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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
138
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
366
Top 30
883
Top 50
1,181
Top 70
1,313
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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
166
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
280
Top 30
641
Top 50
790
Top 70
926
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
238
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
232
Top 30
596
Top 50
663
Top 70
666
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
246
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
299
Top 30
798
Top 50
1,173
Top 70
1,412
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
306
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Université de Lorraine
University of Lorraine
Nancy ,
France
- Public 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
226
Top 30
587
Top 50
837
Top 70
1,060
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
332
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
216
Top 30
541
Top 50
766
Top 70
981
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
389
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
219
Top 30
560
Top 50
836
Top 70
944
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
391
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
184
Top 30
600
Top 50
873
Top 70
1,081
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
393
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Université de Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg ,
France
- Public 1621
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
169
Top 30
488
Top 50
704
Top 70
907
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
400
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Université Paris Cité
Paris City University
Paris ,
France
- Public 1150
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
68
Top 30
123
Top 50
214
Top 70
297
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
424
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
182
Top 30
476
Top 50
652
Top 70
789
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
446
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
134
Top 30
328
Top 50
405
Top 70
470
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
468
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Université de Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux ,
France
- Public 1441
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
192
Top 30
526
Top 50
766
Top 70
958
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
496
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
205
Top 30
520
Top 50
639
Top 70
670
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
543
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
212
Top 30
611
Top 50
837
Top 70
986
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
580
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Institut Pasteur
Pastor Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
92
Top 30
260
Top 50
424
Top 70
494
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
588
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Université de Lille
University of Lille
Lille ,
France
- Public 1559
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
153
Top 30
411
Top 50
599
Top 70
752
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
639
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
104
Top 30
234
Top 50
322
Top 70
367
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
640
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
332
Top 50
472
Top 70
603
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
644
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Université de Montpellier
University of Montpellier
Montpellier ,
France
- Public 1220
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
79
Top 30
181
Top 50
291
Top 70
423
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
649
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Institut Curie
Curie Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1920
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
65
Top 30
151
Top 50
234
Top 70
276
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
652
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Université de Rennes
University of Rennes
Rennes ,
France
- Public 1970
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
127
Top 30
348
Top 50
464
Top 70
561
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
655
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
102
Top 30
240
Top 50
315
Top 70
393
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
670
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
194
Top 30
399
Top 50
502
Top 70
552
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
686
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
115
Top 30
282
Top 50
391
Top 70
471
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