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Physics and Astronomy research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#7 worldwide), followed by Sorbonne Université and Université Paris Sciences et Lettres.

France's world rank
#5
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
21k
Top-10% rate
9.8%
Ranked institutions
35

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #773.29.3%9,831
2Sorbonne UniversitéParis #5046.112.8%910
3Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #5844.011.8%701
4Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #5943.810.0%1,442
5Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #6342.911.1%990
6Université Paris CitéParis #10735.610.8%474
7Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #11235.011.8%470
8Université de LyonLyon #19527.310.3%379
9École PolytechniquePalaiseau #19927.010.7%265
10Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #21625.919.3%204
11Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #32720.211.2%166
12Université de BordeauxBordeaux #33220.010.5%159
13Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #33919.712.8%188
14Collège de FranceParis #34119.614.8%64
15Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #34819.410.3%268
16Université Côte d'AzurNice #35419.113.5%313
17Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #37518.311.4%99
18InsermParis #38018.112.8%136
19European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityGrenoble #39617.615.6%100
20Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #42216.713.9%70
21Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #43416.311.4%152
22Nantes UniversitéNantes #43916.19.8%114
23Université de LorraineNancy #44615.98.9%143
24European Space AgencyParis #49514.511.1%389
25Institut Laue-LangevinGrenoble #67810.26.2%91
26Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #68310.16.1%164
27Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numériqueLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt #6939.98.4%78
28Université de MontpellierMontpellier #6989.88.6%129
29Thales (France)Paris #7329.15.7%95
30Université de ToulonLa Garde #7488.89.7%65
31Université de RennesRennes #7908.18.2%69
32Université de BourgogneDijon #8796.67.8%70
33Institut Mines-TélécomPalaiseau #8956.37.7%120
34Centre National d'Études SpatialesParis #1,0314.47.1%73
35Office National d'Études et de Recherches AérospatialesPalaiseau #1,1103.43.1%81

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in France?

M. Costa, L. Masetti and Shu Li rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1M. Costa#5,082 worldwide overall944.8 of 2,615 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2L. Masetti#1,409 worldwide overall841.7 of 2,034 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Shu Li#2,444 worldwide overall773.9 of 1,938 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4J. Jia#2,028 worldwide overall748.6 of 1,893 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5L. Fabbri#3,567 worldwide overall720.4 of 1,896 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6G. Mitselmakher#6,982 worldwide overall752.4 of 2,221 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Sau Lan Wu#16,836 worldwide overall799.9 of 2,704 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jonathan Mark Butterworth#3,757 worldwide overall707.8 of 1,848 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Stephen M. Gibson#3,474 worldwide overall692.1 of 1,791 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10M. Martı́nez#9,461 worldwide overall733.9 of 2,226 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Xin Wu#16,698 worldwide overall769.0 of 2,600 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12P. Jackson#22,826 worldwide overall784.4 of 2,764 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13H. Zhu#603 worldwide overall634.7 of 1,364 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14L. Xu#4,151 worldwide overall676.8 of 1,790 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Y. Wu#6,025 worldwide overall686.2 of 1,897 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy