Sorbonne University

Sorbonne Université

France

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Sorbonne University's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Sorbonne University is listed.

Position by research output Share

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Sorbonne University has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

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Research outputs by subject area

Leading research topics

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Share output for the past 5 years

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Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Sorbonne University.

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