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Health Sciences research in Russia

Sechenov University ranks first in Russia for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#355 worldwide), followed by Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy.

Russia's world rank
#30
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
82k
Top-10% rate
4.0%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Russia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Sechenov UniversityMoscow #35537.56.1%4,216
2Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaMoscow #74229.64.0%1,606
3S. M. Kirov Military Medical AcademySt Petersburg #85828.12.9%1,062
4Pirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityMoscow #88927.72.9%2,469
5Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationMoscow #90927.53.1%2,821
6Omsk State Medical UniversityOmsk #1,38223.02.5%394
7Volgograd State Medical UniversityVolgograd #1,49822.12.1%684
8Samara State Medical UniversitySamara #1,59221.52.6%933
9National Research Institute of Public Health named after N.A. SemashkoMoscow #1,66421.03.9%213
10Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityMoscow #1,74920.58.7%1,198
11Rostov State Medical UniversityRostov-on-Don #1,84919.90.7%619
12St Petersburg UniversitySaint Petersburg #1,91919.54.5%840
13Saratov State Medical UniversitySaratov #1,94319.42.3%521
14North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. MechnikovSt Petersburg #2,03718.91.5%1,053
15Moscow State University of Medicine and DentistryMoscow #2,05018.83.2%700
16Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. PavlovRyazan #2,05118.83.7%544
17Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod #2,22717.93.5%439
18Kazan State Medical UniversityKazan’ #2,30117.63.1%644
19Stavropol State Medical UniversityStavropol #2,40817.12.6%153
20Chita State Academy of MedicineChita #2,42317.01.6%232
21Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow #2,46016.95.8%876
22First Pavlov State Medical University of St. PetersburgSt Petersburg #2,48716.72.8%1,016
23Izhevsk State Medical AcademyIzhevsk #2,51816.62.5%215
24National Research University Higher School of EconomicsMoscow #2,54716.511.8%336
25Voronezh State Medical Academy named after N.N. BurdenkoVoronezh #2,55316.51.7%456
26Chelyabinsk State Medical AcademyChelyabinsk #2,56816.44.3%275
27Perm State Medical AcademyPerm #2,70115.91.3%355
28Kuban State Medical UniversityKrasnodar #2,98114.81.0%629
29Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional EducationMoscow #2,98414.82.1%1,143
30Ural State Medical UniversityYekaterinburg #2,99014.82.2%670
31Smolensk State Medical UniversitySmolensk #3,17814.11.7%281
32Astrakhan State Medical UniversityAstrakhan #3,22414.02.0%313
33Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical UniversitySt Petersburg #3,27013.82.7%755
34Central Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and OrthopedicsMoscow #3,28313.82.2%236
35Voronezh State UniversityVoronezh #3,39513.46.4%107
36Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and OrthopaedicsKurgan #3,49813.12.0%162
37Scientific Research Institute of Healthcare Organization and Medical ManagementMoscow #3,62012.81.6%252
38Saint-Petersburg Medico-Social InstituteSaint Petersburg #3,67612.63.4%67
39City Clinical HospitalMoscow #3,72512.41.6%1,076
40Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research CentreSaint Petersburg #3,76112.33.7%998
41National Medical Research Center of Dentistry and Maxillofacial SurgeryMoscow #3,82712.12.8%401
42North-Caucasus Federal UniversityStavropol #3,98411.77.5%80
43Yaroslavl State Medical AcademyYaroslavl #3,98511.71.1%304
44Tyumen State Medical UniversityTyumen #4,09811.41.5%412
45National Medical Research Center of CardiologyMoscow #4,16811.24.0%760
46Kazan Federal UniversityKazan’ #4,28111.07.1%446
47Krasnoyarsk State Medical UniversityKrasnoyarsk #4,29710.92.2%443
48Russian Scientific Center of SurgeryMoscow #4,40210.73.0%427
49Kemerovo State UniversityKemerovo #4,47610.53.7%545
50Federal Medical-Biological AgencyMoscow #4,50710.43.6%862
51Institute of Electronic Measurements KVARZ (Russia)Nizhny Novgorod #4,54010.31.3%140
52Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityMoscow #4,61710.14.6%104
53Endocrinology Research CenterMoscow #4,8349.75.0%414
54Department of Medical SciencesMoscow #4,9499.46.2%315
55National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I. PirogovMoscow #4,9769.42.1%315
56Tomsk National Research Medical CenterTomsk #5,0599.24.1%607
57Tver State Medical UniversityTver' #5,0749.13.1%274
58Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversitySaint Petersburg #5,1239.110.1%162
59V.I.Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial OrgansMoscow #5,2158.93.9%98
60Ivanovo State Medical AcademyIvanovo #5,2268.81.3%63

Institutions in Russia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Russia?

Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova, Zhanna Kobalava and S. А. Boytsov rank highest among researchers based in Russia.

  1. 1Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova#222,397 worldwide overall372 citations · 170 works
  2. 2Zhanna Kobalava#235,932 worldwide overall301 citations · 123 works
  3. 3S. А. Boytsov#428,391 worldwide overall209 citations · 123 works
  4. 4Valery V. Tuchin#667,287 worldwide overall488 citations · 174 works
  5. 5О. Л. Барбараш#670,988 worldwide overall315 citations · 215 works
  6. 6О. М. Драпкина#812,084 worldwide overall187 citations · 213 works
  7. 7Russian Federation#841,243 worldwide overall201 citations · 207 works
  8. 8Е. Л. Насонов#867,270 worldwide overall117 citations · 136 works
  9. 9А. Д. Каприн#948,701 worldwide overall94 citations · 160 works
  10. 10С. Н. Авдеев#987,562 worldwide overall65 citations · 116 works
  11. 11И Е Чазова#999,048 worldwide overall65 citations · 119 works
  12. 12Min#1,046,640 worldwide overall58 citations · 196 works
  13. 13A. Tryakin#1,055,631 worldwide overall58 citations · 117 works
  14. 14G. А. Melnichenko#1,142,678 worldwide overall36 citations · 127 works
  15. 15Oleg I. Kit#1,160,025 worldwide overall32 citations · 118 works

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