Russian Academy of Sciences

What Russian Academy of Sciences does

The Russian Academy of Sciences (Rossiyskaya Akademiya Nauk, RAS) is the national academy of Russia and the country's premier federal state-funded scientific institution, tracing its origins to a 1724 decree by Peter the Great. It coordinates fundamental scientific research across physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, earth sciences, history, and philology through a network of hundreds of research institutes and three regional branches (Siberian, Ural, Far Eastern). RAS also provides expert scientific support to Russian government bodies, including the Federal Antimonopoly Service, and operates through specialized councils on space, regional policy, transport and logistics, global environmental problems, and competition protection.

RAS operates a portfolio of core information infrastructure products: the official ras.ru web portal (the primary institutional communication channel), the Math-Net.Ru all-Russian mathematics portal, official journals such as Vestnik RAN and Priroda, the Nauka-Video documentary film studio (operating since 1991 with over 100 films), electronic scientific collections, and digitized archives of prominent academicians including the Vavilov Archive (1,032 cases, 21,460 digitized files). It also oversees system programming departments at major Russian universities (MSU, MIPT, HSE) via its Institute of System Programming (ISP RAN). Recent outputs include AI/ML research tools — a neural network for reindeer health monitoring, a molecular property calculation tool, and an attention concentration dataset — launched in 2026.

The academy's business model is non-commercial: it is funded through the Russian federal budget, has no publicly traded equity or private shareholders, and does not charge market prices for its outputs. Its primary customer segments are the Russian scientific community and government bodies (vertical), plus the general public and students (horizontal), served through science popularization programs like Festival NAUKA 0+. Strategic partnerships span industrial firms (TMK, Sakhalin Energy), tech companies (Samsung, Huawei, Dell, Kaspersky), regulators (FAS Russia), and international scientific bodies (UNESCO, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Algerian institutions).

Name

Russian Academy of Sciences

Legal name

Rossiyskaya Akademiya Nauk (Russian Academy of Sciences)

Website

https://ras.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1724

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) is Russia's federal state-funded national scientific academy, founded in 1724, that coordinates fundamental research across hundreds of institutes and three regional branches, delivers expert scientific advice to government bodies, and publishes journals, archives, and the ras.ru portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Scientific Research Institution

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy) (BPAIAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Public Research Universities with National Laboratories/Big Science Facilities (EDAHAAAJ)

Keywords

• Fundamental scientific research
• Academic publishing
• Scientific coordination
• Government scientific expertise
• Science popularization

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Russian Academy of Sciences coordinates fundamental scientific research across all disciplines in Russia through its network of regional branches and hundreds of research institutes. It provides authoritative expert scientific support to government and regulatory bodies, publishes peer-reviewed academic journals, maintains scientific archives, and runs public science-popularization programs including documentary film production and the Festival of Science NAUKA 0+.

Product overview

The Russian Academy of Sciences operates an information web portal (ras.ru) that serves as the central digital platform for institutional communications. The portfolio includes the core Information Web Portal, the Math-Net.Ru mathematics portal, digitized archives of prominent academicians (Vavilov, Vernadsky, Tsiolkovsky), official journals (RAS Herald, Priroda), electronic collections, and the Science-Video studio producing documentary films. These products collectively support scientific research, publication, archiving, and popularization of science.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vestnik Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk (Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences): Academic journal published by RAS covering scientific research and news.
• POISK (Поиск) Newspaper
• Priroda (Природа) Journal
• Nauka-Video (Студия 'Наука-Видео')

Products and services

• RAS Information Web Portal (Информационный web-портал РАН)
• Math-Net.Ru All-Russian Mathematics Portal (Общероссийский математический портал)
• S.I. Vavilov Archive (Архив академика С.И. Вавилова)
• Vestnik Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk (RAS Herald / Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
• Priroda Journal (Журнал Природа)
• Nauka-Video Science-Video Studio (Студия Наука-Видео)
• Electronic Collections (Электронные коллекции)
• Festival NAUKA 0+ (Festival of Science and Technology)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• Algeria (Scientific Cooperation)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Russia and Algeria are expanding cooperation in science and technology. The Russian Academy of Sciences collaborates with Algerian scientific institutions on joint research initiatives.
• TMK (Trubnaya Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026The Russian Academy of Sciences and TMK synchronize research activities with the needs of the metallurgical industry. The partnership focuses on aligning scientific research with practical industrial applications in metallurgy.
• Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2021A cooperation agreement was signed between the Russian Academy of Sciences and Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. at the RAS Presidium meeting.
• FAS Russia (Federal Antimonopoly Service)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2012Cooperation agreement between FAS Russia and the Russian Academy of Sciences dated December 10, 2012. The Scientific Council on Competition Protection Problems operates under this agreement, uniting leading Russian scientists with antimonopoly authorities.
• UNESCOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe academy participates in UNESCO events and initiatives including the International Forum 'Science for Peace and Development' and cooperation on international scientific programs.
• National Academy of Sciences of BelaruscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus conduct joint competitions for prizes awarded by both academies.
• SamsungsupportingTechnology or IntegrationSamsung is listed as a partner of the Institute of System Programming of the RAS (ISP RAN), supporting the institute's technological developments.
• HuaweisupportingTechnology or IntegrationHuawei is listed as a partner of the Institute of System Programming of the RAS (ISP RAN), supporting the institute's technological developments.
• DellsupportingTechnology or IntegrationDell is listed as a partner of the Institute of System Programming of the RAS (ISP RAN), supporting the institute's technological developments.
• Russian Biotechnology (RussBitekh)supportingTechnology or IntegrationRussBitekh is listed as a technology partner of ISP RAN using the institute's developed technologies.
• Kaspersky LabsupportingTechnology or IntegrationKaspersky Lab is listed as a technology partner of ISP RAN using the institute's developed technologies.
• Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerISP RAN oversees the department of system programming at the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of Moscow State University.
• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerISP RAN oversees the department of system programming at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Physics of MIPT.
• National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerISP RAN oversees the department of system programming at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Higher School of Economics.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres: Germany's largest scientific organization operating large-scale research infrastructure across multiple disciplines. Comparable to RAS in operating big-science facilities and multi-disciplinary research coordination, though focused on infrastructure rather than membership.
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS): France's largest public research organization, coordinating fundamental research across all scientific disciplines via a network of institutes and laboratories. Directly comparable to RAS as a national, government-funded multi-disciplinary research coordination body.
• Italian National Research Council (CNR): Italy's national research council with a network of institutes across disciplines. Strongly comparable to RAS as a national-government-funded multi-disciplinary research organization with regional distribution and publication activities.
• Indian National Science Academy: India's premier national science academy coordinating scientific research and providing government advisory. Comparable to RAS in its advisory role to government, fellowship of leading scientists, and publication of scientific journals.
• Max Planck Society: Germany's premier non-university basic research organization with 80+ institutes. Comparable to RAS as a national-scale network of research institutes focused on fundamental science with prestige-based membership of leading scientists.
• Chinese Academy of Sciences: The national academy of China, conducting fundamental and applied research across multiple disciplines through a network of institutes. Directly comparable to RAS as a state-funded national research umbrella organization with comparable scope, regional branch structure, and coordination role.
• National Academy of Sciences (USA): The US national academy providing scientific advice to government and coordinating research. Comparable to RAS as an analogous national scientific institution with prestige-based membership, advisory role to government, and publication activities.

Regional players

• Japan Science and Technology Agency: Japan's primary funding agency for science and technology research. Comparable to RAS in coordinating and funding national research priorities, though more funding-focused than research-execution focused.

Broad incumbents

• Fraunhofer Society: Europe's largest applied research organization with 75+ institutes. Comparable to RAS in operating a national network of research institutes, though more applied/industry-focused, and a useful analogue for RAS's industrial partnerships with TMK and Sakhalin Energy.

Others

• Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR): Russia's national foundation for funding basic research across all scientific disciplines. Functions as an enabler/funder within the same Russian R&D ecosystem that RAS coordinates, providing grant support to research institutes and individual scientists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/semenov-institute-of-chemical-physics-ras

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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