2016 Research Leaders: Leading institutions in chemistry
The 2016 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.
| Position |
Institution |
Share 2015 |
Count 2015 |
| 1 |
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia |
43.93 |
120 |
| 2 |
Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Russia |
13.27 |
28 |
| 3 |
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Russia |
10.38 |
35 |
| 4 |
ITMO National Research University (ITMO University), Russia |
3.70 |
12 |
| 5 |
Novosibirsk State University (NSU), Russia |
3.18 |
18 |
| 6 |
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod (UNN), Russia |
2.17 |
11 |
| 7 |
Southern Federal University (SFedU), Russia |
1.74 |
6 |
| 8 |
Kazan Federal University (KFU), Russia |
1.65 |
8 |
| 9 |
Ural Federal University (UrFU), Russia |
1.41 |
7 |
| 10 |
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology - State University (MIPT), Russia |
1.24 |
10 |
| 11 |
Samara National Research University, Russia |
1.18 |
2 |
| 12 |
Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU), Russia |
0.90 |
1 |
| 13 |
National University of Science and Technology (MISIS), Russia |
0.83 |
7 |
| 14 |
D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Russia |
0.73 |
3 |
| 15 |
Technical Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials (FSBI TISNCM), Russia |
0.68 |
3 |
| 16 |
Siberian Federal University (SibFU), Russia |
0.63 |
1 |
| 17 |
Tver State University, Russia |
0.57 |
2 |
| 18 |
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Russia |
0.50 |
1 |
| 19 |
National Research Center Kurchatov Institute (NRCKI), Russia |
0.44 |
4 |
| 20 |
Far Eastern State Transport University (FESTU), Russia |
0.41 |
4 |
| 21 |
Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), Russia |
0.35 |
2 |
| 22 |
Tomsk State University (TSU), Russia |
0.33 |
5 |
| 23 |
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU), Russia |
0.31 |
3 |
| 24 |
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), Russia |
0.31 |
6 |
| 25 |
Skolkovo Foundation, Russia |
0.29 |
1 |
| 26 |
Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Russia |
0.29 |
1 |
| 27 |
RUSAL Plc, Russia |
0.25 |
1 |
| 28 |
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), Russia |
0.22 |
3 |
| 29 |
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Russia |
0.21 |
2 |
| 30 |
Saint Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical Academy (SPCPA), Russia |
0.20 |
1 |
| 30 |
Research Institute of Materials Science and Technology (RIMST), Russia |
0.20 |
1 |
| 31 |
Ivanovo State University (IvSU), Russia |
0.19 |
1 |
| 32 |
Volgograd State University (VolSU), Russia |
0.17 |
1 |
| 32 |
Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology (FRC-PHOI), Russia |
0.17 |
1 |
| 33 |
State Scientific Research and Design Institute of Rare-Metal Industry "Giredmet" JSC, Russia |
0.13 |
1 |
| 34 |
Samara State Technical University, Russia |
0.08 |
1 |
| 35 |
Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering (KUSAE), Russia |
0.08 |
1 |
| 36 |
Moscow State Pedagogical University (MSPU), Russia |
0.06 |
1 |
| 37 |
North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk (NEFU), Russia |
0.05 |
1 |
Footnote
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