INRTU takes 42nd-46th place in the Digital Ranking of Russian Engineering Universities

Analytical center “Expert” has published the results of the second ranking of Russian engineering universities. In the main ranking INRTU takes 40th-42nd, in digital ranking university takes 42nd-46th place.

As stated in the official press release, the country's engineering university ranking was first presented in 2025. The research project line covers three areas: universisties’ publication activity, their readiness to generate innovations and ability to foster technological entrepreneurs. “Expert” assessed the level of universities' involvement in the country's new agenda through the lens of their achievements in engineering publications, as well as the creation and commercialization of intellectual property.

In the second wave, the evaluation of universities took into account not only publications and patent performance, but also extrabudgetary revenues and performance in creating digital products and services (digital intellectual property – DIP). These includes computer programs, databases and integrated circuit topographies integrated by Rospatent. The digital ranking of Russian universities was formed based on advanced analytics for this latter block.

High performance in this area demonstrates university’s ability to create commercializable digital solutions and meet the needs of industrial partners within the framework of import substitution and technological leadership.

Ranking notes that at INRTU the number of digital intellectual property stands at 65,4; DIP performance is 50,2; the share of digital items created in collaboration with commercial organizations is 1,4; and international cooperation regarding digital property items is 68,7.

The main rating of 2026 includes 77 participants, with the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and Moscow State University (MSU) sharing the top two spots, while the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) occupies the third position.

Among 64 participants presented at the digital rating, HSE University taking the top position.

“The results of current study shows that engineering universities are scaling up applied developments against the backdrop of declining publication activity, which generally reflects the state's shifted priorities in the scientific and technological sphere. The dynamics even higher in the area of creation digital solutions and services, where universities a significant role, accounting more than 15% of the total result across the Russian Federation.
Joint developments with companies and scientific organization remain a small part of the university patent portfolio—3.5% of the number of patent rights objects. Extrabudgetary revenues of Russian universities from research and development (R&D) are also growing, but the volume of budgetary funding for the research of ranked universities is growing even faster,”

 note the experts.

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