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National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 39th in France, 1040th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 121 research topics. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,378 academic publications and 348,718 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1040 of 14,131 In the World
#398 of 2,785 In Europe
#39 of 224 In France
#6 of 27 In Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
#2 of 10 In Lyon
#227 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#278 of 3,835 For Structural Engineering
#393 of 4,449 For Acoustical Engineering
#2211 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1342 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 118 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 14th for Engineering in France and 619th in the World with 15,436 publications made and 287,573 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 139 In France
#229 of 1,453 In Europe
#619 of 6,684 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 129 537
1992 126 560
1993 130 713
1994 149 712
1995 163 766
1996 236 885
1997 219 877
1998 227 1006
1999 244 1343
2000 276 1636
2001 267 1678
2002 438 2288
2003 371 2549
2004 361 2885
2005 466 3872
2006 520 4683
2007 543 5348
2008 545 6558
2009 465 7103
2010 454 8365
2011 439 9661
2012 503 10541
2013 535 11782
2014 505 13135
2015 518 13855
2016 575 14858
2017 601 15494
2018 586 17098
2019 659 19015
2020 604 20510
2021 770 23483
2022 852 24160
2023 817 24804

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 17th for Physics in France and 662nd in the World with 13,951 publications made and 264,168 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 138 In France
#246 of 1,446 In Europe
#662 of 6,603 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 127 530
1992 120 578
1993 126 728
1994 141 719
1995 155 766
1996 225 892
1997 204 879
1998 223 990
1999 235 1311
2000 265 1564
2001 255 1656
2002 390 2109
2003 351 2462
2004 339 2757
2005 419 3685
2006 464 4438
2007 476 4954
2008 477 6131
2009 401 6590
2010 381 7722
2011 384 8958
2012 454 9685
2013 476 10832
2014 457 12130
2015 461 12735
2016 488 13757
2017 524 14216
2018 513 15721
2019 567 17374
2020 545 18719
2021 704 21341
2022 734 21935
2023 710 22784

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 10 149 393
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 152 399
Materials Science 12 163 458
Nanotechnology 17 198 581
Astrobiology 26 257 654
Optical Engineering 19 251 659
Quantum and Particle physics 21 259 679
Condensed Matter Physics 24 267 693
Nuclear Physics 26 293 729
Medical Physics 28 315 806
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 324 832
Astrophysics and Astronomy 28 326 838
Theoretical Physics 52 452 1280
Biophysics 45 434 1341

Chemistry rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 22nd for Chemistry in France and 791st in the World with 12,946 publications made and 275,248 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 136 In France
#275 of 1,401 In Europe
#791 of 6,447 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 137 681
1992 130 690
1993 131 859
1994 154 889
1995 170 927
1996 231 1079
1997 211 1057
1998 207 1198
1999 245 1627
2000 245 1772
2001 245 1970
2002 361 2380
2003 331 2885
2004 330 3236
2005 377 4064
2006 416 4800
2007 387 5396
2008 415 6527
2009 352 6857
2010 336 8139
2011 339 9253
2012 382 9966
2013 415 11179
2014 386 12138
2015 418 12910
2016 458 13803
2017 476 14236
2018 473 15850
2019 512 17500
2020 523 19306
2021 599 21789
2022 642 22300
2023 619 22721

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 95 227
Materials Science 12 163 458
Nanotechnology 17 198 581
Chemical Engineering 17 190 583
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 222 589
Organic Chemistry 21 252 712
Physical chemistry 27 289 820
Environmental Chemistry 28 315 850
Computational Chemistry 40 372 1059
Pharmacy 37 380 1123
Biochemistry 36 373 1152
Inorganic Chemistry 44 376 1227
Radiochemistry 29 333 1320
Nutrition and Food Science 33 427 1468

Biology rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 36th for Biology in France and 1189th in the World with 9,138 publications made and 194,562 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#36 of 135 In France
#390 of 1,445 In Europe
#1189 of 6,770 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 85 416
1992 74 421
1993 77 533
1994 88 561
1995 118 628
1996 139 703
1997 117 722
1998 114 800
1999 166 1161
2000 154 1173
2001 136 1388
2002 241 1716
2003 226 1963
2004 221 2371
2005 264 2944
2006 293 3394
2007 279 3906
2008 290 4665
2009 250 4895
2010 258 5797
2011 248 6571
2012 294 7272
2013 297 7945
2014 279 8720
2015 312 9205
2016 335 9765
2017 366 10228
2018 376 11209
2019 407 12727
2020 442 14641
2021 471 16593
2022 552 16901
2023 534 17389

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 12 151 409
Nanotechnology 17 198 581
Astrobiology 26 257 654
Biotechnology 26 294 895
Paleontology 32 350 982
Molecular Biology 42 351 1080
Zoology 34 366 1132
Biochemistry 36 373 1152
Genetics 39 385 1192
Horticulture 30 343 1267
Neuroscience 33 425 1284
Biophysics 45 434 1341
Microbiology 36 408 1368
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 439 1382
Agricultural Science 39 424 1425
Evolutionary Biology 55 500 1429
Immunology 40 413 1432
Nutrition and Food Science 33 427 1468
Forestry 53 448 1550
Botany 42 453 1564
Pharmacology 38 470 1802
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 488 1817
Oncology and Cancer research 42 494 1849
Virology 55 518 1981

Environmental Science rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 26th for Environmental Science in France and 912th in the World with 8,971 publications made and 175,454 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 135 In France
#331 of 1,458 In Europe
#912 of 6,798 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 72 308
1992 69 368
1993 61 394
1994 78 427
1995 92 441
1996 127 546
1997 125 569
1998 121 619
1999 145 857
2000 163 932
2001 156 1034
2002 239 1360
2003 223 1587
2004 216 1795
2005 247 2218
2006 304 2724
2007 310 3128
2008 298 3835
2009 276 4104
2010 266 4647
2011 247 5560
2012 291 6004
2013 299 6862
2014 267 7492
2015 303 7742
2016 335 8391
2017 384 8847
2018 357 10201
2019 377 11561
2020 385 12766
2021 491 14885
2022 511 15189
2023 522 15618

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 10 130 413
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 156 447
Environmental Engineering 8 192 536
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 222 589
Geography and Cartography 22 296 750
Oceanography 26 301 809
Geology 25 301 822
Earth science and Geophysics 29 296 837
Environmental Chemistry 28 315 850
Hydrology and Water resources management 11 242 872
Environmental Management 15 312 874
Paleontology 32 350 982
Ecology 32 395 1105
Agricultural Science 39 424 1425
Forestry 53 448 1550
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 488 1817

Computer Science rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 28th for Computer Science in France and 921st in the World with 7,812 publications made and 120,010 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#28 of 137 In France
#347 of 1,459 In Europe
#921 of 6,752 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 39 152
1992 45 146
1993 49 158
1994 47 180
1995 64 236
1996 90 228
1997 66 310
1998 82 346
1999 106 446
2000 92 495
2001 94 529
2002 244 938
2003 175 882
2004 167 1110
2005 234 1338
2006 270 1833
2007 294 2024
2008 306 2655
2009 257 2946
2010 259 3423
2011 241 3749
2012 266 4294
2013 295 4770
2014 273 5549
2015 306 5865
2016 286 6086
2017 301 6377
2018 348 7348
2019 388 8482
2020 347 9541
2021 451 11008
2022 524 11393
2023 509 11648

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 10 184 485
Computer Graphics 19 217 526
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 208 577
UX/UI Desgin 11 261 619
Software Engineering 16 278 623
Animation 25 248 632
Telecommunications 19 227 639
Computer Vision 25 251 654
Human-Computer Interaction 12 303 693
Computer Networking 19 260 706
Web Design and Development 14 276 720
Computer Engineering 23 248 721
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 313 803
Data Science 24 370 883
Cyber Security 21 324 890
Computational Linguistics 29 350 945
Cognitive Science 27 342 989
Library and Information science 31 379 1011
Robotics 39 352 1042
Management Information Systems 26 442 1050
Multimedia 15 416 1106
Machine Learning 31 405 1218
Neuroscience 33 425 1284
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 439 1382

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 52nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 1280th in the World with 5,382 publications made and 86,711 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#52 of 134 In France
#480 of 1,492 In Europe
#1280 of 7,020 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
1991 31 120
1992 39 115
1993 31 111
1994 33 106
1995 55 130
1996 80 184
1997 68 187
1998 70 203
1999 94 319
2000 74 338
2001 104 387
2002 144 605
2003 120 600
2004 114 800
2005 146 997
2006 173 1336
2007 195 1481
2008 195 1790
2009 182 2107
2010 187 2323
2011 162 2684
2012 176 2850
2013 197 3235
2014 154 3596
2015 170 3724
2016 205 4129
2017 221 4348
2018 201 4963
2019 229 5619
2020 254 6581
2021 268 7659
2022 356 7707
2023 328 8002

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 37 381 926
Archaeology 23 379 966
Library and Information science 31 379 1011
History 31 401 1033
Philosophy 54 432 1088
Linguistics 36 412 1104
Law 39 494 1370
Political Science 58 532 1402
Aesthetics 51 576 1627
Education Majors 32 568 1991
Sociology 61 635 2092
Anthropology 58 644 2107
Demography 59 631 2313
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 61 706 2320

Mathematics rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 31st for Mathematics in France and 956th in the World with 3,713 publications made and 60,009 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#31 of 132 In France
#356 of 1,388 In Europe
#956 of 6,305 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 11 38
1992 16 48
1993 14 50
1994 20 61
1995 17 76
1996 21 62
1997 28 89
1998 20 103
1999 34 112
2000 36 149
2001 33 134
2002 82 292
2003 70 270
2004 72 335
2005 100 461
2006 153 712
2007 172 858
2008 143 1160
2009 134 1353
2010 125 1572
2011 131 1959
2012 165 2135
2013 164 2445
2014 142 2789
2015 144 2972
2016 156 3171
2017 165 3397
2018 161 3829
2019 191 4321
2020 166 4612
2021 220 5451
2022 243 5556
2023 255 5683

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 19 208 577
Operations Research 13 268 751
Applied Mathematics 48 361 884
Statistics 27 346 916
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 80 673 2219
Math Teachers 52 706 2871

Business rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 27th for Business in France and 1166th in the World with 2,378 publications made and 34,105 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#27 of 135 In France
#452 of 1,414 In Europe
#1166 of 6,187 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 12 30
1992 12 16
1993 11 30
1994 24 34
1995 25 49
1996 25 54
1997 14 61
1998 20 76
1999 26 95
2000 26 88
2001 26 115
2002 78 227
2003 48 209
2004 46 221
2005 66 325
2006 102 486
2007 88 588
2008 104 724
2009 72 885
2010 85 1108
2011 70 1271
2012 83 1291
2013 103 1456
2014 85 1588
2015 88 1641
2016 86 1693
2017 103 1779
2018 95 2156
2019 123 2436
2020 107 2726
2021 147 3314
2022 155 3385
2023 154 3497

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
Construction Management 18 293 731
Operations Research 13 268 751
Project Management 13 338 790
Supply Chain Management 14 264 792
Management 24 364 958
Management Information Systems 26 442 1050
Marketing 23 439 1156
Finance 52 552 1471
Advertising 52 568 1724
Accounting 63 652 2047

Art & Design rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 34th for Art & Design in France and 1031st in the World with 1,184 publications made and 19,786 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
#34 of 125 In France
#409 of 1,349 In Europe
#1031 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 20
1992 8 24
1993 3 24
1994 6 23
1995 11 26
1996 17 47
1997 10 35
1998 17 30
1999 20 66
2000 17 79
2001 19 73
2002 48 119
2003 32 122
2004 29 154
2005 49 219
2006 40 299
2007 57 331
2008 54 366
2009 62 450
2010 43 495
2011 37 608
2012 37 674
2013 45 674
2014 42 770
2015 33 782
2016 37 899
2017 47 899
2018 47 933
2019 45 1090
2020 39 1204
2021 54 1375
2022 69 1396
2023 76 1369

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 13 194 426
Computer Graphics 19 217 526
UX/UI Desgin 11 261 619
Animation 25 248 632
Fashion Design 22 360 872
Art History 37 381 926
Multimedia 15 416 1106
Literature 51 530 1507
Aesthetics 51 576 1627

Other rankings

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

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 17 205 569
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 284 832
Neurosurgery 25 295 927
Audiology 27 357 1062
Urology 31 337 1076
Anatomy and Physiology 36 392 1201
Cardiology 35 383 1209
Social Psychology 28 453 1294
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 441 1349
Medicine 37 438 1425
Pathology 40 435 1433
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 45 475 1437
Surgery 37 438 1467
Critical Care Nursing 35 466 1475
Radiation Therapy 37 421 1497
Ophthalmology 37 459 1513
Psychology 40 492 1549
Dentistry 47 513 1631
Orthodontics 54 552 1735
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 39 468 1749
Physical Therapy 47 546 1779
Anesthesiology 40 505 1815
Economics 63 623 1885
Development Studies 48 581 1919
Psychiatry 48 584 2085
Public Health 58 656 2473
Nursing 47 646 2513
Child Psychology 54 684 2659
Health Science 44 707 2937