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Arts and Humanities research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Sorbonne Université and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.

France's world rank
#4
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
43k
Top-10% rate
6.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #1100.05.8%12,299
2Sorbonne UniversitéParis #1762.55.9%1,542
3Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #3552.96.1%956
4Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #3851.86.6%760
5Université de LyonLyon #4350.25.7%1,503
6Université Paris CitéParis #5147.98.3%842
7Nantes UniversitéNantes #6544.74.6%555
8Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #7043.75.3%768
9Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #7143.55.1%788
10Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #10039.06.3%808
11Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #12436.15.2%437
12Université Côte d'AzurNice #13634.95.6%232
13Université Rennes 2Rennes #15233.43.7%550
14Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisParis #15832.96.5%419
15Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #16132.75.6%991
16Université de RennesRennes #16332.54.1%252
17InsermParis #17631.58.9%264
18Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #21029.15.1%793
19Maison des Sciences de l'HommeNantes #23227.84.7%269
20Université Paris NanterreNanterre #25126.84.9%1,080
21Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #26526.14.8%505
22Collège de FranceParis #26726.07.5%163
23Université Bordeaux MontaigneBordeaux #27725.54.8%559
24École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #29724.69.0%572
25Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #30824.15.6%1,113
26Université de BordeauxBordeaux #32023.67.4%264
27Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #33123.110.2%108
28Université Paris 8Paris #33822.96.5%583
29Université de Caen NormandieCaen #34322.63.8%628
30Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #36921.76.8%171
31CY Cergy Paris UniversitéCergy-Pontoise #41220.27.4%257
32Université de PoitiersPoitiers #42119.93.9%388
33Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #45219.04.3%444
34Université de BourgogneDijon #45319.06.8%197
35Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #46018.88.9%121
36Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #47818.38.8%408
37Institut National des Langues et Civilisations OrientalesParis #49317.96.2%201
38Université de LorraineNancy #51317.34.1%1,032
39Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #53016.96.2%152
40Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #56616.08.0%185
41Université de MontpellierMontpellier #60015.27.1%228
42Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesMetz #61414.92.6%332
43Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #63014.64.4%380
44Université de Reims Champagne-ArdenneReims #63214.65.2%247
45Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #63514.54.6%315
46Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #66313.93.7%128
47Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #66713.89.9%61
48Université de ToursTours #67513.77.8%262
49Université Marie et Louis PasteurBesançon #68913.43.0%196
50Bibliothèque Nationale de FranceParis #70613.13.8%194
51Institut national d'histoire de l'artParis #78011.83.7%134
52Normandie UniversitéCaen #80411.46.7%143
53Université de Haute-AlsaceMulhouse #84110.84.3%94
54Université de ToulonLa Garde #84210.84.0%88
55Académie de ParisParis #85310.64.7%85
56Le Mans UniversitéLe Mans #8999.96.6%110
57Université d'Avignon et des Pays de VaucluseAvignon #9049.84.1%69
58Université de LimogesLimoges #9449.28.8%135
59Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #9499.29.2%120
60Université d'OrléansOrléans #9698.95.8%200

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

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in France?

Philippe Colomban, Pierre Bourdıeu and Lorenza Mondada rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Philippe Colomban#528,749 worldwide overall64.4 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pierre Bourdıeu#14,698 worldwide overall44.7 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Lorenza Mondada#164,024 worldwide overall47.5 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Marine Cotte#57,904 worldwide overall39.8 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Michel Foucault#60,338 worldwide overall46.3 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Bruno Latour#109,903 worldwide overall35.1 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jacques Derrida#496,229 worldwide overall40.3 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Francesco d’Errico#6,057 worldwide overall24.0 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Igor Douven#332,749 worldwide overall26.2 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Wout De Nolf#130,376 worldwide overall19.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Nick Marriner#137,484 worldwide overall22.8 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Roberto Macchiarelli#71,481 worldwide overall18.8 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Christophe Morhange#366,551 worldwide overall25.0 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Philippe L. Walter#573,917 worldwide overall29.2 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Víctor González#347,031 worldwide overall15.0 of 25 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Arts and Humanities 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 Arts and Humanities