Question 1

What is Université Paris-Saclay known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Université Paris-Saclay stands highest in Health Sciences (#118 of 9,902 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#149 of 10,670 worldwide) and Medicine (#121 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematical Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Mathematical Physics is 4.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Université Paris-Saclay rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Université Paris-Saclay ranks #133 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#53 all time), and #5 of 517 in France.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Université Paris-Saclay?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, B. Abeloos, M. Weber and G. Lerner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Paris-Saclay.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Université Paris-Saclay?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Université Paris-Saclay is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "Numerical integration of the cartesian equations of motion of a system with constraints: molecular dynamics of n-alkanes" (21,804) and "Planck 2018 results" (14,737).

Question 5

Which research topics does Université Paris-Saclay publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Université Paris-Saclay?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation, Proximity and Innovation, Public Policy and Climate Change.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Université Paris-Saclay work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Université Paris-Saclay is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Medicine (14%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Université Paris-Saclay's?

Accepted Answer

Princeton University has the research profile closest to Université Paris-Saclay's (similarity 0.81 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Physics and Astronomy, followed by Austrian Academy of Sciences and Université Paris Sciences et Lettres.

Question 9

Is Université Paris-Saclay's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.