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France's world rank
#7
of 122 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
24k
Top-10% rate
8.8%
Ranked institutions
51

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

What is the best university for Environmental Science in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #874.49.0%8,019
2Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #13739.38.6%1,904
3Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #15437.912.5%675
4Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #17736.212.3%610
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #18036.010.1%462
6Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #20234.612.2%428
7Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #22433.312.2%327
8Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #25131.99.7%356
9Université de LyonLyon #31029.36.8%396
10Université de MontpellierMontpellier #32928.511.1%467
11InsermParis #36627.29.5%439
12Université Paris CitéParis #39526.39.4%218
13Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #39726.212.1%223
14Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #48423.814.3%123
15IfremerBrest #54522.310.5%313
16Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #59921.27.0%212
17Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #61020.912.5%157
18Université de BordeauxBordeaux #63020.510.0%152
19Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementParis #74518.510.2%207
20Nantes UniversitéNantes #75218.45.3%172
21CGIARMontpellier #81417.414.9%323
22Université de LorraineNancy #81717.37.2%228
23Université de RennesRennes #82017.37.9%143
24Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #91116.09.0%109
25Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #93415.77.4%142
26Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #1,00414.85.5%164
27Université Côte d'AzurNice #1,01714.67.1%89
28École PolytechniquePalaiseau #1,01814.67.3%63
29Université de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourPau #1,03314.46.4%119
30Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,06614.19.7%104
31Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #1,19012.76.4%61
32Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #1,20412.66.6%228
33Institut Agro MontpellierMontpellier #1,37810.99.1%67
34L'Institut AgroParis #1,40510.67.8%152
35European Space AgencyParis #1,40910.610.8%92
36Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #1,41310.66.0%131
37Université de PoitiersPoitiers #1,43310.43.9%73
38Institut PasteurParis #1,46210.28.6%127
39École nationale des ponts et chausséesChamps-sur-Marne #1,5289.67.5%111
40Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #1,5989.15.5%152
41La Rochelle UniversitéLa Rochelle #1,6109.07.7%76
42IFP Énergies nouvellesRueil-Malmaison #1,8027.69.0%60
43Météo-FranceToulouse #1,8297.411.5%72
44Institut Mines-TélécomPalaiseau #1,8777.16.0%111
45Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numériqueLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt #2,0156.28.7%82
46CEA CESTALe Barp #2,0486.09.3%68
47Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et MinièresOrléans #2,2504.83.8%131
48Université de Caen NormandieCaen #2,5263.44.9%73
49Centre National d'Études SpatialesParis #2,5383.46.0%61
50Total (France)Paris #2,7062.65.1%61
51Normandie UniversitéCaen #2,7642.35.3%60

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in France?

Philippe Ciais, Wilfried Thuiller and Sandra Lavorel rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Philippe Ciais#244 worldwide overall459.5 of 979 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Wilfried Thuiller#290 worldwide overall194.8 of 347 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Sandra Lavorel#6,380 worldwide overall118.3 of 248 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jérôme Chave#2,500 worldwide overall109.7 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jonathan Lenoir#3,917 worldwide overall110.0 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Michel Loreau#4,974 worldwide overall98.3 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Thibault Datry#19,506 worldwide overall88.5 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Frédéric Chevallier#12,926 worldwide overall82.6 of 225 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9David Mouillot#21,019 worldwide overall80.3 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Franck Courchamp#3,945 worldwide overall71.9 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Pierre Taberlet#3,221 worldwide overall71.2 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Oliviér Boucher#17,262 worldwide overall77.1 of 209 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Henri Weimerskirch#56,577 worldwide overall83.6 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Sylvain Delzon#22,118 worldwide overall66.4 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Damien Bonal#43,728 worldwide overall67.7 of 183 papers here in the top 10%

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