Research centrer "Olga Kryshtanovsky`s Laboratory" considered 274 rectors' achievements of the largest Russian universities. The researchers divided the leaders into two groups: "Rectors-Executives" and "Rectors-Scientists".
Novosibirsk universities' leaders entered the top 10 "Remarkable Scientists" list. The list was headed by the Rector of MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) Mikhail Strikhanov. NSU Rector Mikhail Fedoruk took the third place. The Rector of NSTU Anatoly Bataev occupied the seventh place.
The rankings experts analyzed the number of scientific publications in the Russian science citation index system, the International system Scopus and also the Hirsch citation index excluding self-citation.
The researchers "painted" a portrait of a typical Russian rector: A 59-year-old man who worked all his life at the University, a doctor of engineering, a professor, a member of "United Russia" party.