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Psychology research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#216 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Cité and Aix-Marseille Université.

France's world rank
#13
of 109 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
14k
Top-10% rate
12.9%
Ranked institutions
41

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 #21630.122.2%677
2Université Paris CitéParis #29026.213.8%434
3Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #35323.716.2%230
4InsermParis #37023.121.9%379
5Université de MontpellierMontpellier #53518.321.4%122
6Université de BordeauxBordeaux #72314.418.1%125
7Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #77113.519.4%199
8Sorbonne UniversitéParis #83912.414.4%201
9Université de LorraineNancy #89211.68.7%167
10Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #95610.719.5%103
11Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #1,0199.915.3%93
12Université de LilleLille #1,1008.910.6%232
13Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #1,1558.319.9%117
14Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #1,1578.215.0%126
15Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #1,1987.85.6%168
16Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #1,2107.713.9%198
17Université Paris NanterreNanterre #1,2587.28.0%251
18Université de ToursTours #1,2757.015.1%99
19Université Paris 8Paris #1,2806.96.2%197
20Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #1,3546.215.9%69
21Laboratoire de Psychologie CognitiveMarseille #1,5454.510.8%62
22Université de BourgogneDijon #1,6243.813.3%75
23Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #1,6303.821.1%72
24Université de PoitiersPoitiers #1,6363.710.2%87
25École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #1,6733.512.7%77
26Université Lumière Lyon 2Lyon #1,7702.710.3%85
27Center for Research in Psychopathology and Clinical PsychologyBron #1,7732.73.9%165
28Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #1,7972.59.5%75
29Nantes UniversitéNantes #1,8022.511.0%103
30Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #1,8202.314.8%64
31Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,8262.36.3%79
32Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #1,8352.26.5%90
33Université Rennes 2Rennes #1,8542.19.4%99
34Université de RennesRennes #1,8772.013.5%71
35Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #1,960139.012.0%66
36Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,993117.013.7%60
37Sciences Cognitives et Sciences AffectivesVilleneuve-d'Ascq #2,002111.05.8%80
38Université de Rouen NormandieRouen #2,02795.08.0%62
39Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #2,04087.05.8%110
40Université d'AngersAngers #2,05180.07.7%61
41Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #2,09055.07.4%61

Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Psychology researchers in France?

David Cohen, Todd Lubart and Viviane Kovess–Masféty rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1David Cohen#3,010 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 31 works
  2. 2Todd Lubart#6,040 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 49 works
  3. 3Viviane Kovess–Masféty#14,158 worldwide overall606 citations · 21 works
  4. 4Stanislas Dehaene#20,420 worldwide overall995 citations · 26 works
  5. 5Jacques-Alain Miller#30,017 worldwide overall105 citations · 34 works
  6. 6Marc Jeannerod#33,947 worldwide overall510 citations · 26 works
  7. 7Gaël Chételat#35,589 worldwide overall593 citations · 24 works
  8. 8Andrew E. Clark#51,693 worldwide overall647 citations · 21 works
  9. 9Thierry Baubet#58,017 worldwide overall120 citations · 23 works
  10. 10Paula M. Niedenthal#62,676 worldwide overall449 citations · 30 works
  11. 11Daniel Widlöcher#65,131 worldwide overall172 citations · 38 works
  12. 12Emmanuel Dupoux#84,167 worldwide overall653 citations · 24 works
  13. 13Mohamed Chétouani#86,882 worldwide overall550 citations · 31 works
  14. 14René Roussillon#89,455 worldwide overall102 citations · 41 works
  15. 15Yves Dauvilliers#90,277 worldwide overall826 citations · 60 works

How France compares with other countries in Psychology