top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Russia

2025 single-year list · 989 listed authors · 36th of 170 countries

989 researchers whose current affiliation is in Russia are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 241 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Russia has 0.4% of everyone on the list, 36th of 170 countries.

Listed authors
989
0.4% of the list
In the global top 100,000
241
24.4% of its listed authors
Country rank
#36
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#493
Wang, Qiang

Top institutions in Russia

  1. Lomonosov Moscow State University758%
  2. Saint Petersburg State University354%
  3. Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology253%
  4. Russian Academy of Sciences222%
  5. HSE University222%
  6. P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences172%
  7. Ural Federal University162%
  8. N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences152%
  9. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University152%
  10. RUDN University131%

Top fields

  1. Physics & Astronomy32333%
  2. Chemistry14114%
  3. Enabling & Strategic Technologies10911%
  4. Clinical Medicine9710%
  5. Biomedical Research768%
  6. Engineering576%
  7. Biology535%
  8. Mathematics & Statistics404%
  9. Earth & Environmental Sciences364%
  10. Information & Communication Technologies273%

989 listed scientists in Russia

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