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What is the best university for Life Sciences in France?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis |
#5 | 81.6 | 9.1% | 17,529 |
| 2 | InsermParis |
#34 | 59.8 | 11.1% | 5,959 |
| 3 | Université Paris CitéParis |
#73 | 51.0 | 11.0% | 2,181 |
| 4 | Sorbonne UniversitéParis |
#105 | 46.9 | 10.4% | 1,678 |
| 5 | Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis |
#130 | 44.5 | 11.9% | 855 |
| 6 | Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis |
#137 | 43.9 | 7.4% | 7,217 |
| 7 | Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette |
#157 | 42.3 | 10.9% | 1,787 |
| 8 | Université de LyonLyon |
#158 | 42.2 | 8.5% | 1,294 |
| 9 | Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis |
#230 | 38.0 | 10.2% | 848 |
| 10 | Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis |
#251 | 37.0 | 10.9% | 952 |
| 11 | Université de MontpellierMontpellier |
#277 | 35.8 | 10.5% | 1,305 |
| 12 | Institut PasteurParis |
#294 | 35.2 | 9.8% | 1,643 |
| 13 | Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon |
#322 | 34.1 | 13.8% | 348 |
| 14 | Université de BordeauxBordeaux |
#325 | 34.0 | 10.0% | 587 |
| 15 | Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille |
#331 | 33.8 | 9.4% | 787 |
| 16 | Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg |
#345 | 33.3 | 9.5% | 656 |
| 17 | Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères |
#398 | 31.7 | 8.8% | 735 |
| 18 | Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille |
#403 | 31.5 | 11.8% | 708 |
| 19 | Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse |
#447 | 30.4 | 12.3% | 412 |
| 20 | Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse |
#522 | 28.6 | 12.4% | 336 |
| 21 | Institut CurieParis |
#625 | 26.5 | 11.1% | 252 |
| 22 | Sorbonne Paris CitéParis |
#644 | 26.2 | 10.9% | 194 |
| 23 | Université Côte d'AzurNice |
#671 | 25.7 | 11.1% | 265 |
| 24 | Institut Universitaire de FranceParis |
#699 | 25.3 | 13.1% | 177 |
| 25 | Hospices Civils de LyonLyon |
#717 | 25.0 | 7.9% | 411 |
| 26 | Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil |
#790 | 23.9 | 8.2% | 357 |
| 27 | CGIARMontpellier |
#825 | 23.4 | 17.1% | 1,455 |
| 28 | Université de RennesRennes |
#850 | 23.0 | 9.4% | 305 |
| 29 | Sanofi (France)Paris |
#856 | 23.0 | 12.2% | 424 |
| 30 | Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementParis |
#867 | 22.8 | 9.1% | 757 |
| 31 | Université Lille Nord de FranceLille |
#919 | 22.1 | 7.6% | 583 |
| 32 | Nantes UniversitéNantes |
#931 | 22.0 | 5.7% | 372 |
| 33 | Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse |
#946 | 21.8 | 9.6% | 127 |
| 34 | Institut Polytechnique de BordeauxBordeaux |
#949 | 21.8 | 10.0% | 133 |
| 35 | Collège de FranceParis |
#955 | 21.7 | 11.9% | 70 |
| 36 | Université de LorraineNancy |
#1,020 | 21.0 | 7.8% | 522 |
| 37 | Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif |
#1,038 | 20.8 | 11.7% | 254 |
| 38 | L'Institut AgroParis |
#1,110 | 20.0 | 9.0% | 504 |
| 39 | Université de ToursTours |
#1,122 | 19.9 | 8.2% | 305 |
| 40 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille |
#1,147 | 19.6 | 7.9% | 323 |
| 41 | Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand |
#1,177 | 19.3 | 7.0% | 421 |
| 42 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis |
#1,231 | 18.8 | 6.8% | 107 |
| 43 | École PolytechniquePalaiseau |
#1,246 | 18.7 | 6.7% | 129 |
| 44 | Université de BourgogneDijon |
#1,252 | 18.6 | 8.5% | 227 |
| 45 | École Nationale Vétérinaire de ToulouseToulouse |
#1,304 | 18.2 | 9.4% | 145 |
| 46 | Université d'AngersAngers |
#1,347 | 17.8 | 7.7% | 221 |
| 47 | Institut Agro MontpellierMontpellier |
#1,361 | 17.7 | 11.9% | 216 |
| 48 | Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis |
#1,409 | 17.3 | 9.5% | 62 |
| 49 | Agropolis InternationalMontpellier |
#1,412 | 17.2 | 5.6% | 249 |
| 50 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToulouseToulouse |
#1,453 | 16.9 | 8.3% | 175 |
| 51 | Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du TravailMaisons-Alfort |
#1,471 | 16.8 | 8.5% | 191 |
| 52 | VetAgro SupLyon |
#1,488 | 16.6 | 9.9% | 174 |
| 53 | Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numériqueLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt |
#1,496 | 16.6 | 7.3% | 204 |
| 54 | Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest |
#1,511 | 16.5 | 7.7% | 127 |
| 55 | Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry |
#1,594 | 15.9 | 10.8% | 70 |
| 56 | IfremerBrest |
#1,623 | 15.7 | 10.8% | 122 |
| 57 | Université de PoitiersPoitiers |
#1,673 | 15.3 | 5.2% | 185 |
| 58 | Université d'OrléansOrléans |
#1,753 | 14.8 | 12.3% | 142 |
| 59 | Université de Caen NormandieCaen |
#1,797 | 14.5 | 5.2% | 235 |
| 60 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToursTours |
#1,801 | 14.5 | 7.5% | 95 |
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.
- 1Guido Kroemer#378 worldwide overall419.2 of 988 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Pierre Chambon#1,058 worldwide overall259.4 of 549 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Jean‐Laurent Casanova#5,733 worldwide overall233.3 of 651 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Bernard Henrissat#5,714 worldwide overall208.6 of 519 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Laurence Zitvogel#1,457 worldwide overall181.2 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Didier Raoult#233,723 worldwide overall348.1 of 1,872 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Lorenzo Galluzzi#480 worldwide overall154.5 of 316 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet#23,270 worldwide overall173.3 of 589 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Pascale Cossart#11,615 worldwide overall149.0 of 391 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Laurent Abel#4,186 worldwide overall121.8 of 274 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Graça Raposo#4,898 worldwide overall110.6 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Francis M Martin#28,268 worldwide overall140.5 of 525 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Alexis Brice#27,517 worldwide overall147.1 of 602 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Philippe Froguel#32,634 worldwide overall135.5 of 489 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Stanislas Dehaene#2,288 worldwide overall109.2 of 236 papers here in the top 10%
How France compares with other countries in Life Sciences