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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
129
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
392
Top 30
971
Top 50
1,219
Top 70
1,308
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* Last 5 Years Citation 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
229
Top 30
600
Top 50
785
Top 70
930
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
247
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
186
Top 30
544
Top 50
653
Top 70
666
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
315
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
245
Top 30
656
Top 50
869
Top 70
987
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
349
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
176
Top 30
517
Top 50
774
Top 70
989
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
353
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
208
Top 30
531
Top 50
638
Top 70
669
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
368
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Institut Pasteur
Pastor Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
120
Top 30
332
Top 50
452
Top 70
497
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
376
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
62
Top 30
122
Top 50
216
Top 70
313
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
413
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
169
Top 30
572
Top 50
847
Top 70
927
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
419
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
239
Top 30
732
Top 50
1,120
Top 70
1,383
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
443
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
138
Top 30
546
Top 50
836
Top 70
1,065
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
458
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Université de Lorraine
University of Lorraine
Nancy ,
France
- Public 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
157
Top 30
529
Top 50
808
Top 70
1,047
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
491
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
89
Top 30
288
Top 50
395
Top 70
460
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
508
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
124
Top 30
463
Top 50
706
Top 70
905
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
525
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Institut Curie
Curie Institute
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1920
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
89
Top 30
186
Top 50
250
Top 70
275
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
528
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
60
Top 30
164
Top 50
291
Top 70
416
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
568
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
149
Top 30
389
Top 50
494
Top 70
551
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
581
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
158
Top 30
443
Top 50
656
Top 70
790
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
582
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Université de Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux ,
France
- Public 1441
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
152
Top 30
498
Top 50
774
Top 70
967
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
628
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
67
Top 30
110
Top 50
154
Top 70
185
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
651
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
75
Top 30
192
Top 50
308
Top 70
424
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
671
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
80
Top 30
288
Top 50
457
Top 70
606
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
710
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
European Space Agency
Agence spatiale européenne
Paris ,
France
- Institution 1975
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
49
Top 30
126
Top 50
190
Top 70
229
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
815
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Université de Lille
University of Lille
Lille ,
France
- Public 1559
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
94
Top 30
378
Top 50
587
Top 70
754
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
900
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
Côte d'Azur Observatory
Nice ,
France
- Institution 1887
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
36
Top 50
41
Top 70
45
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