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National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 39th in France, 1080th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 112 research topics. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,247 academic publications and 413,252 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1080 of 14,131 In the World
#422 of 2,785 In Europe
#39 of 224 In France
#6 of 27 In Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
#2 of 10 In Lyon
#239 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#334 of 4,095 For Structural Engineering
#450 of 4,743 For Acoustical Engineering
#2192 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1305 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 109 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 15th for Engineering in France and 700th in the World with 16,302 publications made and 337,690 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 139 In France
#249 of 1,466 In Europe
#700 of 6,795 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 140 768
1994 157 797
1995 171 842
1996 249 990
1997 235 1003
1998 249 1144
1999 258 1518
2000 276 1794
2001 284 1827
2002 453 2604
2003 407 2999
2004 380 3282
2005 466 4344
2006 525 5157
2007 579 5972
2008 547 7020
2009 448 7494
2010 481 9146
2011 494 10362
2012 519 11649
2013 545 12672
2014 541 14182
2015 519 14973
2016 510 15784
2017 481 16401
2018 514 18032
2019 548 19129
2020 544 20602
2021 642 22581
2022 760 22666
2023 828 23443
2024 751 23119
2025 480 20992

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 22nd for Physics in France and 743rd in the World with 14,674 publications made and 310,171 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#22 of 138 In France
#273 of 1,460 In Europe
#743 of 6,729 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 134 782
1994 151 806
1995 164 843
1996 240 989
1997 223 992
1998 241 1119
1999 245 1470
2000 264 1706
2001 266 1810
2002 410 2396
2003 392 2903
2004 359 3125
2005 415 4142
2006 460 4829
2007 504 5490
2008 487 6568
2009 378 6895
2010 419 8378
2011 435 9540
2012 467 10690
2013 488 11631
2014 485 13016
2015 467 13799
2016 424 14510
2017 400 14999
2018 442 16330
2019 469 17310
2020 474 18579
2021 583 20329
2022 661 20495
2023 717 21299
2024 660 20878
2025 406 18937

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 12 177 450
Applied/Engineering Physics 16 175 462
Materials Science 15 184 519
Nanotechnology 19 223 682
Condensed Matter Physics 25 272 721
Optical Engineering 23 276 743
Astrobiology 32 290 750
Quantum and Particle physics 23 289 775
Nuclear Physics 28 319 831
Medical Physics 26 305 834
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 349 910
Atomic and Molecular physics 37 357 962
Biophysics 40 412 1301
Theoretical Physics 57 483 1437

Chemistry rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 24th for Chemistry in France and 880th in the World with 13,538 publications made and 319,675 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#24 of 138 In France
#300 of 1,417 In Europe
#880 of 6,561 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 142 956
1994 161 991
1995 178 1022
1996 245 1197
1997 227 1195
1998 227 1339
1999 258 1801
2000 244 1947
2001 257 2151
2002 381 2684
2003 373 3307
2004 345 3555
2005 370 4426
2006 425 5242
2007 431 5850
2008 422 6955
2009 351 7198
2010 366 8724
2011 384 9791
2012 394 11010
2013 419 11887
2014 413 13033
2015 411 13828
2016 380 14560
2017 360 14939
2018 392 16390
2019 443 17210
2020 451 18889
2021 508 20388
2022 569 20673
2023 615 20987
2024 532 20958
2025 349 18980

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 92 239
Materials Science 15 184 519
Chemical Engineering 20 210 665
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 259 682
Nanotechnology 19 223 682
Organic Chemistry 22 276 792
Physical chemistry 28 293 875
Environmental Chemistry 29 335 932
Biochemical Engineering 38 420 1122
Computational Chemistry 45 393 1181
Pharmacy 40 386 1182
Biochemistry 36 392 1274
Inorganic Chemistry 44 383 1291
Radiochemistry 29 342 1428
Nutrition and Food Science 37 464 1695

Biology rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 39th for Biology in France and 1347th in the World with 9,607 publications made and 225,993 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#39 of 135 In France
#421 of 1,449 In Europe
#1347 of 6,841 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 83 616
1994 89 621
1995 124 687
1996 149 787
1997 124 795
1998 120 891
1999 174 1266
2000 160 1267
2001 143 1523
2002 250 1911
2003 251 2199
2004 228 2558
2005 258 3170
2006 301 3708
2007 294 4131
2008 291 4951
2009 256 5220
2010 274 6250
2011 284 7032
2012 297 8000
2013 297 8588
2014 302 9347
2015 310 9819
2016 304 10470
2017 283 10643
2018 316 11765
2019 368 12607
2020 394 14460
2021 415 15906
2022 468 15884
2023 523 16239
2024 426 15161
2025 300 13463

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 16 198 545
Nanotechnology 19 223 682
Astrobiology 32 290 750
Biotechnology 26 318 1018
Paleontology 34 385 1122
Molecular Biology 45 367 1201
Zoology 38 389 1262
Biochemistry 36 392 1274
Biophysics 40 412 1301
Genetics 39 415 1352
Neuroscience 39 454 1416
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 454 1460
Evolutionary Biology 57 505 1483
Microbiology 37 420 1520
Horticulture 38 416 1623
Immunology 41 450 1631
Nutrition and Food Science 37 464 1695
Forestry 57 499 1818
Botany 44 488 1833
Agricultural Science 44 487 1839
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 502 1949
Pharmacology 40 497 2017
Oncology and Cancer research 42 521 2064
Virology 51 532 2120

Environmental Science rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 31st for Environmental Science in France and 1064th in the World with 9,393 publications made and 207,873 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 135 In France
#376 of 1,464 In Europe
#1064 of 6,888 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 71 472
1994 80 501
1995 101 532
1996 139 627
1997 127 631
1998 141 714
1999 157 970
2000 165 1047
2001 162 1180
2002 254 1620
2003 244 1889
2004 227 2046
2005 241 2483
2006 286 3073
2007 317 3381
2008 311 4126
2009 260 4328
2010 296 5083
2011 274 5972
2012 274 6686
2013 303 7471
2014 296 8149
2015 292 8442
2016 296 9081
2017 299 9566
2018 295 10887
2019 315 11443
2020 369 12760
2021 420 14201
2022 452 14214
2023 512 14497
2024 435 13586
2025 281 11886

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 13 153 488
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 19 186 540
Environmental Engineering 9 221 679
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 259 682
Oceanography 31 324 913
Earth science and Geophysics 31 309 917
Geography and Cartography 29 347 920
Environmental Chemistry 29 335 932
Geology 31 335 934
Environmental Management 19 358 1057
Paleontology 34 385 1122
Ecology 39 432 1270
Forestry 57 499 1818
Agricultural Science 44 487 1839
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 502 1949

Computer Science rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 33rd for Computer Science in France and 1037th in the World with 8,464 publications made and 145,906 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#33 of 138 In France
#376 of 1,470 In Europe
#1037 of 6,855 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 53 168
1994 54 201
1995 63 241
1996 93 244
1997 69 339
1998 88 415
1999 121 517
2000 102 549
2001 110 603
2002 246 1101
2003 195 1126
2004 171 1285
2005 247 1589
2006 261 2074
2007 297 2356
2008 302 2899
2009 255 3192
2010 267 3890
2011 267 4302
2012 275 4880
2013 293 5262
2014 293 6080
2015 309 6424
2016 272 6548
2017 287 6897
2018 307 7912
2019 317 8703
2020 340 9796
2021 390 10977
2022 461 10693
2023 525 11246
2024 476 10203
2025 336 8488

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Database Administration 13 214 561
Computer Graphics 22 231 563
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 229 656
Telecommunications 21 247 697
Animation 29 269 700
Software Engineering 22 314 701
Computer Networking 18 260 728
UX/UI Desgin 15 305 743
Web Design and Development 16 284 743
Computer Vision 25 274 744
Computer Engineering 25 264 762
Human-Computer Interaction 17 350 836
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 340 911
Cyber Security 21 334 958
Data Science 24 389 978
Library and Information science 32 382 1024
Computational Linguistics 35 368 1059
Robotics 37 354 1066
Cognitive Science 34 380 1153
Management Information Systems 31 521 1279
Neuroscience 39 454 1416
Machine Learning 36 437 1433
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 454 1460
Multimedia 27 503 1526

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 59th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 1468th in the World with 6,012 publications made and 104,474 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#59 of 135 In France
#530 of 1,502 In Europe
#1468 of 7,088 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 36 116
1994 37 128
1995 57 152
1996 83 207
1997 70 208
1998 72 243
1999 100 378
2000 86 412
2001 112 455
2002 159 755
2003 132 792
2004 117 942
2005 173 1242
2006 174 1545
2007 199 1657
2008 196 2054
2009 200 2384
2010 207 2667
2011 162 3043
2012 187 3412
2013 203 3707
2014 192 4053
2015 180 4153
2016 209 4589
2017 218 4901
2018 195 5447
2019 214 5950
2020 250 7065
2021 235 7811
2022 349 7549
2023 352 7837
2024 287 6873
2025 174 5903

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 43 404 979
Library and Information science 32 382 1024
Archaeology 31 423 1145
History 39 447 1221
Philosophy 59 458 1236
Linguistics 39 481 1338
Political Science 65 564 1534
Law 44 558 1638
Aesthetics 57 632 1817
Education Majors 41 641 2334
Sociology 70 696 2418
Anthropology 61 709 2449
Demography 58 666 2573
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 72 796 2789

Mathematics rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 36th for Mathematics in France and 1141st in the World with 3,746 publications made and 68,200 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#36 of 133 In France
#409 of 1,406 In Europe
#1141 of 6,434 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 15 49
1994 23 60
1995 17 85
1996 22 73
1997 29 98
1998 23 117
1999 37 139
2000 43 167
2001 39 163
2002 79 321
2003 74 345
2004 64 414
2005 103 536
2006 136 821
2007 172 1030
2008 143 1262
2009 110 1465
2010 126 1749
2011 131 2117
2012 176 2374
2013 166 2709
2014 145 2928
2015 146 3122
2016 122 3198
2017 134 3505
2018 144 3955
2019 142 4202
2020 138 4526
2021 167 5245
2022 229 5079
2023 249 5244
2024 177 3961
2025 113 2827

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 229 656
Operations Research 10 243 688
Applied Mathematics 57 401 1045
Statistics 36 389 1070
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 83 706 2434
Math Teachers 57 807 3326

Business rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 38th for Business in France and 1399th in the World with 2,534 publications made and 41,875 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#38 of 137 In France
#513 of 1,436 In Europe
#1399 of 6,366 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 11 23
1994 23 42
1995 23 60
1996 27 56
1997 14 62
1998 19 87
1999 28 102
2000 28 115
2001 28 121
2002 79 266
2003 54 273
2004 47 239
2005 67 393
2006 92 556
2007 97 654
2008 105 785
2009 68 931
2010 88 1175
2011 80 1355
2012 101 1468
2013 98 1484
2014 90 1755
2015 87 1840
2016 91 1848
2017 104 1974
2018 93 2427
2019 107 2512
2020 100 2852
2021 126 3333
2022 133 3261
2023 145 3362
2024 128 2419
2025 83 2147

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 10 243 688
Construction Management 14 303 781
Supply Chain Management 14 260 794
Project Management 17 410 947
Management 28 414 1127
Management Information Systems 31 521 1279
Marketing 29 492 1362
Engineering Management 14 460 1430
Finance 55 589 1665
Accounting 59 690 2226
Advertising 65 728 2367

Art & Design rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 39th for Art & Design in France and 1199th in the World with 1,301 publications made and 23,906 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Architecture, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#39 of 127 In France
#466 of 1,385 In Europe
#1199 of 6,010 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 8 27
1994 6 34
1995 11 37
1996 15 60
1997 10 42
1998 18 51
1999 21 87
2000 16 88
2001 22 99
2002 50 150
2003 32 149
2004 31 187
2005 43 254
2006 45 354
2007 65 389
2008 54 398
2009 67 502
2010 45 536
2011 39 674
2012 44 800
2013 47 770
2014 49 860
2015 46 939
2016 39 932
2017 44 1015
2018 33 1037
2019 42 1206
2020 43 1260
2021 43 1391
2022 58 1271
2023 87 1433
2024 56 1360
2025 41 1300

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 16 247 541
Computer Graphics 22 231 563
Animation 29 269 700
UX/UI Desgin 15 305 743
Art History 43 404 979
Fashion Design 31 410 1033
Multimedia 27 503 1526
Literature 61 590 1779
Aesthetics 57 632 1817

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 236 663
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 30 312 933
Neurosurgery 24 302 994
Urology 33 351 1173
Audiology 32 392 1202
Anatomy and Physiology 37 412 1319
Cardiology 36 426 1366
Critical Care Nursing 34 463 1499
Social Psychology 33 504 1518
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 44 488 1541
Ophthalmology 37 473 1616
Pathology 40 468 1621
Medicine 38 490 1645
Healthcare Management (MHA) 25 497 1647
Radiation Therapy 38 448 1650
Surgery 38 479 1676
Psychology 41 536 1803
Dentistry 50 560 1818
Anesthesiology 38 506 1880
Physical Therapy 47 591 2001
Orthodontics 54 615 2025
Economics 65 669 2169
Psychiatry 47 619 2292
Development Studies 56 671 2348
Public Health 59 708 2841
Nursing 46 709 2980
Child Psychology 65 800 3236
Health Science 48 820 3512