Country profile · 2027

France

48 of France's universities are ranked in the global Research Collaboration Index, led by Université Paris-Saclay. Together they anchor the nation's place in the world research network.

Ranked universities

$813M

Research funding analysed

€818M

EU funding won

Widest partner-country reach

Subject strengths

National subject strengths

Physical Sciences · 22 Social Sciences · 19 Life Sciences · 5 Health Sciences · 2

France's leading research collaborators

Provisional order shown; global ranks reveal at the 1 September 2026 launch.

University	Partners	Countries
Université Paris-Saclay	774	70
Sorbonne Université	668	64
Université Paris Cité	679	66
Université Paris Sciences et Lettres	357	51
Université Grenoble Alpes	379	52
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1	344	55
Aix-Marseille Université	342	50
Université de Montpellier	213	38
Université de Strasbourg	231	48
Université Clermont Auvergne	197	47
École Polytechnique	186	39
Université Savoie Mont Blanc	196	40
Institut polytechnique de Grenoble	164	39
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon	143	29
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon	136	28

Represent France at the global launch

Universities can verify their data, feature academics and video on their public page, onboard 500 members and compete for the Subject Awards.

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