2019 tables: Institutions - physical sciences

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 French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France 276.42 254.75 1656 -12.9%
2 Sorbonne University, France 50.84 52.11 550 -3.1%
3 The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France 48.19 45.47 536 -10.8%
4 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 35.16 36.24 391 -2.5%
5 Université PSL, France 24.43 23.31 304 -9.8%
6 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 29.08 20.99 285 -31.8%
7 Paris Cité University, France 19.44 19.26 301 -6.4%
8 University of Lyon, France 22.03 18.24 216 -21.7%
9 University of Toulouse, France 12.27 12.04 104 -7.2%
10 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 14.31 11.83 212 -21.8%
11 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 14.13 11.79 211 -21.1%
12 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 11.41 11.16 105 -7.5%
13 University of Strasbourg, France 14.75 11.13 180 -28.7%
14 University of Bordeaux, France 9.93 10.72 77 2.1%
15 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France 9.40 10.71 56 7.7%
16 University of Montpellier, France 8.48 8.96 76 0.0%
17 Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), France 5.96 7.92 46 25.5%
18 École Polytechnique, France 8.66 7.82 212 -14.7%
19 Collège de France, France 6.14 5.76 62 -11.2%
20 National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), France 5.07 5.57 80 3.8%
21 University of Lorraine (UL), France 5.94 4.67 24 -25.7%
22 Thales S.A., France 3.81 4.23 36 5.1%
23 University of Lille Nord de France, France 4.75 4.02 26 -20.0%
24 Institute of Research for Development (IRD), France 4.96 3.93 99 -25.1%
25 European Space Agency (ESA), France 4.41 3.51 24 -24.6%
26 University Clermont Auvergne, France 3.67 3.36 139 -13.5%
27 National Office for Aerospace Studies and Research (ONERA), France 2.99 3.30 18 4.6%
28 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 2.94 3.22 24 3.5%
29 University of Rennes 1, France 2.21 3.07 34 31.2%
30 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 3.10 2.93 30 -10.6%
31 Pasteur Institute, France 0.29 2.71 10 775.4%
32 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 2.53 2.69 23 0.3%
33 Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France 2.07 2.53 68 15.2%
34 University of Savoy (USMB), France 4.96 2.47 149 -52.9%
35 University of Orléans, France 0.17 2.47 25 1305.6%
36 Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS), France 1.16 2.21 15 79.8%
37 Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), France 2.02 1.71 15 -20.2%
38 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 3.01 1.70 39 -46.7%
39 University Institute of France (IUF), France 2.74 1.62 21 -44.0%
40 University of Nantes, France 2.37 1.61 33 -35.6%
41 Le Mans University, France 2.31 1.58 7 -35.2%
42 HESAM Université, France 1.13 1.52 80 27.1%
43 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.03 1.47 14 35.3%
44 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 2.65 1.44 14 -48.5%
45 National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), France 2.60 1.42 93 -48.3%
46 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 1.32 1.41 12 0.6%
47 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 2.56 1.40 10 -48.2%
48 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 1.83 1.39 12 -28.0%
49 National Graduate School of Engineering and Research Center (ENSICAEN), France 1.83 1.38 11 -28.4%
50 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 1.33 1.38 24 -1.7%
51 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 1.38 1.35 18 -7.4%
52 University of Rouen, France 1.55 1.30 13 -20.9%
53 National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France 1.57 1.21 22 -26.8%
54 National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), France 2.03 1.19 18 -44.7%
55 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.53 1.10 23 94.5%
56 SIGMA Clermont, France 1.28 1.01 5 -25.2%
57 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 0.93 1.00 13 1.8%
58 University of Burgundy, France 2.01 0.95 15 -55.5%
59 National Metrology and Testing (LNE), France 0.42 0.92 9 106.1%
60 Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN), France 2.12 0.89 6 -60.3%
61 France Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France 1.00 0.88 35 -17.2%
62 Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), France 0.19 0.84 8 314.5%
63 CY Cergy Paris University, France 1.41 0.82 20 -45.1%
64 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 1.44 0.75 9 -50.8%
65 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 1.12 0.73 7 -38.5%
66 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France 0.77 0.70 77 -14.6%
67 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 0.55 0.70 8 18.6%
68 Gustave Eiffel University, France 0.90 0.68 6 -28.6%
69 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.49 0.68 10 30.3%
70 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.47 0.66 7 31.3%
71 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 0.39 0.64 9 53.5%
72 Ligue Contre Le Cancer, France – 0.63 3 N/A
73 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.69 0.63 72 -13.6%
73 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.69 0.63 72 -13.6%
73 CHU Nice, France 0.69 0.63 72 -13.6%
73 EDHEC Business School, France 0.69 0.63 72 -13.6%
73 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.69 0.63 72 -13.6%
73 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.69 0.63 72 -13.6%
73 Centre Nationaux de Création Musicale (CIRM), France 0.69 0.63 72 -13.6%
73 Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Nice (CRR), France 0.69 0.63 72 -13.6%
74 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.10 0.59 10 459.4%
75 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.58 0.59 14 -4.5%
76 University of Le Havre, France 0.47 0.55 8 11.6%
77 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 1.63 0.52 3 -69.6%
78 Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), France 0.09 0.47 4 372.3%
79 Centrale Lille, France 1.28 0.45 11 -66.6%
80 Safran Group, France – 0.45 2 N/A
81 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.14 0.43 5 186.8%
82 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 0.25 0.42 8 61.1%
83 Lille Catholic University (Catho), France 1.19 0.40 9 -68.4%
84 Soitec S.A., France 0.33 0.39 1 10.3%
85 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 0.03 0.39 3 1075.2%
86 Saint-Gobain SA, France 1.08 0.38 2 -67.3%
87 Greenerwave, France – 0.35 2 N/A
88 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.60 0.34 27 -46.1%
89 Dassault Systèmes (3DS), France 0.04 0.33 1 614.4%
89 Matelys - Research Lab, France – 0.33 1 N/A
90 Genopole Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France – 0.33 2 N/A
91 Sanofi, France 0.43 0.29 1 -35.7%
92 METabolic EXplorer S.A., France – 0.29 1 N/A
93 University of Angers, France 0.93 0.27 2 -72.3%
94 Rhône-Alpes Complex Systems Institute (IXXI), France – 0.27 1 N/A
94 Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), France 0.33 0.27 1 -24.4%
94 University of Poitiers, France 0.88 0.27 1 -71.2%
95 Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM), France – 0.26 2 N/A
96 Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), France 0.11 0.24 3 100.1%
97 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France – 0.21 3 N/A
98 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 0.87 0.21 6 -77.6%
99 Tagsys RFID, France – 0.20 1 N/A
99 Snips, France – 0.20 1 N/A
99 General Directorate of Enterprises (DGE), France – 0.20 1 N/A
100 Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres (BRGM), France 0.17 0.17 1 -5.8%
100 PHASICS SA, France – 0.17 1 N/A
100 PSA Peugeot Citroën, France – 0.17 1 N/A
100 MENAPiC, France – 0.17 1 N/A

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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