Ecology research in France
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Ecology research in 2022–2025 (#3 worldwide), followed by Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement.
- France's world rank
- #7 of 70 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 4.9k
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 8
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Ecology in France?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis | #3 | 82.7 | 27.8% | 587 |
| 2 | Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis | #33 | 45.0 | 23.8% | 267 |
| 3 | Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille | #50 | 38.5 | 29.3% | 187 |
| 4 | Université de MontpellierMontpellier | #124 | 24.2 | 30.5% | 112 |
| 5 | Sorbonne UniversitéParis | #143 | 22.0 | 26.4% | 116 |
| 6 | Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette | #230 | 14.5 | 32.5% | 62 |
| 7 | IfremerBrest | #262 | 12.4 | 25.5% | 96 |
| 8 | École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesParis | #287 | 11.0 | 31.4% | 67 |
Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Ecology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Ecology researchers in France?
Wilfried Thuiller, Pierre Taberlet and David Mouillot rank highest among researchers based in France.
- 1Wilfried Thuiller#1,864 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 16 works
- 2Pierre Taberlet#5,861 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 21 works
- 3David Mouillot#8,331 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works
- 4Jocelyn Chanussot#10,401 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 16 works
- 5Jérôme Chave#12,801 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 12 works
- 6Franck Courchamp#13,203 worldwide overall857 citations · 12 works
- 7Patrick Wincker#14,750 worldwide overall968 citations · 22 works
- 8Laurent Philippot#21,272 worldwide overall963 citations · 17 works
- 9Éric Coissac#24,957 worldwide overall671 citations · 15 works
- 10Colomban de Vargas#25,343 worldwide overall937 citations · 29 works
- 11Philippe Ciais#26,493 worldwide overall4k citations · 30 works
- 12Ian Probert#27,305 worldwide overall875 citations · 15 works
- 13Henri Décamps#29,958 worldwide overall556 citations · 12 works
- 14Jean‐François Soussana#30,317 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 19 works
- 15Anders Pape Møller#31,080 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 46 works