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Earth-Surface Processes research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Earth-Surface Processes research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by .

France's world rank
#4
of 22 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.2k
Top-10% rate
17.3%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for Earth-Surface Processes in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #275.024.6%147

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

Who are the top Earth-Surface Processes researchers in France?

J. Tóth, Yves Balkanski and P.R. Cobbold rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1J. Tóth#2,170 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 4 works
  2. 2Yves Balkanski#12,180 worldwide overall987 citations · 5 works
  3. 3P.R. Cobbold#23,835 worldwide overall978 citations · 7 works
  4. 4Thierry Mulder#24,365 worldwide overall731 citations · 20 works
  5. 5Laurent D Labeyrie#27,194 worldwide overall857 citations · 5 works
  6. 6Oliviér Boucher#30,391 worldwide overall921 citations · 7 works
  7. 7Marine Cotte#34,292 worldwide overall494 citations · 5 works
  8. 8Jean‐Pierre Suc#41,200 worldwide overall542 citations · 6 works
  9. 9Didier Astruc#43,424 worldwide overall607 citations · 7 works
  10. 10G. Bergametti#46,112 worldwide overall484 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Julien Bouchez#47,067 worldwide overall387 citations · 5 works
  12. 12Christian France‐Lanord#49,625 worldwide overall645 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Marı́a Fernanda Sánchez Goñi#51,388 worldwide overall603 citations · 8 works
  14. 14Germain Bayon#51,643 worldwide overall633 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Didier Paillard#69,972 worldwide overall511 citations · 4 works

How France compares with other countries in Earth-Surface Processes