Country profile · 2027

RU

12 of RU's universities are ranked in the global Research Collaboration Index, led by Lomonosov Moscow State University. Together they anchor the nation's place in the world research network.

Ranked universities

Research funding analysed

€1M

EU funding won

Widest partner-country reach

Subject strengths

National subject strengths

Physical Sciences · 6 Social Sciences · 3 Life Sciences · 2 Health Sciences · 1

RU's leading research collaborators

Provisional order shown; global ranks reveal at the 1 September 2026 launch.

University	Partners	Countries
Lomonosov Moscow State University	94	23
National Research University Higher School of Economics	102	31
Novosibirsk State University	108	24
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI	111	28
National Research Tomsk State University	95	27
Sechenov University	70	29
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology	97	23
St Petersburg University	71	23
Ural Federal University	59	25
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University	60	23
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia	38	17
Kazan Federal University	41	15

Represent RU at the global launch

Universities can verify their data, feature academics and video on their public page, onboard 500 members and compete for the Subject Awards.

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