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Materials Science research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#28 worldwide), followed by Sorbonne Université and Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté.

France's world rank
#9
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
18k
Top-10% rate
6.8%
Ranked institutions
37

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #2856.96.7%8,292
2Sorbonne UniversitéParis #21030.87.0%335
3Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #25628.318.5%149
4Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #25928.16.1%810
5Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #27727.26.7%548
6Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #28127.16.2%443
7European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityGrenoble #29826.37.8%183
8Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #30326.19.6%262
9InsermParis #43121.59.0%148
10Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #44321.210.3%203
11Université de LyonLyon #49119.86.6%329
12Université Paris CitéParis #53818.76.6%115
13Université de LorraineNancy #54518.57.3%307
14Université de BordeauxBordeaux #54618.55.7%133
15Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #62516.77.5%149
16Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #69615.39.5%76
17Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #70615.16.8%115
18Université de MontpellierMontpellier #76214.27.7%200
19Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #77314.06.9%116
20Université de RennesRennes #78213.87.7%151
21Institut Polytechnique de BordeauxBordeaux #81913.25.2%78
22Institut Laue-LangevinGrenoble #87912.34.5%111
23Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #89212.16.2%222
24École PolytechniquePalaiseau #91411.85.3%68
25École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de MontpellierMontpellier #96611.111.1%87
26Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #1,05210.05.1%256
27Nantes UniversitéNantes #1,0919.54.3%88
28Arts et MétiersParis #1,1598.78.8%65
29École Centrale de LilleVilleneuve-d'Ascq #1,1738.66.1%94
30Normandie UniversitéCaen #1,1918.46.7%70
31Institut Mines-TélécomPalaiseau #1,3396.94.9%123
32Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de LyonLyon #1,4935.45.7%95
33Université d'OrléansOrléans #1,5065.38.1%70
34Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,6674.05.8%60
35Université de Haute-AlsaceMulhouse #1,6764.07.7%69
36Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #1,6833.93.2%68
37Université d'ArtoisArras #1,7113.77.5%65

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in France?

Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Christian Serre and Patrice Simon rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Wolfgang Wernsdorfer#17,242 worldwide overall144.3 of 455 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Christian Serre#2,014 worldwide overall83.8 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Patrice Simon#4,773 worldwide overall77.1 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alain Dufresne#79,755 worldwide overall112.2 of 325 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Clément Sánchez#139,918 worldwide overall78.6 of 328 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Olivier Kahn#82,987 worldwide overall65.0 of 225 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Paolo Samorı́#56,602 worldwide overall64.8 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Pierre‐Louis Taberna#12,293 worldwide overall51.1 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Francesco Mauri#42,615 worldwide overall52.0 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Michel Verdaguer#44,222 worldwide overall46.4 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 10Rodolphe Clérac#140,307 worldwide overall63.0 of 286 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Manuel Bibès#80,943 worldwide overall54.8 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jean‐Marie Tarascon#16,252 worldwide overall49.5 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Guillaume Maurin#24,382 worldwide overall50.7 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Jean‐Maríe Lehn#38,890 worldwide overall49.2 of 163 papers here in the top 10%

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