NUST MISIS Made It into Top-100 of ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

University of Science and Technology “MISIS” has earned a top 100 spot in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. The university was featured in the group 51-75 in Metallurgical Engineering, becoming Russia’s best performing university in this field.

NUST “MISIS” has also maintained its foothold in the 301-400 bands in Materials Science & Engineering and Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, becoming Russia’s best by total score in the first category and second best in the latter one.

The ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects is recognized as the most trustworthy one, since it uses a range of objective academic indicators and third-party data to measure the performance of world universities in respective subjects, including international academic awards.

The ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ranks universities in 54 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences. This year’s ranking table features over 1 800 universities across 96 countries and regions.

The ARWU compilers put out their first Global Ranking of Academic Subjects in 2009. To secure a place on the league table, a university has to meet requirements (which vary by subject) regarding the minimum number of publications authored over 2016-2020.