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Anthropology research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Anthropology research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Sciences et Lettres and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#3
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.6k
Top-10% rate
5.2%
Ranked institutions
29

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 #1100.04.9%2,552
2Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #2240.16.9%150
3Université Paris CitéParis #3431.67.2%126
4Université de LyonLyon #4327.14.6%267
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #6020.64.1%228
6Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #6319.75.5%114
7Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #7217.13.0%132
8Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #8314.44.9%213
9Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #8414.14.1%105
10Université de BordeauxBordeaux #8513.94.8%66
11Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #8913.04.5%118
12Nantes UniversitéNantes #9012.84.2%90
13Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #9411.93.9%74
14Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #9611.55.9%144
15Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #10210.44.5%158
16Université Paris NanterreNanterre #10310.23.6%184
17École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #1059.85.1%144
18Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisParis #1138.47.1%73
19Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesMetz #1148.21.8%71
20Université de LorraineNancy #1167.94.3%152
21Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #1226.98.9%76
22Université de Caen NormandieCaen #1256.43.8%91
23Université Paris 8Paris #1276.14.4%86
24Université Rennes 2Rennes #1285.92.0%66
25Université Bordeaux MontaigneBordeaux #1354.93.7%82
26Université de PoitiersPoitiers #1374.62.7%66
27Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #1414.13.3%66
28Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #1423.93.1%64
29Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1443.74.5%74

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

Who are the top Anthropology researchers in France?

Francesco d’Errico, Marie‐Hélène Moncel and Jean‐Jacques Bahain rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Anthropology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Francesco d’Errico#6,057 worldwide overall42.8 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Marie‐Hélène Moncel#143,746 worldwide overall37.1 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jean‐Jacques Bahain#621,192 worldwide overall43.9 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Christophe Falguères#372,043 worldwide overall36.6 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Norbert Mercier#328,690 worldwide overall25.9 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Clément Zanolli#123,239 worldwide overall21.8 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Didier L. Bourlès#249,521 worldwide overall19.1 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Brian Chase#299,606 worldwide overall15.5 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Pierre Voinchet#926,767 worldwide overall24.7 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Denis Geraads#902,294 worldwide overall17.9 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Sébastien Nomade#265,754 worldwide overall16.1 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Gildas Merceron#313,185 worldwide overall15.4 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Antoine Zazzo#140,982 worldwide overall15.8 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Hélène Valladas#225,286 worldwide overall16.3 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Joël Guiot#103,875 worldwide overall14.3 of 21 papers here in the top 10%

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