City · France
Research in Paris
Science Explorer records 1,047 research institutions in Paris, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Inserm and Sorbonne Université.
- Research institutions
- 1,047 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 1.3M ▲ 5% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 15.6% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Paris?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueGovernment institution | 316,465 | #13 | |
| 2 | InsermGovernment institution | 99,538 | #111 | |
| 3 | Sorbonne UniversitéUniversity | 79,224 | #204 | |
| 4 | Université Paris CitéUniversity | 73,084 | #238 | |
| 5 | Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesGovernment institution | 37,848 | #534 | |
| 6 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneUniversity | 21,412 | #3,615 | |
| 7 | Institut PasteurNonprofit | 20,797 | #1,178 | |
| 8 | Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisHospital / health system | 19,485 | #717 | |
| 9 | École des hautes études en sciences socialesResearch facility | 14,491 | #8,024 | |
| 10 | École Normale Supérieure - PSLInstitution | 13,941 | #1,427 | |
| 11 | Université Paris 8University | 13,413 | #6,836 | |
| 12 | Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementGovernment institution | 12,055 | #603 | |
| 13 | Université Sorbonne NouvelleUniversity | 11,703 | #5,999 | |
| 14 | Université Paris-Est CréteilUniversity | 10,485 | #2,657 | |
| 15 | Pitié-Salpêtrière HospitalHospital / health system | 10,308 | #2,963 | |
| 16 | Hôpital Necker-Enfants MaladesHospital / health system | 9,970 | #5,096 | |
| 17 | Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisResearch facility | 9,364 | #3,380 | |
| 18 | Collège de FranceUniversity | 8,944 | #2,263 | |
| 19 | Hôpital Saint-LouisHospital / health system | 8,504 | #3,551 | |
| 20 | École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesUniversity | 8,236 | #3,550 | |
| 21 | Laboratoire de Chimie OrganiqueResearch facility | 8,173 | #17,342 | |
| 22 | Institut CurieNonprofit | 7,945 | #2,516 | |
| 23 | Délégation Paris 5Government institution | 7,820 | #6,981 | |
| 24 | Université Paris-Panthéon-AssasUniversity | 7,625 | #13,313 | |
| 25 | Hôpital CochinHospital / health system | 7,448 | #5,273 | |
| 26 | Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersUniversity | 6,831 | #6,395 | |
| 27 | Hôpital Bichat-Claude-BernardHospital / health system | 6,773 | #6,105 | |
| 28 | Université Paris Dauphine-PSLUniversity | 6,657 | #7,501 | |
| 29 | Orange (France)Company | 6,633 | #15,215 | |
| 30 | Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementResearch facility | 6,606 | #2,684 | |
| 31 | Hôpital LariboisièreHospital / health system | 6,576 | #7,506 | |
| 32 | Sorbonne Paris CitéInstitution | 6,549 | #2,047 | |
| 33 | École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de ParisUniversity | 6,443 | #8,679 | |
| 34 | Observatoire de ParisResearch facility | 6,077 | #5,842 | |
| 35 | Institut de ChimieResearch facility | 5,624 | #4,972 | |
| 36 | Université Paris Sciences et LettresUniversity | 5,528 | #610 | |
| 37 | Institut FrançaisFunder | 5,437 | #18,076 | |
| 38 | Délégation Paris 6Government institution | 5,369 | #20,655 | |
| 39 | Institut Universitaire de FranceUniversity | 5,316 | #1,765 | |
| 40 | Hôpital Robert-DebréHospital / health system | 5,211 | #6,924 | |
| 41 | Organisation de Coopération et de Développement EconomiquesFunder | 4,884 | #6,011 | |
| 42 | Total (France)Company | 4,789 | #6,455 | |
| 43 | Électricité de France (France)Company | 4,540 | #11,940 | |
| 44 | Hôpital Saint-AntoineHospital / health system | 4,535 | #6,342 | |
| 45 | Hôtel-Dieu de ParisHospital / health system | 4,492 | #15,284 | |
| 46 | Institut de PhysiqueGovernment institution | 4,462 | #1,332 all time | |
| 47 | Chimie ParisTechUniversity | 4,412 | #4,616 | |
| 48 | Sanofi (France)Company | 4,277 | #2,942 | |
| 49 | Schiller International UniversityUniversity | 4,223 | #13,863 | |
| 50 | Arts et MétiersUniversity | 4,152 | #7,956 | |
| 51 | Centre National d'Études SpatialesGovernment institution | 4,100 | #7,029 | |
| 52 | Muséum national d'Histoire naturelleArchive | 3,820 | #7,569 | |
| 53 | Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des ParticulesResearch facility | 3,746 | #4,233 | |
| 54 | Institut de physique du globe de ParisResearch facility | 3,735 | #4,497 | |
| 55 | Laboratoire d'Anthropologie SocialeResearch facility | 3,723 | #20,859 | |
| 56 | Hôpital TenonHospital / health system | 3,702 | #7,242 | |
| 57 | Bibliothèque Nationale de FranceArchive | 3,442 | #13,389 | |
| 58 | Hôpital Européen Georges-PompidouHospital / health system | 3,279 | #4,173 | |
| 59 | Institut National des Langues et Civilisations OrientalesUniversity | 3,147 | #16,527 | |
| 60 | Centre de Recherches HistoriquesResearch facility | 2,987 | #18,474 |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique316k · 31.3%Inserm100k · 9.9%Sorbonne Université79k · 7.8%Université Paris Cité73k · 7.2%56 others listed442k · 43.8%
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Paris strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Paris is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Anthropology and Industrial relations (6.5× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 1,807.4 works6.5×
- AnthropologySubfield · 2,668.5 works5.3×
- Industrial relationsSubfield · 26.6 works4.8×
- HistorySubfield · 2,428.0 works4.2×
- Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 126.0 works4.1×
- ArcheologySubfield · 2,143.0 works4.0×
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 751.4 works3.6×
- ClassicsSubfield · 383.3 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Paris?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation, Proximity and Innovation and Social Justice.
- Professional Responsibility
- Ethical Practices
- Patient Rights
- Cultural Impact
- Cooperatives
- Public Action
- Sociological Analysis
- Educational Policies
- Social Change
- Palliative Care
- Social Determinants of Health
- Migration
- History
- Colonialism
- Environmental Participation
- Gender
- Social Justice
- Local Development
- Community Engagement
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Territorial Governance
- Public Policy
- Sustainable Development
- Citizen Participation
- Proximity and Innovation
- Identity
- Religion
- Gender Studies
- Sociolinguistics
- Citizenship
- Ethnographic Research
- North Africa
- Professional Practices
- Institutionalization
- Psychological Trauma
- Solidarity Economy
- Historical Narratives
- Healthcare Legislation
▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology7,269◆ 1.02×140 topics
- Climate Change6,250▲ 1.29×129 topics
- Globalization5,260▲ 1.49×182 topics
- Community Engagement5,080▲ 8.5×22 topics
- Territorial Governance4,859▲ 21×4 topics
- Local Development4,830▲ 23×2 topics
- Public Policy4,737▲ 5.3×34 topics
- Social Justice4,516▲ 4.3×54 topics
- Sustainable Development4,432▲ 1.55×110 topics
- Gender3,738▲ 3.8×58 topics
- Citizen Participation3,508▲ 16×3 topics
- Environmental Participation3,476▲ 24×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation3,476▲ 24×1 topic
- Colonialism3,248▲ 3.8×52 topics
- Identity3,136▲ 2.4×80 topics
- History3,035▲ 2.4×66 topics
- Religion2,982▲ 3.5×43 topics
- Migration2,645▲ 4.4×35 topics
- Gender Studies2,521▲ 9.1×21 topics
- Social Determinants of Health2,119▲ 5.2×8 topics
- Sociolinguistics1,695▲ 5.0×9 topics
- Palliative Care1,674▲ 5.8×6 topics
- Citizenship1,590▲ 7.3×13 topics
- Social Change1,579▲ 7.1×21 topics
- Ethnographic Research1,563▲ 16×4 topics
- Educational Policies1,545▲ 7.4×3 topics
- North Africa1,538▲ 22×2 topics
- Sociological Analysis1,527▲ 15×4 topics
- Professional Practices1,519▲ 21×1 topic
- Public Action1,519▲ 21×1 topic
- Institutionalization1,486▲ 8.9×5 topics
- Cooperatives1,419▲ 9.9×4 topics
- Psychological Trauma1,407▲ 12×2 topics
- Cultural Impact1,400▲ 14×4 topics
- Solidarity Economy1,399▲ 12×2 topics
- Patient Rights1,391▲ 10×2 topics
- Historical Narratives1,388▲ 13×3 topics
- Ethical Practices1,388▲ 12×2 topics
- Healthcare Legislation1,387▲ 13×1 topic
- Professional Responsibility1,387▲ 13×1 topic
What research is done in Paris?
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of Science4 others
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 3.5k works
- 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 1.5k works
- 3 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 1.4k works
- 4 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 1.4k works
- 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 1.3k works
- 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical Science and International Relations 1.3k works
- 7 Healthcare Systems and PracticesGeneral Health Professions 1.3k works
- 8 Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1k works
- 9 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 907 works
- 10 Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Networks and Communications 892 works
Research output over time
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