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Oncology research in France

Inserm ranks first in France for Oncology research in 2022–2025 (#23 worldwide), followed by Institut Gustave Roussy and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

France's world rank
#6
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.9k
Top-10% rate
17.1%
Ranked institutions
11

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

What is the best university for Oncology in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1InsermParis #2352.822.2%450
2Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #7435.319.7%214
3Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #9431.722.0%226
4Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #14325.427.8%107
5Université Paris CitéParis #17522.321.9%141
6Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #18821.219.7%154
7Sorbonne UniversitéParis #25316.819.8%120
8Institut CurieParis #34812.018.0%102
9Centre Léon BérardLyon #4308.818.1%86
10Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #4697.521.9%69
11Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #6323.014.3%63

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

Who are the top Oncology researchers in France?

Elisabete Weiderpass, Caroline Robert and Pierre Michel rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Elisabete Weiderpass#44 worldwide overall6k citations · 35 works
  2. 2Caroline Robert#1,339 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 112 works
  3. 3Pierre Michel#1,506 worldwide overall1k citations · 25 works
  4. 4Jaafar Bennouna#1,819 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 62 works
  5. 5Michel Ducreux#1,875 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 75 works
  6. 6Jean‐Luc Raoul#1,877 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 26 works
  7. 7Freddie Bray#2,270 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 37 works
  8. 8Olivier Bouché#2,271 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 56 works
  9. 9Jean Paul Thiery#2,581 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 19 works
  10. 10Lorenzo Galluzzi#2,837 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 44 works
  11. 11Laurence Zitvogel#3,420 worldwide overall2k citations · 47 works
  12. 12Marc Ychou#3,443 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 44 works
  13. 13Guido Kroemer#3,612 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 56 works
  14. 14Jean‐Yves Douillard#3,645 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 47 works
  15. 15René Adam#4,371 worldwide overall903 citations · 21 works

How France compares with other countries in Oncology