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Medicine research in France

Inserm ranks first in France for Medicine research in 2022-now (#10 worldwide), followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#5
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
96k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1InsermParis #1074.613.9%11,655
2Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #1470.811.5%10,945
3Université Paris CitéParis #1868.112.0%6,652
4Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #6454.112.6%4,526
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #7252.812.0%4,077
6Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #12147.015.0%1,770
7Université de LyonLyon #18242.512.1%1,633
8Université de MontpellierMontpellier #21740.611.0%1,606
9Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #24639.29.9%2,311
10Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille #27737.99.5%1,309
11Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #29637.18.9%1,260
12Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #31736.49.6%1,210
13Université de BordeauxBordeaux #32536.113.3%719
14Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #32836.011.4%1,242
15Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #35335.214.6%382
16Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #38034.414.8%450
17Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #38434.312.5%509
18Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #40333.78.8%1,642
19Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #43832.818.7%237
20Sanofi (France)Paris #45232.512.9%946
21Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToulouseToulouse #45932.38.6%947
22Institut PasteurParis #46932.110.4%1,516
23Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #48631.711.3%603
24Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #48931.611.3%846
25Nantes UniversitéNantes #51531.010.1%595
26Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #52230.913.1%340
27Institut CurieParis #54430.412.7%444
28Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #54630.414.2%813
29Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #55730.212.6%431
30Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BordeauxBordeaux #58429.68.1%583
31Université de RennesRennes #64528.511.3%390
32Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #65428.411.3%318
33Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de RennesRennes #66228.28.0%717
34Université de LorraineNancy #69527.711.4%580
35Université Côte d'AzurNice #71727.413.8%316
36Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NantesNantes #72827.27.1%579
37Hôpital EuropéenMarseille #75826.811.5%267
38Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #76126.78.5%689
39Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToursTours #77226.58.4%533
40Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice #81825.99.3%545
41Université de Rouen NormandieRouen #89125.09.4%538
42Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #93724.411.7%355
43Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de BrestBrest #95324.27.7%415
44Université de ToursTours #96424.19.0%470
45Université de Caen NormandieCaen #96924.07.9%472
46Université d'AngersAngers #1,00523.610.3%389
47Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de NancyNancy #1,00723.67.5%466
48Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,03623.39.0%445
49Université de Bretagne OccidentaleBrest #1,06023.010.6%227
50Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #1,07522.914.3%116
51Centre Léon BérardLyon #1,07722.913.4%355
52Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'AngersAngers #1,11322.56.8%353
53Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BesançonBesançon #1,11722.57.3%434
54Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de MarseilleMarseille #1,11822.511.0%326
55Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de RouenRouen #1,12222.45.9%257
56Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ReimsReims #1,12522.47.8%331
57Hôpital FochSuresnes #1,17421.912.3%278
58Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-PicardieAmiens #1,20821.66.7%482
59Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen NormandieCaen #1,23621.46.7%262
60Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de PoitiersPoitiers #1,24821.26.4%290

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in France?

Faiez M. Zannad, Marc Humbert and Philippe Gabríel Steg rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Faiez M. Zannad#7,825 worldwide overall423.3 of 1,160 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Marc Humbert#18,483 worldwide overall442.8 of 1,429 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Philippe Gabríel Steg#22,952 worldwide overall421.4 of 1,425 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Elio Ríboli#2,954 worldwide overall362.4 of 866 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Guido Kroemer#378 worldwide overall300.1 of 608 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Paolo Boffetta#28,065 worldwide overall303.8 of 998 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jean‐Yves Blay#26,546 worldwide overall317.1 of 1,131 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Élie Azoulay#9,351 worldwide overall263.6 of 728 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gérald Simonneau#7,673 worldwide overall250.9 of 645 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Freddie Bray#618 worldwide overall228.2 of 429 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Elisabete Weiderpass#19,060 worldwide overall266.6 of 830 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Alexandre Mebazaa#24,356 worldwide overall262.8 of 847 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Vincent Cottin#39,254 worldwide overall259.1 of 935 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet#23,270 worldwide overall231.2 of 790 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Karim S. Fizazi#16,600 worldwide overall211.3 of 639 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine