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Social Sciences research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Cité and Université de Lyon.

France's world rank
#5
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
170k
Top-10% rate
7.3%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #292.46.8%43,268
2Université Paris CitéParis #7952.38.9%3,748
3Université de LyonLyon #10549.26.1%6,080
4Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #12947.07.6%2,734
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #15145.36.4%3,605
6InsermParis #15644.910.8%2,272
7Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #16344.46.3%2,845
8Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #24040.25.4%3,163
9Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #25039.86.2%2,850
10Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisParis #26139.38.3%2,405
11Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #26939.07.1%2,679
12Nantes UniversitéNantes #29138.15.0%2,329
13Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #31537.25.8%2,108
14Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #31737.26.0%2,453
15Université de BordeauxBordeaux #33636.58.0%1,238
16Université de MontpellierMontpellier #41934.16.8%1,754
17Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #42634.08.4%2,796
18Université de LorraineNancy #42733.95.2%3,812
19Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #43333.85.5%4,002
20École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #56131.08.6%2,075
21Université Paris NanterreNanterre #56830.84.7%3,433
22Université Côte d'AzurNice #56930.86.4%1,042
23Université Rennes 2Rennes #60830.14.4%1,411
24Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #66029.29.8%493
25Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #66129.25.5%2,360
26Université de RennesRennes #68528.85.3%990
27Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #72328.26.0%1,411
28Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #73828.08.0%688
29Université Paris 8Paris #74227.96.1%1,977
30CY Cergy Paris UniversitéCergy-Pontoise #75927.77.6%1,122
31Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #76027.616.2%262
32Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #79227.27.5%558
33Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #79427.28.5%578
34Collège de FranceParis #79727.16.7%483
35Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #80227.112.1%415
36Université de PoitiersPoitiers #82626.74.5%1,430
37Université de Caen NormandieCaen #85626.43.9%1,952
38Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #86626.25.3%1,222
39Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #88326.09.4%442
40Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #89925.87.4%1,039
41Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #91225.75.8%1,180
42NEOMA Business SchoolMont-Saint-Aignan #97924.922.7%460
43Université Bordeaux MontaigneBordeaux #1,00124.64.5%1,158
44Maison des Sciences de l'HommeNantes #1,00824.66.2%712
45Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #1,10223.67.8%366
46Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,15223.15.3%533
47École PolytechniquePalaiseau #1,15923.011.2%246
48Audencia Business SchoolNantes #1,19922.720.6%321
49Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersParis #1,21622.510.3%716
50Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #1,22522.49.7%332
51Université Paris-Panthéon-AssasParis #1,22922.46.0%702
52Université de ToursTours #1,23022.47.6%935
53Kedge Business SchoolTalence #1,23522.416.4%478
54EM Normandie Business SchoolLe Havre #1,29521.816.4%428
55Université de ToulonLa Garde #1,30021.85.0%389
56Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,30621.74.7%1,360
57INSEADFontainebleau #1,38721.117.5%292
58ESCP Business SchoolParis #1,41520.914.5%388
59Université d'AngersAngers #1,42520.84.6%842
60Université de BourgogneDijon #1,43420.76.0%788

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in France?

Pierre Bourdıeu, Samuel Fosso Wamba and Jean Tirole rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Pierre Bourdıeu#14,698 worldwide overall236.2 of 675 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Samuel Fosso Wamba#3,346 worldwide overall111.1 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jean Tirole#8,157 worldwide overall116.3 of 267 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Michel Foucault#60,338 worldwide overall132.4 of 488 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Philippe Aghion#8,909 worldwide overall106.7 of 259 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Vijay Edward Pereira#6,733 worldwide overall100.1 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7David Roubaud#953 worldwide overall91.7 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Francesco d’Errico#6,057 worldwide overall89.0 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Shivam Gupta#13,641 worldwide overall98.8 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ali Uyar#13,790 worldwide overall85.9 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad#18,859 worldwide overall106.6 of 191 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Isabelle Boutron#12,524 worldwide overall79.1 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Raffaele Filieri#4,424 worldwide overall75.0 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Stanislas Dehaene#2,288 worldwide overall79.8 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Luk N. Van Wassenhove#12,234 worldwide overall85.9 of 245 papers here in the top 10%

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

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