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France University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 480 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
5 9 France 478 38,219 153
Sorbonne Université
106
Université Paris-Saclay
4
INSERM
93
Danone
93
Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe
Table I. Number of scientists in France top 30.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 30.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 France 5 9 30000 478 38219
Table II. General Universities in France top 30.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in France Top 30.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 30.000 / Total Scientist)
1 INSERM 1 25 86 France Institution 1964 1092 1170 0.933
2 CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) 2 64 192 France Institution 1945 1022 1151 0.888
3 Sorbonne Université 3 65 194 France Public 1896 703 782 0.899
4 Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin 4 77 227 France Institution 2006 642 686 0.936
5 French National Centre for Scientific Research 5 80 235 France Institution 1939 663 665 0.997
6 Université Grenoble Alpes 6 90 262 France Public 1339 668 806 0.829
7 INRAE 7 93 277 France Institution 1946 717 795 0.902
8 Université de Bordeaux 8 102 290 France Public 1441 661 762 0.867
9 Université de Lorraine 9 114 313 France Public 2012 729 1036 0.704
10 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement 10 117 316 France Institution 1937 458 485 0.944
Table III. Public Universities in France top 30.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in France Top 30.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 30.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Sorbonne Université 3 65 194 France 1896 703 782 0.899
2 Université Grenoble Alpes 6 90 262 France 1339 668 806 0.829
3 Université de Bordeaux 8 102 290 France 1441 661 762 0.867
4 Université de Lorraine 9 114 313 France 2012 729 1036 0.704
5 Université de Lyon I 12 122 324 France 1809 588 671 0.876
6 Université D'Aix Marseille 13 125 328 France 2012 767 1087 0.706
7 Université de Strasbourg 14 131 337 France 1621 611 764 0.800
8 University of Paris-Sud 15 158 394 France 1970 393 451 0.871
9 Université de Rennes 17 181 456 France 1970 424 504 0.841
10 Université de Lille 18 188 467 France 1559 502 592 0.848
Table IV. Private Universities in France top 30.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in France Top 30.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 30.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Université Paris-Saclay 43 440 1049 France 2019 169 222 0.761
2 INSEAD Business School 62 614 1452 France 1957 142 182 0.780
3 Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering 88 802 1906 France 2016 40 54 0.741
4 Thales Research & Technology 141 1121 2725 France 2011 81 108 0.750
5 Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École polytechnique 148 1171 2871 France 2005 35 55 0.636
6 NEOMA Business School (Rouen Business School) 157 1243 3110 France 2013 40 62 0.645
7 École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Alès 158 1255 3135 France 1843 39 57 0.684
8 EMLYON Business School 172 1355 3438 France 1872 44 66 0.667
9 ESIEE Paris (comUE Université Paris Est) 173 1369 3479 France 1904 36 55 0.655
10 IÉSEG School of Management 200 1548 3963 France 1964 55 90 0.611
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in France Top 30.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in France Top 30.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 30.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Université de Lorraine 9 114 313 France Public 2012 729 1036 0.704
2 Université D'Aix Marseille 13 125 328 France Public 2012 767 1087 0.706
3 Université Clermont Auvergne 31 315 734 France Public 2017 214 270 0.793
4 Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive 42 437 1038 France Institution 2011 66 75 0.880
5 Université Paris-Saclay 43 440 1049 France Private 2019 169 222 0.761
6 Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux  … 69 667 1571 France Institution 2017 136 166 0.819
7 Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures 72 670 1577 France Institution 2015 131 164 0.799
8 Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie 84 774 1830 France Institution 2011 39 48 0.813
9 Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering 88 802 1906 France Private 2016 40 54 0.741
10 Université Gustave-Eiffel 97 852 2002 France Public 2020 94 118 0.797
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in France Top 30.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in France Top 30.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 30.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin 4 77 227 France Institution 2006 642 686 0.936
2 Université de Lorraine 9 114 313 France Public 2012 729 1036 0.704
3 Université D'Aix Marseille 13 125 328 France Public 2012 767 1087 0.706
4 Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris 27 291 693 France Institution 2010 127 171 0.743
5 Université Clermont Auvergne 31 315 734 France Public 2017 214 270 0.793
6 Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive 42 437 1038 France Institution 2011 66 75 0.880
7 Université Paris-Saclay 43 440 1049 France Private 2019 169 222 0.761
8 Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux  … 69 667 1571 France Institution 2017 136 166 0.819
9 Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures 72 670 1577 France Institution 2015 131 164 0.799
10 Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie 84 774 1830 France Institution 2011 39 48 0.813
Table VII A. France Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 France Table VII A. France Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 1 4 Didier Raoult Didier Raoult

France
Université D'Aix Marseille Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Rickettsia | Infectious Diseases | Viruses | Microbiota | Genomics |
213 115 0.540 2091 1276 0.610 229494 88125 0.384
1 2 3 6 Schoeffel Laurent Schoeffel Laurent

France
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Natural Sciences / Physics
fundamental constituents | field theories |
284 181 0.637 2062 1743 0.845 418538 186546 0.446
1 3 4 7 Fairouz Malek Fairouz Malek

France
laboratoire de physique subatomique et de cosmologie Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | particle physics | nuclear physics | cosmology | computing |
295 181 0.614 2050 1717 0.838 439122 188191 0.429
1 4 22 93 Francesco Crescioli Francesco Crescioli

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics |
235 164 0.698 1507 1224 0.812 307526 146519 0.476
1 5 44 164 Guido Kroemer Guido Kroemer

France
Université Paris Cité Natural Sciences / Biological Science
aging | cancer | immunology | medicine | metabolism |
289 182 0.630 1356 1064 0.785 383122 161494 0.422
2 6 58 201 Giovanni Marchiori Giovanni Marchiori

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle physics | High energy physics | CP violation | Higgs boson |
221 148 0.670 1293 951 0.735 295928 121930 0.412
3 7 60 208 David Rousseau David Rousseau

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics and Machine Learning |
236 150 0.636 1281 936 0.731 264850 106651 0.403
1 8 71 231 Meyer Anne Meyer Anne

France
Institut de Physique Nucleaire, Orsay Natural Sciences / Physics
nuclear astrophysics |
184 119 0.647 1256 791 0.630 164747 71047 0.431
1 9 79 252 Julien Donini Julien Donini

France
Université Clermont Auvergne Natural Sciences / Physics
particle physics | LHC | ATLAS | machine learning |
242 146 0.603 1232 965 0.783 270786 107014 0.395
1 10 130 383 Jean Bousquet Jean Bousquet

France
INSERM Professor
Asthma | Allergy | Ageing |
186 101 0.543 1095 630 0.575 157182 44914 0.286
Table VII B. France Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 France Table VII B. France Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 1 3 Schoeffel Laurent Schoeffel Laurent

France
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Natural Sciences / Physics
fundamental constituents | field theories |
284 181 0.637 2062 1743 0.845 418538 186546 0.446
1 2 2 4 Fairouz Malek Fairouz Malek

France
laboratoire de physique subatomique et de cosmologie Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | particle physics | nuclear physics | cosmology | computing |
295 181 0.614 2050 1717 0.838 439122 188191 0.429
1 3 9 48 Didier Raoult Didier Raoult

France
Université D'Aix Marseille Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Rickettsia | Infectious Diseases | Viruses | Microbiota | Genomics |
213 115 0.540 2091 1276 0.610 229494 88125 0.384
1 4 11 60 Francesco Crescioli Francesco Crescioli

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics |
235 164 0.698 1507 1224 0.812 307526 146519 0.476
1 5 25 97 Guido Kroemer Guido Kroemer

France
Université Paris Cité Natural Sciences / Biological Science
aging | cancer | immunology | medicine | metabolism |
289 182 0.630 1356 1064 0.785 383122 161494 0.422
1 6 54 181 Julien Donini Julien Donini

France
Université Clermont Auvergne Natural Sciences / Physics
particle physics | LHC | ATLAS | machine learning |
242 146 0.603 1232 965 0.783 270786 107014 0.395
2 7 61 194 Giovanni Marchiori Giovanni Marchiori

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle physics | High energy physics | CP violation | Higgs boson |
221 148 0.670 1293 951 0.735 295928 121930 0.412
2 8 62 195 Philippe Ciais Philippe Ciais

France
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Université Paris Saclay
Carbon cycle and climate |
205 162 0.790 1085 951 0.876 213874 123255 0.576
3 9 73 215 David Rousseau David Rousseau

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics and Machine Learning |
236 150 0.636 1281 936 0.731 264850 106651 0.403
1 10 165 420 Meyer Anne Meyer Anne

France
Institut de Physique Nucleaire, Orsay Natural Sciences / Physics
nuclear astrophysics |
184 119 0.647 1256 791 0.630 164747 71047 0.431
Table VII C. France Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 France Table VII C. France Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 2 17 Guido Kroemer Guido Kroemer

France
Université Paris Cité Natural Sciences / Biological Science
aging | cancer | immunology | medicine | metabolism |
289 182 0.630 1356 1064 0.785 383122 161494 0.422
1 2 4 19 Fairouz Malek Fairouz Malek

France
laboratoire de physique subatomique et de cosmologie Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | particle physics | nuclear physics | cosmology | computing |
295 181 0.614 2050 1717 0.838 439122 188191 0.429
1 3 5 20 Schoeffel Laurent Schoeffel Laurent

France
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Natural Sciences / Physics
fundamental constituents | field theories |
284 181 0.637 2062 1743 0.845 418538 186546 0.446
1 4 13 46 Francesco Crescioli Francesco Crescioli

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics |
235 164 0.698 1507 1224 0.812 307526 146519 0.476
2 5 18 60 Philippe Ciais Philippe Ciais

France
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Université Paris Saclay
Carbon cycle and climate |
205 162 0.790 1085 951 0.876 213874 123255 0.576
2 6 52 138 David Rousseau David Rousseau

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics and Machine Learning |
236 150 0.636 1281 936 0.731 264850 106651 0.403
3 7 59 153 Giovanni Marchiori Giovanni Marchiori

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle physics | High energy physics | CP violation | Higgs boson |
221 148 0.670 1293 951 0.735 295928 121930 0.412
1 8 77 183 Julien Donini Julien Donini

France
Université Clermont Auvergne Natural Sciences / Physics
particle physics | LHC | ATLAS | machine learning |
242 146 0.603 1232 965 0.783 270786 107014 0.395
1 9 144 315 Bertrand Laforge Bertrand Laforge

France
Sorbonne Université Natural Sciences / Physics
interactions fondamentales | particules élémentaires | matière noire | biologie théorique | simulation numérique |
193 138 0.715 777 655 0.843 225119 104560 0.464
1 10 202 439 Sebastien Viret Sebastien Viret

France
Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon CNRS IN2P3
192 134 0.698 780 711 0.912 242705 103655 0.427
Table VII D. France Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 France Table VII D. France Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 7 32 Fairouz Malek Fairouz Malek

France
laboratoire de physique subatomique et de cosmologie Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | particle physics | nuclear physics | cosmology | computing |
295 181 0.614 2050 1717 0.838 439122 188191 0.429
1 2 8 37 Schoeffel Laurent Schoeffel Laurent

France
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Natural Sciences / Physics
fundamental constituents | field theories |
284 181 0.637 2062 1743 0.845 418538 186546 0.446
1 3 10 48 Victor Aboyans Victor Aboyans

France
Université de Limoges Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Preventive Cardiology | Vascular Medicine | Hypertension |
117 104 0.889 314 275 0.876 408440 281700 0.690
1 4 16 62 Guido Kroemer Guido Kroemer

France
Université Paris Cité Natural Sciences / Biological Science
aging | cancer | immunology | medicine | metabolism |
289 182 0.630 1356 1064 0.785 383122 161494 0.422
2 5 28 112 Philippe Gabriel Steg Philippe Gabriel Steg

France
Université Paris Cité Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardiologie |
190 126 0.663 948 713 0.752 330107 145464 0.441
1 6 36 145 Francesco Crescioli Francesco Crescioli

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics |
235 164 0.698 1507 1224 0.812 307526 146519 0.476
2 7 49 169 Giovanni Marchiori Giovanni Marchiori

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle physics | High energy physics | CP violation | Higgs boson |
221 148 0.670 1293 951 0.735 295928 121930 0.412
1 8 76 232 Julien Donini Julien Donini

France
Université Clermont Auvergne Natural Sciences / Physics
particle physics | LHC | ATLAS | machine learning |
242 146 0.603 1232 965 0.783 270786 107014 0.395
3 9 85 258 David Rousseau David Rousseau

France
French National Centre for Scientific Research Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics and Machine Learning |
236 150 0.636 1281 936 0.731 264850 106651 0.403
1 10 100 289 Gilles Deleuze Gilles Deleuze

France
Électricité de France SA EDF
108 72 0.667 745 327 0.439 257289 83327 0.324
Table VII E. France Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 France Table VII E. France Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 2 14 Victor Aboyans Victor Aboyans

France
Université de Limoges Dupuytren Hospital - Limoges
Preventive Cardiology|Vascular Medicine|Hypertension|
104 94 0.904 257 226 0.879 277504 215450 0.776
1 2 3 16 Fairouz Malek Fairouz Malek

France
laboratoire de physique subatomique et de cosmologie Natural Sciences / Physics
physics|particle physics|nuclear physics|cosmology|computing|
265 197 0.743 1921 1703 0.887 355573 204987 0.576
1 3 5 22 Schoeffel Laurent Schoeffel Laurent

France
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Natural Sciences / Physics
fundamental constituents|field theories|
256 194 0.758 1911 1668 0.873 334469 196011 0.586
1 4 21 92 Guido Kroemer Guido Kroemer

France
Université de Paris Natural Sciences / Biological Science
aging|cancer|immunology|medicine|metabolism|
265 170 0.642 1232 1005 0.816 319142 142324 0.446
1 5 23 95 Francesco Crescioli Francesco Crescioli

France
Laboratoire de physique nucléaire et des hautes énergies (LPNHE) Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics|
209 157 0.751 1330 1114 0.838 236998 140701 0.594
1 6 58 200 Giovanni Marchiori Giovanni Marchiori

France
AstroParticule et Cosmologie Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle physics|High energy physics|CP violation|Higgs boson|
205 151 0.737 1189 909 0.765 228680 118575 0.519
1 7 67 212 Julien Donini Julien Donini

France
Université Clermont Auvergne Natural Sciences / Physics
particle physics|LHC|ATLAS|machine learning|
220 160 0.727 1162 944 0.812 221551 116777 0.527
1 8 82 260 Sebastien Viret Sebastien Viret

France
Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon Natural Sciences / Physics
173 139 0.803 690 653 0.946 197840 111086 0.561
2 9 84 264 Sandro De Cecco Sandro De Cecco

France
Laboratoire de physique nucléaire et des hautes énergies (LPNHE) Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics|
194 139 0.716 1015 728 0.717 212043 110548 0.521
1 10 105 312 Bertrand Laforge Bertrand Laforge

France
Sorbonne Université Natural Sciences / Physics
interactions fondamentales|particules élémentaires|matière noire|biologie théorique|simulation numérique|
170 136 0.800 691 604 0.874 185653 105297 0.567