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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Institut de Recherche pour le Développement and Sorbonne Université.

France's world rank
#4
of 78 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
13k
Top-10% rate
10.0%
Ranked institutions
31

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

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #290.110.2%5,793
2Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #4944.313.6%475
3Sorbonne UniversitéParis #6939.410.7%424
4Université Paris CitéParis #9634.716.2%180
5Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #11332.412.3%284
6Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #11432.310.3%289
7Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #12131.412.4%214
8Université de LyonLyon #15428.010.7%199
9Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #15527.911.6%273
10Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #24321.410.6%245
11Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #24921.112.5%144
12Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #26920.013.0%99
13IfremerBrest #27419.79.5%189
14Université de BordeauxBordeaux #32717.210.7%100
15Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #35715.99.8%125
16Université de MontpellierMontpellier #37715.28.9%149
17Université de LorraineNancy #38215.09.6%109
18Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #39614.48.0%118
19Nantes UniversitéNantes #39914.48.6%91
20Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #40114.310.6%94
21Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #40414.29.8%126
22Université Côte d'AzurNice #40514.114.5%119
23Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #49711.26.3%139
24Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #50311.011.8%138
25GGG (France)Paris #50910.92.3%89
26Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #5439.98.9%95
27Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et MinièresOrléans #5669.45.2%160
28Université de RennesRennes #5809.07.6%92
29Météo-FranceToulouse #6996.310.8%69
30European Space AgencyParis #7106.19.1%106
31Centre National d'Études SpatialesParis #7365.68.6%127

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

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in France?

Philippe Ciais, Claude J. Allègre and Laurent Jolivet rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Earth and Planetary Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Philippe Ciais#244 worldwide overall123.2 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Claude J. Allègre#12,053 worldwide overall89.7 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Laurent Jolivet#78,994 worldwide overall99.1 of 280 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jean‐Paul Ampuero#31,313 worldwide overall80.3 of 210 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Laurent Bopp#10,057 worldwide overall77.2 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Hervé Claustre#27,877 worldwide overall71.8 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Michel Faure#133,351 worldwide overall74.5 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Paul E. Tapponnier#38,358 worldwide overall64.7 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Оleg Dubovik#23,029 worldwide overall63.2 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Francis Albarède#60,613 worldwide overall69.3 of 226 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Frédéric Chevallier#12,926 worldwide overall57.3 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Janne Blichert‐Toft#111,101 worldwide overall69.1 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Oliviér Boucher#17,262 worldwide overall57.4 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Xavier Le Pichon#72,853 worldwide overall65.0 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Fabrice Ardhuin#157,037 worldwide overall69.8 of 277 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Earth and Planetary 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences