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Surgery research in France

Inserm ranks first in France for Surgery research in 2022–2025 (#22 worldwide), followed by Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris and Université Paris Cité.

France's world rank
#6
of 88 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
12k
Top-10% rate
13.9%
Ranked institutions
41

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Surgery in France?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1InsermParis #2258.819.1%584
2Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de ParisParis #12535.718.1%337
3Université Paris CitéParis #13934.217.6%275
4Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueParis #14234.020.8%271
5Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Villeurbanne #23527.219.7%180
6Sorbonne UniversitéParis #26025.913.8%272
7Hospices Civils de LyonLyon #31523.316.2%172
8Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette #38320.722.4%119
9Aix-Marseille UniversitéMarseille #55215.918.9%116
10Hôpital de la Croix-RousseLyon #61814.426.2%63
11Institut Gustave RoussyVillejuif #67413.220.5%77
12Université de StrasbourgStrasbourg #72212.315.0%102
13Centre Orthopédique SantyLyon #72512.221.9%85
14Pitié-Salpêtrière HospitalParis #77611.313.4%109
15Université de MontpellierMontpellier #85510.018.2%77
16Hôpital Européen Georges-PompidouParis #9139.214.0%77
17Université de LilleLille #9558.615.4%87
18Université de BordeauxBordeaux #9628.519.6%62
19Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleLille #9798.29.7%117
20Clinique du SportParis #1,0577.214.4%85
21Générale de SantéParis #1,1436.218.4%62
22Hôpital CochinParis #1,1446.212.6%72
23Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de RennesRennes #1,1536.111.3%88
24Nantes UniversitéNantes #1,1795.813.7%66
25Université Grenoble AlpesSaint-Martin-d'Hères #1,2515.011.4%77
26Hôpitaux Universitaires de StrasbourgStrasbourg #1,2644.88.2%103
27Hôpital BeaujonClichy #1,2814.711.9%64
28Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BordeauxBordeaux #1,3114.39.1%81
29Université de Rouen NormandieRouen #1,3643.89.8%70
30Hôpital LariboisièreParis #1,3713.810.5%69
31Hôpital Paris Saint-JosephParis #1,3723.711.7%64
32Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de NancyNancy #1,3853.67.6%81
33Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de GrenobleGrenoble #1,4153.38.1%74
34Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToursTours #1,4263.27.6%79
35Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BesançonBesançon #1,4283.28.5%72
36Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NantesNantes #1,4353.16.3%82
37Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToulouseToulouse #1,4533.09.3%65
38Hôpital Necker-Enfants MaladesParis #1,4642.98.7%64
39Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-PicardieAmiens #1,4662.86.7%77
40Hôpital Edouard HerriotLyon #1,5212.47.2%61
41Hôpital NordMarseille #1,5282.37.5%68

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in France?

Victor Aboyans, Valérie Vilgrain and Michel Ducreux rank highest among researchers based in France.

  1. 1Victor Aboyans#74 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 32 works
  2. 2Valérie Vilgrain#1,816 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 27 works
  3. 3Michel Ducreux#1,875 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 29 works
  4. 4René Adam#4,371 worldwide overall903 citations · 33 works
  5. 5Aude Fléchon#5,397 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 30 works
  6. 6Gilles Montalescot#6,118 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 30 works
  7. 7Philippe Gabríel Steg#6,140 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 70 works
  8. 8Alain Carpentier#6,422 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 32 works
  9. 9Jacques Belghiti#9,366 worldwide overall550 citations · 30 works
  10. 10Bernard Nordlinger#9,659 worldwide overall514 citations · 24 works
  11. 11Éric Bruckert#11,019 worldwide overall752 citations · 24 works
  12. 12Patrick Bruneval#16,638 worldwide overall766 citations · 27 works
  13. 13Xavier Capdevila#17,618 worldwide overall511 citations · 42 works
  14. 14Daniel Cherqui#21,643 worldwide overall610 citations · 32 works
  15. 15Yoram Bouhnik#23,857 worldwide overall511 citations · 31 works

How France compares with other countries in Surgery