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History research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for History research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Sorbonne Université and Université de Lyon.

France's world rank
#4
of 37 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.2k
Top-10% rate
5.4%
Ranked institutions
25

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

What is the best university for History in France?

Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in History, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top History researchers in France?

Pierre Bourdıeu, Philippe Hernigou and Philippe Charlier rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in History that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Pierre Bourdıeu#14,698 worldwide overall12.9 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Philippe Hernigou#326,808 worldwide overall10.8 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Philippe Charlier#4,800,704 worldwide overall8.1 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Claude Nicolet#542,482 worldwide overall9.0 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5François Furet#1,207,990 worldwide overall9.7 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Doyle McKey#210,187 worldwide overall6.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Michel Foucault#60,338 worldwide overall7.2 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 7Reinhart Koselleck#240,519 worldwide overall7.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Fernand Braudel#604,231 worldwide overall7.7 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Roger Chartier#1,693,648 worldwide overall11.8 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Bruno Jean Turcq#1,385,884 worldwide overall5.7 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ilana Löwy#2,390,991 worldwide overall7.1 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Olivier Walusinski#5,748,537 worldwide overall7.9 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jean-Louis Halpérin#2,682,868 worldwide overall6.5 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Antoine Lourdeau#914,558 worldwide overall6.3 of 18 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in History alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How France compares with other countries in History