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Political Science and International Relations research in France

Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris ranks first in France for Political Science and International Relations research in 2022–2025 (#64 worldwide), followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

France's world rank
#15
of 97 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
14k
Top-10% rate
7.8%
Ranked institutions
44

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

What is the best university for Political Science and International Relations in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Institut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisParis #6441.314.4%466
2Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #10134.914.2%500
3Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneParis #41315.17.9%348
4École des hautes études en sciences socialesParis #48512.87.7%278
5Université de LilleLille #52411.77.3%250
6Université Catholique de LilleLille #6039.713.8%120
7Université Paris NanterreNanterre #6349.05.6%321
8Université Paris CitéParis #6588.510.7%163
9Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #6678.35.7%247
10Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #6788.15.3%271
11Sorbonne UniversitéParis #7287.16.9%189
12Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #7416.88.0%159
13Université Sorbonne NouvelleParis #7486.710.4%143
14Université Paris 8Paris #8025.76.7%168
15Université Paris-Panthéon-AssasParis #8045.77.8%166
16Université Toulouse - Jean JaurèsToulouse #9423.45.7%127
17Université de LorraineNancy #9523.34.1%181
18Université Jean Moulin Lyon IIILyon #9663.15.9%142
19Institut National des Langues et Civilisations OrientalesParis #9713.07.7%102
20Université de ToursTours #1,0402.09.7%80
21Établissement public Campus CondorcetAubervilliers #1,0452.010.3%73
22Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #1,0571.83.6%128
23Université de BordeauxBordeaux #1,0781.56.9%84
24Université de RennesRennes #1,085143.09.1%62
25Université Rennes 2Rennes #1,089138.08.7%73
26Université de PoitiersPoitiers #1,090137.03.9%130
27Nantes UniversitéNantes #1,091135.04.3%95
28Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #1,107115.07.0%73
29Collège de FranceParis #1,115105.07.2%73
30CY Cergy Paris UniversitéCergy-Pontoise #1,116104.03.8%85
31Centre d’histoire de Sciences PoParis #1,14567.04.3%87
32Université Paris-Est CréteilCréteil #1,15160.05.1%77
33Université Lumière Lyon 2Lyon #1,15259.04.2%84
34Université de MontpellierMontpellier #1,15358.04.4%81
35Université Bordeaux MontaigneBordeaux #1,15654.06.1%65
36TerritoiresAubière #1,16741.03.7%74
37Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiens #1,17037.04.6%74
38École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesParis #1,17531.02.7%97
39Les Afriques dans le MondePessac #1,18124.04.0%73
40Institut FrançaisParis #1,18420.02.7%87
41Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierMontpellier #1,19013.03.9%62
42Université de Caen NormandieCaen #1,1939.02.4%74
43Université d'AngersAngers #1,1957.01.6%71
44Maison des Sciences sociales et des Humanités - Lyon St-ÉtienneLyon #1,1975.02.4%63

Institutions in France above the floor of 40 fractional works in Political Science and International Relations, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Political Science and International Relations researchers in France?

Pierre Bourdıeu, Didier Bigo and Bruno Palier rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Pierre Bourdıeu#2 worldwide overall10k citations · 20 works
  2. 2Didier Bigo#3,025 worldwide overall405 citations · 31 works
  3. 3Bruno Palier#3,071 worldwide overall457 citations · 39 works
  4. 4Thomas Piketty#5,144 worldwide overall768 citations · 19 works
  5. 5Guy Caire#6,219 worldwide overall342 citations · 26 works
  6. 6Jacques Godechot#6,735 worldwide overall243 citations · 25 works
  7. 7Alain Touraine#7,721 worldwide overall363 citations · 25 works
  8. 8Jacques Le Goff#7,793 worldwide overall218 citations · 20 works
  9. 9Patrick Le Galès#8,754 worldwide overall374 citations · 28 works
  10. 10Claude Cahen#11,099 worldwide overall244 citations · 26 works
  11. 11Joakim Palme#13,093 worldwide overall413 citations · 22 works
  12. 12Colin Hay#14,534 worldwide overall357 citations · 29 works
  13. 13Renaud Dehousse#15,979 worldwide overall222 citations · 35 works
  14. 14Béatrice Hibou#18,862 worldwide overall152 citations · 19 works
  15. 15Louis Dumont#19,292 worldwide overall234 citations · 18 works

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