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Health Professions research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Health Professions research in 2022-now (#26 worldwide), followed by Inserm and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#7
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
19k
Top-10% rate
8.6%
Ranked institutions
57

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #2656.88.0%3,224
2InsermParis #3752.212.2%998
3Université Paris CitéParis #4749.010.4%680
4Université de LyonLyon #8641.08.4%675
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #14833.88.3%368
6Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #15932.810.0%359
7Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #18231.010.2%148
8Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #23127.97.3%309
9Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #23627.68.0%334
10Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #27325.78.6%200
11Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #28125.35.7%270
12Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #40020.68.2%210
13Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #40220.56.6%316
14Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisParis #44619.210.5%126
15Nantes UniversitéNantes #45319.06.3%235
16Université de BordeauxBordeaux #45718.910.6%150
17Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #46118.713.4%101
18Université de Caen NormandieCaen #49117.95.2%230
19Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #50217.66.0%378
20Université de LorraineNancy #51617.26.1%349
21Université de MontpellierMontpellier #51817.26.8%267
22Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #52717.011.0%76
23Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #62214.88.7%132
24Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #62714.77.9%121
25Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille #63414.58.7%122
26Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #64414.312.0%62
27École des Hautes Études en Santé PubliqueRennes #65014.28.6%69
28Université de RennesRennes #66114.07.8%107
29Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #67213.78.7%167
30Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersParis #72512.713.1%139
31Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #73412.67.7%81
32Université de PoitiersPoitiers #77711.85.6%115
33École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #82011.112.2%90
34Université Côte d'AzurNice #86110.47.2%104
35Université d'AngersAngers #86910.34.1%123
36Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #87510.29.9%62
37Université Paris NanterreNanterre #87910.26.8%196
38Santé Publique FranceSaint-Maurice #88710.112.8%85
39Institut PasteurParis #9059.89.5%66
40Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #9119.710.2%65
41Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToulouseToulouse #9519.16.4%88
42Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #9559.17.8%118
43Université de LimogesLimoges #9738.86.9%64
44Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #9808.75.6%140
45Université de ToursTours #9828.710.6%97
46Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BordeauxBordeaux #9858.77.0%72
47Université Rennes 2Rennes #9868.79.7%69
48Université de Rouen NormandieRouen #1,0567.84.5%90
49Université Catholique de LilleLille #1,0687.63.7%139
50Université de BourgogneDijon #1,0957.38.5%70
51Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #1,1177.06.8%124
52Université Paris-Panthéon-AssasParis #1,1536.64.7%66
53Université d'ArtoisArras #1,1726.45.6%65
54Académie Nationale de MédecineParis #1,2315.718.4%61
55Université Paris 8Paris #1,2565.45.2%112
56Université de Reims Champagne-ArdenneReims #1,4173.88.1%95
57Institut Mines-TélécomPalaiseau #1,4713.44.2%66

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in France?

Élie Azoulay, Isabelle Niedhammer and Erik Hollnagel rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Health Professions that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Élie Azoulay#9,351 worldwide overall36.5 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Isabelle Niedhammer#241,421 worldwide overall25.7 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Erik Hollnagel#398,949 worldwide overall19.4 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Bruno J. Vellas#40,338 worldwide overall19.7 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Marcel Goldberg#295,888 worldwide overall31.8 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Isabelle Boutron#12,524 worldwide overall15.2 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Sabine Roman#106,201 worldwide overall14.4 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Nancy Kentish‐Barnes#119,952 worldwide overall14.2 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yves Rolland#111,900 worldwide overall16.5 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Philippe Ravaud#22,911 worldwide overall16.1 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Maarten P. T. de Wit#43,537 worldwide overall12.2 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jean‐François Timsit#27,840 worldwide overall12.3 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas#21,290 worldwide overall11.2 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Andrew Eric Clark#78,065 worldwide overall11.0 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Marie‐Agnès Peyron#926,873 worldwide overall14.1 of 45 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Health Professions 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 Health Professions