RU
Russia
Russia ranks between 4th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Nuclear fission power
4–5tied, of 64
1stCN43.3%3rdKR4.4%4–5GB3.1%4–5RU3.1%6–7FR2.1%6–7CA2.1%
Tomsk Polytechnic University0.4% of the top 10%
Directed energy
5–6tied, of 212.9 papers of credit
1stCN57.5%3–4US4.3%5–6IN3.3%5–6RU3.2%7–9KR2.2%7–9NL2.2%
Institute of High Current Electronics1.1% of the top 10%
Space launch
10–12tied, of 182.0 papers of credit
1stCN34.8%8–9PL3.0%8–9JP2.9%10–12RU2.0%10–12TW2.0%10–12BR1.1%
Lomonosov Moscow State University0.8% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
11thof 50
1stUS27.5%8–9ES2.2%10thKR1.6%11thRU1.3%12thSE1.1%13thNL0.9%
Ioffe Institute0.7% of the top 10%
Small satellites
8–14tied, of 472.5 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%8–14NL2.5%8–14GB2.5%8–14RU2.0%8–14CO2.0%15–23ES1.9%
Novosibirsk State University0.7% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
12–16tied, of 584.7 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%11thIR1.3%12–16SA1.0%12–16RU1.0%12–16KR0.9%12–16ES0.9%
National University of Science and Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
13–18tied, of 544.4 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%13–18BE0.6%13–18TW0.6%13–18RU0.5%13–18IR0.5%19–21KR0.5%
Samara National Research University0.2% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
17–18tied, of 71
1stUS34.9%16thSE0.9%17–18SG0.7%17–18RU0.7%19thFI0.6%20–21DK0.5%
Russian Quantum Center0.2% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
18thof 56
1stCN40.8%13–17NO0.8%13–17FR0.8%18thRU0.8%19–22PL0.6%19–22BE0.6%
Ioffe Institute0.3% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
14–21tied, of 452.2 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%14–21NL0.9%14–21CZ0.8%14–21RU0.8%14–21PL0.8%14–21IE0.8%
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics0.4% of the top 10%
AI chips
20–22tied, of 463.0 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%17–19AE0.5%20–22BE0.4%20–22RU0.4%20–22AT0.4%23–28PT0.3%
Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 471.0 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39FI0.3%20–39AU0.3%20–39RU0.3%20–39BE0.3%20–39RO0.3%
Russian Academy of Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Gene editing
22–29tied, of 774.9 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%19–21SE0.5%22–29IL0.4%22–29RU0.4%22–29MY0.4%22–29SG0.4%
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology0.1% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
22–23tied, of 82
1stCN30.3%17–21RO0.9%22–23JP0.8%22–23RU0.8%24–28MY0.7%24–28PT0.6%
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry0.1% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
23–28tied, of 592.5 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%19–22IT0.5%23–28NO0.4%23–28RU0.4%23–28GR0.3%23–28TR0.3%
St Petersburg University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
22–25tied, of 481.3 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%22–25FI0.4%22–25ES0.4%22–25RU0.3%26–36SE0.3%26–36IR0.2%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
25–29tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%21–24MY0.4%21–24TW0.4%25–29RU0.3%25–29BD0.3%25–29FI0.3%
ITMO University0.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
25–29tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%25–29BR0.3%25–29IT0.3%25–29RU0.3%25–29TH0.3%25–29BD0.3%
Ural Federal University0.1% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
23–30tied, of 703.0 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%23–30FI0.3%23–30PL0.3%23–30RU0.3%23–30AT0.3%23–30EG0.3%
Sirius University of Science and Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Optical communication
26–32tied, of 543.1 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%26–32IR0.5%26–32SE0.5%26–32RU0.5%26–32IL0.4%26–32BD0.4%
Samara National Research University0.2% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
28–32tied, of 452.3 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%22–27EG0.4%28–32NO0.3%28–32RU0.3%28–32SK0.2%28–32LU0.2%
Bauman Moscow State Technical University0.1% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
30–32tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%27–29SE0.5%30–32EG0.4%30–32RU0.4%30–32PK0.4%33–40FI0.3%
Outside the top 30
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University0.1% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
23–33tied, of 581.9 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%23–33QA0.4%23–33HK0.4%23–33RU0.4%23–33MX0.4%23–33VN0.4%
Outside the top 30
ITMO University0.2% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 410.6 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32SE0.1%16–32GR0.1%16–32RU0.1%16–32CO0.1%33–35IL0.1%
Outside the top 30
Russian Academy of Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
27–40tied, of 571.2 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%27–40PT0.2%27–40IE0.2%27–40RU0.2%27–40EG0.2%27–40ZA0.2%
Outside the top 30
National University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
29–32tied, of 762.9 papers of credit
1stCN53.9%29–32LT0.2%29–32NG0.2%29–32RU0.2%33–40MX0.1%33–40AE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics0.0% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
31–35tied, of 834.0 papers of credit
1stCN53.0%31–35PL0.3%31–35IQ0.3%31–35RU0.3%31–35CZ0.3%36–40DZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
Ural Federal University0.0% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
34–36tied, of 390.2 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33IE0.1%21–33AT0.1%34–36KW0.1%34–36RU0.1%34–36MA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Russian Academy of Sciences0.0% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
32–40tied, of 682.4 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%32–40IQ0.3%32–40DZ0.3%32–40RU0.3%32–40MO0.2%32–40BE0.2%
Outside the top 30
Tomsk Polytechnic University0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
34–40tied, of 681.9 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%31–33FI0.3%34–40RO0.2%34–40RU0.2%34–40TH0.2%34–40ID0.1%
Outside the top 30
Tomsk Polytechnic University0.1% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%28–40BR0.1%28–40AT0.1%28–40RU0.1%28–40IL0.1%28–40IE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Lomonosov Moscow State University0.0% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method