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Lomonosov Moscow State University

In research, Lomonosov Moscow State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#548 of 12,888 worldwide), Mathematics (#67 of 1,053 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#862 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematical Physics, Geology and Development — Mathematical Physics is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#742
of 28,054 · #423 all time
Rank in Russia
#1
of 1,062
Research works
96k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
1M
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Lomonosov Moscow State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #548 of 12,888 6.5%10,527 #303
MathematicsField #67 of 1,053 10.6%963 #54
Social SciencesDomain #862 of 10,521 10.8%3,539 #1493
Mathematical PhysicsSubfield #5 of 58 10.7%251 #40
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #406 of 3,579 8.4%1,141 #472
Life SciencesDomain #943 of 7,800 8.0%2,321 #866
Social SciencesField #826 of 6,365 10.5%1,982 #1413
MedicineField #1,428 of 10,443 8.8%1,068 #1806
Health SciencesDomain #1,749 of 11,982 8.7%1,198 #2202
Applied MathematicsSubfield #22 of 137 11.4%270 #73

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lomonosov Moscow State University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#303 #548
  2. Mathematics#54 #67
  3. Social Sciences#1,493 #862
  4. Mathematical Physics#40 #5
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#472 #406
  6. Life Sciences#866 #943
  7. Social Sciences#1,413 #826
  8. Medicine#1,806 #1,428
  9. Health Sciences#2,202 #1,749
  10. Applied Mathematics#73 #22
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Lomonosov Moscow State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematical Physics takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 250.7 works9.0×
  2. GeologySubfield · 188.9 works7.9×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 136.2 works7.7×
  4. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 114.9 works7.7×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 364.0 works6.6×
  6. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 65.7 works5.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 785 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 1,141 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 94 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 246 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 55 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.43× its world share, 149 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.88× its world share, 796 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 1,029 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.99× its world share, 1,099 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 117 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 2,476 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 1,012 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.87× its world share, 1,148 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.65× its world share, 963 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.44× its world share, 1,737 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 85 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 1,068 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 536 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 270 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 98 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 381 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 273 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1,982 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lomonosov Moscow State University?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Walsh, A. N. Kolmogorov and A. S. Markosyan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lomonosov Moscow State University.

  1. 1 S. Walsh Russia · #241 worldwide 5.5k citations · 161 works
  2. 2 A. N. Kolmogorov Russia · #14,546 worldwide 741 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 A. S. Markosyan Russia · #16,805 worldwide 1k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 A. Raval Russia · #17,211 worldwide 1.4k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 I. A. Bilenko Russia · #19,848 worldwide 896 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 S. L. Danilishin Russia · #20,306 worldwide 1k citations · 71 works
  7. 7 M. L. Gorodetsky Russia · #27,651 worldwide 495 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 V. М. Tikhomirov Russia · #29,999 worldwide 287 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 A.M. Tishin Russia · #41,446 worldwide 486 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Alexei Solovchenko Russia · #42,692 worldwide 439 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Lomonosov Moscow State University

Which keywords describe research at Lomonosov Moscow State University?

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

▲ 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 institution'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. Climate Change1,010▲ 2.1×101 topics
  2. Globalization551▲ 1.60×120 topics
  3. Sustainable Development507▲ 1.81×78 topics
  4. Digital Transformation419▲ 4.5×21 topics
  5. Innovation370▲ 2.0×59 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications355▲ 1.70×35 topics
  7. Nanoparticles355▲ 1.60×43 topics
  8. Social Media354▲ 1.41×31 topics
  9. Arctic343▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Economic Development322▲ 2.2×44 topics
  11. Regional Development312▲ 4.9×19 topics
  12. Language304▲ 7.1×14 topics
  13. Catalysis272▲ 2.3×29 topics
  14. Tectonics240▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Ethnicity236▲ 3.6×21 topics
  16. Microbial Communities234▲ 3.1×10 topics
  17. Media214▲ 7.9×12 topics
  18. Linguistics210▲ 7.2×8 topics
  19. International Relations204▲ 4.8×23 topics
  20. Biogeography186▲ 4.1×20 topics
  21. Geopolitics184▲ 6.8×10 topics
  22. Legal Regulation182▲ 4.7×7 topics
  23. Continental Margin180▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Crustal Structure180▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Digital Economy178▲ 5.5×17 topics
  26. Coronavirus174▲ 4.7×4 topics
  27. Holocene170▲ 8.4×3 topics
  28. Petroleum170▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Youth170▲ 7.0×5 topics
  30. Phraseology167▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Sea Level166▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. geology163▲ 38×1 topic
  33. sedimentary basins163▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Cultural Communication156▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Persuasion Strategies156▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Numerical Methods149▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Civic Participation143▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Digital Generation142▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Sociological Research142▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Geographical Analysis133▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Lomonosov Moscow State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological Studies and Exploration, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia and Economic and Technological Developments in Russia.

Geological Studies and E…163Geological Studies and Exploration: 163 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and C…156Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 156 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …142Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 142 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…125Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 125 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 109 fractional worksSoil and Environmental Studies: 98 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic …96Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 96 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …78Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 78 fractional worksDifferential Equations a…78Differential Equations and Boundary Problems: 78 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…76Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 76 fractional works
GeologyCultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceDevelopment6 others

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

  1. 1 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 163 works
  2. 2 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 156 works
  3. 3 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 142 works
  4. 4 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 125 works
  5. 5 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 109 works
  6. 6 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 98 works
  7. 7 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 96 works
  8. 8 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 78 works
  9. 9 Differential Equations and Boundary Problems Applied Mathematics 78 works
  10. 10 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 76 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lomonosov Moscow State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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