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Engineering research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Engineering research in 2022-now (#38 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Sciences et Lettres and Université Paris-Saclay.

France's world rank
#10
of 131 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
65k
Top-10% rate
7.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Engineering in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #3858.17.0%22,961
2Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #21838.010.5%1,006
3Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #22637.67.4%2,266
4Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #27235.45.7%2,595
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #31133.98.3%943
6Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #33733.06.3%1,678
7Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #36332.117.8%369
8Université Paris CitéParis #41330.610.6%375
9Université de LyonLyon #43630.06.7%1,047
10InsermParis #48828.79.9%630
11Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #59226.57.9%638
12Université de BordeauxBordeaux #65925.27.1%433
13Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #72624.17.5%1,011
14Université de LorraineNancy #75323.77.3%952
15Nantes UniversitéNantes #76723.56.9%500
16Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #76823.56.9%363
17Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #77323.49.2%339
18Université de ToulouseToulouse #78523.24.4%75
19École PolytechniquePalaiseau #85222.37.6%287
20Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #87622.07.3%442
21Institut Polytechnique de BordeauxBordeaux #89821.75.8%366
22Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #91721.46.3%759
23Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #92621.37.1%894
24Université de MontpellierMontpellier #93421.27.8%450
25European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityGrenoble #94121.19.5%149
26Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #94421.110.8%180
27Université Côte d'AzurNice #95521.08.6%246
28Arts et MétiersParis #96220.99.2%500
29Université de RennesRennes #1,10819.36.9%440
30Institut Mines-TélécomPalaiseau #1,11019.27.3%977
31European Space AgencyParis #1,12419.17.4%683
32Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliardBelfort #1,13019.012.8%191
33Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numériqueLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt #1,13919.07.8%527
34École Centrale de LilleVilleneuve-d'Ascq #1,29517.59.4%297
35Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de LyonLyon #1,31317.38.0%434
36Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #1,35017.06.1%280
37Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersParis #1,35517.07.4%339
38Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,41216.56.4%197
39Thales (France)Paris #1,43516.34.1%437
40École Centrale de LyonÉcully #1,48315.95.7%284
41Institut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseau #1,52415.68.4%131
42Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #1,52815.613.8%93
43Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #1,54815.411.0%199
44Dassault Systèmes (France)Vélizy-Villacoublay #1,56515.34.3%167
45CY Cergy Paris UniversitéCergy-Pontoise #1,59915.06.2%209
46Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #1,62414.910.7%108
47Université de Haute-AlsaceMulhouse #1,63814.84.2%182
48Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,65814.66.7%312
49Université de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourPau #1,71414.25.8%235
50École Centrale de NantesNantes #1,81113.67.5%209
51Normandie UniversitéCaen #1,88213.27.8%200
52HESAM UniversitéParis #1,88913.113.7%166
53Safran (France)Paris #1,91513.05.2%230
54Institut National Polytechnique de ToulouseToulouse #1,92112.97.2%202
55Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #1,92312.95.0%137
56Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de ToulouseToulouse #1,97712.64.8%92
57Université de PoitiersPoitiers #2,02512.34.9%225
58Université d'OrléansOrléans #2,02612.37.3%279
59Université de Technologie de CompiègneCompiègne #2,04912.26.6%242
60Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO)Toulouse #2,08412.04.3%238

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in France?

Jean‐Marie Tarascon, Mathias Fink and Patrice Simon rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jean‐Marie Tarascon#16,252 worldwide overall127.0 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mathias Fink#113,444 worldwide overall106.5 of 501 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Patrice Simon#4,773 worldwide overall69.0 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mickaël Tanter#32,423 worldwide overall81.3 of 282 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Daniel Almeida Dias#178,823 worldwide overall95.6 of 375 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Thierry J. Poinsot#94,564 worldwide overall99.2 of 284 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Marco Di Renzo#510,613 worldwide overall162.4 of 526 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jocelyn Chanussot#289,311 worldwide overall124.3 of 328 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Christian M Julien#225,586 worldwide overall90.9 of 338 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Claude Delmas#69,532 worldwide overall62.6 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Paolo Samorı́#56,602 worldwide overall69.2 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12J.F. Shao#355,550 worldwide overall103.1 of 452 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13A. Revil#79,434 worldwide overall59.5 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Mohamed Benbouzid#747,937 worldwide overall131.1 of 726 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Guillaume Maurin#24,382 worldwide overall53.4 of 129 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Engineering 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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