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Anthropology research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Anthropology research in 2022–2025 (#3 worldwide), followed by Université de Lille and Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès.

France's world rank
#4
of 44 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.6k
Top-10% rate
7.8%
Ranked institutions
24

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

What is the best university for Anthropology in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #378.217.7%331
2Université de LilleLille #7215.05.8%178
3Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #7514.27.1%152
4École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #8312.211.6%144
5Université Paris NanterreNanterre #8910.86.9%184
6Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #1008.48.5%143
7Sorbonne UniversitéParis #1077.15.4%158
8Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #1096.77.0%116
9Université Paris CitéParis #1175.38.2%99
10École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesParis #1214.78.5%92
11Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #1244.25.5%114
12Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les SociétésToulouse #1263.98.9%66
13Université de PoitiersPoitiers #1342.69.3%66
14Université Bordeaux MontaigneBordeaux #1352.56.0%82
15École Normale Supérieure de LyonLyon #1401.85.0%66
16Université Paris 8Paris #142148.06.2%86
17Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesMetz #143134.05.8%71
18Université de LorraineNancy #144121.04.8%87
19Les Afriques dans le MondePessac #14866.06.6%61
20Université Rennes 2Rennes #14953.05.0%66
21Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #15039.04.3%67
22Histoire et Sources des Mondes AntiquesLyon #15126.02.4%88
23Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #15213.01.9%97
24Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #1530.03.6%66

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

Who are the top Anthropology researchers in France?

Pierre Bourdıeu, Tzvetan Todorov and Guy Caire rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Pierre Bourdıeu#2 worldwide overall10k citations · 8 works
  2. 2Tzvetan Todorov#1,447 worldwide overall666 citations · 8 works
  3. 3Guy Caire#6,219 worldwide overall342 citations · 8 works
  4. 4Jacques Godechot#6,735 worldwide overall243 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Claude Cahen#11,099 worldwide overall244 citations · 10 works
  6. 6Francesco d’Errico#11,594 worldwide overall641 citations · 11 works
  7. 7Claude Meillassoux#12,562 worldwide overall275 citations · 9 works
  8. 8Jean Andreau#19,283 worldwide overall146 citations · 20 works
  9. 9Anne Besson#21,757 worldwide overall365 citations · 9 works
  10. 10Carl Dahlhaus#24,028 worldwide overall127 citations · 6 works
  11. 11Roger Chartier#25,620 worldwide overall230 citations · 10 works
  12. 12Chantal Tribolo#27,115 worldwide overall240 citations · 10 works
  13. 13Sophie Marchand#46,413 worldwide overall181 citations · 11 works
  14. 14François Bordes#50,787 worldwide overall196 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Marı́a Fernanda Sánchez Goñi#51,388 worldwide overall603 citations · 9 works

How France compares with other countries in Anthropology