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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
178
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
365
Top 30
940
Top 50
1,222
Top 70
1,317
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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
186
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
259
Top 30
622
Top 50
788
Top 70
943
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
272
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
214
Top 30
557
Top 50
648
Top 70
665
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
330
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Université de Lorraine
University of Lorraine
Nancy ,
France
- Public 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
204
Top 30
563
Top 50
820
Top 70
1,059
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
358
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
201
Top 30
530
Top 50
771
Top 70
990
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
377
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
242
Top 30
751
Top 50
1,146
Top 70
1,393
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
393
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Université Paris Cité
Paris City University
Paris ,
France
- Public 1150
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
64
Top 30
133
Top 50
218
Top 70
309
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
403
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
170
Top 30
561
Top 50
853
Top 70
1,061
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
435
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
196
Top 30
525
Top 50
634
Top 70
671
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
441
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Université de Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg ,
France
- Public 1621
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
144
Top 30
478
Top 50
690
Top 70
912
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
453
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
176
Top 30
462
Top 50
655
Top 70
800
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
456
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
226
Top 30
636
Top 50
869
Top 70
995
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
493
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
177
Top 30
519
Top 50
778
Top 70
971
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
573
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Institut Pasteur
Pastor Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
97
Top 30
292
Top 50
437
Top 70
497
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
581
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
185
Top 30
398
Top 50
503
Top 70
555
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
595
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
160
Top 30
538
Top 50
820
Top 70
935
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
610
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
129
Top 30
393
Top 50
602
Top 70
759
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
614
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
112
Top 30
303
Top 50
404
Top 70
463
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
622
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Institut Curie
Curie Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1920
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
68
Top 30
163
Top 50
245
Top 70
277
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
654
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Université de Nantes
University of Nantes
Nantes ,
France
- Public 1460
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
94
Top 30
301
Top 50
457
Top 70
604
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
674
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
194
Top 50
305
Top 70
436
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
687
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
117
Top 30
333
Top 50
458
Top 70
558
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
700
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
59
Top 30
166
Top 50
296
Top 70
424
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
712
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
103
Top 30
236
Top 50
328
Top 70
368
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
824
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
97
Top 30
262
Top 50
382
Top 70
471
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