MSUPE continues to strengthen its position in the ranking for presence in popular science media. The results of Russian universities' work in the media space for the fourth quarter of 2025 have been published. Specialists analyzed the media activity dynamics of approximately 600 universities.

The First Psychological University confidently tops the ranking for presence in popular science media among universities subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Education. Notably, MSUPE has been the undisputed leader of this ranking for a number of years. In the fourth quarter of 2025, MSUPE ranked 11th among Moscow universities and 22nd among all Russian universities.

MSUPE's information and image policy is handled by the staff of the Department for Information Policy and Public Relations. They establish connections with the media and are actively engaged in science popularization. For example, in 2025, 37 publications about MSUPE's research were prepared for the portal Naked Science, and about 20 publications for TASS-Nauka, Techinsider, Arguments and Facts, Gazeta, and other central media outlets.

The "Presence in Popular Science Media" ranking evaluates the effectiveness of universities in promoting their scientific, technological, and innovative achievements in specialized media. The data is calculated as the sum of the indicators "number of mentions in popular science media" and "number of mentions in the social media accounts of popular science media."

The ranking results are presented by the research team of the "Social Navigator" project of the "Russia Today" media group and the Brand Analytics system for monitoring social media and the media.