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Genetics research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Genetics research in 2022–2025 (#11 worldwide), followed by Inserm and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#5
of 69 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.2k
Top-10% rate
20.5%
Ranked institutions
10

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

What is the best university for Genetics in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #1161.329.3%359
2InsermParis #2051.624.6%294
3Université Paris CitéParis #7530.326.7%137
4Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #8927.520.6%202
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #16018.022.6%108
6Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #17716.426.2%90
7Université de MontpellierMontpellier #18615.630.5%83
8Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #21313.436.3%66
9Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #2689.722.5%79
10Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #3077.524.8%71

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

Who are the top Genetics researchers in France?

Elisabete Weiderpass, Harry Sokol and Christophe Tzourio rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Elisabete Weiderpass#44 worldwide overall6k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Harry Sokol#1,652 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 13 works
  3. 3Christophe Tzourio#2,383 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 13 works
  4. 4Laurent Beaugerie#2,492 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 22 works
  5. 5Pierre Chambon#2,606 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 24 works
  6. 6Hinrich Gronemeyer#5,860 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 15 works
  7. 7Pierre Taberlet#5,861 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 24 works
  8. 8Dominique Campion#6,909 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 13 works
  9. 9Ludovic Orlando#9,204 worldwide overall817 citations · 23 works
  10. 10Pascal Guénel#9,773 worldwide overall735 citations · 25 works
  11. 11Fabrice André#10,546 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 14 works
  12. 12Philippe Froguel#14,331 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 41 works
  13. 13Stéphanie Debette#14,389 worldwide overall717 citations · 15 works
  14. 14Thérèse Truong#16,120 worldwide overall647 citations · 25 works
  15. 15Pierre Laurent‐Puig#16,412 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 17 works

How France compares with other countries in Genetics