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Total 9,604 scientist, 50 country, 146 All type institutions
* Total Citations
World Rank
310
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%
243
532
642
672
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* Total Citations
World Rank
336
Country Rank
9
Young University
Rank
2
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%
178
546
827
1,032
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* Total Citations
World Rank
504
Country Rank
17
Young University
Rank
3
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%
165
518
777
1,023
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* Total Citations
World Rank
813
Country Rank
30
Young University
Rank
4
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%
53
103
137
161
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* Total Citations
World Rank
818
Country Rank
31
Young University
Rank
5
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
57
70
88
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* Total Citations
World Rank
874
Country Rank
36
Young University
Rank
6
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%
55
174
261
342
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* Total Citations
World Rank
931
Country Rank
38
Young University
Rank
7
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%
33
66
83
93
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* Total Citations
World Rank
970
Country Rank
40
Young University
Rank
8
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%
44
125
216
324
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* Total Citations
World Rank
1,353
Country Rank
53
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
26
42
43
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* Total Citations
World Rank
1,661
Country Rank
75
Young University
Rank
10
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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* Total Citations
World Rank
1,781
Country Rank
82
Young University
Rank
11
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
39
52
61
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* Total Citations
World Rank
1,819
Country Rank
84
Young University
Rank
12
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%
13
57
110
156
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* Total Citations
World Rank
1,845
Country Rank
87
Young University
Rank
13
Thales Research & Technology
Thales Recherche et Technologie
Paris , France - Private 2011
Staff ( 137 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
45
84
105
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* Total Citations
World Rank
1,848
Country Rank
88
Young University
Rank
14
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%
11
29
51
62
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* Total Citations
World Rank
1,873
Country Rank
90
Young University
Rank
15
ITER
Cadarache , France - Institution 2007
Staff ( 36 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
9
13
26
34
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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,119
Country Rank
96
Young University
Rank
16
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%
10
41
80
102
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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,146
Country Rank
99
Young University
Rank
17
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%
9
29
59
81
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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,194
Country Rank
102
Young University
Rank
18
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%
7
11
13
13
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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,255
Country Rank
104
Young University
Rank
19
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
13
19
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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,260
Country Rank
105
Young University
Rank
20
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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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,325
Country Rank
107
Young University
Rank
21
Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures
Contact and Structure Mechanics Laboratory
Lyon , France - Institution 2015
Staff ( 156 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
19
96
140
154
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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,337
Country Rank
109
Young University
Rank
22
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%
17
89
148
203
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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,388
Country Rank
114
Young University
Rank
23
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%
14
34
55
64
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
World Rank
2,389
Country Rank
115
Young University
Rank
24
Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle
Institute of Functional Genomics
Montpellier , France - Institution 2005
Staff ( 54 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
35
49
51
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* Total Citations
World Rank
2,397
Country Rank
116
Young University
Rank
25
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%
13
59
104
139
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
310
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%
243
532
642
672
Jean-Pierre Bourgin Institute France
Staff ( 690 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
336
France
9
Young University Rank:
2
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille , France - Public 2012
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
178
546
827
1,032
Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille Universite France
Staff ( 1,343 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
504
France
17
Young University Rank:
3
Université de Lorraine
Nancy , France - Public 2012
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
165
518
777
1,023
University of Lorraine France
Staff ( 1,302 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
813
France
30
Young University Rank:
4
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%
53
103
137
161
Paris Institute of Earth Physics France
Staff ( 186 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
818
France
31
Young University Rank:
5
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
57
70
88
Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology France
Staff ( 105 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
874
France
36
Young University Rank:
6
Université Clermont Auvergne
Clermont-Ferrand , France - Public 2017
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
55
174
261
342
University of Clermont Auvergne Clermont Auvergne University France
Staff ( 456 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
931
France
38
Young University Rank:
7
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%
33
66
83
93
Institut de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire France
Staff ( 93 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
970
France
40
Young University Rank:
8
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette , France - Private 2019
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
44
125
216
324
Paris-Saclay University France
Staff ( 532 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
1,353
France
53
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
26
42
43
Astrophysics and Planetology Research Institute France
Staff ( 47 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
1,661
France
75
Young University Rank:
10
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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* Total Citations
Rankings
1,781
France
82
Young University Rank:
11
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble , France - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
16
39
52
61
Institute of Structural Biology France
Staff ( 66 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
1,819
France
84
Young University Rank:
12
Université Gustave-Eiffel
Champs-sur-Marne , France - Public 2020
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
57
110
156
Gustave Eiffel University France
Staff ( 222 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
1,845
France
87
Young University Rank:
13
Thales Research & Technology
Paris , France - Private 2011
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
45
84
105
Thales Recherche et Technologie France
Staff ( 137 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
1,848
France
88
Young University Rank:
14
Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi Pyrénées
Toulouse , France - Public 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
29
51
62
Toulouse Midi Pyrénées Federal University France
Staff ( 90 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
1,873
France
90
Young University Rank:
15
ITER
Cadarache , France - Institution 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
9
13
26
34
France
Staff ( 36 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
2,119
France
96
Young University Rank:
16
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%
10
41
80
102
- France
Staff ( 119 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
2,146
France
99
Young University Rank:
17
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%
9
29
59
81
NEOMA Business School France
Staff ( 96 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
2,194
France
102
Young University Rank:
18
Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon
, France - Institution 1995
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
11
13
13
Lyon Institute of Nuclear Physics France
Staff ( 14 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
2,255
France
104
Young University Rank:
19
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
13
19
Station for Theoretical and Experimental Ecology France
Staff ( 22 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
2,260
France
105
Young University Rank:
20
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
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
2,325
France
107
Young University Rank:
21
Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures
Lyon , France - Institution 2015
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
19
96
140
154
Contact and Structure Mechanics Laboratory France
Staff ( 156 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
2,337
France
109
Young University Rank:
22
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%
17
89
148
203
Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials France
Staff ( 255 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citations
Rankings
2,388
France
114
Young University Rank:
23
Toulouse School of Economics
Toulouse , France - Public 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
34
55
64
Ecole d'économie de Toulouse France
Staff ( 75 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
2,389
France
115
Young University Rank:
24
Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle
Montpellier , France - Institution 2005
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
35
49
51
Institute of Functional Genomics France
Staff ( 54 ) Compare
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* Total Citations
Rankings
2,397
France
116
Young University Rank:
25
Université de Bretagne Sud
Lorient , France - Public 1995
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
59
104
139
University of Southern Brittany France
Staff ( 190 ) Compare
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