Subfield · Language and Linguistics · France
Language and Linguistics research in France
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Language and Linguistics research in 2022–2025 (#39 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.
- France's world rank
- #10 of 67 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 4.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 8.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 16
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Language and Linguistics in France?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis | #39 | 35.9 | 14.7% | 204 |
| 2 | Université Paris CitéParis | #84 | 22.5 | 13.6% | 135 |
| 3 | Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis | #137 | 13.9 | 9.9% | 158 |
| 4 | Université Paris 8Paris | #193 | 7.9 | 13.2% | 83 |
| 5 | Institut National des Langues et Civilisations OrientalesParis | #200 | 7.3 | 10.5% | 75 |
| 6 | Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier | #209 | 6.5 | 6.0% | 117 |
| 7 | Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille | #211 | 6.3 | 9.1% | 85 |
| 8 | Sorbonne UniversitéParis | #226 | 5.1 | 9.7% | 94 |
| 9 | Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères | #228 | 5.0 | 8.4% | 95 |
| 10 | Université de LilleLille | #240 | 4.1 | 8.6% | 86 |
| 11 | Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse | #247 | 3.6 | 7.1% | 101 |
| 12 | Université de LorraineNancy | #260 | 2.7 | 7.8% | 79 |
| 13 | Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg | #272 | 1.9 | 8.4% | 68 |
| 14 | Laboratoire de Linguistique et Didactique des Langues Etrangères et MaternellesGrenoble | #278 | 1.5 | 6.2% | 86 |
| 15 | Université Paris NanterreNanterre | #286 | 101.0 | 5.1% | 93 |
| 16 | Ausonius Institut de Recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen agePessac | #302 | 6.0 | 0.2% | 80 |
Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Language and Linguistics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Language and Linguistics researchers in France?
Claude Lévi‐Strauss, Jacques Godechot and Dan Sperber rank highest among researchers based in France.
- 1Claude Lévi‐Strauss#1,861 worldwide overall460 citations · 9 works
- 2Jacques Godechot#6,735 worldwide overall243 citations · 11 works
- 3Dan Sperber#6,931 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works
- 4Philippe Walter#7,954 worldwide overall554 citations · 8 works
- 5Jean-Claude Anscombre#16,704 worldwide overall257 citations · 18 works
- 6Christiane Klapisch‐Zuber#30,747 worldwide overall96 citations · 9 works
- 7Ferdinand de Saussure#34,237 worldwide overall550 citations · 13 works
- 8Lorenza Mondada#36,369 worldwide overall409 citations · 25 works
- 9François Grosjean#39,932 worldwide overall463 citations · 9 works
- 10Daniel Gile#47,543 worldwide overall127 citations · 10 works
- 11Laurent Sagart#62,787 worldwide overall82 citations · 18 works
- 12Oswald Ducrot#64,539 worldwide overall243 citations · 10 works
- 13Henri Boyer#69,625 worldwide overall51 citations · 10 works
- 14Philippe Wolff#73,373 worldwide overall257 citations · 18 works
- 15Charles Higounet#74,773 worldwide overall54 citations · 21 works
How France compares with other countries in Language and Linguistics