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Research in Moscow

Science Explorer records 701 research institutions in Moscow, Russia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Lomonosov Moscow State University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and Sechenov University.

Research institutions
701
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
977k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Moscow?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Russian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution 99,105 #1,365
2Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityUniversity 95,959 #742
3National Research University Higher School of EconomicsUniversity 40,182 #1,307
4Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaUniversity 20,691 #1,102
5Sechenov UniversityUniversity 17,628 #1,302
6Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityUniversity 15,991 #1,440
7Kurchatov InstituteResearch facility 15,243 #1,556
8N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic ChemistryResearch facility 14,459 #1,818
9P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesResearch facility 14,047 #2,022
10National Research Nuclear University MEPhIUniversity 13,010 #2,549
11Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationGovernment institution 12,499 #3,306
12The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationGovernment institution 12,169 #7,250
13Moscow State Institute of International RelationsUniversity 11,290 #7,050
14A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement CompoundsResearch facility 11,148 #5,031
15Financial UniversityUniversity 10,700 #3,975
16Moscow Power Engineering InstituteUniversity 10,472 #4,393
17Moscow Aviation InstituteUniversity 9,558 #2,658
18Pirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityUniversity 9,093 #2,988
19Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringUniversity 8,745 #3,581
20Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsUniversity 7,027 #5,324
21National University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 6,982 #2,587
22Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of the Russian Academy of SciencesResearch facility 6,909 #5,691
23Steklov Mathematical InstituteResearch facility 6,899 #4,449
24Prokhorov General Physics InstituteResearch facility 6,846 #4,263
25Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityUniversity 6,729 #11,329
26Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and ElectrochemistryResearch facility 6,086 #4,429
27Institute of Oceanology. PP Shirshov Russian Academy of SciencesResearch facility 5,989 #6,286
28D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of RussiaUniversity 5,914 #3,406
29Joint Institute for High TemperaturesResearch facility 5,890 #4,423
30Semenov Institute of Chemical PhysicsResearch facility 5,539 #4,662
31Keldysh Institute of Applied MathematicsResearch facility 5,534 #9,221
32V. A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control SciencesResearch facility 5,488 #11,883
33NS Kurnakova Institute of General and Inorganic ChemistryResearch facility 5,488 #3,002
34Institute of Bioorganic ChemistryResearch facility 4,790 #5,350
35MIREA - Russian Technological UniversityUniversity 4,782 #4,299
36Severtsov Institute of Ecology and EvolutionResearch facility 4,706 #8,375
37Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. RazumovskiyUniversity 4,616 #13,008
38Institute for Theoretical and Experimental PhysicsUniversity 4,565 #11,167
39Institute for Problems in MechanicsResearch facility 4,512 #5,992
40Geological InstituteResearch facility 4,510 #8,021
41Space Research InstituteGovernment institution 4,500 #10,694
42Institute for Nuclear ResearchResearch facility 4,287 #7,584
43Institute of AstronomyResearch facility 4,283 #4,670
44Moscow Polytechnic UniversityUniversity 4,215 #5,702
45Institute of World Economy and International RelationsResearch facility 4,158 #8,352
46Department of Social SciencesGovernment institution 4,050 #12,212
47Schmidt Institute of Physics of the EarthResearch facility 4,048 #14,812
48Kutafin Moscow State Law UniversityUniversity 3,791 #8,457
49A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical SynthesisResearch facility 3,674 #5,919
50Institute for Information Transmission ProblemsResearch facility 3,556 #5,014
51State University of ManagementUniversity 3,503 #8,737
52A.V. Shubnikov Institute of CrystallographyResearch facility 3,456 #10,715
53Federal Medical-Biological AgencyGovernment institution 3,416 #6,208
54Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional EducationUniversity 3,409 #9,581
55Federal State University of EducationUniversity 3,312 #16,328
56Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism Ionosphere and Radio Wave PropagationResearch facility 3,286 #15,676
57Department of Physiological SciencesGovernment institution 3,272 #8,924
58Russian University of TransportUniversity 3,201 #9,603
59Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and GasUniversity 3,168 #7,684
60Moscow Institute of Thermal TechnologyResearch facility 3,074 #4,820

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Russian Academy of Sciences: 15.6%Lomonosov Moscow State University: 15.1%National Research University Higher School of Economics: 6.3%Peoples' Friendship University of Russia: 3.3%56 others listed: 59.7%16%largest
Russian Academy of Sciences99k · 15.6%Lomonosov Moscow State University96k · 15.1%National Research University Higher School of Economics40k · 6.3%Peoples' Friendship University of Russia21k · 3.3%56 others listed380k · 59.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Moscow strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Moscow is most concentrated in Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Fuel Technology and Development (14.1× the world share in Nuclear Energy and Engineering).

  1. Nuclear Energy and EngineeringSubfield · 206.2 works14×
  2. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 219.3 works12×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 2,649.5 works12×
  4. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 879.5 works9.3×
  5. AnatomySubfield · 368.2 works7.1×
  6. General EnergySubfield · 381.1 works6.5×
  7. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 3,112.5 works5.7×
  8. GeologySubfield · 1,121.7 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Moscow?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Climate Change, Regional Development, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Globalization.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development12k▲ 3.5×113 topics
  2. Climate Change12k▲ 1.98×130 topics
  3. Globalization9,190▲ 2.2×180 topics
  4. Digital Transformation8,598▲ 7.5×32 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence8,538▲ 2.9×67 topics
  6. Innovation8,262▲ 3.6×90 topics
  7. Economic Development6,254▲ 3.5×56 topics
  8. Sustainability6,071◆ 1.15×137 topics
  9. Regional Development5,898▲ 7.6×21 topics
  10. Digital Economy5,114▲ 13×20 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency5,016▲ 2.5×45 topics
  12. Legal Regulation4,220▲ 8.8×8 topics
  13. Food Security3,670▲ 3.1×25 topics
  14. International Relations3,556▲ 6.8×31 topics
  15. Geopolitics3,344▲ 10.0×12 topics
  16. Global Economy3,213▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Language3,186▲ 6.0×15 topics
  18. Digitalization3,176▲ 7.3×16 topics
  19. Economic Security2,959▲ 6.3×7 topics
  20. Ethnicity2,916▲ 3.6×25 topics
  21. Migration2,833▲ 3.9×33 topics
  22. Blockchain Technology2,832▲ 24×4 topics
  23. Information Security2,537▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Arctic2,520▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Knowledge Clusters2,516▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Cyber-Physical Systems2,433▲ 4.3×9 topics
  27. Macroeconomic Assessment2,407▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Russian Economy2,407▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Media2,406▲ 7.2×17 topics
  30. Digital Technologies2,310▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Youth2,281▲ 7.5×9 topics
  32. Linguistics2,052▲ 5.7×9 topics
  33. Industrial Policy2,048▲ 8.6×7 topics
  34. Geographical Analysis1,941▲ 19×2 topics
  35. E-Government1,880▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Constitutional Reform1,870▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Legal Modernization1,848▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Local Self-Government1,848▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Civic Participation1,765▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Digital Generation1,749▲ 25×1 topic

What research is done in Moscow?

Economic and Technologic…2,407Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 2,407 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues1,848Legal and Policy Issues: 1,848 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 1,749 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 1,570 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 1,502 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 1,478 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 1,340 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1,330Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 1,330 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Systems Analysis: 1,208 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 1,064 fractional works
DevelopmentLawSociology and Political ScienceDemography5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 2.4k works
  2. 2 Legal and Policy Issues Law 1.8k works
  3. 3 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 1.7k works
  4. 4 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 1.6k works
  5. 5 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 1.5k works
  6. 6 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 1.5k works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 1.3k works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1.3k works
  9. 9 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 1.2k works
  10. 10 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 1.1k works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.