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Organic Chemistry research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Organic Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#22 worldwide), followed by Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté and Université de Strasbourg.

France's world rank
#11
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.2k
Top-10% rate
12.3%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Organic Chemistry in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #2251.913.1%771
2Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon #19817.630.2%66
3Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #23415.119.7%102
4Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #32010.214.7%109
5Sorbonne UniversitéParis #4803.911.9%78
6Laboratoire de Synthèse OrganiquePalaiseau #5053.113.9%63
7Institut des Sciences Chimiques de RennesRennes #5192.611.8%70
8Université de RennesRennes #5332.212.6%61

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

Who are the top Organic Chemistry researchers in France?

Christian Decker, Henri B. Kagan and Emmanuelle Schulz rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Christian Decker#31,833 worldwide overall674 citations · 41 works
  2. 2Henri B. Kagan#32,816 worldwide overall713 citations · 40 works
  3. 3Emmanuelle Schulz#44,478 worldwide overall751 citations · 32 works
  4. 4Jean‐Maríe Lehn#48,551 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 44 works
  5. 5R. Zana#58,092 worldwide overall785 citations · 29 works
  6. 6John A. Osborn#60,665 worldwide overall558 citations · 33 works
  7. 7Marc Lemaire#77,413 worldwide overall893 citations · 41 works
  8. 8Jean Fischer#90,941 worldwide overall475 citations · 34 works
  9. 9Didier Astruc#104,927 worldwide overall599 citations · 28 works
  10. 10Anny Jutand#110,139 worldwide overall457 citations · 35 works
  11. 11Dominique Cahard#112,472 worldwide overall318 citations · 28 works
  12. 12Frédéric Dumur#130,322 worldwide overall371 citations · 28 works
  13. 13Jean‐Marie Basset#137,333 worldwide overall922 citations · 55 works
  14. 14Odile Eisenstein#143,482 worldwide overall459 citations · 34 works
  15. 15Loı̈c Toupet#153,271 worldwide overall355 citations · 43 works

How France compares with other countries in Organic Chemistry