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Chemistry research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#22 worldwide), followed by Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté and Unité Matériaux et Transformations.

France's world rank
#8
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9.2k
Top-10% rate
12.1%
Ranked institutions
27

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #2257.013.6%1,527
2Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #20326.127.7%120
3Unité Matériaux et TransformationsVilleneuve-d'Ascq #28321.527.2%105
4Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #38317.317.3%168
5Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #44715.212.7%230
6Sorbonne UniversitéParis #51913.113.8%177
7Université de MontpellierMontpellier #55912.113.8%115
8Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeresVilleurbanne #58111.522.7%78
9École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de MontpellierMontpellier #6939.117.2%64
10Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #7418.117.6%76
11Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #7557.912.2%125
12Université de LorraineNancy #8186.812.7%95
13Institut des Sciences Chimiques de RennesRennes #8456.311.8%113
14Université de RennesRennes #8646.012.3%111
15Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #8785.818.8%94
16Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #9334.914.3%88
17Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #9514.713.2%95
18Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #9574.610.0%114
19Université de BordeauxBordeaux #9584.614.2%78
20Laboratoire de Synthèse OrganiquePalaiseau #1,0113.813.4%80
21Université Paris CitéParis #1,0143.813.7%77
22Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #1,0693.011.1%85
23Université de LilleLille #1,1302.310.4%84
24InsermParis #1,1472.112.1%83
25Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #1,1841.614.8%82
26Institut de ChimieParis #1,1921.58.6%78
27Laboratoire de Chimie de CoordinationToulouse #1,237101.05.0%72

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in France?

Carlo Adamo, Christian Serre and Christian Decker rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Carlo Adamo#1,615 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 42 works
  2. 2Christian Serre#28,438 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 46 works
  3. 3Christian Decker#31,833 worldwide overall674 citations · 46 works
  4. 4Henri B. Kagan#32,816 worldwide overall713 citations · 68 works
  5. 5A. Campargue#36,843 worldwide overall866 citations · 44 works
  6. 6Emmanuelle Schulz#44,478 worldwide overall751 citations · 41 works
  7. 7Jean‐Maríe Lehn#48,551 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 95 works
  8. 8R. Zana#58,092 worldwide overall785 citations · 59 works
  9. 9John A. Osborn#60,665 worldwide overall558 citations · 45 works
  10. 10Isabelle Kleiner#63,135 worldwide overall457 citations · 44 works
  11. 11Thierry Loiseau#76,545 worldwide overall658 citations · 44 works
  12. 12Marc Lemaire#77,413 worldwide overall893 citations · 67 works
  13. 13Jean Fischer#90,941 worldwide overall475 citations · 52 works
  14. 14Didier Astruc#104,927 worldwide overall599 citations · 39 works
  15. 15Anny Jutand#110,139 worldwide overall457 citations · 43 works

How France compares with other countries in Chemistry