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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris and Sorbonne Université.

France's world rank
#3
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.9k
Top-10% rate
25.8%
Ranked institutions
19

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

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #1100.030.9%850
2Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisParis #2845.337.7%146
3Sorbonne UniversitéParis #2944.727.3%288
4Université Paris CitéParis #5933.126.8%226
5Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #7828.531.0%181
6Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #8926.339.5%108
7Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #9924.634.8%123
8CEA Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #12021.437.7%93
9Observatoire de la Côte d’AzurNice #13020.131.0%113
10Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #15717.028.5%120
11Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #21312.027.4%101
12Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et PlanétologieToulouse #21611.825.3%95
13Observatoire de ParisParis #22910.816.5%137
14Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #23310.525.4%92
15Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #2539.229.0%73
16Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #2559.127.8%77
17Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #3115.829.4%62
18Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysiqueMeudon #3155.615.4%100
19European Space AgencyParis #3722.912.5%70

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

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in France?

S. Henrot–Versillé, M. Razzano and E. Hivon rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1S. Henrot–Versillé#300 worldwide overall7.5k citations · 59 works
  2. 2M. Razzano#1,524 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 58 works
  3. 3E. Hivon#2,357 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 82 works
  4. 4J.-F. Cardoso#2,499 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 48 works
  5. 5E. Bertin#2,701 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 88 works
  6. 6B. D. Wandelt#2,969 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 103 works
  7. 7Thibault Damour#3,194 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 97 works
  8. 8F. Gianotti#3,236 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 70 works
  9. 9M. Frailis#3,513 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 88 works
  10. 10J. Aumont#3,586 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 77 works
  11. 11S. Funk#4,060 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 57 works
  12. 12J. Ballet#4,310 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 52 works
  13. 13S. Galeotta#4,346 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 73 works
  14. 14F.–X. Désert#4,520 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 62 works
  15. 15M. Douspis#4,570 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 87 works

How France compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics