86 281
1997 107 299
1998 122 355
1999 140 430
2000 206 474
2001 205 523
2002 264 588
2003 237 774
2004 217 939
2005 223 1259
2006 227 1238
2007 247 1314
2008 232 1773
2009 313 1865
2010 268 1812
2011 308 2192
2012 298 2365
2013 357 2960
2014 473 3156
2015 551 3960
2016 795 4700
2017 704 5434
2018 762 6598
2019 850 7762
2020 840 9501
2021 1000 11240
2022 845 12255
2023 929 14195
2024 569 14744

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 3 120 272
Computational Chemistry 3 201 450
Inorganic Chemistry 7 240 688
Environmental Chemistry 5 285 787
Materials Science 13 320 928
Nanotechnology 13 303 949
Organic Chemistry 8 331 975
Physical chemistry 10 333 1050
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 398 1135
Biochemical Engineering 17 429 1147
Chemical Engineering 14 345 1156
Biochemistry 10 469 1566
Radiochemistry 13 415 1760
Nutrition and Food Science 26 668 2907

Biology rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 12th for Biology in Russia and 1600th in the World with 10,839 publications made and 90,639 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 181 In Russia
#482 of 1,448 In Europe
#1600 of 6,833 In the World

Southern Federal University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 55 60
1993 36 80
1994 48 117
1995 48 104
1996 52 128
1997 69 133
1998 70 170
1999 91 233
2000 102 223
2001 114 274
2002 139 349
2003 133 445
2004 121 490
2005 101 678
2006 134 767
2007 151 940
2008 128 1009
2009 186 1306
2010 185 1291
2011 218 1526
2012 169 1560
2013 243 2046
2014 300 2183
2015 444 2764
2016 881 3467
2017 538 3992
2018 591 4968
2019 689 6109
2020 817 7505
2021 1024 9418
2022 903 10634
2023 892 12735
2024 525 13115

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 7 262 676
Nanotechnology 13 303 949
Paleontology 7 449 1377
Biophysics 15 438 1389
Neuroscience 9 448 1393
Evolutionary Biology 17 507 1481
Agricultural Science 5 437 1536
Biochemistry 10 469 1566
Forestry 14 474 1707
Genetics 14 504 1796
Horticulture 7 445 1822
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 484 1862
Zoology 17 521 1959
Botany 11 514 1963
Animal Science 10 510 2067
Pharmacology 13 510 2105
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 585 2183
Microbiology 10 539 2230
Molecular Biology 23 602 2396
Biotechnology 21 605 2477
Nutrition and Food Science 26 668 2907
Immunology 37 684 2907
Oncology and Cancer research 42 697 2983
Virology 29 691 2996

Environmental Science rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Russia and 1399th in the World with 9,322 publications made and 65,991 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 181 In Russia
#467 of 1,464 In Europe
#1399 of 6,876 In the World

Southern Federal University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 37 49
1993 20 64
1994 27 84
1995 31 90
1996 29 96
1997 40 95
1998 33 108
1999 64 163
2000 71 150
2001 92 186
2002 93 259
2003 88 282
2004 80 423
2005 89 493
2006 84 502
2007 105 561
2008 100 775
2009 134 834
2010 124 760
2011 148 981
2012 146 1003
2013 199 1379
2014 274 1553
2015 361 1748
2016 766 2423
2017 490 3102
2018 534 3456
2019 691 4525
2020 816 5522
2021 1040 7546
2022 909 8201
2023 838 9827
2024 514 10313

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 17 212 423
Mining Engineering 28 241 767
Environmental Chemistry 5 285 787
Earth science and Geophysics 9 326 967
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 398 1135
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 410 1169
Geology 10 435 1301
Oceanography 18 454 1339
Geography and Cartography 12 481 1354
Paleontology 7 449 1377
Ecology 9 468 1438
Geotechnical Engineering 12 439 1446
Agricultural Science 5 437 1536
Environmental Management 21 510 1649
Forestry 14 474 1707
Environmental Engineering 17 485 1722
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 484 1862

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Russia and 1625th in the World with 7,850 publications made and 36,386 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 184 In Russia
#563 of 1,500 In Europe
#1625 of 7,081 In the World

Southern Federal University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 19 49
1993 14 34
1994 16 53
1995 15 34
1996 22 94
1997 22 45
1998 29 65
1999 45 85
2000 49 96
2001 46 135
2002 77 162
2003 56 176
2004 32 198
2005 52 279
2006 43 269
2007 45 277
2008 61 503
2009 65 325
2010 63 407
2011 86 456
2012 76 484
2013 115 594
2014 161 690
2015 308 833
2016 740 1089
2017 385 1399
2018 452 1592
2019 609 1998
2020 864 2881
2021 1053 4075
2022 858 4520
2023 739 5298
2024 436 5267

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 10 118 354
Urban and Regional planning 17 212 423
Broadcast Journalism 11 235 659
Social Work 4 286 875
International Relations and Diplomacy 17 325 938
Military science 13 305 943
Library and Information science 6 403 1088
Aesthetics 10 434 1110
Linguistics 8 437 1200
Art History 9 475 1226
Public Policy / Administration 12 434 1243
Political Economy 16 452 1244
Archaeology 10 475 1323
History 12 491 1372
Anthropology 8 485 1378
Media Studies 12 460 1412
Classics and Ancient History 20 490 1415
Law 13 507 1415
Criminology and Criminal Justice 26 449 1440
Gender Studies 8 456 1476
Sociology 11 497 1489
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 529 1496
Education Majors 16 473 1543
Political Science 13 571 1579
Journalism and Digital Media 14 530 1691
Philosophy 9 581 1731
Communications and Public Relations 14 628 1924
Demography 12 550 1949

Computer Science rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 13th for Computer Science in Russia and 1471st in the World with 7,509 publications made and 43,785 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 182 In Russia
#490 of 1,469 In Europe
#1471 of 6,845 In the World

Southern Federal University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 36 50
1993 15 40
1994 21 84
1995 25 64
1996 26 65
1997 36 80
1998 34 88
1999 48 90
2000 48 118
2001 63 222
2002 99 263
2003 92 333
2004 51 367
2005 77 418
2006 64 439
2007 76 441
2008 96 750
2009 105 635
2010 107 648
2011 114 753
2012 118 857
2013 152 1000
2014 255 1124
2015 327 1328
2016 424 1687
2017 467 2067
2018 491 2361
2019 651 2947
2020 719 3689
2021 847 4661
2022 642 5005
2023 652 5759
2024 338 5070

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 8 325 807
Robotics 7 299 867
Information Technology 30 285 996
Computer Vision 9 372 1053
Library and Information science 6 403 1088
Computer Engineering 12 362 1117
Management Information Systems 16 493 1182
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 407 1259
Computer Networking 13 444 1327
Telecommunications 17 438 1332
Neuroscience 9 448 1393
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 489 1443
Cyber Security 13 479 1446
Software Engineering 19 565 1462
Computational Linguistics 15 482 1538
Multimedia 12 518 1601
Data Science 17 573 1615
Human-Computer Interaction 15 572 1638
Cognitive Science 9 507 1733
Machine Learning 12 531 1774
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 585 2183

Medicine rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 12th for Medicine in Russia and 1906th in the World with 5,045 publications made and 34,742 citations received. Main research topics: Pharmacy, Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 177 In Russia
#538 of 1,433 In Europe
#1906 of 6,775 In the World

Southern Federal University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 31 18
1993 28 42
1994 25 42
1995 26 31
1996 29 57
1997 32 64
1998 29 55
1999 47 79
2000 68 147
2001 44 115
2002 83 162
2003 80 247
2004 73 220
2005 61 314
2006 81 376
2007 77 412
2008 78 536
2009 89 605
2010 85 659
2011 77 654
2012 88 707
2013 121 962
2014 125 906
2015 195 1152
2016 346 1200
2017 223 1434
2018 217 1624
2019 280 2015
2020 358 2576
2021 429 3190
2022 399 3697
2023 386 4315
2024 193 3835

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 3 120 272
Social Work 4 286 875
Orthodontics 8 387 1130
Dentistry 10 414 1297
Audiology 9 444 1443
Cardiology 35 582 1976
Psychiatry 16 559 1996
Public Health 11 561 2002
Pharmacology 13 510 2105
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 30 623 2171
Anatomy and Physiology 28 634 2295
Health Science 19 598 2326
Anesthesiology 29 628 2384
Sports Medicine 31 693 2426
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 749 2452
Pathology 25 672 2630
Clinical Psychology 15 674 2690
Physical Therapy 29 736 2781
Immunology 37 684 2907
Oncology and Cancer research 42 697 2983
Virology 29 691 2996
Surgery 44 826 3404
Nursing 46 929 4172

Business rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 17th for Business in Russia and 1543rd in the World with 3,110 publications made and 14,981 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 178 In Russia
#549 of 1,433 In Europe
#1543 of 6,339 In the World

Southern Federal University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 14 12
1993 14 13
1994 7 14
1995 13 17
1996 12 31
1997 17 23
1998 20 26
1999 14 26
2000 25 30
2001 19 44
2002 23 51
2003 18 58
2004 11 53
2005 15 73
2006 15 81
2007 17 80
2008 36 117
2009 45 194
2010 40 135
2011 26 121
2012 38 215
2013 48 260
2014 77 299
2015 125 346
2016 150 551
2017 169 670
2018 200 856
2019 272 941
2020 353 1336
2021 403 1804
2022 382 1921
2023 279 2169
2024 128 1471

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 212 504
Tax Law 22 339 923
Entertainment Industry Business 16 352 927
Engineering Management 24 319 937
Human Resource Management 18 394 973
Real Estate 28 324 997
Management Information Systems 16 493 1182
Construction Management 45 442 1186
Finance 13 479 1225
Public Policy / Administration 12 434 1243
Project Management 24 542 1283
International Trade 20 647 1392
International Business 20 668 1523
Advertising 12 567 1701
Operations Research 22 543 1761
Management 22 578 1767
Investment Banking and Stock trading 19 559 1845
Marketing 17 629 1906
Accounting 33 705 2278

Mathematics rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 18th for Mathematics in Russia and 1874th in the World with 2,957 publications made and 13,338 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#18 of 175 In Russia
#585 of 1,401 In Europe
#1874 of 6,418 In the World

Southern Federal University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 19
1993 5 16
1994 9 37
1995 9 19
1996 6 28
1997 12 29
1998 15 38
1999 19 45
2000 20 41
2001 18 61
2002 34 69
2003 26 118
2004 19 95
2005 15 103
2006 24 107
2007 28 135
2008 29 169
2009 36 174
2010 33 208
2011 35 211
2012 39 251
2013 51 275
2014 94 324
2015 143 479
2016 159 594
2017 160 652
2018 202 831
2019 263 912
2020 328 1357
2021 389 1782
2022 261 2099
2023 272 2247
2024 114 1576

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 20 405 1051
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 407 1259
Math Teachers 14 429 1442
Operations Research 22 543 1761
Statistics 20 607 1971
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 628 2025

Economics rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 14th for Economics in Russia and 1656th in the World with 2,031 publications made and 10,887 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 170 In Russia
#571 of 1,388 In Europe
#1656 of 6,167 In the World

Southern Federal University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 3
1993 1 7
1994 3 9
1995 7 12
1996 5 25
1997 5 9
1998 8 18
1999 5 21
2000 8 20
2001 7 31
2002 7 37
2003 19 54
2004 6 43
2005 12 60
2006 11 55
2007 15 44
2008 11 63
2009 20 149
2010 21 116
2011 25 94
2012 30 157
2013 27 186
2014 39 180
2015 86 246
2016 94 367
2017 84 404
2018 115 579
2019 163 602
2020 257 909
2021 302 1237
2022 271 1332
2023 196 1613
2024 89 1049

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Federal University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 17 325 938
Finance 13 479 1225
Political Economy 16 452 1244
International Trade 20 647 1392
Environmental Economics 22 543 1509
Development Studies 15 553 1782
Investment Banking and Stock trading 19 559 1845
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 628 2025

Art & Design rankings

Southern Federal University ranked 10th for Art & Design in Russia and 1258th in the World with 1,671 publications made and 7,631 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
#10 of 167 In Russia
#484 of 1,381 In Europe
#1258 of 5,966 In the World

Southern Federal University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 6
1993 3 8
1994 1 11
1995 4 14
1996 4 17
1997 6 8
1998 5 14
1999 8 12
2000 8 13
2001 16 30
2002 15 35
2003 13 35
2004 11 49
2005 15 78
2006 20 79
2007 9 97
2008 17 102
2009 18 92
2010 12 80
2011 13 113
2012 15 105
2013 21 107
2014 39 144
2015 80 172
2016 81 170
2017 89 303
2018 108 416
2019 138 396
2020 209 520
2021 240 744
2022 181 797
2023 159 796
2024 74 685

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

Art & Design subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Performing arts 4 299 677
Interior Design 12 277 719
Architecture 7 320 743
Computer Graphics 8 325 807
Entertainment Industry Business 16 352 927
Creative Writing 7 375 988
Aesthetics 10 434 1110
Literature 10 426 1126
Art History 9 475 1226
Multimedia 12 518 1601
Fashion Design 12 581 1635

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Southern Federal University

Speciality Russia Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 9 517 1568
Child Psychology 9 522 1754
Psychology 12 578 1999