2017 tables: Institutions - physical sciences - academic

The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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# Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share 2015-2016*
1 Sorbonne University, France 55.71 53.47 548 -1.8%
2 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 39.60 41.48 404 7.2%
3 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 26.23 26.81 311 4.6%
4 University of Lyon, France 20.02 24.78 189 26.7%
5 University of Paris, France 24.89 21.50 311 -11.6%
6 Université PSL, France 22.98 20.88 275 -7.0%
7 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 14.12 16.77 219 21.5%
8 University of Strasbourg, France 13.08 15.41 163 20.5%
9 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 15.51 15.35 245 1.3%
10 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 15.62 14.93 128 -2.2%
11 University of Toulouse, France 17.62 13.98 127 -18.8%
12 University of Montpellier, France 8.49 10.02 67 20.9%
13 École Polytechnique, France 12.75 9.53 162 -23.5%
14 University of Bordeaux, France 12.33 8.72 68 -27.6%
15 University of Lille Nord de France, France 7.25 5.96 38 -15.9%
16 University of Lorraine (UL), France 5.22 5.60 32 9.9%
17 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 4.66 4.61 29 1.1%
18 Collège de France, France 5.64 4.42 55 -19.8%
19 University of Savoy (USMB), France 3.67 4.23 151 17.8%
20 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 2.01 3.22 25 64.3%
21 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 5.78 2.91 33 -48.6%
22 University of Rennes 1, France 3.13 2.89 34 -5.4%
23 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 2.99 2.29 27 -21.6%
24 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 1.99 2.25 28 16.2%
25 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 2.25 2.22 20 0.9%
26 University Clermont Auvergne, France 2.84 1.98 129 -28.7%
27 Le Mans University, France 2.97 1.85 5 -36.0%
28 University Institute of France (IUF), France 2.01 1.84 19 -6.7%
29 Centrale Lille, France 2.18 1.65 25 -22.8%
30 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.90 1.44 6 63.8%
31 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 3.07 1.40 12 -53.4%
32 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 3.02 1.40 9 -52.7%
33 University of Burgundy, France 2.25 1.35 14 -38.6%
34 École Centrale Lyon, France 0.74 1.34 16 85.0%
35 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.02 1.32 14 32.5%
36 Centrale Graduate School, France 1.59 1.30 20 -16.3%
37 Lille Catholic University (Catho), France 1.56 1.30 19 -15.0%
38 Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), France 1.09 1.29 7 21.0%
38 University of Poitiers, France 1.19 1.29 7 10.9%
39 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 1.24 1.25 25 3.5%
40 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 0.78 1.24 13 62.4%
41 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 2.09 1.14 12 -44.2%
42 HESAM Université, France 1.52 1.12 64 -24.6%
43 CY Cergy Paris University, France 2.24 1.09 23 -50.2%
44 Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN), France 1.34 1.04 10 -20.6%
45 University of Nantes, France 1.66 0.98 30 -39.3%
46 University of Rouen, France 0.31 0.91 11 195.9%
47 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France – 0.85 4 N/A
48 Naval School, France – 0.80 1 N/A
49 University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France 0.71 0.77 4 10.8%
50 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 2.80 0.73 9 -73.2%
51 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.68 0.70 62 5.4%
51 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.68 0.70 62 5.4%
51 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.68 0.70 62 5.4%
51 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.68 0.70 62 5.4%
51 EDHEC Business School, France 0.68 0.70 62 5.4%
52 Gustave Eiffel University, France 1.96 0.67 9 -65.0%
53 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France 1.21 0.62 42 -47.4%
54 University of Orléans, France 1.12 0.62 15 -43.5%
55 SIGMA Clermont, France 0.93 0.61 6 -32.6%
56 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 0.47 0.56 7 22.5%
57 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.21 0.55 5 171.1%
58 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 1.63 0.54 10 -65.8%
59 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.71 0.50 12 -27.5%
60 University of Le Havre, France 0.36 0.48 8 36.4%
61 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 1.37 0.48 9 -64.3%
62 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.40 0.45 8 17.1%
63 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 2.01 0.43 6 -78.3%
64 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.41 0.41 4 2.6%
65 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 1.26 0.41 5 -67.0%
66 EPF - Graduate School of Engineering, France 0.10 0.25 3 155.9%
67 School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), France 0.03 0.18 3 431.6%
68 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 0.12 0.15 7 26.5%
69 University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France – 0.15 1 N/A
70 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.43 0.14 20 -68.0%
71 Burgundy School of Business, France 0.18 0.13 5 -26.5%
72 Artois University, France 0.21 0.09 2 -55.0%
73 Le Studium - Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, France 0.08 0.08 1 2.4%
74 École Centrale de Lyon (ECL), France – 0.08 1 N/A
75 École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie (ENSA Normandie), France 0.15 0.08 5 -46.3%
76 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.20 0.07 2 -65.5%
77 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France 0.08 0.06 1 -23.2%
78 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France – 0.06 1 N/A
79 AgroParisTech, France 0.13 0.05 4 -61.1%
80 University of Angers, France 0.48 0.05 1 -90.4%
80 Bureau des Longitudes (BdL), France – 0.05 1 N/A
81 University of Paris Ouest (Paris 10), France 0.58 0.04 1 -92.7%
82 University of Avignon, France – 0.04 2 N/A
83 HEC Paris, France 0.00 0.03 3 923.5%
83 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.00 0.03 3 923.5%
84 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1), France 0.02 0.02 1 -25.5%
85 Paul Valéry University (Montpellier III), France – 0.02 1 N/A
86 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.01 0.02 1 16.1%
86 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.02 0.02 1 -25.4%
86 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France – 0.02 1 N/A
86 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France – 0.02 1 N/A

Footnote

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  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, selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2021 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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