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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-now (#13 worldwide), followed by Inserm and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#6
of 84 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
16k
Top-10% rate
9.2%
Ranked institutions
34

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 #1366.08.9%4,735
2InsermParis #5546.810.1%1,808
3Université Paris CitéParis #10837.910.4%596
4Sorbonne UniversitéParis #15533.19.9%469
5Université Paris Sciences et LettresParis #18131.011.1%240
6Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #22528.210.1%522
7Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesParis #22728.08.4%332
8Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis #29924.47.4%885
9Université de LyonLyon #30024.39.1%291
10Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #33123.09.6%204
11Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #34022.710.6%239
12Institut PasteurParis #34822.48.7%508
13Université de BordeauxBordeaux #38421.110.4%136
14Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #42419.813.9%93
15Université de MontpellierMontpellier #44419.18.3%276
16Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #46518.58.1%180
17Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #47818.28.6%185
18Institut CurieParis #50417.59.8%103
19Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-PyrénéesToulouse #58215.610.7%96
20Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierToulouse #59515.310.8%90
21Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille #63514.410.3%92
22Sanofi (France)Paris #68613.413.2%150
23Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #70613.09.1%100
24Université Côte d'AzurNice #71212.910.3%72
25Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille #76611.97.9%93
26Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #77611.710.9%95
27Université Lille Nord de FranceLille #78211.69.1%131
28Nantes UniversitéNantes #81711.17.1%93
29Université de LorraineNancy #86610.37.0%102
30Université de RennesRennes #9199.58.0%62
31Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #9848.67.7%62
32Université Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand #1,0607.67.2%72
33Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numériqueLe Chesnay-Rocquencourt #1,0767.45.0%64
34CGIARMontpellier #1,1946.011.7%80

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

Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in France?

Guido Kroemer, Pierre Chambon and Geneviève Almouzni rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Molecular Biology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Guido Kroemer#378 worldwide overall194.4 of 421 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pierre Chambon#1,058 worldwide overall127.3 of 274 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Geneviève Almouzni#14,991 worldwide overall66.9 of 159 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jean‐Pierre Changeux#42,938 worldwide overall72.2 of 221 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jacques Pouysségur#14,226 worldwide overall58.8 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jean‐Louis Mergny#127,628 worldwide overall73.2 of 292 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Bart Staels#20,238 worldwide overall66.8 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Bernard Henrissat#5,714 worldwide overall60.1 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Lorenzo Galluzzi#480 worldwide overall54.8 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Caroline Robert#19,887 worldwide overall60.7 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Michel Lazdunski#34,479 worldwide overall64.5 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Laurence Zitvogel#1,457 worldwide overall49.6 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Graça Raposo#4,898 worldwide overall46.7 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Benoı̂t Viollet#14,665 worldwide overall49.8 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Édouard Bertrand#50,779 worldwide overall45.3 of 118 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Molecular Biology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How France compares with other countries in Molecular Biology