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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique vs Princeton University

On research quality in 2022-now, Princeton University ranks #34 in the world and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique #35, of 28,054 institutions. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Princeton University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.80very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

France · Paris

World rank, 2022-now
#35
#23 all time
Works, 2022-now
39k
fractional
Top-10% rate
18.7%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Mathematical Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Paleontology.

Princeton University

United States · Princeton

World rank, 2022-now
#34
#20 all time
Works, 2022-now
8.8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
33%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, General Psychology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Who leads in each field?

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Princeton University in 7. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 97 Princeton University
  1. #42Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #67Arts and Humanities#116
  3. #31Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#51
  4. -Chemistry#13
  5. #153Computer Science#107
  6. -Decision Sciences#30
  7. #4Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  8. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#125
  9. #125Engineering#251
  10. #33Environmental Science#125
  11. #17Mathematics#7
  12. #80Medicine#784
  13. #23Neuroscience#38
  14. #14Physics and Astronomy#3
  15. -Psychology#168
  16. #62Social Sciences#134

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Dentistry0.3× 0.1×
  2. Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 0.4×
  3. Medicine0.4× 0.2×
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.3×
  5. Materials Science1.9× 0.9×
  6. Nursing0.4× 0.2×
  7. Chemistry2.5× 1.4×
  8. Veterinary0.6× 0.3×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.5×
  10. Engineering1.2× 0.9×
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.0× 2.2×
  12. Environmental Science1.2× 1.0×
  13. Energy1.1× 0.9×
  14. Health Professions0.4× 0.3×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.1×
  16. Chemical Engineering2.0× 1.8×
  17. Neuroscience1.4× 1.6×
  18. Mathematics2.8× 3.1×
  19. Computer Science1.1× 1.2×
  20. Physics and Astronomy3.5× 5.2×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  22. Psychology0.6× 0.9×
  23. Decision Sciences0.7× 1.3×
  24. Arts and Humanities1.2× 2.4×
  25. Social Sciences0.6× 1.2×
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.6×
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiquePrinceton University

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique leans further are at the top, Princeton University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique9,185 in 2025Princeton University2,150 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique or Princeton University?

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes 4.4× as much research as Princeton University in 2022-now (39k against 8.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique or Princeton University?

28.4% of Princeton University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 18.7% for Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

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