Subfield · Plant Science · France
Plant Science research in France
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement ranks first in France for Plant Science research in 2022–2025 (#30 worldwide), followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Paris-Saclay.
- France's world rank
- #10 of 92 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 6.7k
- Top-10% rate
- 23.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 15
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Plant Science in France?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementParis | #30 | 53.0 | 28.5% | 693 |
| 2 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis | #40 | 49.0 | 34.1% | 484 |
| 3 | Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette | #368 | 18.4 | 38.0% | 119 |
| 4 | Université de MontpellierMontpellier | #380 | 18.0 | 33.1% | 153 |
| 5 | Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementMarseille | #569 | 12.4 | 29.7% | 126 |
| 6 | Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementParis | #585 | 12.0 | 23.4% | 153 |
| 7 | AgroParisTechPalaiseau | #681 | 9.9 | 37.3% | 71 |
| 8 | Institut Agro MontpellierMontpellier | #798 | 7.7 | 30.4% | 76 |
| 9 | Université de BordeauxBordeaux | #817 | 7.4 | 29.4% | 72 |
| 10 | AgroécologieDijon | #964 | 5.1 | 14.3% | 125 |
| 11 | Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBesançon | #965 | 5.1 | 26.2% | 60 |
| 12 | InsermParis | #1,009 | 4.5 | 24.9% | 64 |
| 13 | Agropolis InternationalMontpellier | #1,225 | 1.8 | 13.4% | 60 |
| 14 | Institut des Sciences des Plantes de MontpellierMontpellier | #1,226 | 1.8 | 10.5% | 65 |
| 15 | Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et SemencesBeaucouzé | #1,315 | 82.0 | 6.2% | 73 |
Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Plant Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Plant Science researchers in France?
Antoine Kremer, Didier Merdinoglu and Erwin Dreyer rank highest among researchers based in France.
- 1Antoine Kremer#23,379 worldwide overall879 citations · 35 works
- 2Didier Merdinoglu#40,790 worldwide overall405 citations · 41 works
- 3Erwin Dreyer#41,719 worldwide overall643 citations · 25 works
- 4Bernard Henrissat#59,599 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 36 works
- 5G. Lemaire#66,037 worldwide overall429 citations · 35 works
- 6Hervé Sentenac#68,142 worldwide overall333 citations · 25 works
- 7Éric Justes#71,234 worldwide overall526 citations · 24 works
- 8Jean‐Paul Latgé#74,872 worldwide overall365 citations · 24 works
- 9David Wendehenne#76,347 worldwide overall342 citations · 23 works
- 10Philippe Hinsinger#88,687 worldwide overall414 citations · 28 works
- 11Isabelle P. Oswald#89,338 worldwide overall451 citations · 31 works
- 12Florent Engelmann#97,586 worldwide overall176 citations · 23 works
- 13Thierry Boulard#100,259 worldwide overall219 citations · 23 works
- 14Etienne Paux#104,075 worldwide overall166 citations · 23 works
- 15Michaël Dingkuhn#110,585 worldwide overall232 citations · 24 works