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* Total Citations 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
482
Top 30
954
Top 50
1,204
Top 70
1,305
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
168
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
279
Top 30
638
Top 50
785
Top 70
902
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
237
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
224
Top 30
564
Top 50
665
Top 70
666
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
277
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
215
Top 30
526
Top 50
770
Top 70
957
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
297
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
217
Top 30
565
Top 50
863
Top 70
947
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
316
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
250
Top 30
627
Top 50
855
Top 70
969
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
320
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
285
Top 30
783
Top 50
1,145
Top 70
1,389
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
328
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
253
Top 30
555
Top 50
649
Top 70
670
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
356
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Université Paris Cité
Paris City University
Paris ,
France
- Public 1150
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
66
Top 30
121
Top 50
205
Top 70
287
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
359
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
192
Top 30
582
Top 50
869
Top 70
1,052
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
361
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Institut Pasteur
Pastor Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
134
Top 30
317
Top 50
439
Top 70
490
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
369
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Université de Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
Strasbourg ,
France
- Public 1621
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
162
Top 30
481
Top 50
710
Top 70
879
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
391
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
178
Top 30
469
Top 50
654
Top 70
780
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
430
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Université de Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux ,
France
- Public 1441
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
199
Top 30
527
Top 50
779
Top 70
936
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
444
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
126
Top 30
323
Top 50
413
Top 70
463
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
454
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Institut Curie
Curie Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1920
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
87
Top 30
174
Top 50
243
Top 70
273
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
522
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Université de Lorraine
University of Lorraine
Nancy ,
France
- Public 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
179
Top 30
559
Top 50
822
Top 70
1,037
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
539
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
66
Top 30
156
Top 50
259
Top 70
380
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
580
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
312
Top 50
477
Top 70
595
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
589
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
80
Top 30
174
Top 50
290
Top 70
405
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
597
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
171
Top 30
393
Top 50
504
Top 70
547
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
684
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
60
Top 30
103
Top 50
147
Top 70
176
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
689
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Université de Lille
University of Lille
Lille ,
France
- Public 1559
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
123
Top 30
393
Top 50
585
Top 70
727
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
724
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
INSEAD Business School
INSEAD Ecole de Commerce
Fontainebleau ,
France
- Private 1957
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
70
Top 30
125
Top 50
162
Top 70
183
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
754
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
École Polytechnique (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
Polytechnic School
Palaiseau ,
France
- Public 1794
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
62
Top 30
182
Top 50
287
Top 70
404
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