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Total 9,604 scientist, 201 country, 146 All type institutions
* Total H Index
World Rank
216
Country Rank
4
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%
250
512
632
664
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* Total H Index
World Rank
294
Country Rank
10
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%
193
551
795
1,006
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* Total H Index
World Rank
304
Country Rank
12
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%
190
566
832
1,040
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* Total H Index
World Rank
788
Country Rank
31
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
179
262
336
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* Total H Index
World Rank
813
Country Rank
33
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%
60
106
133
158
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,071
Country Rank
44
Young University
Rank
6
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
127
218
328
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,275
Country Rank
52
Young University
Rank
7
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%
31
56
70
86
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,334
Country Rank
53
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%
29
62
82
91
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,477
Country Rank
65
Young University
Rank
9
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%
24
95
158
205
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,484
Country Rank
67
Young University
Rank
10
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%
24
95
136
154
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,788
Country Rank
81
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%
18
65
102
140
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,817
Country Rank
83
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%
18
40
48
61
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,832
Country Rank
84
Young University
Rank
13
Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering
-
Paris , France - Private 2016
Staff ( 79 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
18
29
44
56
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* Total H Index
World Rank
1,924
Country Rank
89
Young University
Rank
14
École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques INP ENSIACET
National Higher School of Engineers in Chemical and Technological Arts INP ENSIACET
Toulouse , France - Public 2001
Staff ( 98 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
16
68
81
92
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,000
Country Rank
94
Young University
Rank
15
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%
15
66
113
158
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,039
Country Rank
96
Young University
Rank
16
Institut Néel
, France - Institution 2007
Staff ( 93 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
15
40
58
77
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,134
Country Rank
100
Young University
Rank
17
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
34
45
50
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,199
Country Rank
102
Young University
Rank
18
Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale
-
Marseille , France - Institution 2012
Staff ( 59 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
40
47
52
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,223
Country Rank
103
Young University
Rank
19
Institut Fresnel
-
Marseille , France - Institution 1999
Staff ( 67 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
40
48
54
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,281
Country Rank
108
Young University
Rank
20
Université de Technologie de Troyes
University of Technology of Troyes
Troyes , France - Public 1994
Staff ( 172 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
62
86
111
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,291
Country Rank
110
Young University
Rank
21
Université de Technologie de Belfort Montbéliard
University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard
Belfort , France - Public 1999
Staff ( 119 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
44
65
86
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,342
Country Rank
113
Young University
Rank
22
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
29
41
44
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,348
Country Rank
114
Young University
Rank
23
Agrocampus Ouest
Agrocampus West
Rennes , France - Institution 2008
Staff ( 57 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
32
40
50
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,426
Country Rank
116
Young University
Rank
24
Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie
-
Toulouse , France - Institution 2006
Staff ( 72 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
40
47
55
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* Total H Index
World Rank
2,430
Country Rank
117
Young University
Rank
25
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
33
52
64
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
216
France
4
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%
250
512
632
664
Jean-Pierre Bourgin Institute France
Staff ( 690 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
294
France
10
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%
193
551
795
1,006
University of Lorraine France
Staff ( 1,302 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
304
France
12
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%
190
566
832
1,040
Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille Universite France
Staff ( 1,343 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
788
France
31
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
179
262
336
University of Clermont Auvergne Clermont Auvergne University France
Staff ( 456 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
813
France
33
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%
60
106
133
158
Paris Institute of Earth Physics France
Staff ( 186 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,071
France
44
Young University Rank:
6
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette , France - Private 2019
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
38
127
218
328
Paris-Saclay University France
Staff ( 532 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,275
France
52
Young University Rank:
7
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Montpellier , France - Institution 2011
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
31
56
70
86
Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology France
Staff ( 105 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1,334
France
53
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%
29
62
82
91
Institut de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire France
Staff ( 93 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1,477
France
65
Young University Rank:
9
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%
24
95
158
205
Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials France
Staff ( 255 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,484
France
67
Young University Rank:
10
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%
24
95
136
154
Contact and Structure Mechanics Laboratory France
Staff ( 156 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,788
France
81
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%
18
65
102
140
University of Southern Brittany France
Staff ( 190 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,817
France
83
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%
18
40
48
61
Institute of Structural Biology France
Staff ( 66 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,832
France
84
Young University Rank:
13
Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering
Paris , France - Private 2016
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
18
29
44
56
- France
Staff ( 79 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,924
France
89
Young University Rank:
14
École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques INP ENSIACET
Toulouse , France - Public 2001
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
16
68
81
92
National Higher School of Engineers in Chemical and Technological Arts INP ENSIACET France
Staff ( 98 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,000
France
94
Young University Rank:
15
Université Gustave-Eiffel
Champs-sur-Marne , France - Public 2020
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
15
66
113
158
Gustave Eiffel University France
Staff ( 222 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,039
France
96
Young University Rank:
16
Institut Néel
, France - Institution 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
15
40
58
77
France
Staff ( 93 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,134
France
100
Young University Rank:
17
Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle
Montpellier , France - Institution 2005
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
34
45
50
Institute of Functional Genomics France
Staff ( 54 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,199
France
102
Young University Rank:
18
Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale
Marseille , France - Institution 2012
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
40
47
52
- France
Staff ( 59 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,223
France
103
Young University Rank:
19
Institut Fresnel
Marseille , France - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
40
48
54
- France
Staff ( 67 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,281
France
108
Young University Rank:
20
Université de Technologie de Troyes
Troyes , France - Public 1994
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
62
86
111
University of Technology of Troyes France
Staff ( 172 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,291
France
110
Young University Rank:
21
Université de Technologie de Belfort Montbéliard
Belfort , France - Public 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
44
65
86
University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard France
Staff ( 119 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,342
France
113
Young University Rank:
22
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
29
41
44
Astrophysics and Planetology Research Institute France
Staff ( 47 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,348
France
114
Young University Rank:
23
Agrocampus Ouest
Rennes , France - Institution 2008
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
32
40
50
Agrocampus West France
Staff ( 57 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,426
France
116
Young University Rank:
24
Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie
Toulouse , France - Institution 2006
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
40
47
55
- France
Staff ( 72 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
2,430
France
117
Young University Rank:
25
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
33
52
64
Toulouse Midi Pyrénées Federal University France
Staff ( 90 ) Compare
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