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Medicine research in Russia

Sechenov University ranks first in Russia for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#293 worldwide), followed by S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy and Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University.

Russia's world rank
#25
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
72k
Top-10% rate
3.8%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Russia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Sechenov UniversityMoscow #29338.65.8%3,854
2S. M. Kirov Military Medical AcademySt Petersburg #57531.32.6%963
3Pirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityMoscow #63430.32.7%2,314
4Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaMoscow #71029.03.9%1,328
5Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationMoscow #72228.92.9%2,626
6Omsk State Medical UniversityOmsk #92526.22.6%346
7Samara State Medical UniversitySamara #1,11624.22.6%836
8National Research Institute of Public Health named after N.A. SemashkoMoscow #1,12724.13.8%180
9Volgograd State Medical UniversityVolgograd #1,20323.42.0%572
10Rostov State Medical UniversityRostov-on-Don #1,26622.80.7%582
11St Petersburg UniversitySaint Petersburg #1,39621.84.4%748
12Saratov State Medical UniversitySaratov #1,41421.62.3%482
13Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityMoscow #1,42821.58.8%1,068
14Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. PavlovRyazan #1,47221.23.5%495
15North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. MechnikovSt Petersburg #1,49221.01.5%969
16Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod #1,58720.43.6%396
17Kazan State Medical UniversityKazan’ #1,63120.13.1%584
18Chita State Academy of MedicineChita #1,65919.91.7%212
19Moscow State University of Medicine and DentistryMoscow #1,70619.63.2%586
20Izhevsk State Medical AcademyIzhevsk #1,76419.22.7%194
21Chelyabinsk State Medical AcademyChelyabinsk #1,78019.14.4%248
22Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow #1,82718.85.7%788
23National Research University Higher School of EconomicsMoscow #1,87618.59.7%217
24Voronezh State Medical Academy named after N.N. BurdenkoVoronezh #1,90518.41.5%401
25Perm State Medical AcademyPerm #1,92818.31.3%313
26Stavropol State Medical UniversityStavropol #1,95518.12.4%132
27First Pavlov State Medical University of St. PetersburgSt Petersburg #1,96218.12.7%922
28Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional EducationMoscow #2,20916.82.1%1,065
29Ural State Medical UniversityYekaterinburg #2,21416.82.2%582
30Astrakhan State Medical UniversityAstrakhan #2,26616.52.1%291
31Central Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and OrthopedicsMoscow #2,30816.32.2%230
32Kuban State Medical UniversityKrasnodar #2,35016.11.0%568
33Voronezh State UniversityVoronezh #2,39815.97.0%90
34Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and OrthopaedicsKurgan #2,44415.71.9%160
35Smolensk State Medical UniversitySmolensk #2,49115.51.5%252
36City Clinical HospitalMoscow #2,71214.61.5%1,038
37Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research CentreSaint Petersburg #2,80714.23.6%968
38Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical UniversitySt Petersburg #2,90013.92.7%689
39National Medical Research Center of CardiologyMoscow #2,99413.54.1%743
40Yaroslavl State Medical AcademyYaroslavl #3,02613.41.0%278
41Tyumen State Medical UniversityTyumen #3,13413.01.6%376
42Scientific Research Institute of Healthcare Organization and Medical ManagementMoscow #3,18412.81.6%213
43Krasnoyarsk State Medical UniversityKrasnoyarsk #3,20212.82.3%406
44Russian Scientific Center of SurgeryMoscow #3,22312.73.0%412
45Kemerovo State UniversityKemerovo #3,26112.63.9%502
46Institute of Electronic Measurements KVARZ (Russia)Nizhny Novgorod #3,29912.40.9%118
47Kazan Federal UniversityKazan’ #3,37312.27.4%392
48Endocrinology Research CenterMoscow #3,54111.74.8%404
49National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I. PirogovMoscow #3,65611.32.1%303
50Tomsk National Research Medical CenterTomsk #3,66811.34.0%591
51V.I.Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial OrgansMoscow #3,76711.04.0%96
52Institute of Bioorganic ChemistryMoscow #3,82510.914.2%170
53Tver State Medical UniversityTver' #3,83310.83.2%236
54Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityMoscow #3,86710.75.8%71
55Federal Medical-Biological AgencyMoscow #3,87210.73.5%802
56Department of Medical SciencesMoscow #3,91210.66.5%282
57Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversitySaint Petersburg #3,95610.510.4%129
58Scientific Research Clinical Institute. L.I. SverzhevskyMoscow #4,04210.31.4%64
59Samara Medical Institute ReavizSamara #4,10010.11.0%131
60Vladivostok State Medical UniversityVladivostok #4,1579.90.7%182

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

Who are the top Medicine 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 · 138 works
  2. 2Zhanna Kobalava#235,932 worldwide overall301 citations · 122 works
  3. 3S. А. Boytsov#428,391 worldwide overall209 citations · 118 works
  4. 4Valery V. Tuchin#667,287 worldwide overall488 citations · 172 works
  5. 5О. Л. Барбараш#670,988 worldwide overall315 citations · 211 works
  6. 6О. М. Драпкина#812,084 worldwide overall187 citations · 199 works
  7. 7Russian Federation#841,243 worldwide overall201 citations · 184 works
  8. 8Е. Л. Насонов#867,270 worldwide overall117 citations · 135 works
  9. 9А. Д. Каприн#948,701 worldwide overall94 citations · 157 works
  10. 10С. Н. Авдеев#987,562 worldwide overall65 citations · 111 works
  11. 11И Е Чазова#999,048 worldwide overall65 citations · 114 works
  12. 12Min#1,046,640 worldwide overall58 citations · 191 works
  13. 13A. Tryakin#1,055,631 worldwide overall58 citations · 117 works
  14. 14G. А. Melnichenko#1,142,678 worldwide overall36 citations · 126 works
  15. 15Oleg I. Kit#1,160,025 worldwide overall32 citations · 118 works

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