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Social Sciences research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Cité and Université de Lyon.

France's world rank
#5
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
87k
Top-10% rate
7.1%
Ranked institutions
60
Social Sciences (field)
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Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #292.07.0%23,007
2Université Paris CitéParis #5553.98.4%1,798
3Université de LyonLyon #10746.35.9%3,312
4InsermParis #18739.910.9%888
5Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #20738.77.8%1,258
6Sorbonne UniversitéParis #21738.16.3%1,525
7Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #23537.26.0%1,478
8Université de BordeauxBordeaux #28235.18.3%655
9Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #30334.37.5%1,412
10Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisParis #32133.68.6%1,618
11Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #33533.25.5%1,188
12Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #34832.75.2%1,616
13Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #36432.26.4%1,519
14Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #43530.18.9%1,655
15Université de LorraineNancy #45429.74.6%1,902
16Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #47029.35.5%2,106
17CY Cergy Paris UniversitéCergy-Pontoise #47429.27.4%674
18Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #50428.55.5%980
19Nantes UniversitéNantes #52528.05.1%1,363
20Université de MontpellierMontpellier #53927.76.2%1,031
21Université Paris NanterreNanterre #55527.44.6%1,853
22École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #56127.28.5%1,316
23Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #58526.76.4%804
24Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #68125.06.4%568
25Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #69024.812.0%280
26Sorbonne Paris CitéParis #70224.68.8%250
27Université de PoitiersPoitiers #75123.94.8%828
28Université Sorbonne Paris NordVilletaneuse #77123.68.2%369
29Université de RennesRennes #79023.35.5%543
30Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #80123.18.0%309
31Université Rennes 2Rennes #80323.14.6%711
32Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #80723.05.5%1,093
33Université Paris 8Paris #84822.56.1%1,051
34Université Côte d'AzurNice #84922.56.4%527
35Université de Caen NormandieCaen #85222.43.9%1,054
36Institut Universitaire de FranceParis #86322.36.7%262
37Collège de FranceParis #97920.85.8%274
38Université Bordeaux MontaigneBordeaux #99620.64.4%534
39Université Paris-Panthéon-AssasParis #1,00820.55.8%469
40Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersParis #1,00920.513.0%458
41Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #1,06519.98.1%208
42Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #1,08819.68.4%169
43Université Savoie Mont BlancChambéry #1,14419.05.8%275
44Université Gustave EiffelChamps-sur-Marne #1,18018.77.4%627
45Université de ToursTours #1,20318.57.9%480
46Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #1,24718.05.6%618
47Université Catholique de LilleLille #1,25618.04.8%542
48Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,27217.84.7%677
49Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #1,34617.217.3%91
50Université de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourPau #1,50415.95.2%248
51Université d'AngersAngers #1,51215.84.5%442
52Université Toulouse-I-CapitoleToulouse #1,52415.76.1%224
53Université de ToulonLa Garde #1,54115.64.5%196
54Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #1,58415.310.3%139
55Maison des Sciences de l'HommeNantes #1,58815.36.7%368
56Institut national d'études démographiquesAubervilliers #1,59315.29.0%187
57Institut National des Langues et Civilisations OrientalesParis #1,59415.25.0%384
58Université de BourgogneDijon #1,60615.15.8%416
59Université de Haute-AlsaceMulhouse #1,63015.06.1%186
60Kedge Business SchoolTalence #1,67314.717.2%160

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in France?

Pierre Bourdıeu, Francesco d’Errico and Michel Foucault rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Pierre Bourdıeu#14,698 worldwide overall182.4 of 516 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Francesco d’Errico#6,057 worldwide overall60.5 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michel Foucault#60,338 worldwide overall80.1 of 293 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Colin Hay#51,753 worldwide overall44.8 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Bruno Latour#109,903 worldwide overall63.7 of 274 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Raffaele Filieri#4,424 worldwide overall35.3 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Marie‐Hélène Moncel#143,746 worldwide overall38.4 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Christophe Falguères#372,043 worldwide overall40.5 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jean‐Jacques Bahain#621,192 worldwide overall46.6 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Vijay Edward Pereira#6,733 worldwide overall28.2 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Sophie Hennekam#48,180 worldwide overall27.4 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Stanislas Dehaene#2,288 worldwide overall26.0 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Karolina Koç-Michalska#69,461 worldwide overall26.0 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Norbert Mercier#328,690 worldwide overall27.2 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Basile Chaix#127,585 worldwide overall25.3 of 56 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences