2020 tables: Institutions - physical sciences

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 French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France 254.75 271.79 1669 5.2%
2 Sorbonne University, France 52.11 53.54 540 1.3%
3 The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France 45.47 46.09 470 -0.1%
4 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 36.24 35.21 372 -4.2%
5 Université PSL, France 23.31 25.89 317 9.5%
6 University of Lyon, France 18.24 23.89 198 29.1%
7 Paris Cité University, France 19.26 22.94 302 17.5%
8 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 20.99 22.52 283 5.8%
9 University of Strasbourg, France 11.13 12.82 163 13.6%
10 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France 10.71 12.72 62 17.1%
11 École Polytechnique, France 7.82 11.78 183 48.6%
12 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 11.83 11.63 196 -3.1%
13 University of Toulouse, France 12.04 10.65 105 -12.8%
14 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 11.79 10.25 177 -14.3%
15 University of Bordeaux, France 10.72 10.23 70 -6.0%
16 University of Montpellier, France 8.96 9.02 66 -0.8%
17 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 11.16 8.74 101 -22.8%
18 Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), France 7.92 7.54 44 -6.1%
19 Collège de France, France 5.76 6.43 62 10.0%
20 University of Lorraine (UL), France 4.67 5.53 30 16.6%
21 University of Lille Nord de France, France 4.02 5.33 36 30.8%
22 National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), France 5.57 4.43 67 -21.7%
23 Thales S.A., France 4.23 4.39 35 2.3%
24 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 3.22 4.34 32 32.9%
25 Institute of Research for Development (IRD), France 3.93 4.34 110 8.8%
26 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 1.44 2.95 21 101.4%
27 University of Orléans, France 2.47 2.86 21 14.0%
28 University of Savoy (USMB), France 2.47 2.79 135 11.4%
29 National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), France 1.42 2.68 96 86.0%
30 University Clermont Auvergne, France 3.36 2.54 123 -25.5%
31 University of Burgundy, France 0.95 2.32 23 141.8%
32 European Space Agency (ESA), France 3.51 2.32 31 -35.0%
33 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 1.40 2.32 15 62.9%
34 University of Nantes, France 1.61 2.25 40 37.2%
35 Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS), France 2.21 2.17 25 -3.0%
36 Le Mans University, France 1.58 2.16 10 34.6%
37 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 1.38 1.97 23 40.8%
38 Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France 2.53 1.94 64 -24.2%
39 National Office for Aerospace Studies and Research (ONERA), France 3.30 1.93 14 -42.2%
40 University of Rennes 1, France 3.07 1.90 33 -38.8%
41 National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France 1.21 1.71 26 39.1%
42 Gustave Eiffel University, France 0.68 1.63 14 135.6%
43 HESAM Université, France 1.52 1.62 79 5.3%
44 National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), France 1.19 1.45 21 20.3%
45 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 2.93 1.43 20 -52.0%
46 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 1.70 1.38 46 -19.8%
47 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 0.75 1.33 13 74.2%
48 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 1.10 1.28 19 15.5%
49 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 1.41 1.25 13 -12.5%
50 CY Cergy Paris University, France 0.82 1.23 17 48.6%
51 Pasteur Institute, France 2.71 1.21 8 -55.9%
52 University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France 0.12 1.17 3 853.2%
53 University Institute of France (IUF), France 1.62 1.17 13 -29.1%
54 L'Oréal International, France – 1.07 2 N/A
55 Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), France 1.71 1.03 14 -40.6%
56 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 2.69 1.01 16 -62.8%
57 Centrale Lille, France 0.45 1.01 15 120.1%
58 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France 0.06 1.00 3 1470.5%
59 University of Poitiers, France 0.27 0.96 4 254.1%
60 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 0.73 0.96 9 29.3%
61 Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), France – 0.94 2 N/A
62 France Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France 0.88 0.86 39 -3.8%
63 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.47 0.81 7 -45.3%
64 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.68 0.74 12 8.1%
65 Lille Catholic University (Catho), France 0.40 0.72 11 77.2%
66 SIGMA Clermont, France 1.01 0.69 6 -33.0%
67 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 1.35 0.68 19 -50.1%
68 National Graduate School of Engineering and Research Center (ENSICAEN), France 1.38 0.68 14 -51.5%
68 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 1.39 0.68 14 -51.8%
69 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.63 0.67 71 5.7%
69 Centre Nationaux de Création Musicale (CIRM), France 0.63 0.67 71 5.7%
69 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.63 0.67 71 5.7%
69 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.63 0.67 71 5.7%
69 Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Nice (CRR), France 0.63 0.67 71 5.7%
69 CHU Nice, France 0.63 0.67 71 5.7%
69 EDHEC Business School, France 0.63 0.67 71 5.7%
69 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.63 0.67 71 5.7%
70 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.34 0.67 35 92.1%
71 IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN), France – 0.63 2 N/A
72 University of Rouen, France 1.30 0.61 11 -53.8%
73 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.16 0.60 9 276.1%
74 Greenerwave, France 0.35 0.60 2 69.0%
75 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.66 0.57 8 -14.9%
76 Électricité de France S.A. (EDF), France 0.08 0.56 5 564.9%
77 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 0.14 0.53 8 287.1%
78 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 1.00 0.52 15 -48.8%
79 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 0.64 0.47 8 -27.2%
80 iXBlue SAS, France – 0.42 2 N/A
81 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.59 0.39 7 -35.4%
82 European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), France – 0.38 1 N/A
83 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 0.70 0.37 5 -47.4%
84 AgroParisTech, France 0.14 0.36 9 158.2%
85 École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB), France 0.04 0.36 4 911.9%
86 Sociétés d’Accélération du Transfert de Technologies (SATT) - Nord, France – 0.33 1 N/A
87 Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), France 0.27 0.32 2 19.1%
88 EPF - Graduate School of Engineering, France – 0.29 3 N/A
89 Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), France 0.84 0.29 6 -66.6%
90 National Metrology and Testing (LNE), France 0.92 0.27 6 -71.1%
91 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France 0.70 0.27 42 -62.3%
92 Total S.A., France 0.04 0.27 3 634.6%
93 Saint-Gobain SA, France 0.38 0.25 1 -34.3%
93 ACRI-ST, France – 0.25 2 N/A
93 French School of Asian Studies (EFEO), France – 0.25 1 N/A
93 Orsay Physics, France – 0.25 1 N/A
94 Safran Group, France 0.45 0.21 2 -53.2%
95 French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), France 0.09 0.21 4 122.4%
96 Capital Fund Management (CFM), France – 0.21 1 N/A
97 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.59 0.21 15 -65.4%
98 Artois University, France 0.05 0.20 4 275.2%
99 Laroche S.A., France – 0.20 1 N/A
100 Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN), France 0.89 0.20 4 -78.2%

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  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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