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Neurology research in France

Inserm ranks first in France for Neurology research in 2022–2025 (#14 worldwide), followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris.

France's world rank
#7
of 59 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.4k
Top-10% rate
15.0%
Ranked institutions
6

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Neurology in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1InsermParis #1454.620.9%260
2Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #4435.023.7%136
3Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #8922.820.6%101
4Sorbonne UniversitéParis #9421.916.8%111
5Université Paris CitéParis #13815.319.6%77
6Pitié-Salpêtrière HospitalParis #2237.115.9%63

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

Who are the top Neurology researchers in France?

Yannick Béjot, Éric Baudin and Maurice Giroud rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Yannick Béjot#808 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 12 works
  2. 2Éric Baudin#1,303 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 13 works
  3. 3Maurice Giroud#1,858 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 11 works
  4. 4Christophe Tzourio#2,383 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 15 works
  5. 5Charlotte Cordonnier#7,391 worldwide overall585 citations · 20 works
  6. 6Catherine Lubetzki#9,912 worldwide overall901 citations · 10 works
  7. 7Thierry Moulin#12,939 worldwide overall464 citations · 11 works
  8. 8Jean‐Marc Olivot#13,053 worldwide overall532 citations · 12 works
  9. 9Hugues Chabriat#14,093 worldwide overall558 citations · 24 works
  10. 10Pierre Amarenco#14,346 worldwide overall682 citations · 14 works
  11. 11Stéphanie Debette#14,389 worldwide overall717 citations · 11 works
  12. 12Alexandra Dürr#15,317 worldwide overall946 citations · 21 works
  13. 13Paul Krack#17,529 worldwide overall629 citations · 45 works
  14. 14Khê Hoang‐Xuan#18,430 worldwide overall765 citations · 30 works
  15. 15Hugues Duffau#20,310 worldwide overall605 citations · 12 works

How France compares with other countries in Neurology