2021 tables: Institutions - life sciences - 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 University of Paris, France 28.59 29.37 339 -5.6%
2 Sorbonne University, France 33.28 28.21 348 -22.1%
3 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 23.00 22.98 156 -8.2%
4 University of Montpellier, France 22.20 21.18 222 -12.3%
5 University of Bordeaux, France 13.77 17.59 124 17.4%
6 University of Toulouse, France 17.94 16.93 129 -13.3%
7 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 16.66 15.80 208 -12.8%
8 University of Lyon, France 13.90 14.06 144 -7.1%
9 University of Strasbourg, France 15.87 10.06 105 -41.8%
10 École Normale Supérieure (ENS Paris), France 9.48 8.26 97 -19.9%
11 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 8.23 7.27 109 -18.8%
12 AgroParisTech, France 4.74 5.37 77 4.1%
13 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon), France 4.54 4.55 62 -7.9%
14 École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), France 5.11 4.28 112 -23.1%
15 University of Lille Nord de France, France 3.74 3.58 54 -12.1%
16 Collège de France, France 3.55 2.63 54 -31.8%
17 University of Nantes, France 2.06 2.63 41 17.2%
18 ESPCI ParisTech, France 1.81 2.53 40 28.2%
19 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 1.24 2.44 64 80.4%
20 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 1.82 2.33 28 17.5%
21 University Clermont Auvergne, France 2.95 2.22 17 -30.9%
22 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 0.90 2.20 61 123.9%
23 University of Rennes 1, France 3.40 2.11 32 -42.9%
24 Montpellier SupAgro, France 2.14 2.03 46 -13.1%
25 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 1.47 1.98 29 23.6%
26 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 1.42 1.87 33 21.5%
27 University Institute of France (IUF), France 0.53 1.56 25 167.9%
28 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 0.71 1.54 30 97.8%
29 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.89 1.49 9 -27.7%
30 University of La Rochelle, France 0.58 1.43 13 127.4%
31 Paris Dauphine University, France 1.53 1.39 50 -16.1%
32 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 0.52 1.39 13 146.6%
33 University of Lorraine (UL), France 0.90 1.14 15 15.8%
34 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 0.62 1.09 14 61.5%
35 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.85 1.01 40 9.3%
36 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 1.25 0.97 37 -28.8%
37 University of Burgundy, France 1.52 0.97 26 -41.5%
38 Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST), France 0.21 0.96 9 310.6%
39 University of Rouen, France 0.29 0.91 11 189.7%
40 École Polytechnique, France 1.52 0.91 32 -45.0%
41 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 1.20 0.79 12 -39.0%
42 Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI Paris), France 0.55 0.78 4 31.7%
43 University of Angers, France 0.57 0.77 19 25.3%
44 University of Savoy (USMB), France 0.76 0.69 9 -16.7%
45 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 1.25 0.65 10 -51.9%
46 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.57 0.65 68 4.3%
46 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.57 0.65 68 4.3%
46 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.57 0.65 68 4.3%
46 EDHEC Business School, France 0.57 0.65 68 4.3%
46 SKEMA Business School, France 0.57 0.65 68 4.3%
46 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.63 0.65 68 -4.9%
47 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 0.93 0.64 51 -36.7%
48 University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France 0.02 0.61 24 3,366.0%
49 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.72 0.58 13 -25.9%
50 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 0.54 0.56 13 -4.2%
51 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France 0.45 0.56 12 13.5%
52 Dijon University Hospital, France 0.85 0.55 15 -40.2%
53 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.29 0.54 13 70.7%
54 University of Poitiers, France 1.07 0.53 10 -54.3%
55 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 0.33 0.51 10 45.2%
56 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.30 0.50 27 52.2%
57 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 1.18 0.44 31 -65.9%
58 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.25 0.43 4 59.3%
59 Chimie ParisTech (ENSCP), France 0.05 0.40 24 700.1%
60 National Veterinary School of Alfort (ENVA), France 0.81 0.40 7 -55.1%
61 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 0.32 0.35 17 1.0%
62 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.23 0.34 21 33.1%
63 National School of Agricultural Engineering of Bordeaux (ENITAB), France 0.04 0.32 4 693.7%
64 Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest), France 0.81 0.32 8 -63.5%
65 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.21 0.28 15 23.6%
66 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 0.59 0.25 7 -61.3%
67 University of Avignon, France 0.17 0.25 4 35.3%
68 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.19 0.24 5 15.1%
69 Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN), France – 0.22 2 N/A
70 University of Orléans, France 0.41 0.22 5 -50.6%
71 Université Bordeaux Montaigne (Bordeaux 3), France 0.11 0.22 2 79.1%
72 University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC), France – 0.21 1 N/A
73 University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France – 0.21 1 N/A
74 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.35 0.21 25 -46.2%
75 Artois University, France 0.14 0.19 2 26.8%
76 Paris Observatory, France 0.09 0.17 16 78.6%
77 Pôle Supérieur d’Enseignement Artistique Paris Boulogne-Billancourt (PSPBB), France 0.02 0.17 20 843.4%
77 Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), France 0.08 0.17 20 93.3%
78 National Veterinary School of Lyon (ENVL), France – 0.17 2 N/A
79 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 0.49 0.15 5 -71.4%
80 ESSEC Business School, France – 0.14 1 N/A
81 CY Cergy Paris University, France 0.25 0.13 3 -53.0%
82 UniLaSalle, France – 0.13 1 N/A
83 Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM), France – 0.10 1 N/A
84 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 0.06 0.10 24 54.9%
85 Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche de Mayotte (CUFR Mayotte), France – 0.09 1 N/A
86 Nantes Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering (Oniris), France 0.18 0.08 4 -56.3%
87 HEC Paris, France 0.30 0.08 23 -73.8%
88 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.36 0.08 2 -78.8%
89 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 0.03 0.08 13 181.6%
89 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 0.03 0.08 13 181.6%
90 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 0.02 0.08 25 226.1%
90 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.02 0.08 25 226.1%
91 École Normale Supérieure de Rennes (ENS Rennes), France – 0.08 2 N/A
92 Université de Guyane, France 0.01 0.08 5 588.5%
93 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.02 0.08 10 214.1%
94 Burgundy School of Business, France 0.03 0.07 12 148.8%
95 University of Paris-Est (UPE), France 0.26 0.07 1 -76.2%
96 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France – 0.06 3 N/A
97 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.12 0.06 9 -56.8%
98 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France 0.00 0.06 4 1,924.4%
99 University of New Caledonia (UNC), France 0.11 0.05 6 -56.0%
100 Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU de Nîmes), France 0.04 0.05 3 32.1%

Footnote

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