2021 tables: Institutions - biological sciences

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 French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France 184.27 182.59 1428 -8.4%
2 National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), France 79.34 80.32 872 -6.4%
3 Pasteur Institute, France 32.73 45.92 258 29.8%
4 Paris Cité University, France 29.62 29.68 341 -7.3%
5 Université PSL, France 37.19 29.67 333 -26.2%
6 Sorbonne University, France 33.19 27.98 347 -22.0%
7 National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France 28.27 27.43 315 -10.2%
8 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 23.14 22.25 148 -11.1%
9 University of Montpellier, France 22.34 20.85 221 -13.7%
10 University of Lyon, France 18.44 18.26 144 -8.4%
11 Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), France 14.89 18.13 209 12.6%
12 University of Bordeaux, France 13.02 17.05 127 21.1%
13 University of Toulouse, France 17.31 15.89 132 -15.1%
14 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 16.38 15.75 208 -11.1%
15 The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France 15.60 15.52 228 -8.0%
16 University of Strasbourg, France 15.87 10.06 105 -41.4%
17 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 8.23 7.27 109 -18.3%
18 Institute of Research for Development (IRD), France 7.36 7.05 171 -11.4%
19 National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), France 2.73 6.68 176 126.7%
20 Ligue Contre Le Cancer, France 2.60 5.42 41 93.0%
21 AgroParisTech, France 4.76 5.37 77 4.5%
22 Sanofi, France 2.92 5.26 21 67.0%
23 Institute Gustave-Roussy (IGR), France 4.32 4.37 48 -6.3%
24 University of Lille Nord de France, France 3.60 3.65 54 -6.3%
25 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France 0.85 3.35 26 266.4%
26 National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), France 3.88 3.14 77 -25.1%
27 Lyon University Hospital (HCL), France 2.17 3.03 54 29.3%
28 University of Nantes, France 2.06 2.63 41 18.0%
29 Collège de France, France 3.54 2.60 39 -32.0%
30 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 1.24 2.44 64 81.6%
31 University Clermont Auvergne, France 2.98 2.29 22 -28.8%
32 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 1.29 2.28 63 64.1%
33 Montpellier SupAgro, France 2.29 2.12 46 -14.4%
34 University of Rennes 1, France 3.36 2.11 32 -41.9%
35 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 1.53 2.01 30 21.3%
36 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (CHU Lille), France 1.49 1.96 46 21.3%
37 Centre Léon Bérard (CLB), France 1.71 1.95 34 5.3%
38 French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), France 1.70 1.87 28 2.0%
39 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 1.50 1.86 48 15.1%
40 Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche en Alimentation, Santé Animale, Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Environnement (VetAgro Sup), France 1.41 1.80 32 18.1%
41 Alps Grenoble University Hospital (CHU Grenoble Alpes), France 1.04 1.78 38 57.7%
42 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 1.47 1.74 21 9.7%
43 Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), France 1.59 1.66 39 -3.3%
44 University Institute of France (IUF), France 0.53 1.56 25 169.7%
45 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.89 1.49 9 -27.2%
46 University of La Rochelle, France 0.58 1.43 13 128.9%
47 CHU Nice, France 0.91 1.26 71 29.1%
48 Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), France 0.86 1.15 22 22.6%
49 University of Lorraine (UL), France 0.90 1.14 15 16.5%
50 Toulouse University Hospital (CHU-Toulouse), France 0.68 1.10 21 50.9%
51 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 0.62 1.09 14 62.6%
52 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), France 1.10 1.08 9 -9.7%
53 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 0.46 1.07 12 115.6%
54 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France 0.85 1.01 40 10.0%
55 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 1.24 0.91 22 -32.2%
56 École Polytechnique, France 1.52 0.91 32 -44.6%
57 University of Burgundy, France 1.48 0.91 27 -43.4%
58 Institute Agro Dijon, France 0.83 0.88 24 -2.6%
59 HESAM Université, France 0.81 0.86 76 -2.2%
60 Centre Antoine-Lacassagne (CAL), France 0.94 0.85 17 -16.2%
61 University of Rouen, France 0.29 0.83 11 165.0%
62 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 1.35 0.80 12 -45.0%
63 University of Angers, France 0.57 0.77 19 26.1%
64 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 0.62 0.76 32 13.4%
65 National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP), France 0.10 0.72 12 554.6%
66 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 1.25 0.70 11 -47.7%
67 CHU Caen, France 0.06 0.70 7 1054.7%
68 University of Savoy (USMB), France 0.76 0.69 9 -16.1%
69 Rouen University Hospital-Charles Nicolle (CHU de Rouen), France 0.15 0.67 6 328.7%
70 Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy), France 0.13 0.66 9 382.2%
71 French Public Health Agency, France 0.25 0.65 6 139.4%
72 Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Nice (CRR), France 0.57 0.65 68 5.0%
72 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.57 0.65 68 5.0%
72 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.57 0.65 68 5.0%
72 Centre Nationaux de Création Musicale (CIRM), France 0.57 0.65 68 5.0%
72 EDHEC Business School, France 0.57 0.65 68 5.0%
72 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.63 0.65 68 -4.3%
72 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.57 0.65 68 5.0%
73 Innate Pharma S.A., France 0.94 0.64 4 -37.0%
74 France Ministry of Culture, France 0.64 0.63 12 -8.7%
75 University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France 0.03 0.61 24 1774.0%
76 Oceanographic Observatory in Banyuls-sur-Mer (Arago Laboratory), France 0.61 0.60 6 -8.3%
77 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.72 0.58 13 -25.4%
78 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 0.54 0.56 13 -3.5%
79 Gene&GreenTK, France – 0.56 1 N/A
80 National Teacher Training School in Agronomy (ENSFEA), France 0.45 0.56 12 14.3%
81 Dijon University Hospital, France 0.85 0.55 16 -39.6%
82 Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS), France 0.95 0.55 31 -46.7%
83 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.29 0.54 13 71.9%
84 High Fidelity Biology (HiFiBiO), France 0.34 0.54 1 44.5%
85 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 0.33 0.51 10 46.2%
86 University of Poitiers, France 1.07 0.51 9 -55.6%
87 Genclis SA, France – 0.50 1 N/A
88 Claudius Regaud Institute (ICR), France 0.25 0.50 9 85.2%
89 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.30 0.50 27 52.5%
90 LTER-France (Zones Ateliers), France 0.42 0.49 3 7.7%
91 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (CHU d'Angers), France 0.12 0.49 13 262.7%
92 Genopole Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France 0.13 0.47 5 223.3%
93 French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses), France 0.42 0.44 2 -2.0%
94 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 1.18 0.44 31 -65.6%
95 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.25 0.43 4 60.4%
96 Servier Laboratories, France 0.22 0.40 5 67.8%
97 Arvalis – Institut du Végétal, France – 0.40 1 N/A
98 Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), France 0.25 0.40 5 47.2%
99 Maternité Port-Royal, France – 0.38 1 N/A
99 Public Health Expertise, France – 0.38 1 N/A
99 Engie SA, France – 0.38 1 N/A
100 OSE Immunotherapeutics SA, France 0.18 0.36 1 87.7%

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