2018 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2018 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

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# Institution Share 2016 Share 2017 Count 2017 Change in Adjusted Share* 2016–2017
1 French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France 108.92 96.81 687 -7.0%
2 Institute of Research for Development (IRD), France 23.42 21.69 304 -3.1%
3 Paris Cité University, France 16.20 17.40 115 12.4%
4 National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France 15.43 12.23 105 -17.1%
5 Sorbonne University, France 10.41 11.39 148 14.5%
6 Université PSL, France 9.35 10.81 118 20.9%
7 The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France 13.87 8.59 91 -35.2%
8 University of Lyon, France 11.77 8.24 53 -26.8%
9 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 9.28 7.59 90 -14.4%
10 Gustave Eiffel University, France 6.41 7.58 73 23.7%
11 Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France 5.43 6.48 107 24.9%
12 France Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France 6.54 6.05 92 -3.2%
13 University of Lorraine (UL), France 7.62 5.98 43 -17.9%
14 University of Savoy (USMB), France 4.77 5.47 70 19.9%
15 University of Strasbourg, France 6.63 5.05 33 -20.3%
16 University of Toulouse, France 5.80 5.01 88 -9.7%
17 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 5.88 4.75 75 -15.6%
18 National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), France 4.52 4.62 68 6.9%
19 University Clermont Auvergne, France 6.26 4.18 43 -30.1%
20 University of Montpellier, France 4.56 4.01 45 -7.8%
21 University of Rennes 1, France 2.79 3.81 26 43.1%
22 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France 3.64 3.21 17 -7.7%
23 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 4.61 3.20 41 -27.3%
24 Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres (BRGM), France 5.03 2.91 19 -39.5%
25 French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), France 5.90 2.83 34 -49.8%
26 University Institute of France (IUF), France 1.40 2.82 21 110.1%
27 CY Cergy Paris University, France 1.34 2.65 12 107.6%
28 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 2.08 2.30 21 15.8%
29 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 2.53 2.28 38 -6.0%
30 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 2.65 2.22 23 -12.1%
31 University of Bordeaux, France 0.83 2.16 22 173.2%
32 University of Lille Nord de France, France 3.24 2.14 25 -30.9%
33 Collège de France, France 1.98 1.81 31 -4.8%
34 École Polytechnique, France 2.55 1.74 45 -28.7%
35 University of Orléans, France 3.19 1.64 23 -46.0%
36 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 1.33 1.64 17 28.4%
37 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 1.88 1.52 30 -15.4%
38 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 1.39 1.48 28 11.5%
39 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 0.42 1.21 17 198.8%
40 National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), France 0.70 0.96 23 42.2%
41 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.21 0.95 8 376.1%
42 European Space Agency (ESA), France 0.90 0.86 9 -0.5%
43 Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (CERFACS), France 1.50 0.81 4 -43.7%
44 Carbios SAS, France – 0.77 2 N/A
45 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 1.29 0.75 20 -38.9%
46 Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), France 0.42 0.70 11 73.9%
47 AgroParisTech, France 1.01 0.70 18 -27.6%
48 Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), France 1.28 0.70 3 -42.9%
49 SIGMA Clermont, France 1.37 0.68 10 -48.3%
50 University of Nantes, France 1.24 0.68 17 -43.0%
51 Genopole Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France 0.17 0.67 4 309.0%
52 IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN), France 0.64 0.67 3 9.2%
53 University of Avignon, France 0.36 0.66 7 92.8%
54 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.83 0.62 4 -22.1%
55 Veolia Environnement S.A., France 1.98 0.60 3 -68.2%
56 Eau de Paris, France 1.04 0.60 1 -39.7%
57 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.16 0.57 5 281.9%
58 University of Poitiers, France 1.77 0.57 2 -66.5%
59 University of Angers, France 1.15 0.56 13 -49.1%
60 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 0.11 0.53 15 418.0%
61 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.23 0.51 2 131.3%
62 Leosphere, France – 0.50 1 N/A
63 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 0.11 0.48 2 361.5%
64 French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS), France 1.14 0.48 3 -56.2%
65 Centrale Lille, France 0.79 0.47 7 -36.9%
66 National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), France 0.72 0.47 35 -31.8%
67 University of La Rochelle, France 0.71 0.47 6 -31.3%
68 École Nationale Supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille-Douai (IMT Lille Douai), France 0.03 0.46 4 1784.2%
69 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.20 0.42 6 119.1%
70 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), France 1.59 0.41 3 -72.7%
71 French National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED), France 0.03 0.40 8 1422.2%
72 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 0.23 0.38 5 69.9%
73 Pasteur Institute, France 0.16 0.36 1 133.2%
74 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.66 0.35 3 -44.2%
75 Électricité de France S.A. (EDF), France 0.42 0.35 2 -12.4%
76 National Office for Aerospace Studies and Research (ONERA), France 0.05 0.35 12 577.8%
77 France Ministry for an Ecological and Solidary Transition (MTES), France 0.31 0.34 2 17.4%
78 Montpellier SupAgro, France 1.36 0.34 14 -73.8%
79 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 0.08 0.34 5 341.4%
79 Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest), France – 0.34 3 N/A
80 Estellus, France – 0.33 2 N/A
81 University of Burgundy, France 0.89 0.32 4 -62.8%
82 Association Agréée de Surveillance de la Qualité de l’Air en Île-de-France (AIRPARIF), France – 0.31 1 N/A
83 University of Rennes 2, France 0.07 0.30 6 351.3%
84 WatchFrog S.A., France – 0.28 2 N/A
85 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 0.03 0.25 8 837.3%
86 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.03 0.24 7 794.5%
86 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.03 0.24 7 794.5%
86 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.03 0.24 7 794.5%
86 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.72 0.24 7 -65.6%
87 Institute Agro Dijon, France 0.04 0.23 3 429.6%
87 Dijon University Hospital, France 0.04 0.23 3 429.6%
88 French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses), France – 0.22 1 N/A
89 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 0.13 0.22 6 74.7%
90 HESAM Université, France 0.26 0.22 20 -12.9%
91 BioEnTech SAS, France 0.30 0.21 1 -25.3%
92 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.05 0.21 3 301.4%
93 Centre de Recherches sur la Géologie des Matières Premières Minérales et Energétiques (CREGU), France 1.12 0.20 6 -81.1%
94 Sciences et Applications, France – 0.20 1 N/A
95 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.38 0.19 11 -47.3%
96 French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments (ONEMA), France 0.20 0.19 1 -1.9%
97 Oceanographic Observatory in Banyuls-sur-Mer (Arago Laboratory), France 0.04 0.18 2 402.2%
98 University of Tours (UFR), France 0.20 0.18 2 -8.0%
99 LTER-France (Zones Ateliers), France – 0.17 1 N/A
99 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 2.53 0.17 1 -93.1%
99 Agency for Consultation and Research in Oceanography (ACRO), France – 0.17 1 N/A
99 Nantes Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering (Oniris), France – 0.17 1 N/A
100 CHU Nice, France 0.26 0.17 18 -33.4%
100 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.26 0.17 18 -33.4%
100 EDHEC Business School, France 0.26 0.17 18 -33.4%
100 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.26 0.17 18 -33.4%
100 Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Nice (CRR), France 0.26 0.17 18 -33.4%
100 Centre Nationaux de Création Musicale (CIRM), France 0.26 0.17 18 -33.4%
100 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.26 0.17 18 -33.4%
100 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.26 0.17 18 -33.4%

Footnote

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