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Total 9,604 scientist, 50 country, 146 All type institutions
* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
349
Country Rank
6
Young University
Rank
1
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Jean-Pierre Bourgin Institute
Paris , France - Institution 2006
Staff ( 690 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
215
513
624
662
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
369
Country Rank
8
Young University
Rank
2
Université de Lorraine
University of Lorraine
Nancy , France - Public 2012
Staff ( 1,302 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
177
526
784
1,007
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
421
Country Rank
10
Young University
Rank
3
Université D'Aix Marseille
Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille Universite
Marseille , France - Public 2012
Staff ( 1,343 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
147
516
812
1,034
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
774
Country Rank
25
Young University
Rank
4
Université Clermont Auvergne
University of Clermont Auvergne Clermont Auvergne University
Clermont-Ferrand , France - Public 2017
Staff ( 456 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
62
178
262
342
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
814
Country Rank
26
Young University
Rank
5
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Paris Institute of Earth Physics
Paris , France - Institution 2010
Staff ( 186 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
61
109
136
160
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
953
Country Rank
30
Young University
Rank
6
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology
Montpellier , France - Institution 2011
Staff ( 105 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
33
61
72
88
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
1,236
Country Rank
40
Young University
Rank
7
Université Paris-Saclay
Paris-Saclay University
Gif-sur-Yvette , France - Private 2019
Staff ( 532 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
38
131
236
334
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
1,466
Country Rank
50
Young University
Rank
8
Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Institut de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
, France - Institution 1994
Staff ( 93 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
26
65
85
91
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
1,547
Country Rank
54
Young University
Rank
9
Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
Astrophysics and Planetology Research Institute
Toulouse , France - Institution 2011
Staff ( 47 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
31
41
44
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
1,727
Country Rank
67
Young University
Rank
10
Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière
-
Paris , France - Institution 2008
Staff ( 119 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
43
78
102
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
1,888
Country Rank
76
Young University
Rank
11
Université de Bretagne Sud
University of Southern Brittany
Lorient , France - Public 1995
Staff ( 190 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
17
60
97
140
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
1,907
Country Rank
78
Young University
Rank
12
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Institute of Structural Biology
Grenoble , France - Institution 1999
Staff ( 66 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
16
41
51
61
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
1,914
Country Rank
79
Young University
Rank
13
Université Gustave-Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel University
Champs-sur-Marne , France - Public 2020
Staff ( 222 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
63
112
164
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
1,978
Country Rank
80
Young University
Rank
14
NEOMA Business School (Rouen Business School)
NEOMA Business School
Mont-Saint-Aignan , France - Private 2013
Staff ( 96 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
28
50
76
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,033
Country Rank
84
Young University
Rank
15
Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon
Lyon Institute of Nuclear Physics
, France - Institution 1995
Staff ( 14 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
10
13
13
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,040
Country Rank
85
Young University
Rank
16
Institut Claudius Regaud
-
Toulouse , France - Institution 2002
Staff ( 19 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
13
17
18
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,121
Country Rank
86
Young University
Rank
17
Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux  …
Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials
Paris , France - Institution 2017
Staff ( 255 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
19
100
155
208
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,268
Country Rank
89
Young University
Rank
18
Institut Fresnel
-
Marseille , France - Institution 1999
Staff ( 67 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
37
50
56
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,329
Country Rank
92
Young University
Rank
19
Toulouse School of Economics
Ecole d'économie de Toulouse
Toulouse , France - Public 2007
Staff ( 75 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
31
52
64
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,351
Country Rank
95
Young University
Rank
20
ITER
Cadarache , France - Institution 2007
Staff ( 36 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
12
21
33
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,363
Country Rank
97
Young University
Rank
21
Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi Pyrénées
Toulouse Midi Pyrénées Federal University
Toulouse , France - Public 2007
Staff ( 90 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
32
51
65
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,390
Country Rank
99
Young University
Rank
22
Paris School of Economics
-
Paris , France - Public 2006
Staff ( 8 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
8
8
8
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,423
Country Rank
101
Young University
Rank
23
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Montsouris Mutualist Institute
Paris , France - Institution 1999
Staff ( 10 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
8
10
10
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,439
Country Rank
103
Young University
Rank
24
Station d'Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale
Station for Theoretical and Experimental Ecology
, France - Institution 2020
Staff ( 22 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
4
11
14
19
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
World Rank
2,444
Country Rank
104
Young University
Rank
25
Institut de Genetique et Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire
Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
IIIkirch , France - Institution 1994
Staff ( 15 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
4
7
9
12
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
349
France
6
Young University Rank:
1
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Paris , France - Institution 2006
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
215
513
624
662
Jean-Pierre Bourgin Institute France
Staff ( 690 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
369
France
8
Young University Rank:
2
Université de Lorraine
Nancy , France - Public 2012
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
177
526
784
1,007
University of Lorraine France
Staff ( 1,302 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
421
France
10
Young University Rank:
3
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille , France - Public 2012
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
147
516
812
1,034
Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille Universite France
Staff ( 1,343 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
774
France
25
Young University Rank:
4
Université Clermont Auvergne
Clermont-Ferrand , France - Public 2017
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
62
178
262
342
University of Clermont Auvergne Clermont Auvergne University France
Staff ( 456 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
814
France
26
Young University Rank:
5
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Paris , France - Institution 2010
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
61
109
136
160
Paris Institute of Earth Physics France
Staff ( 186 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
953
France
30
Young University Rank:
6
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier , France - Institution 2011
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
33
61
72
88
Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology France
Staff ( 105 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
1,236
France
40
Young University Rank:
7
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette , France - Private 2019
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
38
131
236
334
Paris-Saclay University France
Staff ( 532 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
1,466
France
50
Young University Rank:
8
Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
, France - Institution 1994
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
26
65
85
91
Institut de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire France
Staff ( 93 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
1,547
France
54
Young University Rank:
9
Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
Toulouse , France - Institution 2011
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
31
41
44
Astrophysics and Planetology Research Institute France
Staff ( 47 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
1,727
France
67
Young University Rank:
10
Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière
Paris , France - Institution 2008
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
43
78
102
- France
Staff ( 119 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
1,888
France
76
Young University Rank:
11
Université de Bretagne Sud
Lorient , France - Public 1995
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
17
60
97
140
University of Southern Brittany France
Staff ( 190 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
1,907
France
78
Young University Rank:
12
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble , France - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
16
41
51
61
Institute of Structural Biology France
Staff ( 66 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
1,914
France
79
Young University Rank:
13
Université Gustave-Eiffel
Champs-sur-Marne , France - Public 2020
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
63
112
164
Gustave Eiffel University France
Staff ( 222 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
1,978
France
80
Young University Rank:
14
NEOMA Business School (Rouen Business School)
Mont-Saint-Aignan , France - Private 2013
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
28
50
76
NEOMA Business School France
Staff ( 96 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,033
France
84
Young University Rank:
15
Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon
, France - Institution 1995
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
10
13
13
Lyon Institute of Nuclear Physics France
Staff ( 14 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,040
France
85
Young University Rank:
16
Institut Claudius Regaud
Toulouse , France - Institution 2002
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
13
17
18
- France
Staff ( 19 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,121
France
86
Young University Rank:
17
Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux  …
Paris , France - Institution 2017
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
19
100
155
208
Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials France
Staff ( 255 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,268
France
89
Young University Rank:
18
Institut Fresnel
Marseille , France - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
37
50
56
- France
Staff ( 67 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,329
France
92
Young University Rank:
19
Toulouse School of Economics
Toulouse , France - Public 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
31
52
64
Ecole d'économie de Toulouse France
Staff ( 75 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,351
France
95
Young University Rank:
20
ITER
Cadarache , France - Institution 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
12
21
33
France
Staff ( 36 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,363
France
97
Young University Rank:
21
Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi Pyrénées
Toulouse , France - Public 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
32
51
65
Toulouse Midi Pyrénées Federal University France
Staff ( 90 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,390
France
99
Young University Rank:
22
Paris School of Economics
Paris , France - Public 2006
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
8
8
8
- France
Staff ( 8 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,423
France
101
Young University Rank:
23
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Paris , France - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
8
10
10
Montsouris Mutualist Institute France
Staff ( 10 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,439
France
103
Young University Rank:
24
Station d'Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale
, France - Institution 2020
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
4
11
14
19
Station for Theoretical and Experimental Ecology France
Staff ( 22 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years H-Index
Rankings
2,444
France
104
Young University Rank:
25
Institut de Genetique et Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire
IIIkirch , France - Institution 1994
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
4
7
9
12
Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology France
Staff ( 15 ) Compare
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