In the field of research

Development of the research field of the University is characterized by a stable annual increase in the number of publications in the Web of Science and SCOPUS. As of 11.01.2016, increase in the number of publicatiножons in the Web of Science amounted to 25% compared to 2014 as of the same date previous year.
The University also ensures faster growth of the quality of publications - as of 12.01.2016, the number of publications in TOP 25% of SCIMago Journal Ranking (SJR) journals in 2015 amounted to 332 and has grown in comparison with 2014 by more than 38%.

High dynamics and quality of the scientific work were achieved as a result of creation of 72 centers of competence (20 research centers, 28 research laboratories, 24 research teams), which are supported by UrFU Competitiveness Enhancement Program. The University also developed relationships with leading Russian and foreign research centers (share of publications with foreign participation - 30%), with enterprises of the real sector of the economy (military-industrial complex of Russia, enterprises of mechanical engineering, instrument engineering, energy, mining and metallurgical complexes). The amount of R&D completed in behalf of enterprises - 643 million rubles.
In 2015, UrFU initiated the creation of the Research and Education Center for Materials Science of the BRICS countries. The proposal was endorsed by the ministers of the BRICS countries and included in the BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Work Plan 2015 – 2018. This initiative involves:
- creating the BRICS Research and Education Center for Materials Science;
- annual conference on materials science;
- creating a network of Centers of collective use of scientific equipment in the field of materials science, based on already existing centers in the universities and research institutions of the BRICS countries.
Project "UrFU scientific journals publishing" currently includes 15 journals, five of which were launched in 2015.
- In November 2015, the first and the second issues of «QUAESTIO ROSSICA» journal were included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index on Web of Science Core Collection.
- 2 journals «UrFU news. Series 2. Humanities» and «University Management: Practice and Analysis» included in the Russian Science Citation Index database on the Web of Science platform.
- 8 journals were included in the list of reviewed scientific publications (new list of the Higher Attestation Commission).
- Project charter of the «Changing Societies Personalities», journal was approved, the first issue will be published in the summer of 2016.
In 2015, as a part of the policy to attract young researchers, the University attracted 47 Russian and foreign young scientists, including 18 foreign scientists and 8 Russian scientists with PhD from universities of Germany, France and the USA.
The University held an admission campaign for international post-graduate studies. In 2015, the University accepted 32 post-graduate students from China, Bangladesh, Iran, India, Syria, Taiwan, Egypt, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
In 2015, The University concluded contracts with the world's leading suppliers of scientific and scientometric information: Elsevier B.V., Thomson Reuters, EBSCO Publishing, ProQuest, JSTOR, American Chemical Society and others.
Within the framework of this project, the University subscribed to information-analytical system PURE (Elsevier B.V.), integrated with the information systems of UrFU, translated the interface into Russian, uploaded publications of the University’s scientists from WoS, SCOPUS and RSCI, launched an external website.