2020 tables: Institutions - chemistry

The 2020 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.

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# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France 243.85 236.27 1116 -9.6%
2 University of Strasbourg, France 30.08 30.82 161 -4.4%
3 The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France 35.18 29.32 189 -22.3%
4 University of Paris-Sud (UPSud), France 23.92 22.78 128 -11.2%
5 Sorbonne University, France 20.48 22.15 159 0.9%
6 University of Toulouse, France 18.49 19.44 114 -1.9%
7 Université PSL, France 15.05 18.29 135 13.3%
8 National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), France 16.56 17.19 160 -3.2%
9 University of Bordeaux, France 18.56 15.80 92 -20.6%
10 University of Lyon, France 17.26 14.49 63 -21.7%
11 Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), France 14.42 13.93 116 -9.9%
12 Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France 14.54 13.12 85 -15.9%
13 National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), France 9.04 12.84 130 32.5%
14 University of Montpellier, France 13.09 12.72 83 -9.4%
15 European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France 12.24 11.17 68 -14.9%
16 Paris Cité University, France 10.22 10.91 62 -0.4%
17 University of Rennes 1, France 8.38 10.58 79 17.8%
18 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP), France 9.99 9.44 65 -11.8%
19 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR), France 6.44 7.61 66 10.2%
20 University of Lille Nord de France, France 6.42 7.52 43 9.2%
21 University of Lorraine (UL), France 5.85 6.53 39 4.1%
22 University of Nantes, France 7.59 6.01 36 -26.2%
23 Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), France 7.51 5.50 33 -31.8%
24 National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France 5.87 4.84 51 -23.1%
25 École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France 5.10 4.82 58 -11.8%
26 Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France 4.55 4.09 61 -16.0%
27 University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France 4.70 3.54 31 -29.8%
28 University of Angers, France 1.38 3.37 14 127.7%
29 CY Cergy Paris University, France 1.32 3.28 15 131.6%
30 National Graduate School of Engineering and Research Center (ENSICAEN), France 1.60 3.24 28 88.9%
30 Caen University (UNICAEN), France 2.70 3.24 28 11.7%
31 École Polytechnique, France 4.21 3.05 35 -32.4%
32 École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or (CPE Lyon), France 2.59 3.04 21 9.5%
33 University of Rouen, France 2.40 2.90 24 12.5%
34 École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay), France 2.35 2.70 21 7.0%
35 University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), France 0.18 2.65 13 1267.9%
36 Collège de France, France 1.80 2.57 28 32.9%
37 University of Orléans, France 2.94 2.56 16 -18.6%
38 University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France 5.21 2.39 27 -57.1%
39 University of Poitiers, France 0.71 2.27 12 195.9%
40 University of Burgundy, France 2.08 2.14 13 -4.2%
41 Centrale Lille, France 1.27 1.95 19 43.9%
42 IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN), France 0.43 1.94 3 318.5%
43 Le Mans University, France 1.39 1.93 6 29.3%
44 Sanofi, France 3.29 1.90 11 -46.0%
45 University Institute of France (IUF), France 1.59 1.84 24 8.2%
46 Artois University, France 1.03 1.83 17 65.5%
47 Institute of Research for Development (IRD), France 1.86 1.83 41 -8.4%
48 Pasteur Institute, France 3.24 1.71 18 -50.7%
49 University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France 2.94 1.64 23 -47.9%
50 Thales S.A., France 1.90 1.52 15 -25.2%
51 University of Limoges (ULIM), France 0.04 1.42 5 3466.9%
52 Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), France 0.27 1.39 14 380.8%
53 Ureka - ImmuPharma Group, France – 1.25 2 N/A
54 Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), France 0.38 1.25 5 202.2%
55 University of Franche-Comté (UFC), France 0.71 1.22 3 59.1%
56 National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), France 1.77 1.19 22 -37.5%
57 Arkema S.A., France 0.78 1.14 3 37.2%
58 Superior National School of Advanced Techniques (ENSTA ParisTech), France 2.52 1.10 12 -59.3%
59 AgroParisTech, France 1.18 1.08 13 -14.3%
60 The Michelin Group, France 0.37 1.01 3 154.9%
61 University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), France 1.09 0.93 19 -21.1%
62 L'Oréal International, France 0.29 0.86 1 179.8%
63 University Clermont Auvergne, France 1.52 0.84 11 -48.3%
64 Total S.A., France 0.83 0.82 3 -7.1%
65 France Ministry of Culture, France 0.20 0.82 5 275.1%
66 University of Savoy (USMB), France 0.95 0.79 11 -22.2%
67 University of Western Brittany (UBO), France 2.69 0.78 9 -73.0%
68 Saint-Gobain SA, France 0.82 0.75 2 -14.9%
69 SIGMA Clermont, France 1.56 0.69 6 -58.6%
70 University of Évry-Val d'Essonne (UEVE), France 0.82 0.65 12 -25.9%
71 Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS), France 0.43 0.64 11 39.9%
72 Gustave Eiffel University, France 0.12 0.63 4 387.5%
73 HESAM Université, France 0.55 0.58 18 -1.8%
74 Imabiotech SAS, France – 0.53 2 N/A
75 Ipsen Group, France – 0.50 1 N/A
76 The University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), France – 0.46 2 N/A
77 French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer), France 0.19 0.46 6 120.0%
78 National School for Water and Environmental Engineering of Strasbourg (ENGEES), France 0.45 0.45 7 -6.8%
79 Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), France – 0.45 2 N/A
80 Centre de Recherches sur la Géologie des Matières Premières Minérales et Energétiques (CREGU), France – 0.44 2 N/A
81 Dassault Systèmes (3DS), France 0.25 0.40 1 49.2%
82 National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), France 0.59 0.40 20 -37.2%
83 University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France 0.05 0.39 1 632.8%
84 University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France – 0.38 5 N/A
85 Ligue Contre Le Cancer, France 0.54 0.38 5 -35.5%
86 Sanofi Chimie S.A., France – 0.37 2 N/A
87 University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), France 1.13 0.36 4 -70.2%
88 University of Toulon (UTLN), France 1.09 0.34 9 -71.3%
89 Ecole d'Ingénieur de Purpan (INP Purpan), France 0.02 0.33 3 1745.9%
90 National Office for Aerospace Studies and Research (ONERA), France 0.80 0.32 7 -62.6%
91 École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec), France 0.19 0.31 15 49.6%
92 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), France 0.82 0.31 10 -64.4%
93 Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN), France 0.53 0.30 7 -47.8%
94 Genopole Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France 0.50 0.29 5 -45.5%
95 University of Tours (UFR), France 0.88 0.28 2 -70.0%
96 EPF - Graduate School of Engineering, France 0.01 0.28 2 2801.7%
97 M2i Life Sciences SA, France – 0.26 1 N/A
98 Pierre Fabre SA, France 1.43 0.25 1 -83.6%
98 Cetim Grand Est, France – 0.25 1 N/A
99 Centrale Graduate School, France 0.19 0.24 12 16.7%
100 Oceanographic Observatory in Banyuls-sur-Mer (Arago Laboratory), France 0.55 0.24 2 -59.0%

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 through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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