2021 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2021 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 Sorbonne University, France 111.94 105.87 1115 -8.8%
2 Paris Cité University, France 72.41 80.95 861 7.8%
3 Université PSL, France 90.09 76.85 833 -17.8%
4 University of Lyon, France 62.60 63.97 460 -1.5%
5 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 69.37 59.35 668 -17.5%
6 University of Strasbourg, France 59.04 54.35 407 -11.2%
7 University of Toulouse, France 51.59 48.35 395 -9.6%
8 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 45.61 46.48 419 -1.7%
9 University of Montpellier, France 43.83 46.10 394 1.4%
10 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 46.00 38.03 532 -20.3%
11 University of Bordeaux, France 36.23 37.11 279 -1.2%
12 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 27.16 26.21 258 -7.0%
13 University of Lorraine (UL), France 16.31 20.79 126 22.9%
14 École Polytechnique, France 17.54 17.66 389 -2.9%
15 University of Rennes 1, France 18.80 16.13 145 -17.3%
16 University of Lille Nord de France, France 16.82 14.87 134 -14.8%
17 Collège de France, France 12.85 13.92 164 4.5%
18 University of Nantes, France 10.44 13.31 163 22.9%
19 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 11.36 11.40 90 -3.3%
20 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 15.43 10.53 235 -34.2%
21 University Institute of France (IUF), France 5.59 10.05 117 73.2%
22 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 11.45 8.79 289 -25.9%
23 University Clermont Auvergne, France 9.21 8.43 170 -11.8%
24 AgroParisTech, France 6.10 7.20 232 13.9%
25 University of Savoy (USMB), France 8.79 6.99 196 -23.4%
26 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 6.21 6.70 89 4.0%
27 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 8.65 6.37 63 -29.0%
28 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 3.90 5.64 64 39.5%
29 CY Cergy Paris University, France 6.11 5.44 45 -14.1%
30 University of Burgundy, France 5.74 5.43 57 -8.9%
31 Gustave Eiffel University, France 5.83 5.19 79 -14.2%
32 University of Rouen, France 4.06 5.10 46 21.1%
33 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 2.37 4.79 248 94.7%
34 University of Orléans, France 7.95 4.76 61 -42.3%
35 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 4.41 4.64 50 1.4%
36 University of Angers, France 4.49 4.60 53 -1.1%
37 Le Mans University, France 4.84 4.54 26 -9.6%
38 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 4.71 4.19 188 -14.4%
39 University of Poitiers, France 5.64 4.03 26 -31.0%
40 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 2.33 3.55 60 46.8%
41 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 3.84 3.48 59 -12.6%
42 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 4.19 3.27 191 -24.6%
43 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 3.47 3.22 62 -10.6%
44 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 1.76 3.14 38 72.2%
45 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 1.99 3.12 75 51.3%
46 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 1.69 3.00 210 70.9%
47 Centrale Lille, France 2.94 2.97 35 -2.8%
48 University of Tours (UFR), France 2.84 2.89 18 -2.0%
49 HESAM Université, France 2.77 2.75 208 -4.3%
50 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 2.48 2.71 34 5.0%
51 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 3.23 2.71 57 -19.3%
52 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France 2.50 2.68 72 3.3%
53 Montpellier SupAgro, France 2.89 2.46 51 -17.9%
54 University of La Rochelle, France 1.58 2.14 18 30.7%
55 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 1.50 2.08 33 33.7%
56 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 3.41 2.04 20 -42.3%
57 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 1.56 2.02 38 25.0%
58 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 2.72 1.97 47 -30.0%
59 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.68 1.95 204 175.0%
60 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 1.62 1.93 191 15.0%
60 EDHEC Business School, France 1.62 1.93 191 15.0%
60 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 1.67 1.93 191 11.2%
60 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 1.62 1.93 191 15.0%
60 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 1.62 1.93 191 15.0%
61 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 3.04 1.85 30 -41.2%
62 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France 3.57 1.80 10 -51.3%
63 Artois University, France 1.86 1.79 19 -7.3%
64 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 1.11 1.50 190 30.8%
65 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 3.10 1.42 36 -55.9%
66 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 1.50 1.24 14 -20.3%
67 University of Le Havre, France 0.32 1.22 17 270.3%
68 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.87 1.11 45 23.9%
69 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.56 1.09 184 87.6%
70 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 1.29 1.06 24 -20.9%
71 Bretagne Loire University, France 1.41 1.00 52 -31.6%
72 National School of Agricultural Engineering of Bordeaux (Bordeaux Sciences Agro), France 0.83 0.93 7 7.7%
73 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 1.86 0.92 14 -52.5%
74 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 1.44 0.87 12 -41.7%
75 University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France 0.41 0.84 27 95.9%
76 University of Paris Ouest (Paris 10), France 0.01 0.83 5 10463.2%
77 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 1.01 0.72 21 -30.9%
78 SIGMA Clermont, France 1.50 0.70 8 -55.2%
79 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.29 0.65 20 118.8%
80 École Centrale Lyon, France 1.01 0.65 9 -38.2%
81 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France 0.45 0.61 14 31.1%
82 Lille Catholic University (Catho), France 0.75 0.61 9 -21.4%
83 Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest), France 0.88 0.57 10 -37.2%
84 Dijon University Hospital, France 0.85 0.55 16 -37.1%
85 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.38 0.54 13 36.0%
86 University of New Caledonia (UNC), France 0.25 0.53 9 102.3%
87 HEC Paris, France 0.44 0.52 166 15.0%
88 Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), France 0.32 0.49 8 47.7%
89 Nantes Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering (Oniris), France 0.62 0.49 8 -23.7%
90 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.48 0.48 5 -3.5%
91 University of Avignon, France 0.27 0.43 7 54.6%
92 University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France 1.24 0.38 3 -70.3%
93 École Centrale de Nantes (EC Nantes), France 0.06 0.36 6 456.5%
94 National Veterinary School of Alfort (ENVA), France 0.73 0.34 8 -55.1%
95 IFP School, France – 0.33 1 N/A
96 Université Bordeaux Montaigne (Bordeaux 3), France 0.11 0.33 3 188.2%
97 Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN), France 0.33 0.32 5 -5.3%
98 Burgundy School of Business, France 0.17 0.18 21 5.9%
99 École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB), France 0.36 0.18 4 -51.9%
100 École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne), France 0.15 0.17 1 7.1%
100 ESIEA Group, France – 0.17 1 N/A
101 Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), France 0.08 0.17 20 102.9%
101 Pôle Supérieur d’Enseignement Artistique Paris Boulogne-Billancourt (PSPBB), France 0.02 0.17 20 890.2%
102 National Veterinary School of Lyon (ENVL), France – 0.17 2 N/A
103 ESSEC Business School, France – 0.14 1 N/A
104 École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques (ENSIACET), France – 0.13 2 N/A
105 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 1.70 0.13 3 -92.4%
106 Agro-ecology, Hydrogeochemistry, Environments and Resources (AGHYLE), UniLaSalle, France – 0.13 1 N/A
107 École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie (ENSA Normandie), France 0.27 0.12 13 -54.7%
108 Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche de Mayotte (CUFR Mayotte), France – 0.09 1 N/A
109 Le Studium - Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, France 0.20 0.08 1 -60.0%
110 École Normale Supérieure de Rennes (ENS Rennes), France – 0.08 2 N/A
111 Université de Guyane, France 0.01 0.08 5 622.7%
112 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.03 0.08 10 139.4%
113 University of Paris-Est (UPE), France 0.26 0.07 1 -75.0%
114 University of Rennes 2, France 0.06 0.06 7 -2.9%
115 École Nationale Supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille-Douai (IMT Lille Douai), France 0.29 0.06 2 -79.7%
116 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.13 0.06 9 -57.7%
117 Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU de Nîmes), France 0.04 0.05 3 38.7%
118 Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), France – 0.05 3 N/A
119 École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Saint-Etienne (ENISE), France 0.17 0.05 1 -71.8%
120 École des Mines d'Alès (EMA), France 0.23 0.03 1 -88.3%
121 École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC), France 0.01 0.01 1 54.3%
122 University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), France 0.00 0.01 5 20101.6%
123 Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), France – 0.01 1 N/A
123 National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music and Dance (CNSMDP), France – 0.01 1 N/A
123 École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (E.N.S.A.D.), France – 0.01 1 N/A
123 École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son (La Fémis), France – 0.01 1 N/A
124 University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli, France 0.09 0.01 1 -91.7%
125 École Supérieure d’Agricultures (ESA), France 0.10 0.00 1 -96.5%
126 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fort-de-France, France – 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

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