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Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st in France, 182nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 110 research topics. Pierre and Marie Curie University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 306,741 academic publications and 9,863,554 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 182 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#182 of 14,131 In the World
#61 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 224 In France
#1 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#1 of 27 In Paris
#6 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#10 of 1,493 For Astrobiology
#12 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#458 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#806 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 107 other topics

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Biology rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Biology in France and 53rd in the World with 174,843 publications made and 6,987,016 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 135 In France
#9 of 1,449 In Europe
#53 of 6,841 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1456 16666
1994 1635 19024
1995 1583 20086
1996 1792 22319
1997 1904 25700
1998 2066 29987
1999 2141 34466
2000 2206 40281
2001 2219 45113
2002 2514 53001
2003 2696 63144
2004 2910 70464
2005 2894 80480
2006 3447 91853
2007 3922 105397
2008 4232 120798
2009 4401 135607
2010 4792 154576
2011 5152 179173
2012 5481 200878
2013 5920 224895
2014 6459 249444
2015 7303 270915
2016 7068 290733
2017 7283 315967
2018 7726 346303
2019 8204 386176
2020 9429 480388
2021 9746 556894
2022 9545 540094
2023 9404 543715
2024 7667 515173
2025 6406 454528

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 1 1 10
Virology 1 5 34
Immunology 1 7 37
Zoology 1 9 38
Evolutionary Biology 1 8 45
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 7 46
Paleontology 1 10 48
Neuroscience 1 9 50
Genetics 1 9 53
Oncology and Cancer research 1 7 56
Biophysics 1 10 60
Microbiology 1 14 60
Molecular Biology 1 9 60
Biochemistry 1 11 62
Pharmacology 1 11 66
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 18 78
Botany 1 18 85
Entomology 2 26 88
Nanotechnology 1 10 91
Biotechnology 1 23 96
Forestry 4 53 190
Agricultural Science 2 55 198
Horticulture 2 55 215
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 92 279
Animal Science 4 117 370
Toxicology 5 122 371
Nutrition and Food Science 7 135 398

Chemistry rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Chemistry in France and 53rd in the World with 142,183 publications made and 5,751,504 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 138 In France
#9 of 1,417 In Europe
#53 of 6,561 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1317 16611
1994 1555 19012
1995 1542 20020
1996 1731 22345
1997 1776 25256
1998 1906 28893
1999 1953 32386
2000 2064 36931
2001 2096 41423
2002 2396 48263
2003 2500 56761
2004 2509 61593
2005 2498 70397
2006 2958 78995
2007 3362 89674
2008 3635 102235
2009 3859 114519
2010 3994 129917
2011 4237 149306
2012 4462 166761
2013 4785 188485
2014 5068 207430
2015 5588 224070
2016 5426 238415
2017 5468 257799
2018 5715 280753
2019 6076 311874
2020 6782 377585
2021 6908 436909
2022 6902 422180
2023 6997 426648
2024 5393 389158
2025 4326 334928

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Chemistry.

Medicine rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Medicine in France and 47th in the World with 137,181 publications made and 5,173,618 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 132 In France
#8 of 1,437 In Europe
#47 of 6,793 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1107 10037
1994 1187 11455
1995 1209 12742
1996 1289 14151
1997 1408 16650
1998 1534 19399
1999 1534 22538
2000 1647 27488
2001 1607 31054
2002 1744 36307
2003 1861 43317
2004 2346 49041
2005 2304 56230
2006 2808 65018
2007 3065 74740
2008 3390 86850
2009 3481 96793
2010 3828 112057
2011 4066 129388
2012 4361 145352
2013 4897 162667
2014 5265 179935
2015 5687 197071
2016 5764 211594
2017 5979 231061
2018 6407 248865
2019 6505 280828
2020 7596 360801
2021 7705 420137
2022 7473 414984
2023 7418 415613
2024 6149 396823
2025 5560 357172

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Medicine.

Physics rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Physics in France and 52nd in the World with 126,881 publications made and 4,531,296 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 138 In France
#8 of 1,460 In Europe
#52 of 6,729 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1100 12112
1994 1307 13899
1995 1274 15020
1996 1406 17177
1997 1462 18722
1998 1582 21034
1999 1647 22916
2000 1707 25467
2001 1818 29252
2002 2116 34547
2003 2202 41234
2004 2186 44476
2005 2208 51809
2006 2578 58249
2007 2895 67318
2008 3165 77112
2009 3329 87185
2010 3618 99902
2011 3876 114895
2012 4018 130867
2013 4278 150890
2014 4756 168989
2015 5200 184854
2016 4922 201775
2017 5123 216877
2018 5240 243340
2019 5403 267871
2020 6153 311892
2021 6484 357768
2022 6508 329528
2023 6811 345363
2024 5182 322479
2025 3697 273407

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Physics.

Engineering rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Engineering in France and 70th in the World with 117,971 publications made and 4,130,556 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 139 In France
#12 of 1,466 In Europe
#70 of 6,795 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 998 10976
1994 1186 12842
1995 1187 13271
1996 1262 15207
1997 1331 16507
1998 1414 18825
1999 1495 20441
2000 1539 22659
2001 1645 26109
2002 2094 31791
2003 2075 37723
2004 2044 41021
2005 2079 47875
2006 2474 53815
2007 2750 62485
2008 3081 71505
2009 3180 80995
2010 3458 92671
2011 3664 106221
2012 3753 121359
2013 4059 138736
2014 4420 154731
2015 4820 168326
2016 4700 183112
2017 4744 196278
2018 4872 217691
2019 5020 241604
2020 5786 284386
2021 6020 332787
2022 6153 309970
2023 6268 319226
2024 4705 288628
2025 3383 246299

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 11 35
Optical Engineering 1 7 49
Acoustical Engineering 1 9 54
Aerospace Engineering 1 10 54
Structural Engineering 1 14 65
Remote Sensing 1 13 68
Materials Science 1 10 68
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 17 77
Metallurgical Engineering 1 12 78
Chemical Engineering 1 9 79
Robotics 1 22 84
Architecture 1 32 91
Nanotechnology 1 10 91
Biotechnology 1 23 96
Marine Engineering 1 35 108
Geotechnical Engineering 1 23 119
Mechanical Engineering 1 27 121
Telecommunications 1 28 135
Computer Networking 1 31 141
Electrical Engineering 1 35 156
Human-Computer Interaction 2 57 159
Computer Engineering 1 42 161
Biomedical Engineering 2 48 165
Civil Engineering 1 43 167
Biochemical Engineering 2 83 195
Electronic Engineering 2 47 198
Systems Engineering 1 69 201
Mining Engineering 2 63 229
Transportation Engineering 3 76 241
Environmental Engineering 2 67 252
Industrial Engineering 2 95 252
Automation and Control engineering 3 72 258
Petroleum Engineering 1 66 263
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 78 270
Aviation 4 108 295
Nuclear Engineering 6 107 315
Technical Drawing 6 131 365
Architectural Engineering 2 161 430
Operations Research 5 154 454
Construction Management 2 183 509
Automotive Engineering 8 169 550
Landscape Architecture 11 272 638
Product and Industrial Design 18 256 690
Engineering Management 4 246 704
Renewable Energy Engineering 11 255 799
Agricultural Engineering 12 226 859
Firefighting and Fire Science 19 269 920

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 57th in the World with 98,434 publications made and 2,568,469 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Sociology, Archaeology.

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

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 564 4549
1994 658 5377
1995 613 5823
1996 676 6572
1997 788 7477
1998 920 8643
1999 912 9922
2000 969 11649
2001 951 13616
2002 1273 16712
2003 1237 19641
2004 1510 21845
2005 1508 25692
2006 1773 30408
2007 2005 35539
2008 2285 41068
2009 2358 46668
2010 2637 54594
2011 2848 63906
2012 3099 72584
2013 3321 82806
2014 3769 92068
2015 4308 102251
2016 4545 110706
2017 4692 121166
2018 5373 132290
2019 5469 151343
2020 6006 188068
2021 6412 223378
2022 6329 208559
2023 6085 214950
2024 4244 187601
2025 2898 161359

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Environmental Science rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in France and 67th in the World with 93,598 publications made and 3,316,343 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 135 In France
#13 of 1,464 In Europe
#67 of 6,888 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 673 7422
1994 797 8693
1995 782 9293
1996 869 10340
1997 910 11529
1998 967 13490
1999 1056 15001
2000 1044 17196
2001 1115 19107
2002 1340 23734
2003 1517 27914
2004 1477 31233
2005 1465 35926
2006 1773 41193
2007 1978 47521
2008 2268 54461
2009 2286 61256
2010 2513 70547
2011 2763 82294
2012 2812 93380
2013 3040 107769
2014 3497 119536
2015 4005 131439
2016 3687 142545
2017 4033 154315
2018 4294 173004
2019 4396 193615
2020 5318 234957
2021 5719 281288
2022 5647 265030
2023 5739 269648
2024 4157 246654
2025 2904 215924

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Computer Science rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Computer Science in France and 88th in the World with 90,664 publications made and 3,456,162 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 138 In France
#18 of 1,470 In Europe
#88 of 6,855 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 583 7292
1994 710 8261
1995 638 8720
1996 684 9159
1997 784 10813
1998 889 12308
1999 893 13661
2000 1014 16054
2001 965 18039
2002 1393 23067
2003 1312 26507
2004 1353 28604
2005 1426 33358
2006 1685 39053
2007 1916 45734
2008 2223 52215
2009 2202 59896
2010 2543 70516
2011 2703 83369
2012 2934 95183
2013 3162 108479
2014 3566 123351
2015 3909 135130
2016 3906 149499
2017 4092 163522
2018 4359 187053
2019 4553 208916
2020 5080 256274
2021 5331 296401
2022 5481 280010
2023 5534 292460
2024 4181 268878
2025 3358 232398

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Computer Science.

Psychology rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Psychology in France and 85th in the World with 56,489 publications made and 2,173,936 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 128 In France
#18 of 1,424 In Europe
#85 of 6,663 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 456 5248
1994 560 6068
1995 504 6567
1996 524 6947
1997 593 8413
1998 635 9125
1999 676 10569
2000 685 12660
2001 654 14072
2002 795 16971
2003 772 20004
2004 825 21640
2005 903 24865
2006 1037 28455
2007 1184 32252
2008 1268 37086
2009 1290 41788
2010 1459 47458
2011 1647 56489
2012 1747 63744
2013 1975 70547
2014 1996 78970
2015 2314 85337
2016 2286 93075
2017 2353 101062
2018 2669 110308
2019 2717 123911
2020 3143 158083
2021 3256 181160
2022 3237 174893
2023 3091 177281
2024 2694 168077
2025 2414 150800

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 9 50
Psychiatry 1 13 64
Special Education 1 38 119
Cognitive Science 1 29 121
Occupational Therapy 1 51 164
Social Psychology 1 63 221
Child Psychology 1 63 247
Clinical Psychology 1 74 247
Education Majors 1 87 326
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 145 371
Sexology 1 107 383
Social Work 4 325 986

Mathematics rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Mathematics in France and 77th in the World with 41,639 publications made and 1,476,662 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 133 In France
#13 of 1,406 In Europe
#77 of 6,434 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 210 2266
1994 277 2698
1995 259 3048
1996 289 3353
1997 332 3968
1998 385 4447
1999 393 5211
2000 490 6050
2001 437 6896
2002 591 9140
2003 593 10253
2004 667 11249
2005 691 13695
2006 785 15938
2007 913 18423
2008 1028 21336
2009 1050 24145
2010 1242 28195
2011 1247 32477
2012 1339 37121
2013 1559 44028
2014 1692 49660
2015 1811 56240
2016 1846 60160
2017 1857 64242
2018 1979 71647
2019 2128 82474
2020 2352 99924
2021 2595 120648
2022 2666 113412
2023 2711 115790
2024 1938 89547
2025 1637 75611

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 2 8
Statistics 1 14 76
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 26 100
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 34 138
Operations Research 5 154 454
Math Teachers 2 141 473
Actuarial Science 15 237 641

Business rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Business in France and 243rd in the World with 16,934 publications made and 487,132 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 137 In France
#77 of 1,436 In Europe
#243 of 6,366 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 126 1010
1994 150 1299
1995 161 1435
1996 144 1530
1997 161 1640
1998 189 1842
1999 175 2191
2000 234 2521
2001 181 2715
2002 307 3836
2003 228 4123
2004 238 4461
2005 244 4964
2006 285 5877
2007 353 6881
2008 451 8109
2009 472 9208
2010 483 10549
2011 537 11908
2012 557 13291
2013 597 15666
2014 655 17540
2015 757 19044
2016 820 21168
2017 743 23151
2018 815 25599
2019 872 29654
2020 917 36267
2021 973 42675
2022 970 38013
2023 961 40362
2024 740 32889
2025 504 28379

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Economics in France and 186th in the World with 13,274 publications made and 426,209 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 128 In France
#60 of 1,391 In Europe
#186 of 6,188 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 88 680
1994 92 959
1995 105 1033
1996 120 1112
1997 134 1358
1998 155 1475
1999 148 1712
2000 191 2104
2001 147 2239
2002 205 2937
2003 180 3340
2004 214 3644
2005 179 4076
2006 215 4910
2007 265 5725
2008 317 6875
2009 373 7973
2010 371 9050
2011 385 10054
2012 406 11680
2013 443 13514
2014 494 15251
2015 568 16784
2016 593 18321
2017 544 20335
2018 630 22090
2019 652 25891
2020 788 32261
2021 849 37790
2022 812 33890
2023 787 35476
2024 625 30177
2025 473 26276

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 2 22 39
International Trade 2 28 50
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 26 100
Finance 1 49 157
Development Studies 1 63 223
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 120 354
International Relations and Diplomacy 9 209 557
Agricultural Economics 4 158 557
Actuarial Science 15 237 641
Political Economy 9 282 702
Environmental Economics 18 427 1077

Art & Design rankings

Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 1st for Art & Design in France and 107th in the World with 13,022 publications made and 306,048 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Art History, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

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
#1 of 127 In France
#32 of 1,385 In Europe
#107 of 6,010 In the World

Pierre and Marie Curie University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 71 572
1994 101 807
1995 92 820
1996 107 959
1997 110 899
1998 95 1100
1999 112 1242
2000 117 1382
2001 130 1694
2002 229 2196
2003 195 2509
2004 185 2789
2005 204 3197
2006 235 3970
2007 226 4459
2008 304 5114
2009 295 5702
2010 359 6387
2011 385 7511
2012 396 8871
2013 437 9672
2014 511 11205
2015 558 12154
2016 577 12999
2017 617 14242
2018 687 15845
2019 671 17673
2020 725 20929
2021 804 25631
2022 887 23630
2023 857 23851
2024 627 25062
2025 449 23556

The following table provides academic rankings for Pierre and Marie Curie University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 1 23 45
Sculpture 1 23 45
Illustration and Concept Art 1 24 48
Art History 1 15 53
Performing arts 1 22 64
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 21 65
Music 1 23 71
Literature 1 20 75
Animation 1 16 79
Architecture 1 32 91
Photography 1 35 98
Fashion Design 1 32 105
Graphic Design 2 29 108
Computer Graphics 2 28 111
Aesthetics 1 56 158
Cinematography 4 68 160
Game Design and Development 1 60 167
UX/UI Desgin 3 91 221
Entertainment Industry Business 3 99 271
Creative Writing 2 118 303
Multimedia 3 109 315
Interior Design 8 216 534
Landscape Architecture 11 272 638