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Psychology research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Psychology research in 2022-now (#17 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Cité and Inserm.

France's world rank
#7
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
8.5%
Ranked institutions
44

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

What is the best university for Psychology in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #1763.07.9%3,076
2Université Paris CitéParis #7843.111.0%790
3InsermParis #8242.511.7%816
4Université de LyonLyon #16333.59.9%631
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #24928.09.2%276
6Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #28626.210.6%214
7Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #35123.59.9%154
8Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #38622.27.3%246
9Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #40521.66.3%298
10Université de MontpellierMontpellier #41921.212.2%199
11Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #42621.011.7%176
12Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #42720.97.7%178
13Université de BordeauxBordeaux #47119.68.8%136
14Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #52918.112.1%93
15Nantes UniversitéNantes #53618.05.6%175
16Université de LorraineNancy #55517.56.7%279
17Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #59716.55.1%282
18Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #66115.28.0%172
19Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #67514.910.1%72
20Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #71814.18.7%69
21Université Côte d'AzurNice #71914.16.6%113
22Université Paris NanterreNanterre #72614.05.4%251
23Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #76713.34.7%110
24Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #77713.17.5%98
25Université Paris 8Paris #83612.15.2%197
26Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #87611.55.9%178
27Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #90311.14.7%101
28Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #92010.98.3%66
29École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #94310.67.6%77
30Université Rennes 2Rennes #95210.57.6%99
31Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #96510.310.5%66
32Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #98710.08.1%66
33Université d'ArtoisArras #9959.96.5%64
34Université de PoitiersPoitiers #9969.97.6%90
35Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #1,0329.45.7%98
36Université de ToursTours #1,0649.08.1%102
37Université de RennesRennes #1,0848.87.2%85
38Université d'AngersAngers #1,1697.88.0%61
39Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,2017.46.0%60
40Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #1,2087.36.5%70
41Université de Caen NormandieCaen #1,2307.14.4%117
42Université de BourgogneDijon #1,3336.17.0%75
43Université de Rouen NormandieRouen #1,3495.96.5%62
44Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,4175.36.2%117

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in France?

Stanislas Dehaene, Viviane Kovess–Masféty and Yves A Dauvilliers rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Stanislas Dehaene#2,288 worldwide overall53.2 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Viviane Kovess–Masféty#51,168 worldwide overall50.7 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yves A Dauvilliers#103,973 worldwide overall57.3 of 227 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jacques Mehler#17,611 worldwide overall42.3 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Antoine Lutz#29,660 worldwide overall34.4 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yannick Stéphan#129,909 worldwide overall41.7 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Laurent Cohen#78,442 worldwide overall28.3 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jonathan Grainger#418,065 worldwide overall43.3 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Marion Leboyer#100,697 worldwide overall35.2 of 159 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Philippe Courtet#554,340 worldwide overall45.1 of 251 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Alejandrina Cristià#90,491 worldwide overall27.5 of 91 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ghislaine Dehaene‐Lambertz#30,302 worldwide overall23.1 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Franck Ramus#33,115 worldwide overall22.2 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Todd Lubart#104,383 worldwide overall28.0 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Pierre A. Geoffroy#800,223 worldwide overall35.3 of 133 papers here in the top 10%

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