Subfield · Linguistics and Language · France
Linguistics and Language research in France
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Linguistics and Language research in 2022–2025 (#10 worldwide), followed by Université Sorbonne Nouvelle and Aix-Marseille Université.
- France's world rank
- #9 of 26 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 3k
- Top-10% rate
- 6.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 6
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Linguistics and Language in France?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis | #10 | 31.6 | 12.4% | 94 |
| 2 | Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis | #14 | 21.6 | 5.7% | 123 |
| 3 | Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille | #17 | 15.9 | 8.5% | 69 |
| 4 | Laboratoire de Linguistique et Didactique des Langues Etrangères et MaternellesGrenoble | #19 | 12.6 | 4.7% | 108 |
| 5 | CY Cergy Paris UniversitéCergy-Pontoise | #23 | 6.9 | 6.6% | 65 |
| 6 | Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier | #24 | 5.6 | 2.8% | 96 |
Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Linguistics and Language, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Linguistics and Language researchers in France?
Pierre Bourdıeu, Jacques Derrida and Bernard Lahire rank highest among researchers based in France.
- 1Pierre Bourdıeu#2 worldwide overall10k citations · 8 works
- 2Jacques Derrida#82 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 4 works
- 3Bernard Lahire#8,308 worldwide overall258 citations · 8 works
- 4Alain Trognon#12,234 worldwide overall375 citations · 6 works
- 5Jean-Claude Anscombre#16,704 worldwide overall257 citations · 5 works
- 6Ferdinand de Saussure#34,237 worldwide overall550 citations · 3 works
- 7Lorenza Mondada#36,369 worldwide overall409 citations · 5 works
- 8François Grosjean#39,932 worldwide overall463 citations · 11 works
- 9Martine Fournier#42,010 worldwide overall116 citations · 3 works
- 10Yves Reuter#47,707 worldwide overall89 citations · 14 works
- 11Jean-Claude Régnier#56,120 worldwide overall413 citations · 7 works
- 12Danièle Voldman#56,206 worldwide overall58 citations · 5 works
- 13Nonna Mayer#58,816 worldwide overall163 citations · 3 works
- 14Laurent Sagart#62,787 worldwide overall82 citations · 4 works
- 15Oswald Ducrot#64,539 worldwide overall243 citations · 4 works
How France compares with other countries in Linguistics and Language