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Archeology research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Archeology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives and Sorbonne Université.

France's world rank
#5
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.6k
Top-10% rate
8.9%
Ranked institutions
26

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

What is the best university for Archeology in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #1100.019.4%380
2Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesMetz #5817.74.9%258
3Sorbonne UniversitéParis #6216.411.3%118
4Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #7113.610.2%144
5Université de BordeauxBordeaux #7612.219.1%61
6Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #8310.48.4%114
7Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #869.711.6%103
8Université de LilleLille #957.75.0%170
9Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les SociétésToulouse #1026.36.3%160
10Archéologies et Sciences de l’AntiquitéNanterre #1045.910.0%112
11École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesParis #1075.311.1%107
12Université Bordeaux MontaigneBordeaux #1094.910.3%92
13Histoire et Sources des Mondes AntiquesLyon #1173.56.2%138
14Orient & MéditerranéeIvry-sur-Seine #1212.87.6%99
15Ausonius Institut de Recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen agePessac #1252.21.7%225
16Université Paris NanterreNanterre #1271.85.7%92
17Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériauxBelfort #1281.78.0%60
18Nantes UniversitéNantes #1291.55.1%85
19Maison des Sciences de l'Homme MondesNanterre #130136.07.4%65
20École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #131120.07.2%64
21Université de RennesRennes #132105.04.7%64
22Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #13389.03.4%103
23Centre Camille JullianAix-en-Provence #13474.05.8%64
24Université de Caen NormandieCaen #13559.04.3%70
25Archéologie des Sociétés MéditerranéennesMontpellier #13815.04.6%63
26Archéologie et ArchéométrieLyon #1390.02.8%82

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

Who are the top Archeology researchers in France?

Philippe Walter, Claude Cahen and Jean Andreau rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Philippe Walter#7,954 worldwide overall554 citations · 16 works
  2. 2Claude Cahen#11,099 worldwide overall244 citations · 26 works
  3. 3Jean Andreau#19,283 worldwide overall146 citations · 29 works
  4. 4C. Goy#23,561 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 26 works
  5. 5David Billoin#52,743 worldwide overall91 citations · 31 works
  6. 6Aurore Schmitt#53,140 worldwide overall106 citations · 23 works
  7. 7Jan Willem Drijvers#62,622 worldwide overall68 citations · 13 works
  8. 8Claude Masset#67,490 worldwide overall124 citations · 19 works
  9. 9Michel Christol#69,572 worldwide overall70 citations · 44 works
  10. 10Paolo A. Pirazzoli#72,682 worldwide overall351 citations · 16 works
  11. 11Charles Higounet#74,773 worldwide overall54 citations · 30 works
  12. 12André Tchernia#75,860 worldwide overall130 citations · 12 works
  13. 13John Scheid#77,564 worldwide overall62 citations · 33 works
  14. 14S. S. Frere#83,802 worldwide overall80 citations · 13 works
  15. 15Katell Berthelot#85,107 worldwide overall61 citations · 22 works

How France compares with other countries in Archeology