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Computer Science research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#20 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Sciences et Lettres and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#10
of 128 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
33k
Top-10% rate
7.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Computer Science in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #2064.36.8%10,196
2Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #20536.67.9%676
3Université Paris CitéParis #23435.08.0%528
4Université de LyonLyon #25234.17.1%735
5Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #27033.37.2%1,075
6Sorbonne UniversitéParis #28032.97.8%710
7Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #31831.46.1%741
8Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numériqueLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt #34330.58.9%1,002
9Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #41828.17.1%554
10InsermParis #44627.38.4%401
11Université Côte d'AzurNice #53725.17.2%260
12Institut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseau #60323.710.1%255
13École PolytechniquePalaiseau #61623.57.6%210
14Institut Mines-TélécomPalaiseau #66222.67.4%1,101
15Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #69222.17.0%223
16Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #76920.815.4%83
17Université de LorraineNancy #77420.86.0%517
18Université de RennesRennes #90618.96.4%334
19Université de BordeauxBordeaux #91418.87.8%220
20Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #94418.45.7%216
21Université de Technologie de CompiègneCompiègne #96318.112.3%94
22Université de MontpellierMontpellier #1,00017.76.4%270
23Institut Polytechnique de BordeauxBordeaux #1,00817.66.1%242
24Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #1,04117.25.6%321
25Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #1,04217.26.4%214
26Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #1,07916.88.6%110
27Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #1,11716.46.6%563
28Nantes UniversitéNantes #1,18415.75.9%229
29Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #1,18515.75.5%153
30Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #1,19715.67.6%92
31Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #1,21115.47.8%275
32Université de Haute-AlsaceMulhouse #1,27714.810.6%121
33Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #1,42513.58.1%138
34Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #1,43113.47.9%285
35Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #1,45513.28.8%92
36Huawei Technologies (France)Boulogne-Billancourt #1,63411.911.2%103
37CY Cergy Paris UniversitéCergy-Pontoise #1,63611.87.3%105
38Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #1,68511.54.4%163
39La Rochelle UniversitéLa Rochelle #1,70811.39.4%120
40Université Paris 8Paris #1,75511.04.9%193
41Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #1,77210.95.5%214
42Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,78010.86.2%70
43Université de Caen NormandieCaen #1,82010.66.5%138
44Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisParis #1,9219.910.1%69
45Thales (France)Paris #1,9429.86.8%204
46European Space AgencyParis #2,0379.28.1%139
47Normandie UniversitéCaen #2,0589.18.5%96
48Université Toulouse-I-CapitoleToulouse #2,0649.15.1%116
49Université d'OrléansOrléans #2,0958.95.3%147
50Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #2,1158.87.0%149
51Orange (France)Paris #2,1208.86.6%171
52École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #2,1698.511.5%65
53Université de ToulonLa Garde #2,2408.17.1%80
54Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersParis #2,2817.97.2%197
55Université de BourgogneDijon #2,3127.77.6%137
56Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de LyonLyon #2,3387.65.2%175
57Université Le Havre NormandieLe Havre #2,3587.511.8%123
58Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliardBelfort #2,4287.18.1%66
59Arts et MétiersParis #2,5706.410.0%84
60Université de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourPau #2,5996.33.9%86

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

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in France?

Cordelia Schmid, David Pointcheval and Davide Balzarotti rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Computer Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Cordelia Schmid#3,844 worldwide overall139.4 of 277 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2David Pointcheval#107,937 worldwide overall80.7 of 246 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Davide Balzarotti#41,519 worldwide overall68.2 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Hoeteck Wee#26,279 worldwide overall60.4 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ivan Laptev#36,011 worldwide overall59.6 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Serge Abiteboul#198,394 worldwide overall73.6 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Joseph Sifakis#124,493 worldwide overall57.8 of 221 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Themis Palpanas#113,475 worldwide overall58.0 of 177 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Oded Maler#116,362 worldwide overall47.2 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Karthikeyan Bhargavan#63,713 worldwide overall43.5 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Damien Stehlé#68,573 worldwide overall44.2 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Olivier D. Faugeras#125,882 worldwide overall49.7 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jakob J. Verbeek#70,001 worldwide overall42.7 of 116 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Didier Dubois#326,204 worldwide overall76.7 of 457 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Emmanuel Prouff#89,456 worldwide overall40.0 of 94 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Computer Science 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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