Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Domain · Health Sciences · France

Health Sciences research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#12 worldwide), followed by Inserm and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#5
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
118k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #1273.010.7%14,710
2InsermParis #1372.113.7%12,958
3Université Paris CitéParis #1669.911.9%7,475
4Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #6954.012.4%4,943
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #7652.911.7%4,521
6Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #11848.213.8%2,166
7Université de LyonLyon #17044.211.0%2,378
8Université de MontpellierMontpellier #21441.710.3%1,933
9Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #24640.29.5%2,627
10Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #28338.68.6%1,589
11Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille #29038.49.5%1,457
12Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #30637.89.7%1,456
13Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #31337.513.2%546
14Université de BordeauxBordeaux #32237.212.9%894
15Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #32737.111.0%1,489
16Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #34536.58.2%2,378
17Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #37335.612.1%573
18Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #38335.314.3%544
19Institut PasteurParis #43933.910.4%1,640
20Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #44233.818.1%287
21Sanofi (France)Paris #44633.712.6%1,007
22Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #47533.010.5%783
23Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #47932.99.7%1,259
24Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToulouseToulouse #48832.78.4%1,054
25Nantes UniversitéNantes #49632.59.3%863
26Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #51132.211.9%440
27Institut CurieParis #53131.812.6%462
28Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #54231.614.4%842
29Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #57031.012.2%522
30Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BordeauxBordeaux #60730.48.0%663
31Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #63529.911.9%432
32Université de RennesRennes #65529.510.4%514
33Université de LorraineNancy #65829.59.3%963
34Université Côte d'AzurNice #69029.012.1%436
35Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de RennesRennes #69528.98.2%785
36Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #75428.08.8%900
37Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NantesNantes #76127.97.2%653
38Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #76827.811.6%439
39Hôpital EuropéenMarseille #81227.211.6%286
40Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToursTours #82627.08.7%585
41Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice #85926.69.4%600
42Université de Rouen NormandieRouen #91725.98.7%639
43Université de ToursTours #96625.39.5%589
44Université de Caen NormandieCaen #97325.27.0%718
45Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de BrestBrest #1,01424.87.7%458
46Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #1,02324.713.5%155
47Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #1,03524.510.3%286
48Université d'AngersAngers #1,04924.48.8%519
49Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,05624.38.2%594
50Centre Léon BérardLyon #1,06924.213.4%379
51Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de NancyNancy #1,09523.97.5%510
52Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'AngersAngers #1,18323.16.5%400
53Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de RouenRouen #1,19223.05.5%290
54Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ReimsReims #1,21022.97.8%369
55Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BesançonBesançon #1,24522.57.5%466
56Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de MarseilleMarseille #1,24622.511.1%356
57Normandie UniversitéCaen #1,30122.110.7%266
58Fondation de RothschildParis #1,30922.010.7%198
59Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-PicardieAmiens #1,31122.06.8%541
60Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen NormandieCaen #1,32021.97.3%297

Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in France?

Faiez M. Zannad, Marc Humbert and Elio Ríboli rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Faiez M. Zannad#7,825 worldwide overall429.5 of 1,187 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Marc Humbert#18,483 worldwide overall444.2 of 1,462 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Elio Ríboli#2,954 worldwide overall385.3 of 918 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Philippe Gabríel Steg#22,952 worldwide overall431.3 of 1,464 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Guido Kroemer#378 worldwide overall308.8 of 627 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Élie Azoulay#9,351 worldwide overall303.7 of 816 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Paolo Boffetta#28,065 worldwide overall325.2 of 1,074 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jean‐Yves Blay#26,546 worldwide overall322.4 of 1,155 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Elisabete Weiderpass#19,060 worldwide overall286.2 of 888 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Freddie Bray#618 worldwide overall238.2 of 452 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Gérald Simonneau#7,673 worldwide overall251.2 of 650 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Alexandre Mebazaa#24,356 worldwide overall264.6 of 866 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Vincent Cottin#39,254 worldwide overall259.5 of 955 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jean Bousquet#159,745 worldwide overall308.7 of 1,336 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Karim S. Fizazi#16,600 worldwide overall215.9 of 651 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How France compares with other countries in Health Sciences