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Paris-Sud University ranked 9th in France, 397th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 180 research topics. Paris-Sud University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 94,087 academic publications and 3,942,953 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 111 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#397 of 14,131 In the World
#168 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 224 In France
#3 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#24 of 3,207 For Condensed Matter Physics
#25 of 2,558 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#43 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
#667 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#929 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 177 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in France and 192nd in the World with 59,227 publications made and 2,512,149 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 138 In France
#61 of 1,417 In Europe
#192 of 6,561 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 907 12169
1994 908 13363
1995 926 14073
1996 958 15703
1997 1062 16381
1998 1068 17976
1999 1084 19605
2000 1118 19949
2001 1106 22624
2002 1206 24263
2003 1214 27952
2004 1318 29388
2005 1334 33527
2006 1424 37218
2007 1667 40834
2008 1941 45964
2009 1970 52439
2010 2041 59886
2011 2309 69532
2012 2694 82179
2013 2653 93615
2014 2687 103165
2015 2668 111269
2016 2732 122129
2017 2548 127765
2018 2508 136400
2019 2813 147573
2020 1236 167394
2021 562 175168
2022 376 152984
2023 316 142873
2024 185 118831
2025 101 91099

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

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 3 46 128
Nanotechnology 3 30 163
Materials Science 3 41 173
Organic Chemistry 3 52 177
Pharmacy 5 82 181
Inorganic Chemistry 5 53 203
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 77 215
Physical chemistry 4 51 218
Chemical Engineering 4 46 218
Biochemistry 3 76 230
Environmental Chemistry 6 92 264
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 113 287
Radiochemistry 5 105 467
Biochemical Engineering 22 287 696
Nutrition and Food Science 18 296 918

Physics rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 2nd for Physics in France and 141st in the World with 58,072 publications made and 2,312,324 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 138 In France
#35 of 1,460 In Europe
#141 of 6,729 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 838 11361
1994 878 12257
1995 938 12976
1996 935 14528
1997 1032 14876
1998 1034 16164
1999 1078 17416
2000 1125 18166
2001 1184 20589
2002 1264 23027
2003 1250 26086
2004 1390 28349
2005 1404 32219
2006 1487 36400
2007 1671 39734
2008 1880 44751
2009 1853 49846
2010 2045 55233
2011 2283 64903
2012 2647 77139
2013 2684 87828
2014 2717 97418
2015 2636 106492
2016 2709 120030
2017 2448 124311
2018 2382 135900
2019 2683 143641
2020 1137 154417
2021 472 161285
2022 313 132324
2023 284 130043
2024 175 108111
2025 92 84064

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris-Sud University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 1 5 24
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 6 25
Theoretical Physics 3 13 43
Nuclear Physics 2 11 44
Astrobiology 2 17 71
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 33 105
Quantum and Particle physics 2 22 112
Optical Engineering 2 22 119
Nanotechnology 3 30 163
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 43 164
Materials Science 3 41 173
Biophysics 2 62 186
Acoustical Engineering 3 56 191
Medical Physics 10 180 424

Engineering rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 3rd for Engineering in France and 209th in the World with 51,813 publications made and 1,991,365 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 139 In France
#58 of 1,466 In Europe
#209 of 6,795 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 758 9693
1994 785 10612
1995 805 11032
1996 812 12419
1997 906 12724
1998 914 13899
1999 953 15032
2000 1024 15623
2001 1007 17701
2002 1186 20219
2003 1155 22676
2004 1256 24557
2005 1290 28097
2006 1347 31767
2007 1449 34563
2008 1688 38705
2009 1676 43415
2010 1861 48234
2011 2079 55995
2012 2349 66129
2013 2453 75343
2014 2409 83608
2015 2338 90900
2016 2385 101445
2017 2183 105844
2018 2156 115945
2019 2373 122644
2020 1014 133603
2021 418 139319
2022 297 117011
2023 234 113189
2024 138 91251
2025 72 70184

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

Biology rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 4th for Biology in France and 264th in the World with 49,875 publications made and 2,445,053 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 135 In France
#93 of 1,449 In Europe
#264 of 6,841 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 590 8044
1994 595 9202
1995 619 9901
1996 632 11409
1997 692 11889
1998 761 12976
1999 743 14404
2000 820 15243
2001 799 17184
2002 824 18750
2003 840 21874
2004 955 23208
2005 995 26535
2006 1142 30659
2007 1411 34958
2008 1733 40149
2009 1794 47089
2010 1895 55641
2011 2120 66550
2012 2463 78525
2013 2465 89420
2014 2588 100537
2015 2686 109786
2016 2615 121666
2017 2715 131264
2018 2694 141263
2019 2788 155307
2020 1422 183839
2021 690 193906
2022 455 171641
2023 399 160196
2024 224 136586
2025 145 108470

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

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 17 71
Nanotechnology 3 30 163
Evolutionary Biology 4 58 171
Biophysics 2 62 186
Biochemistry 3 76 230
Oncology and Cancer research 3 71 236
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 90 238
Genetics 3 81 241
Molecular Biology 3 82 246
Microbiology 4 89 256
Paleontology 6 99 280
Immunology 4 111 295
Pharmacology 4 104 315
Zoology 6 119 318
Virology 6 109 328
Neuroscience 6 128 335
Botany 6 123 338
Entomology 10 132 350
Biotechnology 6 149 402
Forestry 13 149 444
Horticulture 7 137 444
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 187 552
Agricultural Science 13 200 649
Toxicology 11 218 723
Animal Science 15 261 895
Nutrition and Food Science 18 296 918

Computer Science rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 4th for Computer Science in France and 322nd in the World with 28,804 publications made and 1,356,146 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 138 In France
#114 of 1,470 In Europe
#322 of 6,855 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 300 4136
1994 287 4395
1995 337 4667
1996 343 5480
1997 337 5182
1998 365 5793
1999 391 6493
2000 440 6888
2001 431 7978
2002 585 9744
2003 572 10575
2004 621 11907
2005 621 13113
2006 753 15821
2007 838 17733
2008 918 20197
2009 1031 24249
2010 1212 28296
2011 1242 33684
2012 1390 39714
2013 1525 46488
2014 1529 53163
2015 1598 57281
2016 1592 66297
2017 1494 70677
2018 1638 80828
2019 1707 88296
2020 807 101392
2021 362 106815
2022 225 90810
2023 197 87467
2024 112 70905
2025 65 54731

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

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Database Administration 1 45 161
Computer Graphics 3 62 188
Telecommunications 4 61 232
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 90 238
Computer Engineering 7 78 249
Computer Vision 6 99 289
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 101 308
Computational Linguistics 8 125 316
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 111 322
Neuroscience 6 128 335
Computer Networking 7 106 339
Library and Information science 5 138 358
Software Engineering 7 166 362
Human-Computer Interaction 6 161 392
UX/UI Desgin 8 172 395
Machine Learning 4 131 402
Animation 13 174 447
Robotics 11 155 456
Cognitive Science 8 171 458
Game Design and Development 6 196 460
Data Science 7 206 464
Cyber Security 10 182 493
Multimedia 6 219 570
Web Design and Development 7 223 581
Management Information Systems 13 343 792

Medicine rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 3rd for Medicine in France and 335th in the World with 27,601 publications made and 1,524,380 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 132 In France
#124 of 1,437 In Europe
#335 of 6,793 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 239 2826
1994 226 3429
1995 260 3704
1996 248 4548
1997 283 4560
1998 301 5123
1999 292 5894
2000 296 6184
2001 272 6882
2002 308 7735
2003 358 8980
2004 362 9771
2005 419 11526
2006 496 13461
2007 703 15968
2008 874 18982
2009 934 23767
2010 1087 29974
2011 1180 36592
2012 1413 44665
2013 1501 53116
2014 1556 60529
2015 1725 68711
2016 1754 77993
2017 1810 85182
2018 1830 91082
2019 1842 103671
2020 1073 126672
2021 567 136052
2022 361 121817
2023 336 113455
2024 184 96675
2025 137 77093

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

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radiation Therapy 3 44 160
Pharmacy 5 82 181
Oncology and Cancer research 3 71 236
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 108 238
Cardiology 3 95 254
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 93 270
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 94 286
Anesthesiology 3 101 287
Immunology 4 111 295
Surgery 3 111 310
Critical Care Nursing 6 123 312
Epidemiology 4 119 313
Pharmacology 4 104 315
Virology 6 109 328
Neurosurgery 6 125 333
Respiratory Therapy 10 131 338
Urology 5 119 360
Orthodontics 6 126 363
Pathology 6 149 389
Public Health 4 135 398
Family medicine 8 138 414
Pediatrics 7 152 417
Anatomy and Physiology 6 149 418
Medical Physics 10 180 424
Dentistry 7 146 430
Biomedical Engineering 9 167 477
Sonography and Ultrasound 10 171 480
Audiology 11 183 487
Psychiatry 9 181 490
Sports Medicine 10 202 497
Health Science 5 183 547
Optometry 8 192 555
Physical Therapy 13 231 572
Dermatology 19 207 587
Ophthalmology 12 217 624
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 218 636
Sports / Exercise science 9 247 655
Veterinary 8 175 661
Gerontology 10 229 697
Toxicology 11 218 723
Nursing 11 267 755
Forensic Science 7 270 809
Clinical Psychology 13 297 860
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 358 1030
Occupational Therapy 22 388 1074

Environmental Science rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 8th for Environmental Science in France and 406th in the World with 27,255 publications made and 1,177,945 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 135 In France
#151 of 1,464 In Europe
#406 of 6,888 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 364 4762
1994 379 4903
1995 386 5316
1996 401 5844
1997 421 6455
1998 442 6904
1999 474 7985
2000 476 8714
2001 466 9360
2002 544 10958
2003 526 12142
2004 575 12885
2005 634 14939
2006 693 17142
2007 786 19637
2008 950 22332
2009 940 25927
2010 1052 28434
2011 1201 34252
2012 1287 41159
2013 1294 46331
2014 1378 51284
2015 1373 56365
2016 1240 61828
2017 1302 63347
2018 1383 69000
2019 1333 75679
2020 617 83377
2021 312 89137
2022 186 75377
2023 166 72397
2024 102 59405
2025 49 46144

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris-Sud University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 77 215
Environmental Chemistry 6 92 264
Paleontology 6 99 280
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 96 299
Earth science and Geophysics 9 109 317
Geology 7 115 330
Oceanography 10 155 424
Forestry 13 149 444
Geography and Cartography 10 165 451
Ecology 9 178 484
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 187 552
Geotechnical Engineering 18 208 640
Agricultural Science 13 200 649
Environmental Engineering 21 321 1012
Environmental Management 22 382 1151

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 426th in the World with 23,314 publications made and 935,636 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, History, Political Science, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 135 In France
#176 of 1,502 In Europe
#426 of 7,088 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 188 2519
1994 221 2830
1995 242 3071
1996 217 3620
1997 275 3601
1998 291 3783
1999 315 4319
2000 305 4705
2001 328 5249
2002 421 6372
2003 392 6954
2004 438 8062
2005 470 9332
2006 556 10850
2007 700 12688
2008 770 14955
2009 809 18130
2010 959 20812
2011 994 24875
2012 1132 30221
2013 1216 34692
2014 1253 39117
2015 1341 44154
2016 1271 48270
2017 1259 51041
2018 1430 54528
2019 1321 61415
2020 686 70092
2021 370 74001
2022 265 62454
2023 235 60865
2024 119 47863
2025 67 35522

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 16 121 281
Linguistics 4 137 350
Library and Information science 5 138 358
Demography 4 127 363
Art History 20 173 404
Aesthetics 8 192 472
Journalism and Digital Media 4 172 494
Archaeology 9 203 534
History 15 230 566
Sociology 12 218 585
Political Science 21 261 623
Sports / Exercise science 9 247 655
Occupational Safety and Health 6 198 669
Publishing 13 277 713
Education Majors 5 243 720
Law 14 289 755
Forensic Science 7 270 809
Genealogy 23 292 809
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 352 893
Anthropology 17 347 921
Classics and Ancient History 26 356 929
Gender Studies 25 404 1254
Communications and Public Relations 41 680 2164

Mathematics rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in France and 309th in the World with 13,466 publications made and 598,545 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 133 In France
#103 of 1,406 In Europe
#309 of 6,434 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 105 1530
1994 109 1735
1995 129 1929
1996 124 2026
1997 150 2066
1998 138 2239
1999 172 2430
2000 199 2640
2001 185 2994
2002 264 4179
2003 228 4210
2004 268 4840
2005 316 5660
2006 400 6657
2007 413 7451
2008 466 8774
2009 486 10184
2010 597 11617
2011 576 13707
2012 600 15827
2013 713 19140
2014 755 22303
2015 822 25673
2016 810 28442
2017 745 29496
2018 815 32731
2019 772 36454
2020 449 40585
2021 244 44722
2022 141 38061
2023 145 36318
2024 72 25035
2025 48 19010

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

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 5 35 117
Statistics 3 96 281
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 101 308
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 204 518
Math Teachers 11 300 926
Operations Research 20 342 1010

Psychology rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 7th for Psychology in France and 491st in the World with 10,633 publications made and 511,781 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 128 In France
#178 of 1,424 In Europe
#491 of 6,663 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 118 1826
1994 112 1921
1995 152 2040
1996 130 2871
1997 135 2372
1998 121 2572
1999 135 2866
2000 137 2915
2001 152 3449
2002 152 3718
2003 168 4362
2004 156 4550
2005 156 4848
2006 218 5590
2007 276 6772
2008 308 7676
2009 368 9096
2010 394 11498
2011 439 13430
2012 452 15645
2013 520 18324
2014 530 20351
2015 593 22892
2016 636 26073
2017 643 28743
2018 686 31676
2019 646 35814
2020 405 43725
2021 192 46554
2022 131 41421
2023 114 39037
2024 63 33015
2025 50 26526

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

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 6 128 335
Cognitive Science 8 171 458
Psychiatry 9 181 490
Social Psychology 6 215 585
Education Majors 5 243 720
Child Psychology 13 295 851
Clinical Psychology 13 297 860
Occupational Therapy 22 388 1074

Business rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 9th for Business in France and 626th in the World with 6,121 publications made and 208,522 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 137 In France
#239 of 1,436 In Europe
#626 of 6,366 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 70 728
1994 57 885
1995 68 932
1996 70 977
1997 104 976
1998 96 1027
1999 98 1140
2000 99 1211
2001 126 1430
2002 136 1868
2003 84 1829
2004 122 2193
2005 127 2428
2006 156 2934
2007 163 3251
2008 199 3898
2009 233 4333
2010 242 4811
2011 235 5750
2012 345 6514
2013 326 7649
2014 311 8687
2015 349 9290
2016 370 11078
2017 294 12479
2018 338 13513
2019 337 14785
2020 164 16732
2021 73 17693
2022 43 14467
2023 46 14177
2024 25 9990
2025 14 7708

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris-Sud University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Finance 8 167 429
Advertising 5 214 579
Management 10 239 646
Occupational Safety and Health 6 198 669
Marketing 10 285 721
Management Information Systems 13 343 792
International Business 22 442 837
International Trade 24 480 870
Operations Research 20 342 1010
Accounting 28 431 1179

Art & Design rankings

Paris-Sud University ranked 8th for Art & Design in France and 460th in the World with 3,879 publications made and 136,477 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Art History.

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
#8 of 127 In France
#188 of 1,385 In Europe
#460 of 6,010 In the World

Paris-Sud University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 36 482
1994 36 483
1995 36 514
1996 41 659
1997 39 595
1998 53 693
1999 55 759
2000 76 793
2001 81 1007
2002 92 1101
2003 87 1249
2004 88 1418
2005 78 1499
2006 102 1983
2007 124 2210
2008 131 2336
2009 161 2902
2010 157 3172
2011 180 3784
2012 204 4230
2013 225 4952
2014 209 5856
2015 202 5823
2016 198 6549
2017 176 7200
2018 210 7276
2019 206 8427
2020 89 8923
2021 45 9302
2022 27 7770
2023 25 7310
2024 11 6968
2025 10 5591

The following table provides academic rankings for Paris-Sud University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Graphic Design 4 52 153
Computer Graphics 3 62 188
Performing arts 6 133 316
Singing and Vocal Performance 10 148 381
UX/UI Desgin 8 172 395
Art History 20 173 404
Architecture 12 190 419
Literature 10 178 425
Music 15 165 430
Animation 13 174 447
Fashion Design 10 186 449
Game Design and Development 6 196 460
Aesthetics 8 192 472
Multimedia 6 219 570

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Paris-Sud University

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Economics 12 244 637
International Economics 18 401 679
Development Studies 15 331 952
Environmental Economics 13 401 1017