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Life Sciences research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by Inserm and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#5
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
68k
Top-10% rate
9.2%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #581.69.1%17,529
2InsermParis #3459.811.1%5,959
3Université Paris CitéParis #7351.011.0%2,181
4Sorbonne UniversitéParis #10546.910.4%1,678
5Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #13044.511.9%855
6Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #13743.97.4%7,217
7Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #15742.310.9%1,787
8Université de LyonLyon #15842.28.5%1,294
9Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #23038.010.2%848
10Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #25137.010.9%952
11Université de MontpellierMontpellier #27735.810.5%1,305
12Institut PasteurParis #29435.29.8%1,643
13Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #32234.113.8%348
14Université de BordeauxBordeaux #32534.010.0%587
15Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #33133.89.4%787
16Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #34533.39.5%656
17Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #39831.78.8%735
18Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #40331.511.8%708
19Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #44730.412.3%412
20Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #52228.612.4%336
21Institut CurieParis #62526.511.1%252
22Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #64426.210.9%194
23Université Côte d'AzurNice #67125.711.1%265
24Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #69925.313.1%177
25Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #71725.07.9%411
26Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #79023.98.2%357
27CGIARMontpellier #82523.417.1%1,455
28Université de RennesRennes #85023.09.4%305
29Sanofi (France)Paris #85623.012.2%424
30Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementParis #86722.89.1%757
31Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #91922.17.6%583
32Nantes UniversitéNantes #93122.05.7%372
33Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #94621.89.6%127
34Institut Polytechnique de BordeauxBordeaux #94921.810.0%133
35Collège de FranceParis #95521.711.9%70
36Université de LorraineNancy #1,02021.07.8%522
37Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #1,03820.811.7%254
38L'Institut AgroParis #1,11020.09.0%504
39Université de ToursTours #1,12219.98.2%305
40Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille #1,14719.67.9%323
41Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #1,17719.37.0%421
42Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #1,23118.86.8%107
43École PolytechniquePalaiseau #1,24618.76.7%129
44Université de BourgogneDijon #1,25218.68.5%227
45École Nationale Vétérinaire de ToulouseToulouse #1,30418.29.4%145
46Université d'AngersAngers #1,34717.87.7%221
47Institut Agro MontpellierMontpellier #1,36117.711.9%216
48Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #1,40917.39.5%62
49Agropolis InternationalMontpellier #1,41217.25.6%249
50Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToulouseToulouse #1,45316.98.3%175
51Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du TravailMaisons-Alfort #1,47116.88.5%191
52VetAgro SupLyon #1,48816.69.9%174
53Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numériqueLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt #1,49616.67.3%204
54Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #1,51116.57.7%127
55Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,59415.910.8%70
56IfremerBrest #1,62315.710.8%122
57Université de PoitiersPoitiers #1,67315.35.2%185
58Université d'OrléansOrléans #1,75314.812.3%142
59Université de Caen NormandieCaen #1,79714.55.2%235
60Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToursTours #1,80114.57.5%95

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in France?

Guido Kroemer, Pierre Chambon and Jean‐Laurent Casanova rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Guido Kroemer#378 worldwide overall419.2 of 988 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pierre Chambon#1,058 worldwide overall259.4 of 549 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jean‐Laurent Casanova#5,733 worldwide overall233.3 of 651 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Bernard Henrissat#5,714 worldwide overall208.6 of 519 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Laurence Zitvogel#1,457 worldwide overall181.2 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Didier Raoult#233,723 worldwide overall348.1 of 1,872 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Lorenzo Galluzzi#480 worldwide overall154.5 of 316 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet#23,270 worldwide overall173.3 of 589 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Pascale Cossart#11,615 worldwide overall149.0 of 391 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Laurent Abel#4,186 worldwide overall121.8 of 274 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Graça Raposo#4,898 worldwide overall110.6 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Francis M Martin#28,268 worldwide overall140.5 of 525 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Alexis Brice#27,517 worldwide overall147.1 of 602 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Philippe Froguel#32,634 worldwide overall135.5 of 489 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Stanislas Dehaene#2,288 worldwide overall109.2 of 236 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Life 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 Life Sciences