Russia Top 2% scientists 2026: Stanford–Elsevier list, 987 scholars
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Russia lists 987 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.40% of the SY analytics total), led by Physics & Astronomy (323) and Lomonosov Moscow State University (75).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Russia?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Russia (rus) lists 987 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.40% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 907, with average h-index near 10.7, across 320 distinct institutions.
The Directory codes this cohort as Russian Federation (rus). Unlike most peers in this series, Physics & Astronomy is the largest field (323 of 987 listed scholars), spread across 320 institutions — Lomonosov Moscow State University is the biggest single affiliation.
Stanford / Elsevier Top 2% scientists list: Russia
Direct answer: Queries such as “top 2% scientists Russia”, “Stanford top 2% scientists Russia”, “most cited scientists Russia 2026”, and “Ioannidis top 2 percent” all refer to the same public bibliometric database — the Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists (August 2026 data-update, version 9). ABS Nexora indexes that list and shows the single-year 2026 Russia (also searched as Russian Federation) cohort on the live Russia country page.
How to verify a Russia scholar certificate
Search the name on Directory search, open the scholar profile, and match name, institution, field, rank, and listing year. A Directory certificate is a convenience overlay — Stanford does not issue a diploma for this list; the source is the Ioannidis / Elsevier standardized citation-indicator database.
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Who are the most cited scientists in Russia in 2026?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Russia country profile (rus, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Starobinsky, Alexei A. (Kazan Federal University; Physics & Astronomy; global rank 1,895; ~2,260 citations). The table below uses # in country for order within this national list and Global rank for the scholar’s overall rank_all in the single-year listing.
| # in country | Researcher | Institution | Field | Global rank | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starobinsky, Alexei A. | Kazan Federal University | Physics & Astronomy | 1,895 | 2,260 |
| 2 | Kudryashov, Nikolay A. | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI | Physics & Astronomy | 2,267 | 1,200 |
| 3 | Valiev, R. Z. | Ufa University of Science and Technology | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 2,868 | 3,339 |
| 4 | Oseledets, Ivan V. | Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology | Information & Communication Technologies | 3,277 | 1,788 |
| 5 | Ananikov, Valentine P. | N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences | Chemistry | 3,322 | 2,478 |
| 6 | Polyak, Boris T. | V. A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences | Engineering | 3,774 | 1,260 |
| 7 | Dorozhkin, Sergey V. | Kudrinskaja sq. 1-155 | Engineering | 3,792 | 813 |
| 8 | Luque, Rafael | RUDN University | Chemistry | 3,921 | 7,339 |
| 9 | Agyekum, Ephraim Bonah | Department of Nuclear Power Plants and Renewable Energy Sources | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 4,031 | 2,025 |
| 10 | Shapeev, Alexander V. | Digital Materials LLC | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 4,554 | 2,090 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Russia analytics.
What are Russia’s strongest fields?
Russia’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Physics & Astronomy with 323 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Physics & Astronomy | 323 |
| Chemistry | 141 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 109 |
| Clinical Medicine | 97 |
| Biomedical Research | 76 |
Which institutions lead in Russia?
The largest institutional cohort in the Russia profile is Lomonosov Moscow State University (75 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Lomonosov Moscow State University | 75 |
| Saint Petersburg State University | 34 |
| Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology | 25 |
| HSE University | 22 |
| Russian Academy of Sciences | 22 |
How has Russia’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Russia moved from 751 listed scholars (2020) to 987 (2026) — a change of 236 (~+31%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 751 |
| 2021 | 959 |
| 2022 | 960 |
| 2023 | 908 |
| 2024 | 968 |
| 2025 | 963 |
| 2026 | 987 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 987 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.40% |
| Avg. citations | 907 |
| Avg. h-index | 10.7 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 1,895 |
| Distinct institutions | 320 |
| Leading field | Physics & Astronomy (323) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Starobinsky, Alexei A. (Kazan Federal University; Physics & Astronomy). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Russia have in 2026? 987 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.40% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Russia? Physics & Astronomy, with 323 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Lomonosov Moscow State University, with 75 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Russia grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 751 to 987 listed scholars (~+31%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Russia’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Starobinsky, Alexei A. leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Russia country page or Analytics on ABS Nexora; numbers refresh with the Directory database. Data source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists via ABS Nexora.
Is there a Stanford top 2% scientists list for Russia / Russian Federation? Yes. The Stanford–Elsevier / Ioannidis database includes Russia affiliations. ABS Nexora lists 987 scholars in the 2026 single-year Russia profile (rus).
How do I check if a researcher is in the Ioannidis top 2 percent? Search the exact Scopus-style name on ABS Nexora, or filter by institution and country. Inclusion means the composite c-score reached the top 100,000 globally or the top 2% of a Science-Metrix subfield.
How do I verify a Top 2% scientist certificate for someone in Russia? Open the linked scholar profile from the Russia country page or Directory search. Confirm the 2026 single-year (or career) listing, rank, and affiliation. Treat unmatched PDFs or screenshots as unverified.
What is the difference between single-year and career Top 2% listings? Single-year uses citations received in one recent calendar year (2025 citations in the 2026 edition). Career-long uses citations from 1996–2025. This article uses the single-year 2026 country profile.