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Paris Descartes University ranked 17th in France, 601st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 130 research topics. Paris Descartes University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,188 academic publications and 1,550,022 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 69 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#601 of 14,131 In the World
#244 of 2,785 In Europe
#17 of 224 In France
#7 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#5 of 27 In Paris
#101 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#210 of 1,010 For Medical Physics
#229 of 2,181 For Pediatrics
#652 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#965 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 127 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Paris Descartes University ranked 4th for Medicine in France and 338th in the World with 27,239 publications made and 1,335,613 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 132 In France
#124 of 1,433 In Europe
#338 of 6,775 In the World

Paris Descartes University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 23 95
1993 18 132
1994 34 188
1995 73 257
1996 83 421
1997 74 622
1998 63 846
1999 61 975
2000 76 1290
2001 78 1420
2002 72 1678
2003 88 2214
2004 100 2620
2005 174 2896
2006 360 3929
2007 530 5494
2008 958 8633
2009 1145 12616
2010 1337 18941
2011 1609 26573
2012 1796 35187
2013 1978 45096
2014 2098 54591
2015 2274 64778
2016 2282 71165
2017 2452 81046
2018 2491 91566
2019 2272 106737
2020 1163 133491
2021 599 144418
2022 373 134183
2023 217 127772
2024 171 112551

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris Descartes University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 52 101
Medical Physics 3 80 210
Pediatrics 3 82 229
Immunology 3 88 235
Critical Care Nursing 3 96 251
Oncology and Cancer research 4 84 259
Radiation Therapy 5 93 273
Cardiology 4 117 301
Dermatology 4 115 304
Virology 5 101 307
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 115 310
Family medicine 3 102 323
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 111 328
Pathology 3 123 331
Epidemiology 6 127 335
Surgery 4 120 336
Urology 4 117 349
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 107 357
Neurosurgery 8 139 367
Respiratory Therapy 13 147 372
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 126 373
Psychiatry 4 140 383
Health Science 3 124 389
Pharmacology 6 137 393
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 141 394
Ophthalmology 4 138 399
Audiology 10 165 412
Anesthesiology 7 148 419
Anatomy and Physiology 8 166 464
Dentistry 11 160 471
Physical Therapy 8 187 484
Clinical Psychology 4 179 510
Nursing 3 176 514
Public Health 8 180 518
Gerontology 7 161 525
Plastic Surgery 10 171 527
Optometry 8 215 623
Sports Medicine 15 251 626
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 215 629
Occupational Therapy 9 254 648
Cosmetology 14 228 662
Orthodontics 18 240 670
Biomedical Engineering 23 293 825
Sports / Exercise science 21 355 980
Pharmacy 39 384 1164
Toxicology 23 328 1190
Veterinary 24 311 1278

Biology rankings

Paris Descartes University ranked 10th for Biology in France and 494th in the World with 25,115 publications made and 1,351,863 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 135 In France
#182 of 1,448 In Europe
#494 of 6,833 In the World

Paris Descartes University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 20 121
1993 27 166
1994 48 250
1995 85 324
1996 93 478
1997 83 747
1998 88 1002
1999 87 1167
2000 91 1527
2001 92 1675
2002 85 1948
2003 94 2472
2004 96 2848
2005 194 3069
2006 398 4097
2007 552 5793
2008 962 8930
2009 1166 12959
2010 1310 19486
2011 1532 27312
2012 1688 36065
2013 1869 45665
2014 1887 55214
2015 2036 64582
2016 1995 70740
2017 2134 80066
2018 2119 89981
2019 1909 104648
2020 1034 131131
2021 504 141316
2022 328 130677
2023 191 123601
2024 148 107920

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris Descartes University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 3 88 235
Oncology and Cancer research 4 84 259
Virology 5 101 307
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 134 336
Genetics 8 127 346
Molecular Biology 8 118 354
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 126 373
Pharmacology 6 137 393
Biotechnology 7 151 397
Neuroscience 9 167 427
Biochemistry 9 163 434
Microbiology 9 169 479
Biophysics 15 214 560
Evolutionary Biology 20 274 693
Astrobiology 28 272 708
Paleontology 25 317 904
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 336 1081
Botany 28 344 1082
Toxicology 23 328 1190
Horticulture 33 347 1349
Zoology 42 421 1467
Nutrition and Food Science 41 475 1754
Animal Science 33 459 1776
Agricultural Science 44 477 1800
Nanotechnology 64 526 1934
Forestry 64 568 2173

Chemistry rankings

Paris Descartes University ranked 15th for Chemistry in France and 653rd in the World with 15,834 publications made and 948,107 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 138 In France
#231 of 1,417 In Europe
#653 of 6,545 In the World

Paris Descartes University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 14 117
1993 22 153
1994 41 170
1995 72 272
1996 73 379
1997 69 618
1998 74 795
1999 73 959
2000 69 1250
2001 68 1368
2002 54 1543
2003 70 1942
2004 63 2192
2005 119 2252
2006 273 2836
2007 407 4171
2008 650 6289
2009 788 9064
2010 856 13701
2011 1012 19006
2012 1096 24839
2013 1192 31734
2014 1212 38241
2015 1249 44212
2016 1198 48198
2017 1295 53933
2018 1251 60476
2019 1135 69691
2020 562 87557
2021 279 95799
2022 160 88623
2023 102 83735
2024 78 70105

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris Descartes University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 9 163 434
Organic Chemistry 30 335 990
Pharmacy 39 384 1164
Computational Chemistry 52 430 1363
Materials Science 62 496 1624
Radiochemistry 36 387 1632
Nutrition and Food Science 41 475 1754
Nanotechnology 64 526 1934
Inorganic Chemistry 58 535 2022
Physical chemistry 65 563 2085
Chemical Engineering 73 625 2431
Environmental Chemistry 76 700 2872

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Paris Descartes University ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 652nd in the World with 14,007 publications made and 446,104 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 134 In France
#270 of 1,500 In Europe
#652 of 7,081 In the World

Paris Descartes University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 18 43
1993 17 48
1994 15 116
1995 37 93
1996 37 122
1997 41 160
1998 34 255
1999 25 287
2000 39 403
2001 54 397
2002 60 490
2003 63 691
2004 62 802
2005 107 951
2006 179 1218
2007 237 1833
2008 454 2807
2009 540 3949
2010 638 6001
2011 785 8315
2012 877 10731
2013 922 13911
2014 1032 16616
2015 1106 19519
2016 1108 21858
2017 1352 25639
2018 1481 29309
2019 1250 34445
2020 597 44656
2021 351 47752
2022 189 44732
2023 112 44248
2024 80 36558

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris Descartes University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 4 151 423
Demography 8 175 498
Philosophy 27 225 524
Occupational Safety and Health 3 165 565
Art History 34 274 648
Sociology 17 270 705
Political Science 27 304 742
Linguistics 21 316 805
Library and Information science 19 315 817
Classics and Ancient History 26 355 926
Sports / Exercise science 21 355 980
Gender Studies 18 335 995
Anthropology 19 366 1001
Aesthetics 26 414 1062
History 35 410 1086
Law 21 409 1102
Archaeology 32 424 1149
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 28 487 1310
Education Majors 16 425 1328
Criminology and Criminal Justice 22 428 1368
Communications and Public Relations 30 576 1713

Psychology rankings

Paris Descartes University ranked 8th for Psychology in France and 506th in the World with 10,737 publications made and 522,173 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 128 In France
#183 of 1,423 In Europe
#506 of 6,645 In the World

Paris Descartes University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 16 59
1993 17 94
1994 15 190
1995 40 152
1996 42 269
1997 37 417
1998 39 534
1999 34 607
2000 37 740
2001 34 770
2002 41 899
2003 43 1163
2004 59 1241
2005 80 1425
2006 148 1810
2007 209 2509
2008 390 3755
2009 430 5146
2010 545 7457
2011 639 10066
2012 708 13443
2013 784 16561
2014 779 19815
2015 886 23335
2016 860 26102
2017 932 29946
2018 956 34745
2019 844 40109
2020 472 50888
2021 243 55599
2022 141 51440
2023 85 49709
2024 62 42781

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris Descartes University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 4 140 383
Special Education 4 151 423
Neuroscience 9 167 427
Clinical Psychology 4 179 510
Cognitive Science 13 215 574
Child Psychology 5 207 577
Occupational Therapy 9 254 648
Social Psychology 16 334 907
Education Majors 16 425 1328

Computer Science rankings

Paris Descartes University ranked 20th for Computer Science in France and 808th in the World with 10,681 publications made and 550,559 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 138 In France
#310 of 1,469 In Europe
#808 of 6,845 In the World

Paris Descartes University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 17 71
1993 18 89
1994 25 199
1995 34 168
1996 36 252
1997 42 376
1998 34 521
1999 40 589
2000 41 719
2001 32 752
2002 51 885
2003 45 1156
2004 64 1242
2005 91 1379
2006 147 1825
2007 212 2486
2008 390 3728
2009 436 5130
2010 535 7550
2011 629 10309
2012 696 14057
2013 754 17526
2014 784 21245
2015 889 25310
2016 829 28311
2017 923 32851
2018 937 37843
2019 867 44309
2020 463 56128
2021 231 61827
2022 138 57505
2023 91 54898
2024 67 47406

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris Descartes University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 134 336
Neuroscience 9 167 427
Cognitive Science 13 215 574
Computational Linguistics 22 274 687
Library and Information science 19 315 817
Data Science 30 418 1054
Machine Learning 25 365 1127
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 40 427 1237
Computer Vision 49 424 1256
Computer Graphics 66 520 1456
Cyber Security 43 489 1496
Human-Computer Interaction 49 551 1533
Software Engineering 56 586 1593
Telecommunications 59 519 1680
Management Information Systems 46 633 1697
Computer Networking 64 549 1777
Multimedia 35 558 1785
Blockchain and Cryptography 70 595 2107

Engineering rankings

Paris Descartes University ranked 46th for Engineering in France and 1353rd in the World with 7,191 publications made and 304,552 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#46 of 139 In France
#457 of 1,465 In Europe
#1353 of 6,782 In the World

Paris Descartes University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 11 75
1993 15 63
1994 20 103
1995 28 108
1996 23 109
1997 34 191
1998 22 280
1999 28 295
2000 22 411
2001 20 373
2002 31 489
2003 28 599
2004 40 739
2005 67 804
2006 106 1006
2007 158 1424
2008 308 2248
2009 344 3203
2010 409 4630
2011 431 6436
2012 486 8527
2013 543 11059
2014 543 13230
2015 592 15402
2016 553 17055
2017 573 19375
2018 592 22228
2019 534 25767
2020 238 32252
2021 136 35181
2022 82 32750
2023 32 31235
2024 39 26945

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris Descartes University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 7 151 397
Biomedical Engineering 23 293 825
Acoustical Engineering 34 378 1037
Optical Engineering 44 403 1175
Systems Engineering 42 499 1291
Aerospace Engineering 55 467 1336
Electronic Engineering 50 452 1449
Human-Computer Interaction 49 551 1533
Mechanical Engineering 59 532 1544
Materials Science 62 496 1624
Metallurgical Engineering 59 487 1628
Environmental Engineering 45 472 1663
Telecommunications 59 519 1680
Computer Networking 64 549 1777
Structural Engineering 69 569 1798
Civil Engineering 58 590 1897
Nanotechnology 64 526 1934
Remote Sensing 66 587 1936
Electrical Engineering 69 599 2065
Chemical Engineering 73 625 2431
Geotechnical Engineering 78 693 2759

Mathematics rankings

Paris Descartes University ranked 17th for Mathematics in France and 816th in the World with 5,648 publications made and 263,790 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 133 In France
#300 of 1,401 In Europe
#816 of 6,418 In the World

Paris Descartes University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 5 10
1993 7 16
1994 12 23
1995 7 21
1996 8 29
1997 12 33
1998 8 64
1999 6 68
2000 9 77
2001 15 115
2002 18 166
2003 24 193
2004 16 258
2005 26 286
2006 50 433
2007 73 617
2008 155 994
2009 189 1480
2010 247 2133
2011 305 3108
2012 403 4142
2013 413 5563
2014 376 6896
2015 479 8617
2016 489 9961
2017 494 11727
2018 539 13998
2019 545 17160
2020 322 23513
2021 169 26275
2022 106 25867
2023 61 24403
2024 30 17925

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris Descartes University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 16 272 721
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 39 403 1013
Applied Mathematics 73 561 1701
Math Teachers 27 509 1806
Blockchain and Cryptography 70 595 2107

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Paris Descartes University

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Creative Writing 17 357 930
Literature 33 388 1012
Fashion Design 36 443 1126
Art & Design 37 443 1150
Geology 38 401 1153
Astrophysics and Astronomy 46 439 1229
International Economics 45 613 1235
Development Studies 21 407 1237
Environmental Science 41 443 1319
International Trade 51 645 1387
Physics 52 464 1390
Economics 39 512 1425
Geography and Cartography 54 501 1432
Advertising 40 517 1491
International Business 56 672 1533
Ecology 48 516 1644
Nuclear Physics 56 508 1668
Business 60 600 1729
Quantum and Particle physics 68 548 1758
Management 62 585 1817
Marketing 50 613 1842
Theoretical Physics 69 575 1848
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 66 564 1857
Accounting 52 629 1933
Finance 71 695 2177
Condensed Matter Physics 75 582 2192
Earth science and Geophysics 80 630 2293
Oceanography 86 695 2535
Environmental Management 81 766 2895