Subfield · Cognitive Neuroscience · France
Cognitive Neuroscience research in France
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#13 worldwide), followed by Inserm and Sorbonne Université.
- France's world rank
- #9 of 57 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 4.8k
- Top-10% rate
- 17.1%
- Ranked institutions
- 10
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in France?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis | #13 | 59.1 | 20.5% | 478 |
| 2 | InsermParis | #41 | 40.8 | 23.3% | 295 |
| 3 | Sorbonne UniversitéParis | #183 | 17.0 | 20.8% | 115 |
| 4 | Université Paris CitéParis | #229 | 13.4 | 21.0% | 112 |
| 5 | Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille | #248 | 12.1 | 18.9% | 109 |
| 6 | Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne | #344 | 6.9 | 20.2% | 94 |
| 7 | Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette | #387 | 5.0 | 21.3% | 68 |
| 8 | Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères | #448 | 2.7 | 19.6% | 70 |
| 9 | Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de LyonBron | #490 | 125.0 | 15.7% | 62 |
| 10 | Université de LilleLille | #515 | 46.0 | 8.2% | 63 |
Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Cognitive Neuroscience, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in France?
Gaël Varoquaux, David Cohen and H. Hécaen rank highest among researchers based in France.
- 1Gaël Varoquaux#1,504 worldwide overall2k citations · 21 works
- 2David Cohen#3,010 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 11 works
- 3H. Hécaen#5,085 worldwide overall901 citations · 14 works
- 4T. Serre#6,419 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 16 works
- 5Michel Jouvet#14,779 worldwide overall727 citations · 11 works
- 6Bruno Dubois#16,302 worldwide overall829 citations · 18 works
- 7Alexandre Gramfort#19,083 worldwide overall731 citations · 31 works
- 8Hugues Duffau#20,310 worldwide overall605 citations · 17 works
- 9Stanislas Dehaene#20,420 worldwide overall995 citations · 39 works
- 10Fabien Lotte#23,864 worldwide overall639 citations · 54 works
- 11Fabrice Crivello#25,851 worldwide overall451 citations · 14 works
- 12Jean‐Pierre Changeux#28,293 worldwide overall939 citations · 17 works
- 13Simon J. Thorpe#32,587 worldwide overall533 citations · 29 works
- 14Marc Jeannerod#33,947 worldwide overall510 citations · 25 works
- 15Alain de Cheveigné#35,275 worldwide overall504 citations · 18 works
How France compares with other countries in Cognitive Neuroscience