French research is doing well and is recognised around the world

The Thomson-Reuters ranking covers "the 25 public institutions that contribute the most to advancing science and technology in the world," Reuters writes. The CEA is the leader of this list, the CNRS^5th and the Inserm 10th world organization.

This ranking is based on the integration of IP data, the number of patents and indexed publications into the Thomson Reuters platform database over the past 8 years.

The top 25 public organizations listed are ranked according to 10 criteria including the total number of publications listed, the percentage of publications including at least one co-author affiliated with a private entity, the volume of patents registered with WIPO, the "success rate" of patents (their application rate), the percentage of patent filings covering both the United States , Europe and Japan, or the patent citation rate (Patent citation Index).

Note: Fraunhofer (Germany) ranks^2nd,Japan's Science and Technology Agency^3rd,and Health and Human Services (HHS), the subsidiary of the NIH and CDC in the US in charge of industrial property aspects, ranks^4th in this ranking

According to Daniel Verwaerde, CeA's Managing Director, "This result is a reward for the AEC's efforts to enhance the results of its research and the international recognition it enjoys today. The impact of our patents on the industrial and commercial world is clearly demonstrated, as well as the professionalism of the teams in charge of the management of this intellectual property. » 

"This unprecedented international and professional ranking shows how innovation and transfer are at the heart of French research with performances that beagainst the ready-made ideas circulating in France," said Alain Fuchs, President of the CNRS.

Yves Lévy, CEO of Inserm, said: "This ranking is a perfect illustration of the dynamics in innovation at the level of national organizations and the place of Inserm, which, together with its subsidiary Inserm-Transfert, is once again demonstrating its position as a world leader in the health innovation sector"

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