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Applied Mathematics research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Applied Mathematics research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Sorbonne Université and Université Paris-Saclay.

France's world rank
#5
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.7k
Top-10% rate
8.1%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Applied Mathematics in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #286.17.6%749
2Sorbonne UniversitéParis #3131.19.8%62
3Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #3429.211.2%70

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

Who are the top Applied Mathematics researchers in France?

Haïm Brézis, Pierre‐Louis Lions and Cédric Villani rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Applied Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Haïm Brézis#10,716 worldwide overall31.9 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pierre‐Louis Lions#16,005 worldwide overall25.8 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Cédric Villani#166,208 worldwide overall19.6 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Benoı̂t Perthame#299,119 worldwide overall25.0 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Raphaël Danchin#48,289 worldwide overall19.2 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Henri Berestycki#96,976 worldwide overall14.2 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Pascal Auscher#211,798 worldwide overall15.8 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Arnaud Guillin#180,427 worldwide overall12.2 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Michel Ledoux#348,120 worldwide overall12.4 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jean Dolbeault#424,861 worldwide overall16.6 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Guy Barles#148,139 worldwide overall15.3 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Clément Mouhot#124,160 worldwide overall12.6 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13François Bouchut#118,506 worldwide overall12.0 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Richard Saurel#138,788 worldwide overall11.3 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Jean‐Michel Coron#68,672 worldwide overall11.5 of 23 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Applied Mathematics 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 Applied Mathematics