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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
147
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
405
Top 30
974
Top 50
1,202
Top 70
1,308
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
207
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
254
Top 30
622
Top 50
783
Top 70
928
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
250
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
197
Top 30
550
Top 50
653
Top 70
666
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
335
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
194
Top 30
522
Top 50
758
Top 70
990
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
342
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
224
Top 30
536
Top 50
626
Top 70
663
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
350
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
258
Top 30
647
Top 50
854
Top 70
988
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
379
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
231
Top 30
747
Top 50
1,145
Top 70
1,384
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
392
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Université Paris Cité
Paris City University
Paris ,
France
- Public 1150
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
59
Top 30
131
Top 50
217
Top 70
299
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
406
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Université de Lorraine
University of Lorraine
Nancy ,
France
- Public 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
181
Top 30
556
Top 50
819
Top 70
1,042
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
414
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Institut Pasteur
Pastor Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
114
Top 30
305
Top 50
430
Top 70
485
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
434
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
178
Top 30
399
Top 50
498
Top 70
555
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
436
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
157
Top 30
550
Top 50
847
Top 70
1,067
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
456
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Université de Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg ,
France
- Public 1621
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
138
Top 30
471
Top 50
699
Top 70
898
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
467
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Institut Curie
Curie Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1920
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
77
Top 30
171
Top 50
241
Top 70
268
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
472
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Université de Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux ,
France
- Public 1441
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
171
Top 30
514
Top 50
770
Top 70
952
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
531
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
155
Top 30
544
Top 50
823
Top 70
926
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
552
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
160
Top 30
460
Top 50
653
Top 70
791
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
599
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
95
Top 30
297
Top 50
393
Top 70
457
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
613
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Université de Montpellier
University of Montpellier
Montpellier ,
France
- Public 1220
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
83
Top 30
194
Top 50
298
Top 70
421
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
621
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Université Paris-Saclay
Paris-Saclay University
Gif-sur-Yvette ,
France
- Private 2019
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
57
Top 30
164
Top 50
293
Top 70
401
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
663
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Université de Lille
University of Lille
Lille ,
France
- Public 1559
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
104
Top 30
378
Top 50
584
Top 70
764
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
693
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Université de Nantes
University of Nantes
Nantes ,
France
- Public 1460
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
91
Top 30
299
Top 50
460
Top 70
601
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
709
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Université de Rennes
University of Rennes
Rennes ,
France
- Public 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
103
Top 30
329
Top 50
451
Top 70
557
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
778
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace
Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1991
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
66
Top 30
117
Top 50
153
Top 70
187
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
799
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Université de Bourgogne
University of Burgundy
Dijon ,
France
- Public 1722
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
92
Top 30
260
Top 50
383
Top 70
461
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