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Cancer Research research in France

Inserm ranks first in France for Cancer Research research in 2022–2025 (#47 worldwide), followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Institut Gustave Roussy.

France's world rank
#7
of 44 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.6k
Top-10% rate
18.4%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Cancer Research in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1InsermParis #4729.622.4%148
2Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #10415.123.5%101
3Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #2032.814.7%66

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

Who are the top Cancer Research researchers in France?

Elisabete Weiderpass, Éric Baudin and Caroline Robert rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Elisabete Weiderpass#44 worldwide overall6k citations · 11 works
  2. 2Éric Baudin#1,303 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 15 works
  3. 3Caroline Robert#1,339 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 8 works
  4. 4Jaafar Bennouna#1,819 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 10 works
  5. 5Michel Ducreux#1,875 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 9 works
  6. 6Olivier Bouché#2,271 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 10 works
  7. 7Anne‐Paule Gimenez‐Roqueplo#3,372 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 20 works
  8. 8Marc Ychou#3,443 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 8 works
  9. 9Guido Kroemer#3,612 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 12 works
  10. 10Frédérique Penault‐Llorca#4,644 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 29 works
  11. 11Jean‐Baptiste Bachet#4,927 worldwide overall1k citations · 11 works
  12. 12Christophe Louvet#6,929 worldwide overall803 citations · 8 works
  13. 13Karim Fizazi#7,717 worldwide overall2k citations · 31 works
  14. 14Jacques Pouysségur#9,020 worldwide overall930 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Philip Poortmans#9,044 worldwide overall734 citations · 22 works

How France compares with other countries in Cancer Research