2017 tables: Institutions - physical sciences

The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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# Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2016
1 Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia 91.82 91.32 507 1.8%
2 Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Russia 21.24 23.86 259 15.0%
3 National Research Center Kurchatov Institute (NRCKI), Russia 21.22 21.40 259 3.2%
4 ITMO National Research University (ITMO University), Russia 11.87 13.40 40 15.5%
5 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology - State University (MIPT), Russia 9.67 12.89 101 36.4%
6 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Russia 11.45 9.96 200 -11.0%
7 Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Russia 11.04 9.52 62 -11.8%
8 National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Russia 6.24 6.24 187 2.4%
9 Novosibirsk State University (NSU), Russia 7.98 5.41 79 -30.6%
10 Ural Federal University (UrFU), Russia 4.90 5.26 18 9.8%
11 Russian Quantum Center (RQC), Russia 3.20 4.61 23 47.5%
12 Tomsk State University (TSU), Russia 5.45 4.51 44 -15.3%
13 Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod (UNN), Russia 3.51 3.45 15 0.7%
14 Kazan Federal University (KFU), Russia 2.21 3.41 12 57.7%
15 Saratov State University (SGU), Russia 4.79 2.93 6 -37.4%
16 Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), Russia 1.57 2.56 7 66.7%
17 Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Russia 1.51 2.36 11 60.5%
18 National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russia 2.60 2.15 11 -15.3%
19 Moscow State Pedagogical University (MSPU), Russia 0.44 1.64 6 282.9%
20 National University of Science and Technology (MISIS), Russia 2.43 1.48 21 -37.7%
21 Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), Russia 2.23 1.42 11 -35.1%
22 Technical Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials (FSBI TISNCM), Russia 0.85 1.29 5 55.1%
23 Moscow Technological University (MIREA), Russia – 1.12 5 N/A
24 Peoples Friendship University of Russia (PFUR), Russia 0.75 1.11 3 51.6%
25 Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), Russia 0.20 1.07 4 445.9%
26 All-Russia Scientific Research Institute of Metrological Service (VNIIMS), Russia 0.25 1.00 2 309.4%
27 Dubna International University of Nature, Society and Man, Russia 1.26 0.98 4 -20.5%
28 Tomsk State Pedagogical University (TSPU), Russia 2.79 0.95 5 -65.3%
29 National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET), Russia 1.52 0.90 2 -39.5%
29 Mikron JSC, Russia – 0.90 2 N/A
30 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), Russia 3.63 0.89 62 -75.0%
31 Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev (NNSTU), Russia 0.17 0.75 3 360.6%
32 Southern Federal University (SFedU), Russia 1.20 0.64 7 -45.4%
33 D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Russia 0.08 0.56 1 590.9%
34 CJSC Superconducting Nanotechnology (SCONTEL), Russia – 0.48 1 N/A
35 Chelyabinsk State University (CSU), Russia 0.51 0.47 4 -4.7%
36 S.I. Vavilov State Optical Institute, Russia 0.19 0.44 1 138.8%
37 Pacific National University (PNU), Russia – 0.43 2 N/A
38 Bashkir State University (BashSU), Russia 0.08 0.42 1 411.7%
38 Surface Phenomena Researches Group LLC, Russia – 0.42 1 N/A
39 N.P. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Russia – 0.38 2 N/A
40 Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU), Russia 0.35 0.25 2 -25.5%
41 Moscow Aviation Institute - National Research University (MAI), Russia – 0.25 1 N/A
41 South Ural State University (SUSU), Russia – 0.25 1 N/A
42 Siberian Federal University (SibFU), Russia 0.05 0.25 2 402.4%
43 Yandex School of Data Analysis, Russia 0.06 0.22 32 311.2%
44 Labfer Ltd., Russia 0.38 0.22 2 -41.1%
45 Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU), Russia 0.60 0.21 2 -65.0%
46 NII Giricond JS Co., Russia – 0.20 1 N/A
47 Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU), Russia 0.16 0.19 8 18.7%
48 Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Russia – 0.17 1 N/A
48 Russia Ministry of Health, Russia 0.14 0.17 1 22.8%
48 Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University (NovSU), Russia – 0.17 1 N/A
48 AMT&C Group, Russia – 0.17 1 N/A
49 Russian Federal Nuclear Center - All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (RFNC-VNIIEF), Russia 0.15 0.16 15 8.3%
50 Voronezh State University (VSU), Russia 0.33 0.13 1 -61.6%
50 Crystals of Siberia Ltd., Russia – 0.13 1 N/A
51 STR Group, Inc., Russia 0.14 0.10 1 -28.4%
51 Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Russia 0.29 0.10 1 -64.2%
51 Tver State University, Russia 0.40 0.10 1 -74.4%
51 Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University (LETI), Russia 0.57 0.10 1 -82.1%
52 Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI), Russia – 0.10 1 N/A
53 Independent University of Moscow (IUM), Russia – 0.09 2 N/A
54 Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (VSUES), Russia 0.16 0.08 1 -45.2%
54 Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR), Russia – 0.08 1 N/A
55 Samara National Research University, Russia 1.05 0.07 2 -93.0%
56 Rostov State Transport University (RSTU), Russia – 0.07 1 N/A
56 North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk (NEFU), Russia – 0.07 1 N/A
57 JSC GTERPC SALUT, Russia – 0.06 1 N/A
58 Far Eastern State Transport University (FESTU), Russia – 0.04 1 N/A
59 Innopolis University, Russia – 0.03 1 N/A
60 Togliatti State University, Russia – 0.03 1 N/A
61 Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (SSTU), Russia 0.75 0.02 1 -97.2%
62 Belgorod State National Research University (BelSU), Russia 0.38 0.01 1 -98.3%
63 Irkutsk State University (ISU), Russia – 0.00 1 N/A
64 Blagoveschensk State Pedagogical University (BSPU), Russia – 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
  3. Nature Index recognizes that many other factors must be taken into account when considering research quality and institutional performance; Nature Index metrics alone should not be used to assess institutions or individuals.
  4. Nature Index data and methods are transparent and available under a creative commons licence at nature.com/nature-index/.

The Nature Index database undergoes regular updating, corrections, adjustment of institutional hierarchies, and removal of retracted papers and thus the live website can differ from the frozen annual tables.

*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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