2018 tables: Institutions - physical sciences - academic

The 2018 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2016 Share 2017 Count 2017 Change in Adjusted Share 2016-2017*
1 Sorbonne University, France 53.47 50.84 561 -6.0%
2 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 41.48 35.20 393 -16.2%
3 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 26.81 29.08 330 7.2%
4 Université PSL, France 20.88 23.16 278 9.6%
5 University of Lyon, France 24.78 21.95 210 -12.5%
6 University of Paris, France 21.50 19.43 330 -10.7%
7 University of Strasbourg, France 15.41 14.74 164 -5.4%
8 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 15.35 14.31 247 -7.9%
9 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 16.77 14.02 222 -17.4%
10 University of Toulouse, France 13.98 12.42 110 -12.2%
11 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 14.93 11.49 119 -24.0%
12 University of Bordeaux, France 8.72 9.93 67 12.5%
13 École Polytechnique, France 9.53 8.65 175 -10.3%
14 University of Montpellier, France 10.02 8.48 59 -16.4%
15 Collège de France, France 4.42 6.14 68 37.2%
16 University of Lorraine (UL), France 5.60 5.94 31 4.9%
17 University of Savoy (USMB), France 4.23 4.96 171 16.0%
18 University of Lille Nord de France, France 5.96 4.75 34 -21.3%
19 University Clermont Auvergne, France 1.98 3.67 160 83.4%
20 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 2.29 3.10 31 34.0%
21 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 2.91 3.01 52 2.3%
22 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 4.61 2.94 28 -37.0%
23 University Institute of France (IUF), France 1.84 2.74 31 47.3%
24 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 1.40 2.65 20 87.4%
25 University of Paris Nord (Paris 13), France 1.40 2.56 29 81.3%
26 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 3.22 2.53 25 -22.4%
27 University of Nantes, France 0.98 2.37 50 138.0%
28 Le Mans University, France 1.85 2.31 13 23.1%
29 University of Rennes 1, France 2.89 2.21 32 -24.4%
30 Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN), France 1.04 2.12 13 100.7%
31 University of Burgundy, France 1.35 2.01 21 47.0%
32 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 1.14 1.83 17 58.3%
33 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 1.44 1.63 7 11.8%
34 University of Rouen, France 0.91 1.55 17 68.3%
35 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 2.22 1.44 21 -35.7%
36 CY Cergy Paris University, France 1.09 1.41 25 27.6%
37 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 2.25 1.38 23 -39.7%
38 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 1.25 1.32 28 4.3%
39 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.43 1.32 15 206.7%
40 Centrale Lille, France 1.65 1.28 23 -23.1%
41 SIGMA Clermont, France 0.61 1.28 10 107.1%
42 Lille Catholic University (Catho), France 1.30 1.19 21 -9.1%
43 National Engineering Institute in Mechanics and Microtechnologies (ENSMM), France 0.41 1.12 11 172.3%
44 HESAM Université, France 1.12 1.05 76 -7.2%
45 University of Tours (UFR), France 1.32 1.03 10 -23.5%
46 University of Angers, France 0.05 0.93 4 1,924.6%
47 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 0.73 0.92 15 24.4%
48 Gustave Eiffel University, France 0.67 0.90 9 33.2%
49 University of Poitiers, France 1.29 0.88 5 -33.1%
50 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 0.56 0.87 7 53.7%
51 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France 0.62 0.77 57 22.5%
52 École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France 0.70 0.60 70 -14.7%
52 Sustainable Design School (SDS), France 0.70 0.60 70 -14.7%
52 National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson, France 0.70 0.60 70 -14.7%
52 École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), France 0.70 0.60 70 -14.7%
52 EDHEC Business School, France 0.70 0.60 70 -14.7%
53 Bretagne Loire University, France 0.14 0.60 33 337.4%
54 Centrale Graduate School, France 1.30 0.58 19 -55.7%
55 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 0.54 0.55 5 0.7%
56 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 0.50 0.53 14 4.8%
57 École Centrale Lyon, France 1.34 0.49 8 -63.8%
58 École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), France 0.41 0.47 5 14.6%
59 University of Le Havre, France 0.48 0.47 11 -4.1%
60 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 1.24 0.43 6 -66.1%
61 Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), France 1.29 0.33 3 -74.5%
62 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 0.07 0.33 3 391.0%
63 University of Paris Ouest (Paris 10), France 0.04 0.32 3 665.4%
64 École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie (ENSA Normandie), France 0.08 0.32 10 300.4%
65 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 0.15 0.25 7 62.3%
66 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 0.48 0.25 7 -48.8%
67 University of South Brittany (UBS), France 0.24 2 N/A
68 Burgundy School of Business, France 0.13 0.23 11 73.6%
69 French School of Public Health (EHESP), France 0.02 0.21 17 1,196.0%
70 Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France 0.02 0.19 16 1,081.7%
70 National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France 0.02 0.19 16 1,081.7%
70 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France 0.02 0.19 16 1,081.7%
71 Nantes Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering (Oniris), France 0.18 2 N/A
72 Supméca - School of Mechanical Engineering, France 0.17 1 N/A
73 University of Orléans, France 0.62 0.17 7 -73.4%
74 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.55 0.14 2 -74.8%
75 University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France 0.77 0.14 1 -82.2%
76 Montpellier SupAgro, France 0.11 1 N/A
77 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 0.45 0.10 3 -78.2%
78 ECE Paris, France 0.10 1 N/A
79 École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB), France 0.09 1 N/A
80 AgroParisTech, France 0.05 0.07 11 49.0%
81 Artois University, France 0.09 0.06 2 -32.0%
82 EPF - Graduate School of Engineering, France 0.25 0.06 2 -75.3%
83 HEC Paris, France 0.03 0.05 10 78.9%
83 École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE ParisTech), France 0.03 0.05 10 78.9%
84 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France 0.85 0.04 2 -95.2%
85 University of the French West Indies (UAG), France 0.06 0.03 1 -48.5%
86 Pôle d’Enseignement Supérieur de la Musique Seine-Saint-Denis Île-de-France (Pôle Sup' 93), France 0.02 1 N/A
86 École Nationale Supérieure Louis-Lumière (ENS Louis-Lumière), France 0.02 1 N/A
86 University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis (Paris 8), France 0.02 1 N/A
87 École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), France 0.02 1 N/A
87 École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Saint-Etienne (ENISE), France 0.02 1 N/A
88 University of Rennes 2, France 0.02 1 N/A
89 University of La Rochelle, France 0.02 1 N/A
90 École Centrale de Nantes (EC Nantes), France 0.01 1 N/A
90 Audencia Nantes School of Management, France 0.01 1 N/A
90 École Supérieure d’Agricultures (ESA), France 0.01 1 N/A
90 Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest), France 0.01 1 N/A
91 École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Clermont Ferrand (ENSACF), France 0.01 3 N/A
92 University of Avignon, France 0.04 0.00 1 -94.2%

Footnote

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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.