2017 tables: Institutions - physical 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 55.68 53.54 546 -1.6%
2 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 39.60 41.48 404 7.2%
3 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 26.23 26.81 311 4.6%
4 University of Paris, France 24.89 21.50 311 -11.6%
5 University of Lyon, France 15.94 19.03 187 22.2%
6 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 14.12 16.77 219 21.5%
7 University of Strasbourg, France 13.08 15.41 163 20.5%
8 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 15.51 15.35 245 1.3%
9 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 15.48 14.86 124 -1.7%
10 University of Toulouse, France 17.62 13.98 127 -18.8%
11 University of Montpellier, France 8.49 10.02 67 20.9%
12 École Polytechnique, France 12.75 9.53 162 -23.5%
13 University of Bordeaux, France 12.33 8.72 68 -27.6%
14 ESPCI ParisTech, France 7.09 7.79 71 12.5%
15 École Normale Supérieure (ENS Paris), France 8.60 6.13 135 -27.0%
16 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon), France 4.15 5.86 46 44.7%
17 University of Lorraine (UL), France 5.22 5.60 32 9.9%
18 University of Lille Nord de France, France 6.22 5.06 38 -16.8%
19 Paris Observatory, France 5.39 5.04 110 -4.2%
20 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 4.66 4.61 29 1.1%
21 Collège de France, France 5.66 4.45 57 -19.6%
22 University of Savoy (USMB), France 3.67 4.23 151 17.8%
23 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 5.81 3.37 39 -40.6%
24 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 2.01 3.22 25 64.3%
25 University of Rennes 1, France 3.13 2.89 34 -5.4%
26 Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN), France 3.29 2.66 28 -17.3%
27 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 2.99 2.29 27 -21.6%
28 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 1.99 2.25 28 16.2%
29 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 2.25 2.22 20 0.9%
30 University Clermont Auvergne, France 2.84 1.98 129 -28.7%
31 Le Mans University, France 2.97 1.85 5 -36.0%
32 University Institute of France (IUF), France 2.01 1.84 19 -6.7%
33 University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC), France 1.95 1.62 19 -15.0%
34 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.90 1.44 6 63.8%
35 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 3.16 1.42 12 -53.9%
36 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 3.02 1.40 9 -52.7%
37 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.74 1.34 16 85.0%
38 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.02 1.32 14 32.5%
39 University of Burgundy, France 2.07 1.30 10 -35.6%
40 Centrale Graduate School, France 1.59 1.30 20 -16.3%
41 Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), France 1.09 1.29 7 21.0%
41 University of Poitiers, France 1.19 1.29 7 10.9%
42 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 1.24 1.25 25 3.5%
43 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 2.24 1.22 12 -44.3%
44 CY Cergy Paris University, France 2.24 1.09 23 -50.2%
45 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 0.65 1.05 13 64.7%
46 University of Nantes, France 1.66 0.98 30 -39.3%
47 SKEMA Business School, France 0.68 0.95 62 43.0%
48 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France – 0.85 4 N/A
49 University of Rouen, France 0.16 0.83 6 421.3%
50 Naval School, France – 0.80 1 N/A
51 Chimie ParisTech (ENSCP), France 0.98 0.77 16 -19.6%
52 University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France 0.71 0.77 4 10.8%
53 Gustave Eiffel University, France 1.98 0.75 9 -61.2%
54 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 2.80 0.73 9 -73.2%
55 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.68 0.70 62 5.5%
55 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.68 0.70 62 5.5%
55 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.68 0.70 62 5.5%
55 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.68 0.70 62 5.5%
55 EDHEC Business School, France 0.68 0.70 62 5.5%
56 University of Orléans, France 1.27 0.68 15 -45.2%
57 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France 1.21 0.62 42 -47.4%
58 SIGMA Clermont, France 0.93 0.61 6 -32.6%
59 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 0.47 0.56 7 22.5%
60 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.21 0.55 5 171.1%
61 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.71 0.50 12 -27.5%
62 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 1.37 0.48 9 -64.3%
63 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.40 0.45 8 17.1%
64 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 2.10 0.45 6 -78.1%
65 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 1.35 0.43 5 -67.5%
66 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.41 0.41 4 2.6%
67 University of Le Havre, France 0.21 0.40 3 96.5%
68 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 1.57 0.38 7 -75.4%
69 EPF - Graduate School of Engineering, France 0.10 0.25 3 155.9%
70 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 0.06 0.21 5 255.9%
71 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 0.12 0.15 7 26.5%
72 University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France – 0.15 1 N/A
73 École Centrale de Lille, France 0.21 0.14 3 -30.4%
74 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.43 0.14 20 -68.0%
75 École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), France 0.12 0.10 3 -10.7%
76 Artois University, France 0.21 0.09 2 -55.0%
77 Paris Dauphine University, France 0.32 0.09 3 -71.5%
78 Burgundy School of Business, France – 0.08 1 N/A
78 Le Studium - Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, France 0.08 0.08 1 2.4%
79 École Centrale de Lyon (ECL), France – 0.08 1 N/A
80 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.20 0.07 2 -65.5%
81 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 0.08 0.06 1 -23.2%
82 Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM), France 0.31 0.05 1 -83.7%
83 AgroParisTech, France 0.13 0.05 4 -61.1%
84 University of Angers, France 0.48 0.05 1 -90.4%
84 Bureau des Longitudes (BdL), France – 0.05 1 N/A
85 University of Paris Ouest (Paris 10), France 0.58 0.04 1 -92.7%
86 University of Avignon, France – 0.04 2 N/A
87 HEC Paris, France 0.00 0.03 3 923.5%
87 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.00 0.03 3 923.5%
87 National Superior Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts (CNSAD), France 0.03 0.03 2 12.7%
87 National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music and Dance (CNSMDP), France 0.03 0.03 2 12.7%
87 École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son (La Fémis), France 0.03 0.03 2 12.7%
87 Lycée Henri-IV, France 0.03 0.03 2 12.7%
87 French School of Asian Studies (EFEO), France 0.03 0.03 2 12.7%
87 Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), France 0.03 0.03 2 12.7%
87 École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (E.N.S.A.D.), France 0.03 0.03 2 12.7%
87 École Nationale des Chartes (ENC), France 0.03 0.03 2 12.7%
88 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.02 0.02 1 -25.5%
89 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France – 0.02 1 N/A
90 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.01 0.02 1 16.1%
90 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.02 0.02 1 -25.4%
90 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France – 0.02 1 N/A
90 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), 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, selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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