2017 tables: Institutions - life 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 Sorbonne University, France 34.27 28.02 286 -15.9%
2 University of Paris, France 34.96 21.98 255 -35.3%
3 University of Montpellier, France 20.23 20.64 215 4.9%
4 University of Strasbourg, France 16.87 18.47 124 12.6%
5 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 21.85 17.60 136 -17.2%
6 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 19.85 15.33 226 -20.5%
7 University of Toulouse, France 18.19 15.19 99 -14.1%
8 University of Lyon, France 14.45 12.45 122 -11.3%
9 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 7.49 9.51 101 30.6%
10 University of Bordeaux, France 11.95 9.41 81 -19.0%
11 École Normale Supérieure (ENS Paris), France 8.11 9.24 83 17.2%
12 AgroParisTech, France 3.69 6.20 72 72.8%
13 École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), France 3.41 5.71 90 72.2%
14 University of Lille Nord de France, France 4.94 4.66 61 -2.9%
15 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon), France 3.92 4.06 47 6.7%
16 Collège de France, France 2.40 2.87 34 23.1%
17 Montpellier SupAgro, France 1.29 2.35 37 87.4%
18 University Clermont Auvergne, France 0.88 2.27 11 165.1%
19 University of Rennes 1, France 2.44 2.14 18 -9.6%
20 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 1.76 2.04 84 19.5%
21 University of Nantes, France 2.35 1.55 24 -32.2%
22 University of Burgundy, France 1.02 1.53 26 53.6%
23 ESPCI ParisTech, France 2.30 1.47 19 -34.2%
24 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.85 1.45 6 76.2%
25 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.64 1.43 9 -10.6%
26 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.50 1.42 43 190.9%
27 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 0.67 1.36 30 106.8%
28 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 1.05 1.33 18 29.9%
29 University of Lorraine (UL), France 1.09 1.30 16 21.7%
30 University of Poitiers, France 0.52 1.27 5 150.8%
31 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 1.04 1.20 15 18.6%
32 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 1.46 1.17 30 -17.5%
33 École Polytechnique, France 1.22 1.16 20 -2.4%
34 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 0.92 1.11 25 23.6%
35 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 0.92 1.00 33 12.3%
36 University of Angers, France 0.33 0.86 9 171.1%
37 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.17 0.81 14 406.7%
38 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 1.15 0.80 15 -28.2%
39 Dijon University Hospital, France 0.32 0.74 18 136.9%
40 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.71 0.74 65 7.2%
40 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.71 0.74 65 7.2%
40 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.71 0.74 65 7.2%
40 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.71 0.74 65 7.2%
40 EDHEC Business School, France 0.71 0.74 65 7.2%
40 SKEMA Business School, France 0.71 0.74 65 7.2%
41 Paris Dauphine University, France 0.67 0.62 25 -4.0%
42 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 0.00 0.58 11 47,346.9%
43 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France 0.44 0.54 7 26.7%
44 University of La Rochelle, France 1.03 0.53 5 -46.8%
45 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 0.62 0.48 18 -21.3%
46 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 0.35 0.47 12 39.0%
47 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 0.46 0.47 10 3.4%
48 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 0.15 0.46 9 219.4%
49 University of Orléans, France 0.24 0.45 6 97.6%
50 National Veterinary School of Alfort (ENVA), France 0.22 0.41 4 89.3%
51 University of Rouen, France 0.82 0.39 11 -51.0%
52 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 0.76 0.37 7 -50.0%
53 University of Savoy (USMB), France 0.64 0.35 5 -44.0%
54 Institut Agronomique néo-Calédonien (IAC), France – 0.33 1 N/A
55 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.18 0.33 7 93.0%
56 University of New Caledonia (UNC), France 0.06 0.32 6 492.5%
57 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.40 0.31 10 -20.6%
58 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 0.09 0.30 4 243.4%
59 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 0.10 0.29 15 188.2%
60 Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest), France 0.61 0.29 4 -52.2%
61 Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU de Nîmes), France – 0.25 3 N/A
62 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.03 0.22 2 575.1%
63 Centre Eugene Marquis, France 0.01 0.21 3 1,841.6%
64 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.12 0.20 12 73.5%
65 University of Avignon, France 0.05 0.20 3 336.5%
66 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.00 0.19 12 15,662.7%
67 University Institute of France (IUF), France 0.47 0.17 3 -63.8%
68 Chimie ParisTech (ENSCP), France 0.09 0.15 8 63.4%
69 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.09 0.13 1 50.6%
70 CY Cergy Paris University, France 0.05 0.13 3 185.4%
71 University Institute of Technology (IUT), France 0.25 0.13 1 -48.6%
72 University of Paris Ouest (Paris 10), France 0.10 0.12 7 22.4%
73 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.11 0.12 16 9.5%
74 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 0.76 0.12 2 -83.5%
75 Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), France 0.05 0.11 2 112.6%
76 Université de Guyane, France 0.02 0.11 4 339.7%
77 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.00 0.10 5 2,905.2%
78 Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), France – 0.10 1 N/A
79 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 0.04 0.09 1 170.0%
80 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.52 0.09 2 -82.4%
81 HEC Paris, France 0.00 0.08 10 6,610.1%
82 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 0.10 0.08 2 -22.5%
83 Artois University, France 0.07 0.07 1 2.9%
83 École Centrale de Lille, France – 0.07 1 N/A
84 University of Paris-Est (UPE), France 0.03 0.06 1 118.6%
84 Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), France 0.33 0.06 1 -80.7%
84 Polytech Clermont-Ferrand, France – 0.06 1 N/A
85 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.15 0.06 2 -60.4%
86 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 0.03 0.06 1 64.5%
87 National Superior Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts (CNSAD), France 0.03 0.05 6 66.6%
87 National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music and Dance (CNSMDP), France 0.03 0.05 6 66.6%
87 École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son (La Fémis), France 0.03 0.05 6 66.6%
87 Lycée Henri-IV, France 0.03 0.05 6 66.6%
87 French School of Asian Studies (EFEO), France 0.03 0.05 6 66.6%
87 Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), France 0.03 0.05 6 66.6%
87 École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (E.N.S.A.D.), France 0.03 0.05 6 66.6%
87 École Nationale des Chartes (ENC), France 0.03 0.05 6 66.6%
87 Paris Observatory, France 0.17 0.05 6 -68.3%
88 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.01 0.04 3 251.9%
89 Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST), France 0.23 0.04 1 -81.3%
90 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 0.00 0.04 10 6,610.1%
90 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.00 0.04 10 6,610.1%
91 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.00 0.04 2 1,940.8%
92 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.00 0.03 4 822.1%
92 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.00 0.03 4 822.1%
93 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France 0.13 0.03 1 -75.9%
94 Toulouse Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Toulouse), France – 0.02 2 N/A
95 Burgundy School of Business, France 0.01 0.02 8 142.2%
95 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 0.01 0.02 8 142.2%
95 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 0.02 0.02 8 7.6%
96 Gustave Eiffel University, France 0.08 0.02 1 -79.4%
97 University of Le Havre, France 0.01 0.02 1 54.3%
98 Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM), France – 0.01 1 N/A
99 SIGMA Clermont, France 0.08 0.00 2 -94.7%
99 École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Clermont Ferrand (ENSACF), France 0.08 0.00 2 -94.7%
100 Montpellier Business School, France – 0.00 3 N/A

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