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Neuroscience research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#15 worldwide), followed by Inserm and Sorbonne Université.

France's world rank
#5
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.5k
Top-10% rate
9.0%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in France?

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in France?

Stanislas Dehaene, Viktor Jirsa and Yehezkel Ben‐Ari rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Stanislas Dehaene#2,288 worldwide overall106.7 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Viktor Jirsa#19,367 worldwide overall68.1 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yehezkel Ben‐Ari#82,179 worldwide overall71.2 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alexandra Dürr#36,204 worldwide overall69.0 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Alexis Brice#27,517 worldwide overall74.8 of 335 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Robert Dantzer#195,399 worldwide overall65.2 of 298 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Fabrice Bartoloméi#76,202 worldwide overall59.7 of 258 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Yves A Dauvilliers#103,973 worldwide overall69.8 of 371 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yves Agid#47,497 worldwide overall56.9 of 253 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Giovanni Marsicano#20,981 worldwide overall41.7 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Alain Destexhe#130,912 worldwide overall53.2 of 232 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Constantino Sotelo#92,720 worldwide overall43.5 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jean‐Pierre Changeux#42,938 worldwide overall42.9 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Christine Petit#129,834 worldwide overall39.4 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Pierre‐Marie Lledo#92,839 worldwide overall36.6 of 118 papers here in the top 10%

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