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Materials Chemistry research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Materials Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#46 worldwide), followed by Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté and Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives.

France's world rank
#10
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9.8k
Top-10% rate
10.8%
Ranked institutions
26

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

What is the best university for Materials Chemistry in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #4647.912.8%1,479
2Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #46616.426.5%92
3Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #52414.811.2%268
4Unité Matériaux et TransformationsVilleneuve-d'Ascq #54414.318.9%127
5Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #56413.89.9%249
6Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeresVilleurbanne #58013.422.1%90
7Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #61812.617.1%115
8Sorbonne UniversitéParis #70610.811.4%164
9Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #8188.819.4%78
10Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #8398.410.9%167
11Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #8568.111.0%135
12European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityGrenoble #8638.011.4%119
13Université de MontpellierMontpellier #9327.011.2%112
14Institut des Sciences Chimiques de RennesRennes #1,0036.015.0%78
15Université de RennesRennes #1,0125.815.5%79
16Université de LorraineNancy #1,0365.57.8%139
17CEA CadaracheSaint-Paul-lès-Durance #1,0725.122.6%61
18Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #1,1683.915.7%74
19Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #1,2293.211.8%82
20Université Paris CitéParis #1,2353.112.8%69
21Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #1,2373.112.3%69
22CEA Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #1,3252.210.3%78
23Université de LilleLille #1,3382.07.8%78
24Institut polytechnique de GrenobleGrenoble #1,412132.08.2%78
25Université de BordeauxBordeaux #1,45492.07.6%68
26Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de BordeauxPessac #1,54311.01.6%69

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

Who are the top Materials Chemistry researchers in France?

Alberto Bianco, Natalio Mingo and Bernard Tribollet rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Alberto Bianco#11,821 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 43 works
  2. 2Natalio Mingo#20,083 worldwide overall989 citations · 34 works
  3. 3Bernard Tribollet#39,275 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 33 works
  4. 4Francesco Mauri#50,363 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 44 works
  5. 5Philippe Marcus#50,647 worldwide overall924 citations · 38 works
  6. 6Wu Li#61,197 worldwide overall570 citations · 27 works
  7. 7Emmanuel Flahaut#64,247 worldwide overall891 citations · 45 works
  8. 8Florian Banhart#73,729 worldwide overall515 citations · 28 works
  9. 9Samuel Forest#81,434 worldwide overall974 citations · 44 works
  10. 10Brahim Dkhil#95,964 worldwide overall522 citations · 35 works
  11. 11Christophe Domain#101,933 worldwide overall593 citations · 56 works
  12. 12Clément Sánchez#106,120 worldwide overall848 citations · 51 works
  13. 13Jesús Carrete#107,663 worldwide overall471 citations · 36 works
  14. 14Philippe Serp#109,907 worldwide overall583 citations · 31 works
  15. 15L. Giancarli#127,524 worldwide overall355 citations · 41 works

How France compares with other countries in Materials Chemistry