2019 tables: Institutions - Nature & Science - 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 2.04 1.66 30 -23.9%
2 Sorbonne University, France 1.91 1.59 31 -22.1%
3 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 1.11 1.58 22 32.6%
4 Université PSL, France 1.72 1.40 28 -24.2%
5 University of Lyon, France 1.46 1.29 12 -17.2%
6 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 1.05 1.28 18 13.4%
7 University of Toulouse, France 0.33 1.21 26 241.1%
8 Collège de France, France 0.38 0.81 8 97.7%
9 University of Strasbourg, France 0.60 0.73 11 14.7%
10 University of Montpellier, France 1.32 0.67 19 -52.7%
11 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 0.36 0.54 15 37.6%
12 University of Bordeaux, France 0.81 0.51 12 -41.1%
13 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 0.27 0.39 10 36.6%
14 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.22 0.36 4 49.2%
15 École Polytechnique, France 0.01 0.30 7 2120.4%
16 University of Tours (UFR), France – 0.27 1 N/A
17 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 0.22 0.23 6 -3.2%
18 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France – 0.15 1 N/A
19 AgroParisTech, France 0.42 0.13 5 -70.0%
20 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 0.30 0.13 4 -59.4%
21 University of Nantes, France 0.00 0.12 3 3670.8%
22 University of Savoy (USMB), France 0.30 0.12 5 -62.5%
23 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France – 0.11 1 N/A
24 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 0.03 0.11 2 227.2%
25 Gustave Eiffel University, France 0.00 0.10 3 2975.7%
26 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France – 0.09 2 N/A
27 National School of Agricultural Engineering of Bordeaux (Bordeaux Sciences Agro), France – 0.08 1 N/A
28 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France – 0.08 2 N/A
28 University of South Brittany (UBS), France – 0.08 2 N/A
29 University of Rennes 1, France 0.09 0.08 4 -16.7%
30 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.03 0.08 2 179.6%
31 Montpellier SupAgro, France 0.04 0.07 6 75.1%
32 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 0.09 0.06 6 -33.7%
33 University Clermont Auvergne, France 0.04 0.06 2 53.8%
34 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.01 0.06 3 320.8%
35 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.01 0.05 3 556.9%
36 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 0.00 0.05 2 5217.6%
37 University of Angers, France – 0.05 1 N/A
38 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France – 0.05 2 N/A
39 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.03 0.05 8 45.4%
39 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.03 0.05 8 45.4%
39 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.03 0.05 8 45.4%
39 HESAM Université, France 0.03 0.05 8 45.4%
39 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.03 0.05 8 45.4%
39 EDHEC Business School, France 0.03 0.05 8 45.4%
40 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 0.08 0.04 3 -48.9%
41 University Institute of France (IUF), France – 0.04 2 N/A
42 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.01 0.04 1 222.6%
43 University of Lorraine (UL), France 0.06 0.03 1 -48.9%
44 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 0.01 0.03 2 132.6%
45 University of Paris Ouest (Paris 10), France 0.01 0.03 4 214.7%
46 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France – 0.02 3 N/A
46 Centrale Graduate School, France – 0.02 3 N/A
47 University of Burgundy, France 0.00 0.02 3 477.9%
48 IÉSEG School of Management, France – 0.02 1 N/A
49 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.00 0.02 1 1997.1%
50 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.02 0.02 4 -14.6%
51 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France – 0.02 2 N/A
52 French School of Asian Studies (EFEO), France – 0.02 1 N/A
53 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.01 0.01 1 19.8%
54 University of Lille Nord de France, France 0.13 0.01 3 -91.0%
55 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.00 0.01 1 1301.5%
55 KEDGE Business School (KEDGE BS), France – 0.01 1 N/A
56 University of Avignon, France – 0.01 1 N/A
57 University of Orléans, France 0.04 0.01 1 -75.0%
58 Université Bordeaux Montaigne (Bordeaux 3), France – 0.01 1 N/A
59 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France – 0.01 1 N/A
60 University of New Caledonia (UNC), France – 0.00 1 N/A
61 CY Cergy Paris University, France 0.03 0.00 1 -91.5%
62 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 0.00 0.00 2 69.6%
62 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 0.01 0.00 2 -85.8%
62 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France – 0.00 2 N/A
62 HEC Paris, France – 0.00 2 N/A
62 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France – 0.00 2 N/A
63 University of Rouen, France 0.08 0.00 1 -99.7%

Footnote

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  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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