2017 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences - academic

The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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# Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2016
1 Paris Cité University, France 25.57 16.20 100 -40.9%
2 University of Lyon, France 11.95 11.77 71 -8.0%
3 Sorbonne University, France 12.98 10.41 142 -25.1%
4 Université PSL, France 9.51 9.35 121 -8.2%
5 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 6.47 9.28 87 33.8%
6 University of Lorraine (UL), France 7.67 7.62 45 -7.3%
7 University of Strasbourg, France 2.54 6.63 36 143.8%
8 Gustave Eiffel University, France 5.68 6.41 63 5.3%
9 University Clermont Auvergne, France 6.17 6.26 54 -5.3%
10 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 6.28 5.88 84 -12.6%
11 University of Toulouse, France 6.46 5.80 103 -16.2%
12 University of Savoy (USMB), France 5.84 4.77 61 -23.7%
13 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 3.11 4.61 52 38.2%
14 University of Montpellier, France 2.76 4.56 53 53.9%
15 University of Lille Nord de France, France 2.67 3.24 27 13.4%
16 University of Orléans, France 2.54 3.19 30 17.2%
17 University of Rennes 1, France 2.50 2.79 16 3.8%
18 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 1.75 2.65 35 41.3%
19 École Polytechnique, France 2.74 2.55 57 -13.1%
20 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 3.11 2.53 40 -23.9%
21 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 2.44 2.53 6 -3.3%
22 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 2.14 2.08 22 -9.1%
23 Collège de France, France 1.40 1.98 37 32.1%
24 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 1.78 1.88 31 -1.0%
25 University of Poitiers, France 1.80 1.77 9 -8.0%
26 University Institute of France (IUF), France 1.39 1.40 15 -5.5%
27 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 1.62 1.39 28 -20.3%
28 SIGMA Clermont, France 0.82 1.37 14 57.0%
29 Montpellier SupAgro, France 1.04 1.36 20 21.3%
30 CY Cergy Paris University, France 1.98 1.34 9 -37.0%
31 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 2.00 1.33 9 -37.8%
32 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 0.65 1.29 29 84.4%
33 University of Nantes, France 2.73 1.24 20 -57.5%
34 University of Angers, France 1.97 1.15 16 -45.8%
35 AgroParisTech, France 1.38 1.01 21 -31.3%
36 University of Burgundy, France 0.01 0.89 7 5909.3%
37 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.04 0.83 5 1826.4%
38 University of Bordeaux, France 2.18 0.83 15 -64.6%
39 Centrale Lille, France 0.80 0.79 9 -8.0%
40 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.09 0.72 2 670.3%
41 University of La Rochelle, France 0.73 0.71 9 -8.8%
42 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.33 0.66 4 85.1%
43 University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France – 0.50 1 N/A
44 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 0.38 0.42 11 3.4%
45 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.23 0.38 11 56.5%
46 University of New Caledonia (UNC), France 0.04 0.36 4 695.4%
47 University of Avignon, France 0.16 0.36 6 111.2%
48 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France 0.16 0.35 2 108.7%
49 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.14 0.26 31 73.9%
49 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.14 0.26 31 73.9%
49 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.14 0.26 31 73.9%
49 EDHEC Business School, France 0.14 0.26 31 73.9%
49 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.14 0.26 31 73.9%
49 HESAM Université, France 0.37 0.26 31 -33.8%
50 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 0.31 0.23 9 -29.0%
51 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.17 0.23 2 27.1%
52 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.02 0.21 2 991.1%
53 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.01 0.20 5 1488.1%
54 University of Tours (UFR), France 0.28 0.20 1 -32.8%
55 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.08 0.19 4 110.7%
56 University of Nîmes, France – 0.17 1 N/A
56 École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne), France – 0.17 1 N/A
57 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.57 0.16 1 -74.4%
58 Université Bordeaux Montaigne (Bordeaux 3), France 0.06 0.14 3 108.6%
59 Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), France – 0.13 1 N/A
60 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 0.23 0.13 5 -46.6%
61 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 0.06 0.12 2 81.3%
62 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 0.15 0.11 2 -30.3%
63 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 1.10 0.11 14 -90.9%
64 School of Environmental Engineering (EME), France – 0.08 1 N/A
64 École des Mines d'Alès (EMA), France 0.26 0.08 1 -70.0%
65 Université de Guyane, France 0.01 0.08 2 498.3%
66 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 0.39 0.08 3 -81.0%
67 National Veterinary School of Alfort (ENVA), France – 0.07 2 N/A
68 University of Rennes 2, France 0.07 0.07 2 -12.0%
69 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 0.12 0.06 5 -53.3%
70 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.80 0.05 1 -93.8%
71 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.36 0.05 2 -88.4%
72 Dijon University Hospital, France – 0.04 1 N/A
73 Le Mans University, France – 0.04 1 N/A
74 Le Studium - Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, France 0.04 0.04 1 0.8%
75 École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques (ENSIACET), France 0.05 0.04 1 -27.4%
76 HEC Paris, France 0.06 0.03 8 -50.2%
76 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.06 0.03 8 -50.2%
76 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.06 0.03 8 -50.2%
76 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 0.06 0.03 8 -50.2%
76 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 0.09 0.03 8 -69.8%
77 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 0.01 0.03 1 86.7%
77 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.01 0.03 1 86.7%
77 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.01 0.03 1 86.7%
77 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.01 0.03 1 86.7%
78 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 1.87 0.03 2 -98.6%
79 École Nationale Supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille-Douai (IMT Lille Douai), France 0.37 0.03 1 -93.5%
80 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.07 0.02 8 -80.3%
80 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 0.03 0.02 8 -50.2%
81 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France – 0.02 1 N/A

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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