2016 tables: Institutions - biological sciences - academic

The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

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# Institution Share 2015 Count 2015
1 Université PSL, France 35.94 262
2 Paris Cité University, France 35.30 332
3 Sorbonne University, France 33.87 327
4 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 21.85 134
5 University of Montpellier, France 20.31 211
6 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 19.61 226
7 University of Lyon, France 18.39 125
8 University of Toulouse, France 17.28 112
9 University of Strasbourg, France 16.87 113
10 University of Bordeaux, France 11.42 90
11 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 7.49 85
12 University of Lille Nord de France, France 4.84 51
13 AgroParisTech, France 3.69 42
14 University of Rennes 1, France 2.44 19
15 Collège de France, France 2.37 30
16 University of Nantes, France 2.35 22
17 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 1.76 75
18 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.64 15
19 Montpellier SupAgro, France 1.37 23
20 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 1.29 34
21 École Polytechnique, France 1.22 11
22 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 1.15 22
23 University of Lorraine (UL), France 1.09 14
24 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 1.05 13
25 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 1.05 11
26 University of La Rochelle, France 1.03 8
27 University of Burgundy, France 0.99 15
28 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 0.97 17
29 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 0.92 33
30 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 0.89 9
31 University Clermont Auvergne, France 0.88 9
32 HESAM Université, France 0.86 51
33 University of Rouen, France 0.82 10
34 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 0.76 8
35 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 0.76 5
36 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.71 46
36 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.71 46
36 EDHEC Business School, France 0.71 46
36 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.71 46
36 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.71 46
37 University of Savoy (USMB), France 0.64 7
38 Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest), France 0.61 7
39 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 0.57 5
40 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.56 2
41 University of Poitiers, France 0.52 6
42 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.52 6
43 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.50 16
44 University Institute of France (IUF), France 0.47 6
45 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France 0.44 9
46 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.40 6
47 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 0.35 11
48 Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), France 0.33 1
49 University of Angers, France 0.33 9
50 Dijon University Hospital, France 0.32 11
51 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 0.29 13
52 University Institute of Technology (IUT), France 0.25 1
53 University of Orléans, France 0.23 5
54 National Veterinary School of Alfort (ENVA), France 0.22 4
55 Ecole d'Ingénieur de Purpan (INP Purpan), France 0.20 2
56 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.18 13
57 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.17 3
58 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 0.15 5
59 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.15 4
60 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 0.15 4
61 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France 0.13 2
62 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.12 4
63 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.11 9
64 University of Paris Ouest (Paris 10), France 0.10 2
65 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 0.10 1
66 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fort-de-France, France 0.10 1
67 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.09 5
68 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 0.09 9
69 IONIS Education Group, France 0.08 1
69 Gustave Eiffel University, France 0.08 1
70 École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Clermont Ferrand (ENSACF), France 0.08 2
70 SIGMA Clermont, France 0.08 2
71 Nantes Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering (Oniris), France 0.07 2
72 Artois University, France 0.07 1
73 University of New Caledonia (UNC), France 0.06 2
74 Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), France 0.05 2
75 University of Avignon, France 0.05 2
76 CY Cergy Paris University, France 0.05 2
77 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 0.04 1
78 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 0.03 2
79 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.03 1
80 University of Paris-Est (UPE), France 0.03 1
81 Université de Guyane, France 0.02 5
82 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 0.02 4
83 Lycée Nature - La Roche-sur-Yon, France 0.02 1
84 University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France 0.02 1
85 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.01 1
86 University of Le Havre, France 0.01 1
86 École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie (ENSA Normandie), France 0.01 1
87 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 0.01 3
87 Burgundy School of Business, France 0.01 3
88 Université Bordeaux Montaigne (Bordeaux 3), France 0.01 1
89 University of Rennes 2, France 0.00 2
90 Audencia Nantes School of Management, France 0.00 2
90 École Centrale de Nantes (EC Nantes), France 0.00 2
90 Le Mans University, France 0.00 2
90 École Supérieure d’Agricultures (ESA), France 0.00 2
91 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.00 2
91 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.00 2
91 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.00 2
92 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.00 2
93 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.00 1
93 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 0.00 1
93 HEC Paris, France 0.00 1
94 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.00 1
94 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 0.00 1

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