Russia's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List

Russia has 1,069 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 9.1% from 980 in 2024. That places Russia 31st in the world by number of listed scientists. Lomonosov Moscow State University has the most listed scientists (83), followed by Saint Petersburg State University (40).

Single Year

962

-6 (-0.6%) vs 2024

Career Data

1,069

+89 (+9.1%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#31

No change vs 2024

Institutes

298

+79 (+36.1%) vs 2024

Scientists in Russia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 51% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+19.5%

2022+4.7%

2023+2.1%

2024+8.2%

2025+9.1%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	751		709
2021	959	+27.7%	847	+19.5%
2022	960	+0.1%	887	+4.7%
2023	909	-5.3%	906	+2.1%
2024	968	+6.5%	980	+8.2%
2025	962	-0.6%	1,069	+9.1%

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Rank in Russia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	869	VR Valiev, R. Z.	Ufa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 11
2	2,182	TA Tseytlin, Arkady A.	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 20
3	2,252	SA Starobinsky, Alexei A.	Kazan Federal University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 22
4	4,481	SV Skulachev, Vladimir P.	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 198
5	5,735	PC Pace, Carlos Nick	Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 248
6	7,212	KV Kagan, Valerian E.	Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 321
7	7,590	Dorozhkin, Sergei V.	Kudrinskaja sq. 1-155	Materials	Rank 90
8	8,499	VG Volovik, Grigory E.	Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences	General Physics	Rank 50
9	8,658	KN Kudryashov, Nikolay A.	National Research Nuclear University MEPhI	Mathematical Physics	Rank 6
10	9,011	ZV Zakharov, Vladimir E.	Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 57
11	9,197	BI Beletskaya, Irina Petrovna	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 190
12	10,076	Oganov, Artem R.	Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 249
13	10,104	BG Barenblatt, Grigory Isaakovich	P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences	Applied Mathematics	Rank 25
14	11,124	AV Anisimov, Vladimir I.	Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 268
15	12,043	KA Kondrashov, Alexey S. S.	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 135
16	12,448	LR Luque, Rafael L.	RUDN University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 269
17	13,697	DB Derjaguin, Boris V.	A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Chemical Physics	Rank 311
18	13,775	SV Smirnov, Vladimir A.	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 182
19	13,797	AV Ananikov, Valentine P.	N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 299
20	14,544	AA Ardila, Alfredo E.	Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 223
21	16,193	TV Tuchin, Valery V.	Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, Russian Academy of Sciences	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 30
22	16,344	VM Vasiliev, Mikhail A.	P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 221
23	16,831	TV Tarasov, Vasily E.	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 109
24	17,130	PB Polyak, Boris T.	V. A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 122
25	17,780	OY Oganessian, Yury Ts	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 237
26	17,801	RV Rubakov, Valerii A.	Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 238
27	17,864	LR Landgraf, Rainer	Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,387
28	18,640	KT Karu, Tiina I.	Institute On Laser and Information Technologies, Russian Academy of Sciences	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 88
29	19,403	DE Dianov, Evgenii M.	Dianov Fiber Optics Research Center	Optics	Rank 87
30	19,557	KA Khokhlov, Alexei R.	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Polymers	Rank 159
31	20,785	CD Chistiakov, Dimitry Alexandrovich	Research Center for Children's Health	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 904
32	21,067	DL de la Rosette, Jean Jmch M.C.H.	Bashkir State Medical University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 223
33	21,444	KA Kaminskiǐ, Alexander A.	Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 506
34	21,641	BV Blatov, Vladislav A.	Samara State Technical University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 113
35	22,126	VM Voloshin, Mikhail B.	Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 296
36	22,288	KA Karyakin, Arkady A.	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 122
37	22,326	FL Faddeev, Ludvig Dmitrievich	Russian Academy of Sciences	Mathematical Physics	Rank 12
38	22,709	MH Moulin, Hervé J.	HSE University	Economic Theory	Rank 2
39	24,002	BR Barry, Roger G.	Russian Academy of Environmental Sciences (RAEN)	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 323
40	24,675	DA Dolgov, Aleksander D.	Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 337
41	24,732	ES Eidelman, Simon I.	Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the RAS	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 339
42	24,762	ZV Zhidanov, Vladimir P.	Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS	Chemical Physics	Rank 537
43	25,174	SP Shen, Peikang	Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Energy	Rank 287
44	25,303	HA Holevo, Alexander Semenovich	Steklov Mathematical Institute of RAS	Mathematical Physics	Rank 13
45	25,527	BY Bobryshev, Yuri Veniaminovich	Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology RAMS	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,035
46	25,737	LM Levene, Malcolm I.	Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University	Pediatrics	Rank 103
47	25,752	AS Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I.	Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 298
48	25,950	DS Dorogóvtsev, Sergey N.	Ioffe Institute	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 195
49	26,002	GR Gainetdinov, Raul R.	Saint Petersburg State University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,949
50	26,106	PO Ptitsyn, Oleg B.	Institute of Protein Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,110
51	26,855	MG Mesyats, Gennady A.	P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 370
52	26,906	KN Khlebtsov, Nikolai Grigor Evich	Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences	Chemical Physics	Rank 573
53	26,937	SM Sheremet, Mikhail A.	Tomsk State University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 172
54	27,679	IA Ivanovskiĩ, Alexander L.	Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 658
55	27,827	SG Sukhorukov, Gleb B.	Life Improvement by Future Technologies (LIFT) Center	Chemical Physics	Rank 599
56	27,940	SI Sobol’, Il'ya M.	Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 39
57	28,222	DM Dubinin, M. M.	Russian Academy of Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 549
58	28,844	SG Shul'pin, Georgiy B.	N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 561
59	29,233	TN Tsyganenko, Nikolai A.	Saint Petersburg State University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 416
60	29,833	AY Aristov, Yurii I.	Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 192
61	29,937	FV Fortov, Vladimir Evgenievich	Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 236
62	29,995	GJ Goldstone, Jack A.	Volgograd Institute of Management, RANEPA	Sociology	Rank 75
63	31,333	VA Vikhlinin, Alexey A.	Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 332
64	31,867	BE Boldyreva, E. V.	Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 173
65	32,690	ZY Zeldovich, Yakov Borisovich	P.L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 471
66	32,760	MR Metsaev, R. R.	P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 472
67	32,830	FA Friedenstein, Alexander J.	N. F. Gamaleya Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation	Immunology	Rank 1,033
68	33,326	KV Kharton, Vladislav V.	Osipyan Institute of Solid State Physics RAS (ISSP RAS)	Energy	Rank 411
69	34,227	BV Boldyrev, V. V.	Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Materials	Rank 426
70	34,474	AV Anisimov, V. N.	N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,515
71	35,168	PO Pokrovsky, Oleg S.	Tomsk State University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 599
72	35,977	OI Oseledets, Ivan V.	Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 790
73	36,141	OI Ovid'ko, Ilya A.	Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University	Materials	Rank 466
74	36,190	ZV Zakharov, Valentine Ivanovitch	Far Eastern Federal University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 532
75	37,609	DV Davankov, Vladim A.	A.N.Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 706
76	37,982	KN Kazanskiy, Nikolay L.	Samara National Research University	Optics	Rank 148
77	38,018	KA Khachaturyan, Armen G.	Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences	Materials	Rank 498
78	38,880	KV Kazansky, Vladimir B.	N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences	Physical Chemistry	Rank 130
79	39,098	OA Orekhov, Alexander Nikolaevich	Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology RAMS	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,532
80	40,981	RM Ryskin, Mikhail G.	Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI)	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 603
81	41,517	MA Merzhanov, Alexander Grigor Evich	Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences	Energy	Rank 519
82	41,621	RA Razborov, Alexander A.	Steklov Mathematical Institute of RAS	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 110
83	41,703	GM Gelfand, Mikhail S.	Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology	Bioinformatics	Rank 106
84	41,809	KY Kartashov, Yaroslav V.	Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences	Optics	Rank 161
85	42,289	VO Vinogradova, Olga I.	A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Chemical Physics	Rank 861
86	43,047	KA Kolobov, Alexander V.	Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia	Applied Physics	Rank 1,043
87	43,498	BP Belov, Pavel A.	Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics University ITMO	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 364
88	43,672	ZA Zheltikov, A. M.	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Optics	Rank 165
89	43,689	LL Lipatov, Lev N.	Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI)	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 649
90	44,014	IG Ilizarov, Gavriel Abramovich	National Ilizarov Medical Research Center for Traumatology & Orthopedics	Orthopedics	Rank 274
91	44,048	AA Abrikosov, Alexei A.	Russian Academy of Sciences	General Physics	Rank 257
92	44,138	YY Yampolskii, Yuri P.	A.V.Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, RAS	Polymers	Rank 390
93	44,395	KS Khonina, Svetlana Nikolaevna	Image Processing Systems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences	Optics	Rank 169
94	44,674	LG Leonov, Gennady A.	Saint Petersburg State University	General Mathematics	Rank 171
95	45,168	KA Kavokin, Alexey V.	Abrikosov Center for Theoretical Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 1,109
96	45,186	KS Krivovichev, Sergey V.	Nanomaterials Research Centre Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 781
97	47,132	NG Naǐdis, George V.	Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Applied Physics	Rank 1,156
98	47,275	ZD Zorov, Dmitry Borisovich	National Medical Research Center for Hematology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,841
99	47,742	MV Minkin, Vladimir I.	Southern Federal University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 888
100	48,009	KI Karachentsev, Igor D.	Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 577
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Russia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

962 scientists affiliated with Russia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 1,069 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Russia has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 career-long list, Lomonosov Moscow State University has the most listed scientists from Russia, with 83. It is followed by Saint Petersburg State University with 40.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Russia changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, Russia went from 709 scientists in 2020 to 1,069 in 2025, a change of +50.8%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.