The agency ranks institutions using citation data from the Web of Science database. MEPhI’s citation index is 40% higher than the world’s average for the last 10 years. “MEPhI aims at joining the most advanced megascience collaborations,” University’s First Prorector Oleg Nagornov said at the awarding ceremony. “This task is challenging, and only leading scientific institutions can rightfully become partners of global research centers and develop modern science.”