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National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 42nd in France, 1106th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 115 research topics. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,540 academic publications and 391,900 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1106 of 14,131 In the World
#418 of 2,785 In Europe
#42 of 224 In France
#7 of 27 In Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
#2 of 10 In Lyon
#251 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#331 of 4,056 For Structural Engineering
#448 of 4,702 For Acoustical Engineering
#2190 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1342 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 112 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 15th for Engineering in France and 695th in the World with 15,847 publications made and 321,804 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 139 In France
#248 of 1,465 In Europe
#695 of 6,782 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 131 635
1993 140 768
1994 157 797
1995 171 843
1996 250 988
1997 235 1003
1998 249 1142
1999 258 1518
2000 277 1793
2001 284 1825
2002 453 2598
2003 406 2998
2004 379 3282
2005 466 4345
2006 524 5165
2007 577 5979
2008 545 7018
2009 449 7494
2010 477 9153
2011 493 10353
2012 514 11626
2013 540 12662
2014 540 14168
2015 518 14962
2016 511 15750
2017 479 16364
2018 510 17990
2019 541 19074
2020 541 20555
2021 638 22568
2022 750 22670
2023 816 23481
2024 725 22959

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 21st for Physics in France and 734th in the World with 14,284 publications made and 295,165 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 138 In France
#272 of 1,457 In Europe
#734 of 6,713 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 124 660
1993 134 782
1994 151 806
1995 164 844
1996 239 983
1997 223 992
1998 241 1117
1999 245 1470
2000 265 1704
2001 265 1806
2002 410 2391
2003 391 2900
2004 358 3126
2005 415 4144
2006 460 4832
2007 502 5495
2008 486 6571
2009 379 6896
2010 415 8379
2011 433 9532
2012 465 10666
2013 483 11618
2014 483 13000
2015 466 13786
2016 425 14467
2017 400 14982
2018 436 16296
2019 460 17289
2020 473 18553
2021 579 20345
2022 652 20512
2023 705 21330
2024 641 20740

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 12 177 448
Applied/Engineering Physics 16 177 457
Materials Science 15 183 516
Nanotechnology 18 220 667
Condensed Matter Physics 24 271 714
Optical Engineering 20 270 730
Astrobiology 30 280 730
Quantum and Particle physics 23 290 771
Nuclear Physics 27 316 820
Medical Physics 27 311 850
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 347 905
Atomic and Molecular physics 36 352 943
Biophysics 40 415 1306
Theoretical Physics 57 480 1415

Chemistry rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 24th for Chemistry in France and 876th in the World with 13,204 publications made and 303,704 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#24 of 138 In France
#298 of 1,417 In Europe
#876 of 6,545 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 131 804
1993 142 956
1994 161 991
1995 178 1022
1996 245 1193
1997 227 1195
1998 227 1337
1999 258 1801
2000 245 1947
2001 256 2147
2002 382 2679
2003 372 3306
2004 344 3555
2005 371 4430
2006 420 5248
2007 426 5863
2008 420 6953
2009 351 7189
2010 363 8730
2011 384 9788
2012 393 11000
2013 418 11886
2014 411 13032
2015 410 13825
2016 381 14548
2017 361 14940
2018 387 16388
2019 436 17213
2020 448 18895
2021 508 20437
2022 555 20714
2023 607 21038
2024 518 20856

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 98 251
Materials Science 15 183 516
Chemical Engineering 20 211 661
Nanotechnology 18 220 667
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 260 682
Organic Chemistry 23 273 783
Physical chemistry 28 294 863
Environmental Chemistry 29 331 911
Biochemical Engineering 37 426 1140
Pharmacy 38 383 1155
Computational Chemistry 45 394 1163
Biochemistry 36 388 1260
Inorganic Chemistry 43 380 1266
Radiochemistry 29 338 1402
Nutrition and Food Science 37 458 1654

Biology rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 38th for Biology in France and 1333rd in the World with 9,328 publications made and 215,615 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#38 of 135 In France
#418 of 1,448 In Europe
#1333 of 6,833 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 75 492
1993 83 616
1994 89 621
1995 124 685
1996 148 785
1997 123 795
1998 120 889
1999 174 1268
2000 161 1267
2001 141 1521
2002 252 1911
2003 251 2197
2004 228 2557
2005 258 3173
2006 296 3718
2007 289 4143
2008 290 4952
2009 256 5214
2010 272 6254
2011 285 7035
2012 295 8005
2013 296 8594
2014 301 9354
2015 310 9819
2016 307 10456
2017 285 10659
2018 314 11775
2019 363 12600
2020 393 14456
2021 412 15943
2022 461 15928
2023 517 16302
2024 414 15076

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 17 197 534
Nanotechnology 18 220 667
Astrobiology 30 280 730
Biotechnology 26 316 1009
Paleontology 34 384 1107
Molecular Biology 45 366 1183
Zoology 38 384 1248
Biochemistry 36 388 1260
Biophysics 40 415 1306
Genetics 38 409 1336
Neuroscience 38 447 1380
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 451 1442
Microbiology 37 415 1476
Evolutionary Biology 58 510 1489
Horticulture 38 410 1584
Immunology 41 448 1607
Nutrition and Food Science 37 458 1654
Botany 43 480 1795
Forestry 58 497 1810
Agricultural Science 46 486 1830
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 490 1889
Pharmacology 40 493 1981
Oncology and Cancer research 43 517 2010
Virology 54 529 2083

Environmental Science rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 32nd for Environmental Science in France and 1054th in the World with 9,140 publications made and 196,136 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#32 of 135 In France
#375 of 1,464 In Europe
#1054 of 6,876 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 68 458
1993 71 472
1994 80 501
1995 101 532
1996 139 627
1997 126 631
1998 140 710
1999 157 972
2000 166 1047
2001 162 1180
2002 255 1619
2003 243 1894
2004 226 2045
2005 242 2484
2006 286 3075
2007 316 3382
2008 311 4122
2009 260 4334
2010 294 5085
2011 274 5967
2012 272 6673
2013 299 7482
2014 295 8132
2015 291 8438
2016 299 9067
2017 299 9548
2018 291 10865
2019 310 11404
2020 366 12736
2021 422 14225
2022 448 14248
2023 508 14522
2024 419 13487

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 13 152 479
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 19 185 533
Environmental Engineering 9 217 664
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 260 682
Oceanography 30 321 899
Earth science and Geophysics 31 309 908
Geography and Cartography 29 344 909
Environmental Chemistry 29 331 911
Geology 30 333 916
Environmental Management 18 353 1037
Paleontology 34 384 1107
Ecology 38 430 1254
Forestry 58 497 1810
Agricultural Science 46 486 1830
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 490 1889

Computer Science rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 33rd for Computer Science in France and 1026th in the World with 8,168 publications made and 139,258 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 1,469 In Europe
#1026 of 6,845 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 50 159
1993 53 168
1994 54 201
1995 63 242
1996 93 244
1997 69 339
1998 88 415
1999 121 515
2000 102 550
2001 109 604
2002 247 1100
2003 196 1129
2004 171 1285
2005 247 1588
2006 261 2074
2007 297 2357
2008 302 2901
2009 254 3196
2010 264 3892
2011 266 4292
2012 269 4855
2013 289 5245
2014 290 6058
2015 307 6392
2016 276 6505
2017 286 6843
2018 309 7853
2019 319 8643
2020 339 9755
2021 390 10963
2022 464 10692
2023 519 11241
2024 452 10018

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 12 200 536
Computer Graphics 21 228 559
Web Design and Development 11 242 633
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 229 647
Telecommunications 21 242 677
Software Engineering 22 312 697
Computer Networking 18 258 719
Computer Vision 24 273 738
Animation 31 282 741
UX/UI Desgin 14 307 760
Computer Engineering 26 267 764
Human-Computer Interaction 15 350 829
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 342 906
Cyber Security 19 323 910
Computational Linguistics 34 366 1025
Library and Information science 33 387 1035
Robotics 37 350 1051
Data Science 32 425 1076
Cognitive Science 34 375 1132
Management Information Systems 30 508 1243
Neuroscience 38 447 1380
Machine Learning 36 433 1416
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 451 1442
Multimedia 26 500 1507

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 59th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 1458th in the World with 5,829 publications made and 98,834 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#59 of 134 In France
#529 of 1,500 In Europe
#1458 of 7,081 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
1992 38 126
1993 36 116
1994 37 128
1995 57 153
1996 83 203
1997 70 208
1998 72 243
1999 101 384
2000 86 412
2001 111 452
2002 160 755
2003 132 793
2004 117 940
2005 173 1243
2006 175 1546
2007 199 1659
2008 196 2048
2009 199 2384
2010 206 2663
2011 162 3038
2012 187 3415
2013 197 3696
2014 192 4057
2015 178 4151
2016 208 4579
2017 217 4887
2018 196 5421
2019 214 5933
2020 249 7025
2021 235 7853
2022 344 7551
2023 339 7845
2024 269 6774

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 43 407 988
Library and Information science 33 387 1035
Archaeology 29 417 1121
History 38 441 1205
Philosophy 59 456 1233
Linguistics 39 479 1335
Political Science 63 561 1533
Law 45 553 1631
Aesthetics 57 633 1822
Education Majors 39 623 2242
Sociology 69 689 2395
Anthropology 61 701 2417
Demography 58 659 2527
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 72 798 2804

Mathematics rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 36th for Mathematics in France and 1130th in the World with 3,658 publications made and 65,042 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
#408 of 1,401 In Europe
#1130 of 6,418 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 18 57
1993 15 49
1994 23 60
1995 17 85
1996 22 73
1997 29 98
1998 23 116
1999 37 139
2000 43 167
2001 39 163
2002 80 321
2003 74 346
2004 64 414
2005 103 536
2006 136 821
2007 173 1030
2008 143 1263
2009 110 1466
2010 124 1750
2011 131 2115
2012 174 2377
2013 162 2707
2014 144 2917
2015 144 3104
2016 126 3179
2017 134 3490
2018 145 3923
2019 142 4175
2020 140 4520
2021 167 5272
2022 231 5086
2023 252 5283
2024 170 3874

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 24 229 647
Operations Research 11 256 715
Applied Mathematics 57 403 1049
Statistics 36 389 1063
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 83 703 2423
Math Teachers 55 790 3202

Business rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 37th for Business in France and 1383rd in the World with 2,454 publications made and 39,915 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#37 of 137 In France
#510 of 1,433 In Europe
#1383 of 6,339 In the World

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 12 25
1993 11 23
1994 23 42
1995 23 60
1996 27 56
1997 14 62
1998 19 86
1999 28 102
2000 27 114
2001 29 123
2002 79 266
2003 54 275
2004 47 239
2005 67 394
2006 93 554
2007 97 656
2008 104 788
2009 68 930
2010 87 1172
2011 79 1352
2012 98 1459
2013 97 1479
2014 89 1747
2015 87 1828
2016 90 1835
2017 103 1966
2018 93 2408
2019 107 2506
2020 98 2835
2021 127 3341
2022 135 3275
2023 147 3375
2024 117 2377

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 11 256 715
Construction Management 15 304 779
Supply Chain Management 13 258 786
Project Management 17 408 939
Management 29 411 1119
Management Information Systems 30 508 1243
Marketing 27 488 1346
Engineering Management 12 446 1384
Finance 55 589 1654
Accounting 60 688 2211
Advertising 63 716 2338

Art & Design rankings

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon ranked 39th for Art & Design in France and 1195th in the World with 1,266 publications made and 24,184 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Architecture, Aesthetics.

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
#463 of 1,381 In Europe
#1195 of 5,966 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 7 26
1993 8 27
1994 6 34
1995 11 37
1996 15 60
1997 10 42
1998 18 51
1999 21 87
2000 17 89
2001 22 99
2002 50 150
2003 32 149
2004 31 187
2005 43 255
2006 45 354
2007 65 389
2008 54 403
2009 67 505
2010 44 541
2011 39 678
2012 44 795
2013 45 762
2014 50 872
2015 46 926
2016 39 929
2017 43 1001
2018 33 1038
2019 42 1193
2020 43 1239
2021 43 1393
2022 59 1265
2023 87 1437
2024 53 1353

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 16 238 530
Computer Graphics 21 228 559
Animation 31 282 741
UX/UI Desgin 14 307 760
Art History 43 407 988
Fashion Design 30 406 1018
Multimedia 26 500 1507
Literature 62 588 1773
Aesthetics 57 633 1822

Other rankings

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

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 240 682
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 30 313 925
Urology 33 348 1144
Audiology 31 391 1185
Anatomy and Physiology 38 413 1314
Cardiology 36 425 1366
Critical Care Nursing 34 452 1456
Social Psychology 33 493 1480
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 44 484 1517
Healthcare Management (MHA) 25 483 1581
Pathology 40 466 1606
Ophthalmology 38 471 1608
Radiation Therapy 37 445 1625
Medicine 38 482 1625
Surgery 38 480 1663
Psychology 41 529 1769
Anesthesiology 39 502 1850
Dentistry 52 573 1875
Physical Therapy 48 586 1971
Orthodontics 54 607 2003
Economics 66 666 2136
Development Studies 54 650 2263
Psychiatry 47 613 2284
Public Health 58 695 2788
Nursing 47 694 2899
Child Psychology 64 786 3159
Health Science 47 817 3474