2020 tables: Institutions - biological sciences - academic

The 2020 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.

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# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 Université PSL, France 31.96 37.19 345 15.7%
2 Sorbonne University, France 28.18 33.19 363 17.1%
3 Paris Cité University, France 29.65 29.62 336 -0.6%
4 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 20.59 23.14 175 11.8%
5 University of Montpellier, France 23.17 22.34 230 -4.1%
6 University of Lyon, France 18.30 18.44 125 0.2%
7 University of Toulouse, France 13.78 17.31 142 25.0%
8 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 13.23 16.38 215 23.1%
9 University of Strasbourg, France 12.42 15.87 112 27.1%
10 University of Bordeaux, France 14.15 13.02 107 -8.5%
11 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 7.82 8.23 108 4.7%
12 AgroParisTech, France 4.12 4.76 60 15.0%
13 University of Lille Nord de France, France 4.05 3.60 60 -11.4%
14 Collège de France, France 3.05 3.54 39 15.3%
15 University of Rennes 1, France 4.07 3.36 36 -17.8%
16 University Clermont Auvergne, France 3.27 2.98 19 -9.3%
17 Montpellier SupAgro, France 3.05 2.29 43 -25.2%
18 University of Nantes, France 1.74 2.06 37 17.5%
19 University of Tours (UFR), France 0.89 1.89 17 112.9%
20 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 1.40 1.53 35 8.3%
21 École Polytechnique, France 0.51 1.52 25 196.0%
22 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 2.16 1.50 44 -31.2%
23 University of Burgundy, France 1.36 1.48 29 9.0%
24 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 1.44 1.47 22 1.5%
25 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 0.75 1.41 20 85.8%
26 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 1.63 1.35 20 -17.4%
27 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 1.38 1.29 39 -7.1%
28 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.33 1.25 8 274.5%
29 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 0.50 1.24 17 148.4%
30 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 2.16 1.24 62 -42.7%
31 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 0.43 1.18 22 170.4%
32 University of Poitiers, France 0.01 1.07 10 7257.9%
33 University of Lorraine (UL), France 1.30 0.90 18 -31.0%
34 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.91 0.85 33 -6.7%
35 Dijon University Hospital, France 0.66 0.85 17 27.3%
36 HESAM Université, France 0.94 0.81 61 -14.3%
37 Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest), France 0.14 0.81 11 458.5%
38 University of Savoy (USMB), France 0.80 0.76 8 -5.4%
39 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.32 0.72 17 122.4%
40 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.65 0.63 55 -3.9%
41 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 0.40 0.62 12 54.4%
42 National Veterinary School of Alfort (ENVA), France 0.30 0.62 10 104.6%
43 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 0.79 0.62 21 -22.3%
44 The American University of Paris (AUP), France – 0.60 1 N/A
45 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 0.29 0.59 13 99.6%
46 University of La Rochelle, France 0.27 0.58 7 109.2%
47 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.65 0.57 54 -12.4%
47 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.65 0.57 54 -12.4%
47 EDHEC Business School, France 0.65 0.57 54 -12.4%
47 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.65 0.57 54 -12.4%
48 University of Angers, France 0.24 0.57 19 131.6%
49 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 0.25 0.54 17 110.7%
50 University Institute of France (IUF), France 0.18 0.53 6 202.3%
51 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 0.20 0.50 4 149.3%
52 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 0.29 0.46 10 57.5%
53 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France 0.73 0.45 9 -38.4%
54 University of Orléans, France 0.72 0.41 6 -43.0%
55 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.02 0.36 13 2027.4%
56 French Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance (INSEP), France – 0.33 1 N/A
57 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 0.23 0.33 8 38.8%
58 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.45 0.32 4 -28.8%
59 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 0.25 0.31 15 21.5%
60 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.58 0.30 14 -48.2%
61 HEC Paris, France 0.02 0.30 12 1680.1%
62 University of Rouen, France 0.30 0.29 11 -2.8%
63 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.68 0.29 6 -57.6%
64 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.03 0.26 2 671.4%
65 University of Paris-Est (UPE), France – 0.26 3 N/A
66 CY Cergy Paris University, France 0.23 0.25 5 8.5%
67 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.08 0.25 1 219.5%
68 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.15 0.23 8 58.9%
69 University of New Caledonia (UNC), France 0.13 0.23 12 72.6%
70 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.37 0.21 11 -44.8%
71 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.10 0.19 7 84.9%
72 Nantes Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering (Oniris), France 0.12 0.18 3 47.0%
73 University of Avignon, France 0.17 0.17 9 0.0%
74 Centrale Lille, France 0.01 0.14 1 1396.1%
74 Artois University, France 0.04 0.14 1 211.1%
75 Gustave Eiffel University, France 0.03 0.13 3 425.6%
76 Le Studium - Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, France – 0.13 1 N/A
77 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.00 0.13 1 2884.0%
78 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.04 0.12 5 230.0%
79 Université Bordeaux Montaigne (Bordeaux 3), France 0.01 0.11 1 1060.4%
80 École Supérieure d’Agricultures (ESA), France 0.00 0.10 3 3176.7%
81 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.12 0.10 4 -9.7%
82 Ecole d'Ingénieur de Purpan (INP Purpan), France 0.02 0.10 4 498.1%
83 SIGMA Clermont, France 0.02 0.08 1 248.1%
83 École des Neurosciences de Paris Île-de-France (ENP), France 0.02 0.08 1 273.0%
84 Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), France 0.75 0.08 4 -89.6%
85 ECE Paris, France – 0.07 1 N/A
86 École Centrale de Nantes (EC Nantes), France 0.06 0.06 2 6.8%
86 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.03 0.06 2 89.2%
87 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 0.02 0.06 12 257.9%
88 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France 0.04 0.05 2 48.6%
89 University of Le Havre, France 0.05 0.05 2 -14.8%
90 IONIS Education Group, France – 0.04 1 N/A
91 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France – 0.04 1 N/A
92 National School of Agricultural Engineering of Bordeaux (Bordeaux Sciences Agro), France 0.22 0.04 3 -83.0%
93 Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU de Nîmes), France 0.09 0.04 1 -59.9%
94 École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie (ENSA Normandie), France 0.05 0.03 1 -37.2%
95 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 0.02 0.03 12 58.6%
95 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.03 0.03 12 18.9%
96 University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France – 0.03 4 N/A
97 Burgundy School of Business, France 0.14 0.03 6 -81.5%
97 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 0.14 0.03 6 -81.5%
97 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 0.14 0.03 6 -81.5%
98 Jean-Francois Champollion University Center for Teaching and Research, France – 0.02 1 N/A
99 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.01 0.02 4 90.2%
100 University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli, France – 0.02 1 N/A

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