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Life Sciences research in France

Inserm ranks first in France for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#23 worldwide), followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#7
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
68k
Top-10% rate
18.3%
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
1InsermParis #2365.022.8%3,345
2Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #2663.624.0%5,538
3Université Paris CitéParis #10048.625.0%1,303
4Sorbonne UniversitéParis #18841.621.5%1,267
5Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #28037.121.5%2,944
6Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #31735.722.0%622
7Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #33835.023.7%1,159
8Institut PasteurParis #34734.727.9%496
9Université de MontpellierMontpellier #39933.225.8%1,042
10Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #51730.320.9%830
11Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #54229.819.8%692
12Université de BordeauxBordeaux #70826.821.5%573
13Gene Therapy LaboratoryNantes #73226.436.2%117
14Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #76625.918.6%254
15Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #82725.027.3%708
16Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #83724.921.5%543
17Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #85424.730.5%301
18Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #90524.025.9%348
19Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #97323.224.3%387
20Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #1,06822.220.2%503
21Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #1,11221.725.4%412
22Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementParis #1,11321.722.1%584
23Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #1,14721.425.0%336
24Institut CurieParis #1,17521.121.9%252
25Université de LilleLille #1,20220.916.2%480
26Sanofi (France)Paris #1,36219.518.7%187
27Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #1,43718.922.8%194
28Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille #1,63117.514.8%251
29Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #1,64117.415.7%240
30Centre de Recherche des CordeliersParis #1,71916.925.9%72
31Université de LorraineNancy #1,72216.917.7%414
32Pitié-Salpêtrière HospitalParis #1,73016.819.8%176
33Hôpital Saint-LouisParis #1,79616.414.1%131
34CEA Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #1,89315.825.3%200
35Université Côte d'AzurNice #1,90615.722.4%206
36Nantes UniversitéNantes #1,98215.313.2%299
37Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #2,00515.226.7%177
38Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #2,01415.119.0%179
39AgroParisTechPalaiseau #2,01615.128.4%355
40Université de RennesRennes #2,03615.021.0%295
41École Normale Supérieure de LyonLyon #2,04714.925.9%154
42Université de BourgogneDijon #2,21314.117.2%227
43Institut CochinParis #2,21414.120.9%91
44Institut des Maladies Génétiques ImagineParis #2,23114.020.3%106
45Université de ToursTours #2,27613.717.6%296
46École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesParis #2,34513.427.6%242
47Institut du CerveauParis #2,39313.225.4%120
48Institut Agro MontpellierMontpellier #2,44312.927.8%216
49Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesVersailles #2,45012.920.1%120
50CEA GrenobleGrenoble #2,55512.421.3%107
51École Normale Supérieure - PSLParis #2,57912.425.5%120
52Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #2,71711.813.6%322
53Hôpital Necker-Enfants MaladesParis #2,75711.613.3%156
54Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de MontpellierMontpellier #2,76611.616.3%116
55Université d'AngersAngers #2,79411.517.3%221
56Hôpital Européen Georges-PompidouParis #3,00210.619.4%63
57Centre International de Recherche en InfectiologieLyon #3,01010.620.4%65
58Bicêtre HospitalLe Kremlin-Bicêtre #3,2279.916.3%94
59Institut Pasteur de LilleLille #3,2319.818.3%94
60Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de LyonLyon #3,2669.715.6%96

Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in France?

Caroline Robert, Pierre Chambon and Lorenzo Galluzzi rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Caroline Robert#1,339 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 106 works
  2. 2Pierre Chambon#2,606 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 93 works
  3. 3Lorenzo Galluzzi#2,837 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 108 works
  4. 4Laurence Zitvogel#3,420 worldwide overall2k citations · 117 works
  5. 5Guido Kroemer#3,612 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 218 works
  6. 6Patrice Nordmann#4,194 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 114 works
  7. 7Laurent Poirel#4,906 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 80 works
  8. 8Wolf H. Fridman#10,060 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 79 works
  9. 9Fabrice André#10,546 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 118 works
  10. 10Brigitte Dréno#13,102 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 71 works
  11. 11Bernard Escudier#14,179 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 69 works
  12. 12Philippe Froguel#14,331 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 81 works
  13. 13Alexandra Dürr#15,317 worldwide overall946 citations · 81 works
  14. 14Anne Vincent‐Salomon#16,645 worldwide overall901 citations · 67 works
  15. 15Philippe Amouyel#17,762 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 71 works

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