Subfield · Philosophy · France
Philosophy research in France
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks first in France for Philosophy research in 2022–2025 (#50 worldwide), followed by Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.
- France's world rank
- #10 of 49 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 6.1k
- Top-10% rate
- 9.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 21
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, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Philosophy researchers in France?
Pierre Bourdıeu, Bruno Latour and Jacques Derrida rank highest among researchers based in France.
- 1Pierre Bourdıeu#2 worldwide overall10k citations · 8 works
- 2Bruno Latour#46 worldwide overall2k citations · 12 works
- 3Jacques Derrida#82 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 22 works
- 4Gilles Deleuze#166 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 16 works
- 5Walter Benjamín#726 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 11 works
- 6Tzvetan Todorov#1,447 worldwide overall666 citations · 12 works
- 7Paul Ricœur#3,669 worldwide overall333 citations · 10 works
- 8Dan Sperber#6,931 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 7 works
- 9Jacques Le Goff#7,793 worldwide overall218 citations · 7 works
- 10Bernard Lahire#8,308 worldwide overall258 citations · 10 works
- 11Raymond Boudon#9,776 worldwide overall401 citations · 11 works
- 12Jean-Claude Anscombre#16,704 worldwide overall257 citations · 14 works
- 13Luce Irigaray#18,911 worldwide overall203 citations · 10 works
- 14Emmanuel Lévinas#26,233 worldwide overall127 citations · 23 works
- 15Gad Freudenthal#30,538 worldwide overall136 citations · 9 works