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Physical Sciences research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#13 worldwide), followed by Université Paris-Saclay and Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives.

France's world rank
#7
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
197k
Top-10% rate
7.9%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #1372.37.8%76,038
2Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #14946.08.6%6,579
3Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #17844.17.5%6,433
4Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #18643.77.6%4,380
5Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #20842.510.4%3,809
6Sorbonne UniversitéParis #21542.19.5%4,389
7Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #31038.217.8%1,171
8Université Paris CitéParis #33837.29.9%2,271
9Université de LyonLyon #34637.07.4%3,564
10Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #48133.49.4%1,746
11InsermParis #48733.39.7%2,108
12Université de ToulouseToulouse #55132.04.1%115
13Université de LorraineNancy #55631.97.1%2,582
14École PolytechniquePalaiseau #58531.38.2%1,132
15Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #58731.37.9%3,820
16Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #59031.28.5%1,306
17Université de BordeauxBordeaux #60231.08.2%1,398
18Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #60730.99.1%1,471
19Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #62530.67.5%1,723
20Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #64130.312.3%1,423
21Nantes UniversitéNantes #70229.36.8%1,335
22European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityGrenoble #71529.110.6%571
23Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #80127.910.8%653
24Université Côte d'AzurNice #82627.69.9%1,185
25Université de MontpellierMontpellier #82927.58.5%1,938
26Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #85027.36.7%2,691
27Université de RennesRennes #88426.97.2%1,438
28Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numériqueLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt #93226.38.5%1,905
29Institut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseau #1,00125.59.7%462
30Université de Haute-AlsaceMulhouse #1,05025.08.0%521
31Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,05125.08.3%615
32Institut Polytechnique de BordeauxBordeaux #1,06824.86.3%940
33Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de ToulouseToulouse #1,07424.86.1%248
34Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #1,11524.46.5%808
35Institut Mines-TélécomPalaiseau #1,15224.07.1%2,589
36Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #1,16823.910.6%346
37European Space AgencyParis #1,17023.88.8%1,463
38CY Cergy Paris UniversitéCergy-Pontoise #1,18823.76.9%536
39Collège de FranceParis #1,22023.411.9%204
40Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #1,27722.97.3%1,654
41Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #1,33522.45.6%476
42Université de ToulonLa Garde #1,40621.99.4%402
43Thales (France)Paris #1,43521.65.3%814
44Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #1,46021.46.8%394
45Arts et MétiersParis #1,46521.49.2%729
46Université de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourPau #1,49221.26.2%632
47Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #1,51721.010.7%232
48IfremerBrest #1,52121.09.7%605
49Dassault Systèmes (France)Vélizy-Villacoublay #1,59220.55.6%268
50Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de LyonLyon #1,65320.17.2%854
51Normandie UniversitéCaen #1,71119.77.7%621
52Université d'OrléansOrléans #1,78319.37.8%772
53Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #1,79419.25.7%779
54Université de Caen NormandieCaen #1,82419.07.7%677
55Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliardBelfort #1,97218.211.6%308
56Université de Technologie de CompiègneCompiègne #2,02617.99.8%450
57Université de BourgogneDijon #2,05117.87.1%550
58La Rochelle UniversitéLa Rochelle #2,06517.77.7%352
59Université de PoitiersPoitiers #2,07017.74.6%586
60Institut des langues et cultures d'Europe, Amérique, Afrique, Asie et AustralieGrenoble #2,07517.66.3%91

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in France?

M. Costa, L. Masetti and Shu Li rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1M. Costa#5,082 worldwide overall962.5 of 2,752 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2L. Masetti#1,409 worldwide overall858.5 of 2,118 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Shu Li#2,444 worldwide overall796.2 of 2,069 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4J. Jia#2,028 worldwide overall779.8 of 1,992 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5G. Mitselmakher#6,982 worldwide overall808.1 of 2,402 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6L. Fabbri#3,567 worldwide overall736.7 of 1,993 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jonathan Mark Butterworth#3,757 worldwide overall732.8 of 1,963 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sau Lan Wu#16,836 worldwide overall820.7 of 2,859 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Stephen M. Gibson#3,474 worldwide overall718.6 of 1,931 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10M. Martı́nez#9,461 worldwide overall758.3 of 2,340 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Xin Wu#16,698 worldwide overall798.7 of 2,795 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12H. Zhu#603 worldwide overall653.1 of 1,427 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13P. Jackson#22,826 worldwide overall814.0 of 3,038 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Y. Wu#6,025 worldwide overall709.3 of 2,029 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Z. Zhang#2,187 worldwide overall677.1 of 1,722 papers here in the top 10%

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