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Neurology research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Neurology research in 2022-now (#8 worldwide), followed by Inserm.

France's world rank
#5
of 34 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.2k
Top-10% rate
8.5%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Neurology in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #857.78.9%258
2InsermParis #1544.910.5%172

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

Who are the top Neurology researchers in France?

Alexis Brice, Yves Agid and Robert Dantzer rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Neurology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Alexis Brice#27,517 worldwide overall22.0 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yves Agid#47,497 worldwide overall16.8 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Robert Dantzer#195,399 worldwide overall15.0 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alexandra Dürr#36,204 worldwide overall12.1 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Alain Berthoz#214,248 worldwide overall12.0 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Paul Krack#64,684 worldwide overall11.8 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Luc Buée#97,711 worldwide overall11.2 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Charlotte Madore#68,417 worldwide overall8.2 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Sophie Layé#167,624 worldwide overall9.2 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Constantino Sotelo#92,720 worldwide overall9.7 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Pierre Gressèns#179,406 worldwide overall8.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Elena Moro#62,334 worldwide overall9.9 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Pierre Pollak#73,537 worldwide overall9.5 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ronald Melki#43,148 worldwide overall7.5 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Hugues Chabriat#57,781 worldwide overall8.5 of 34 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in France on their work in Neurology 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 Neurology