2019 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences - academic

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 Paris Cité University, France 17.40 18.24 125 -4.3%
2 Sorbonne University, France 11.39 11.68 167 -6.4%
3 Université PSL, France 10.81 10.71 128 -9.5%
4 University of Toulouse, France 5.01 9.13 118 66.5%
5 University of Lyon, France 8.24 8.80 55 -2.4%
6 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 4.75 7.28 101 40.1%
7 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 7.59 7.04 94 -15.3%
8 University of Lorraine (UL), France 5.98 5.77 47 -12.0%
9 Gustave Eiffel University, France 7.58 5.14 59 -38.0%
10 University of Strasbourg, France 5.05 4.86 27 -12.1%
11 University of Montpellier, France 4.01 3.95 56 -10.1%
12 University of Savoy (USMB), France 5.47 3.93 60 -34.4%
13 University Clermont Auvergne, France 4.18 3.75 30 -18.1%
14 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 3.20 3.56 41 1.4%
15 University of Rennes 1, France 3.81 2.69 20 -35.4%
16 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 2.22 2.45 35 0.5%
17 École Polytechnique, France 1.74 2.30 66 21.1%
18 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 2.28 2.20 49 -11.7%
19 University Institute of France (IUF), France 2.82 2.20 19 -28.7%
20 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 0.75 2.20 42 167.3%
21 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 1.21 2.20 38 65.8%
22 University of Lille Nord de France, France 2.14 2.13 22 -9.1%
23 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 0.17 2.13 9 1064.5%
24 University of Orléans, France 1.64 2.00 21 11.1%
25 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 1.52 1.96 34 17.2%
26 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 1.48 1.84 31 14.0%
27 Collège de France, France 1.81 1.72 29 -13.2%
28 University of Bordeaux, France 2.16 1.41 16 -40.4%
29 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 2.30 1.37 24 -45.8%
30 University of Poitiers, France 0.57 1.24 5 100.3%
31 AgroParisTech, France 0.70 1.13 29 46.6%
32 University of Nantes, France 0.68 1.02 20 37.7%
33 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 0.53 1.00 28 71.9%
34 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 1.64 0.94 9 -47.4%
35 University of Angers, France 0.56 0.81 17 33.0%
36 SIGMA Clermont, France 0.68 0.75 9 1.2%
37 CY Cergy Paris University, France 2.65 0.74 14 -74.7%
38 Montpellier SupAgro, France 0.34 0.70 12 87.4%
39 University of La Rochelle, France 0.47 0.68 10 32.7%
40 Centrale Lille, France 0.47 0.63 7 21.6%
41 Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest), France 0.34 0.61 5 65.2%
42 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.13 0.53 4 289.2%
43 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France – 0.41 5 N/A
44 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 0.34 0.41 6 10.0%
45 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France 0.06 0.40 8 538.2%
46 University of Rouen, France 0.03 0.39 3 1023.0%
47 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France 0.10 0.38 3 236.8%
48 EPF - Graduate School of Engineering, France – 0.38 1 N/A
49 HESAM Université, France 0.22 0.37 24 56.6%
50 École Nationale Supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille-Douai (IMT Lille Douai), France 0.46 0.34 4 -32.8%
51 Naval School, France – 0.33 1 N/A
52 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 0.48 0.33 3 -37.7%
53 University of Burgundy, France 0.32 0.32 10 -7.1%
54 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.57 0.31 2 -50.0%
55 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.19 0.26 7 22.5%
56 National School of Agricultural Engineering of Bordeaux (Bordeaux Sciences Agro), France 0.04 0.24 2 425.1%
57 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.35 0.21 2 -44.6%
58 University of Le Havre, France 0.01 0.21 1 1851.3%
59 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.42 0.21 2 -55.1%
60 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France – 0.20 3 N/A
61 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.17 0.19 22 5.4%
61 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.17 0.19 22 5.4%
61 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.17 0.19 22 5.4%
61 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.17 0.19 22 5.4%
61 EDHEC Business School, France 0.17 0.19 22 5.4%
62 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.24 0.18 2 -31.9%
63 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 0.38 0.15 4 -63.4%
64 Dijon University Hospital, France 0.23 0.15 3 -40.3%
65 University of New Caledonia (UNC), France – 0.13 5 N/A
66 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 0.22 0.12 6 -50.6%
67 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.06 0.11 19 73.4%
68 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 0.04 0.11 2 154.5%
69 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 0.04 0.08 1 91.8%
69 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France – 0.08 1 N/A
69 École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne), France – 0.08 1 N/A
69 Burgundy School of Business, France – 0.08 1 N/A
70 University of Rennes 2, France 0.30 0.08 4 -75.5%
71 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.21 0.08 2 -65.1%
72 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.95 0.08 4 -92.8%
73 Le Mans University, France 0.05 0.07 1 34.9%
74 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 0.06 0.07 18 9.1%
74 HEC Paris, France 0.06 0.07 18 9.1%
74 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.06 0.07 18 9.1%
74 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 0.06 0.07 18 9.1%
75 École Centrale de Lyon (ECL), France – 0.06 1 N/A
76 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 0.02 0.05 3 152.4%
77 École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie (ENSA Normandie), France 0.01 0.05 1 324.2%
78 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.07 0.04 1 -45.2%
78 École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Saint-Etienne (ENISE), France 0.07 0.04 1 -45.2%
79 École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l’Enseignement Agricole (ENSFEA), France – 0.04 1 N/A
80 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.03 0.04 18 9.1%
80 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 0.03 0.04 18 9.1%
81 École Centrale de Nantes (EC Nantes), France 0.06 0.04 2 -42.2%
82 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.51 0.03 3 -94.0%
83 École des Mines d'Alès (EMA), France – 0.03 1 N/A
84 Bureau des Longitudes (BdL), France – 0.02 2 N/A
85 IÉSEG School of Management, France 0.08 0.02 1 -75.6%
86 University of Avignon, France 0.66 0.02 2 -97.1%
87 Nantes Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering (Oniris), France 0.17 0.01 1 -93.8%
87 École Supérieure d’Agricultures (ESA), France – 0.01 1 N/A
87 Audencia Nantes School of Management, France – 0.01 1 N/A
88 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 0.25 0.01 1 -96.2%
88 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.24 0.01 1 -96.0%
88 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.24 0.01 1 -96.0%
88 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.24 0.01 1 -96.0%

Footnote

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  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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