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Philosophy research in France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Philosophy research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Université de Lyon and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#4
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.1k
Top-10% rate
6.5%
Ranked institutions
24

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

What is the best university for Philosophy in France?

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

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in France?

Michel Foucault, Igor Douven and Jacques Derrida rank highest among researchers based in France, on their papers in Philosophy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Michel Foucault#60,338 worldwide overall19.7 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Igor Douven#332,749 worldwide overall15.1 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jacques Derrida#496,229 worldwide overall19.6 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Stéphane Raffard#2,352,991 worldwide overall12.8 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Delphine Capdevielle#2,646,296 worldwide overall13.9 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Lorenza Mondada#164,024 worldwide overall12.2 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Fabrice Sébastien Berna#2,120,603 worldwide overall12.1 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Bruno Latour#109,903 worldwide overall10.8 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Christophe Lançon#1,967,386 worldwide overall10.8 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Pierre‐Michel Llorca#814,139 worldwide overall8.3 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Marie‐Odile Krebs#801,445 worldwide overall8.1 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Georges Kleiber#986,637 worldwide overall14.2 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Guillaume Fond#121,808 worldwide overall6.9 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14François Récanati#339,844 worldwide overall8.3 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Nicolás Franck#4,130,996 worldwide overall11.0 of 37 papers here in the top 10%

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