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Total 9,604 scientist, 201 country, 146 All type institutions
* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
312
Country Rank
4
Young University
Rank
1
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%
201
530
776
1,031
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
363
Country Rank
7
Young University
Rank
2
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%
190
506
630
669
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
383
Country Rank
8
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%
157
529
817
1,039
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
836
Country Rank
26
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%
62
109
135
164
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
875
Country Rank
29
Young University
Rank
5
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
176
265
354
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
1,095
Country Rank
34
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%
29
59
72
92
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
1,404
Country Rank
50
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%
34
132
236
354
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
1,521
Country Rank
56
Young University
Rank
8
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%
11
31
41
44
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
1,943
Country Rank
74
Young University
Rank
9
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%
22
64
86
92
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,013
Country Rank
78
Young University
Rank
10
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
63
117
165
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,126
Country Rank
79
Young University
Rank
11
ITER
Cadarache , France - Institution 2007
Staff ( 36 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
12
23
30
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,175
Country Rank
80
Young University
Rank
12
Institut Claudius Regaud
-
Toulouse , France - Institution 2002
Staff ( 19 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
13
17
18
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,233
Country Rank
83
Young University
Rank
13
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%
20
87
136
153
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,253
Country Rank
87
Young University
Rank
14
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
64
101
141
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,336
Country Rank
93
Young University
Rank
15
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%
13
41
54
62
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,358
Country Rank
95
Young University
Rank
16
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%
12
29
47
62
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,380
Country Rank
97
Young University
Rank
17
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%
11
40
79
107
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,519
Country Rank
100
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
12
13
13
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,559
Country Rank
102
Young University
Rank
19
Institut De Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Western Cancer Institute
Saint-Herblain , France - Institution 2018
Staff ( 21 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
15
18
20
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,590
Country Rank
103
Young University
Rank
20
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%
4
9
10
10
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,611
Country Rank
104
Young University
Rank
21
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%
3
7
9
13
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,622
Country Rank
105
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%
32
100
154
216
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,841
Country Rank
111
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%
10
30
40
52
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,868
Country Rank
113
Young University
Rank
24
Institut Fresnel
-
Marseille , France - Institution 1999
Staff ( 67 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
9
38
49
57
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
World Rank
2,914
Country Rank
115
Young University
Rank
25
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
49
65
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
312
France
4
Young University Rank:
1
Université de Lorraine
Nancy , France - Public 2012
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
201
530
776
1,031
University of Lorraine France
Staff ( 1,302 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
363
France
7
Young University Rank:
2
Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Paris , France - Institution 2006
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
190
506
630
669
Jean-Pierre Bourgin Institute France
Staff ( 690 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
383
France
8
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%
157
529
817
1,039
Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille Universite France
Staff ( 1,343 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
836
France
26
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%
62
109
135
164
Paris Institute of Earth Physics France
Staff ( 186 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
875
France
29
Young University Rank:
5
Université Clermont Auvergne
Clermont-Ferrand , France - Public 2017
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
62
176
265
354
University of Clermont Auvergne Clermont Auvergne University France
Staff ( 456 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
1,095
France
34
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%
29
59
72
92
Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology France
Staff ( 105 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
1,404
France
50
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%
34
132
236
354
Paris-Saclay University France
Staff ( 532 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
1,521
France
56
Young University Rank:
8
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%
11
31
41
44
Astrophysics and Planetology Research Institute France
Staff ( 47 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
1,943
France
74
Young University Rank:
9
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%
22
64
86
92
Institut de Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire France
Staff ( 93 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,013
France
78
Young University Rank:
10
Université Gustave-Eiffel
Champs-sur-Marne , France - Public 2020
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
15
63
117
165
Gustave Eiffel University France
Staff ( 222 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,126
France
79
Young University Rank:
11
ITER
Cadarache , France - Institution 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
12
23
30
France
Staff ( 36 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,175
France
80
Young University Rank:
12
Institut Claudius Regaud
Toulouse , France - Institution 2002
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
13
17
18
- France
Staff ( 19 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,233
France
83
Young University Rank:
13
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%
20
87
136
153
Contact and Structure Mechanics Laboratory France
Staff ( 156 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,253
France
87
Young University Rank:
14
Université de Bretagne Sud
Lorient , France - Public 1995
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
18
64
101
141
University of Southern Brittany France
Staff ( 190 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,336
France
93
Young University Rank:
15
Institut de Biologie Structurale
Grenoble , France - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
41
54
62
Institute of Structural Biology France
Staff ( 66 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,358
France
95
Young University Rank:
16
Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering
Paris , France - Private 2016
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
12
29
47
62
- France
Staff ( 79 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,380
France
97
Young University Rank:
17
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%
11
40
79
107
- France
Staff ( 119 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,519
France
100
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
12
13
13
Lyon Institute of Nuclear Physics France
Staff ( 14 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,559
France
102
Young University Rank:
19
Institut De Cancérologie de l'Ouest
Saint-Herblain , France - Institution 2018
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
15
18
20
Western Cancer Institute France
Staff ( 21 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,590
France
103
Young University Rank:
20
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Paris , France - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
4
9
10
10
Montsouris Mutualist Institute France
Staff ( 10 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,611
France
104
Young University Rank:
21
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%
3
7
9
13
Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology France
Staff ( 15 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,622
France
105
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%
32
100
154
216
Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials France
Staff ( 255 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,841
France
111
Young University Rank:
23
Agrocampus Ouest
Rennes , France - Institution 2008
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
30
40
52
Agrocampus West France
Staff ( 57 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,868
France
113
Young University Rank:
24
Institut Fresnel
Marseille , France - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
9
38
49
57
- France
Staff ( 67 ) Compare
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index
Rankings
2,914
France
115
Young University Rank:
25
Toulouse School of Economics
Toulouse , France - Public 2007
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
31
49
65
Ecole d'économie de Toulouse France
Staff ( 75 ) Compare
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