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Chemistry research in Russia

N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry ranks first in Russia for Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#172 worldwide), followed by Lomonosov Moscow State University and St Petersburg University.

Russia's world rank
#22
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
14k
Top-10% rate
4.5%
Ranked institutions
49

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Chemistry in Russia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic ChemistryMoscow #17228.47.9%642
2Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityMoscow #28521.45.2%796
3St Petersburg UniversitySaint Petersburg #39317.08.3%556
4NS Kurnakova Institute of General and Inorganic ChemistryMoscow #53212.76.8%241
5Ural Federal UniversityYekaterinburg #58011.56.7%257
6Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaMoscow #58311.511.1%167
7A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement CompoundsMoscow #7018.96.1%287
8A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical ChemistryKazan’ #7448.16.0%258
9Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic ChemistryNovosibirsk #7587.83.3%256
10Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow #8995.43.2%326
11Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and TechnologyIvanovo #9125.23.2%121
12A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of ChemistryIrkutsk #9614.54.2%320
13Novosibirsk State UniversityNovosibirsk #9764.34.9%154
14National Research Tomsk State UniversityTomsk #9774.36.4%140
15Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and ElectrochemistryMoscow #9844.22.2%230
16Institute of Catalysis and PetrochemistryUfa #1,0043.98.1%100
17South Ural State UniversityChelyabinsk #1,0353.57.5%115
18D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of RussiaMoscow #1,0613.15.3%173
19Boreskov Institute of CatalysisNovosibirsk #1,1142.52.9%167
20Kazan Federal UniversityKazan’ #1,1262.33.6%310
21Institute of Solution ChemistryIvanovo #1,1332.27.5%132
22Institute of Organic SynthesisYekaterinburg #1,1621.96.0%120
23ITMO UniversitySt Petersburg #1,1641.99.0%87
24Ufa Institute of ChemistryUfa #1,1801.70.8%309
25Southern Federal UniversityRostov-on-Don #1,1851.64.0%133
26Institute of Problems of Chemical PhysicsChernogolovka #1,215126.02.9%123
27National Research University Higher School of EconomicsMoscow #1,220120.09.5%70
28Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesNovosibirsk #1,224115.04.1%123
29Semenov Institute of Chemical PhysicsMoscow #1,234104.05.5%91
30Kurchatov InstituteMoscow #1,25383.02.0%127
31G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic ChemistryNizhny Novgorod #1,25581.01.5%141
32A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical SynthesisMoscow #1,25778.03.1%93
33Kazan State Technological UniversityKazan’ #1,27262.02.9%154
34Sechenov UniversityMoscow #1,27460.06.7%79
35Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburg #1,28845.03.3%91
36Novosibirsk Institute of Organic ChemistryNovosibirsk #1,28944.02.1%135
37MIREA - Russian Technological UniversityMoscow #1,30922.02.0%81
38Perm State UniversityPerm #1,31021.02.7%91
39Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationMoscow #1,31120.03.6%75
40N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny NovgorodNizhny Novgorod #1,31615.02.4%94
41Samara State Technical UniversitySamara #1,31912.00.8%100
42St. Petersburg State Technological InstituteSt Petersburg #1,32010.00.8%91
43P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow #1,3228.02.6%70
44North-Caucasus Federal UniversityStavropol #1,3237.01.6%86
45Voronezh State UniversityVoronezh #1,3246.01.3%69
46Ioffe InstituteSt Petersburg #1,3255.01.0%70
47Ufa State Petroleum Technological UniversityUfa #1,3273.00.9%77
48Samara National Research UniversitySamara #1,3291.04.6%61
49Saratov State UniversitySaratov #1,3300.02.5%71

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Russia?

Vladimir G. Tyuterev, Valentine P. Ananikov and Vadim Yu. Kukushkin rank highest among researchers based in Russia.

  1. 1Vladimir G. Tyuterev#37,510 worldwide overall818 citations · 42 works
  2. 2Valentine P. Ananikov#142,255 worldwide overall494 citations · 45 works
  3. 3Vadim Yu. Kukushkin#196,080 worldwide overall373 citations · 57 works
  4. 4Georgiy B. Shul’pin⊗#281,708 worldwide overall287 citations · 47 works
  5. 5Vasiliy А. Bakulev#349,000 worldwide overall90 citations · 46 works
  6. 6I. V. KONOVALOVA#434,736 worldwide overall61 citations · 47 works
  7. 7L. I. Livantsova#458,887 worldwide overall58 citations · 40 works
  8. 8Vladimir P. Fedin#477,874 worldwide overall393 citations · 80 works
  9. 9O.N. Ulenikov#484,571 worldwide overall276 citations · 58 works
  10. 10M.N. Bochkarev#490,181 worldwide overall196 citations · 42 works
  11. 11Sergey V. Krivovichev#504,143 worldwide overall462 citations · 42 works
  12. 12Vladimir I. Bregadze#512,792 worldwide overall209 citations · 40 works
  13. 13Georgy K. Fukin#538,890 worldwide overall268 citations · 73 works
  14. 14В. А. Островский#539,651 worldwide overall106 citations · 47 works
  15. 15Boris N. Solomonov#575,872 worldwide overall196 citations · 46 works

How Russia compares with other countries in Chemistry