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History research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for History research in 2022–2025 (#46 worldwide), followed by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Université Paris Nanterre.

France's world rank
#7
of 38 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.2k
Top-10% rate
7.7%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for History in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #4628.011.1%182
2Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #6322.19.3%181
3Université Paris NanterreNanterre #10213.07.1%209
4École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #1278.910.4%127
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #1387.36.7%166
6Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #1476.27.1%119
7Université Paris CitéParis #1555.210.9%85
8Université Rennes 2Rennes #1654.08.9%104
9Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #1693.56.2%131
10Université de LilleLille #1772.74.4%144
11Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #1782.67.3%86
12Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisParis #1792.56.2%76
13Université Bordeaux MontaigneBordeaux #1802.38.2%90
14Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #1841.95.2%109
15Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #190134.07.7%75
16École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesParis #191124.08.1%66
17Université Paris 8Paris #193104.06.0%90
18Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #19585.08.9%62
19TerritoiresAubière #19856.05.4%67
20Université de LorraineNancy #19947.04.0%104
21Centre d’histoire de Sciences PoParis #20037.04.7%85
22Université de PoitiersPoitiers #2039.04.6%79
23Université de Caen NormandieCaen #2040.03.1%82

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

Who are the top History researchers in France?

Jacques Godechot, Jacques Le Goff and Philippe Antoine rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Jacques Godechot#6,735 worldwide overall243 citations · 49 works
  2. 2Jacques Le Goff#7,793 worldwide overall218 citations · 19 works
  3. 3Philippe Antoine#12,329 worldwide overall332 citations · 23 works
  4. 4Jean Andreau#19,283 worldwide overall146 citations · 10 works
  5. 5Annette Becker#19,630 worldwide overall300 citations · 14 works
  6. 6Georges Duby#19,714 worldwide overall128 citations · 21 works
  7. 7Roger Chartier#25,620 worldwide overall230 citations · 24 works
  8. 8Jean Delumeau#27,453 worldwide overall123 citations · 10 works
  9. 9Gérard Noiriel#27,682 worldwide overall106 citations · 18 works
  10. 10Jean‐Michel Chapoulie#37,484 worldwide overall109 citations · 9 works
  11. 11François Crouzet#38,973 worldwide overall103 citations · 15 works
  12. 12Jean‐Luc Nancy#42,044 worldwide overall174 citations · 10 works
  13. 13Pierre Caron#42,489 worldwide overall234 citations · 34 works
  14. 14Robert-Henri Bautier#48,543 worldwide overall108 citations · 15 works
  15. 15B. Michel#51,999 worldwide overall609 citations · 12 works

How France compares with other countries in History