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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
106
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
450
Top 30
915
Top 50
1,171
Top 70
1,300
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
191
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Sorbonne Université
Sorbonne University
Paris ,
France
- Public 1896
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
299
Top 30
646
Top 50
787
Top 70
917
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
200
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives)
CEA (French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission)
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1945
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
288
Top 30
806
Top 50
1,170
Top 70
1,400
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
226
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
261
Top 30
620
Top 50
830
Top 70
972
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
228
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Jean-Pierre Bourgin Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 2006
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
261
Top 30
532
Top 50
633
Top 70
662
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
251
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
French National Centre for Scientific Research
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1939
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
244
Top 30
593
Top 50
664
Top 70
666
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
270
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Université Grenoble Alpes
Grenoble Alpes University
Saint-Martin-d'Hères ,
France
- Public 1339
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
229
Top 30
533
Top 50
759
Top 70
972
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
295
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Université de Lorraine
University of Lorraine
Nancy ,
France
- Public 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
208
Top 30
587
Top 50
828
Top 70
1,033
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
296
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Université de Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux ,
France
- Public 1441
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
208
Top 30
534
Top 50
766
Top 70
935
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
309
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Institute for Development Research
Marseille ,
France
- Institution 1937
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
204
Top 30
399
Top 50
501
Top 70
552
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
313
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Université D'Aix Marseille
Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille Universite
Marseille ,
France
- Public 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
202
Top 30
607
Top 50
874
Top 70
1,073
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
321
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique
French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control
Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt ,
France
- Institution 1979
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
197
Top 30
555
Top 50
830
Top 70
943
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
332
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Université de Lyon I
Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Villeurbanne ,
France
- Public 1809
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
193
Top 30
475
Top 50
650
Top 70
786
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
348
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Université de Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg ,
France
- Public 1621
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
182
Top 30
498
Top 50
696
Top 70
884
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
433
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Université de Lille
University of Lille
Lille ,
France
- Public 1559
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
143
Top 30
407
Top 50
595
Top 70
752
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
440
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
University of Paris-Sud
Université Paris-Sud
Orsay ,
France
- Public 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
141
Top 30
331
Top 50
405
Top 70
459
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
464
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Université de Rennes
University of Rennes
Rennes ,
France
- Public 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
136
Top 30
347
Top 50
465
Top 70
549
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
526
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Institut Pasteur
Pastor Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
116
Top 30
277
Top 50
418
Top 70
483
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
568
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Université de Bourgogne
University of Burgundy
Dijon ,
France
- Public 1722
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
106
Top 30
284
Top 50
387
Top 70
467
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
574
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
National Museum of Natural History
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1793
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
105
Top 30
232
Top 50
319
Top 70
363
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
585
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Université de Nantes
University of Nantes
Nantes ,
France
- Public 1460
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
102
Top 30
325
Top 50
476
Top 70
596
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
613
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
ParisTech Institut des Sciences et Technologies de Paris
ParisTech Paris Institute of Science and Technology
Paris ,
France
- Public 1991
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
96
Top 30
238
Top 50
313
Top 70
387
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
654
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Normal Superior School of Lyon
Lyon ,
France
- Public 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
89
Top 30
230
Top 50
337
Top 70
428
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
658
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Université de Montpellier
University of Montpellier
Montpellier ,
France
- Public 1220
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
88
Top 30
179
Top 50
286
Top 70
414
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
680
World Rank
26
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Géosciences Montpellier
Geosciences Montpellier
Montpellier ,
France
- Institution 1975
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
82
Top 30
243
Top 50
287
Top 70
304
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