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Molecular Biology research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 (#20 worldwide), followed by Inserm and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#7
of 87 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
16k
Top-10% rate
18.6%
Ranked institutions
33

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

What is the best university for Molecular Biology in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #2061.021.4%1,722
2InsermParis #4650.222.1%1,064
3Université Paris CitéParis #17532.824.1%400
4Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #27826.821.1%378
5Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #27926.720.1%409
6Sorbonne UniversitéParis #30625.519.9%366
7Institut PasteurParis #48919.426.5%161
8Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #57317.420.7%220
9Université de MontpellierMontpellier #59716.820.3%232
10Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #72414.321.4%157
11Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #78513.321.8%182
12Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #80113.028.5%119
13Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #81512.821.0%151
14Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #91611.219.2%162
15Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #99710.124.5%93
16Université de BordeauxBordeaux #1,0659.321.1%132
17Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #1,0849.119.2%134
18Institut CurieParis #1,1178.721.0%103
19Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #1,1348.518.0%95
20Université de LilleLille #1,1748.017.6%114
21Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #1,1788.023.4%96
22Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #1,1997.823.0%92
23Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #1,2007.721.9%90
24Sanofi (France)Paris #1,3186.520.1%76
25CEA Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #1,4105.621.1%80
26AgroParisTechPalaiseau #1,4515.327.1%70
27Université de LorraineNancy #1,5424.516.5%90
28Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille #1,7153.115.0%72
29Nantes UniversitéNantes #1,7372.914.3%81
30Université Côte d'AzurNice #1,7492.819.1%61
31Microbiologie de l’alimentation au service de la santéOrsay #1,8302.217.9%60
32Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #1,8332.217.8%62
33Université de RennesRennes #1,8881.817.6%61

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

Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in France?

Caroline Robert, Jean Paul Thiery and Pierre Chambon rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Caroline Robert#1,339 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 58 works
  2. 2Jean Paul Thiery#2,581 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 31 works
  3. 3Pierre Chambon#2,606 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 42 works
  4. 4Lorenzo Galluzzi#2,837 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 32 works
  5. 5Guido Kroemer#3,612 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 89 works
  6. 6Hinrich Gronemeyer#5,860 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 28 works
  7. 7Carmen Garrido#8,763 worldwide overall1k citations · 33 works
  8. 8Jacques Pouysségur#9,020 worldwide overall930 citations · 37 works
  9. 9Fabrice André#10,546 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 36 works
  10. 10Brigitte Dréno#13,102 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 34 works
  11. 11Bernard Escudier#14,179 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 38 works
  12. 12Éric Solary#14,673 worldwide overall837 citations · 31 works
  13. 13Antoine Danchin#15,640 worldwide overall729 citations · 34 works
  14. 14Francis Galibert#17,214 worldwide overall839 citations · 31 works
  15. 15Jean‐Philippe Vert#17,299 worldwide overall735 citations · 28 works

How France compares with other countries in Molecular Biology