Petrology and Geochemistry in France: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Petrology and Geochemistry. A graph of 1.48M citations received by 50.7K academic papers made by 89 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in Europe

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#16 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#30 in Europe

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#40 in Europe

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#54 in Europe

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#59 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

7. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#60 in Europe

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

8. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#66 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

9. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#86 in Europe

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

10. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#87 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

11. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#105 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

12. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#107 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

13. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#119 in Europe

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

14. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#126 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#154 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

16. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#163 in Europe

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

17. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#174 in Europe

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

18. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#176 in Europe

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

19. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#181 in Europe

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

20. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#220 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

21. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#221 in Europe

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

22. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#222 in Europe

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

23. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#236 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

24. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#238 in Europe

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

25. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#240 in Europe

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

26. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#254 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

27. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#274 in Europe

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

28. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#275 in Europe

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

29. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#284 in Europe

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

30. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#287 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

31. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#288 in Europe

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

32. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#290 in Europe

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

33. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#291 in Europe

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

34. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#295 in Europe

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

35. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#305 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

36. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#307 in Europe

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

37. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#320 in Europe

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

38. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#355 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

39. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#356 in Europe

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

40. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#362 in Europe

#990 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

41. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#370 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

42. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#373 in Europe

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

43. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#377 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

44. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#394 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

45. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#399 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

46. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#411 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

47. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#423 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

48. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#426 in Europe

#1228 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

49. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#435 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

50. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#436 in Europe

#1259 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

51. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#437 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

52. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#438 in Europe

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

53. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#461 in Europe

#1375 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

54. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#465 in Europe

#1393 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

55. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#476 in Europe

#1432 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

56. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#480 in Europe

#1454 in the World

Founded: 2017

57. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#483 in Europe

#1460 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

58. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#485 in Europe

#1467 in the World

Founded: 1828

59. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#500 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

60. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#503 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

61. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#507 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

62. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#509 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

63. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#517 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

64. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#518 in Europe

#1593 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

65. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#520 in Europe

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

66. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#526 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

67. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#532 in Europe

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

68. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#546 in Europe

#1703 in the World

Founded: 1906

69. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#547 in Europe

#1704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

70. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#552 in Europe

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

71. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#559 in Europe

#1773 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

72. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#561 in Europe

#1777 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

73. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#567 in Europe

#1790 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

74. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#586 in Europe

#1899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

75. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#591 in Europe

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

76. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#608 in Europe

#1991 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

77. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#620 in Europe

#2078 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

78. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#645 in Europe

#2200 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

79. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#646 in Europe

#2205 in the World

Founded: 1907

80. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#648 in Europe

#2236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

81. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#658 in Europe

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

82. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#660 in Europe

#2296 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

83. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#669 in Europe

#2336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

84. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#673 in Europe

#2363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

85. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#676 in Europe

#2367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,022
Founded: 1961

86. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#683 in Europe

#2403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

87. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#694 in Europe

#2449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

88. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#708 in Europe

#2535 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

89. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#713 in Europe

#2553 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

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