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Top 25 University research institutes based in France

Name: University research institutes based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 118 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 118 university research institutes headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 63,942 professional contacts across them, including 13,436 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers university research institutes headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest university research institutes based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 118 university research institutes based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to university research institutes: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	University Of Lille 1 Sciences And Technology	Partial evidence	Lille, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	5,915 contacts →
	Partial evidence “University of Lille” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Aix-Marseille University	Partial evidence	Marseille Cedex 07, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,040 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Première université française avec + de 80 étudiants, 8 personnels et 800 m2 de patrimoine immobilier, Aix Marseille Université (amU) délivre près de 1 100 diplômes au sein de ses…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Universite DE Lorraine	Partial evidence	Nancy, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,037 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Première région campus en France, l’Université de Lorraine est une grande université internationale qui promeut la mutualisation des savoirs, des sciences fondamentales aux…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	University Of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,428 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L’université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne associe le glorieux héritage du collège fondé par Robert de Sorbon au siècle avec un projet pluridisciplinaire novateur.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	Université Grenoble Alpes	Partial evidence	38058, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,140 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L'Université Grenoble Alpes est une des universités majeures en France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Sorbonne Université	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	4,133 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bienvenue sur le compte de Sorbonne Université, une université pluridisciplinaire de recherche intensive et de rang mondial.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Université DE Bordeaux	Strong evidence	Talence Cedex, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,034 contacts →
	Strong evidence “With a history stretching back nearly six centuries, the University of Bordeaux is a multidisciplinary and international research university.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	Ecole Normale Supérieure	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,423 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Compte officiel de l’École normale supérieure \| PSL composante de l'Université PSL.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	Université Paris Nanterre	Partial evidence	Nanterre, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,406 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Située à l’ouest de Paris, au cœur d’un territoire d’une grande richesse sociale et urbaine, l’Université Paris Nanterre est une université pluridisciplinaire qui accueille chaque…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Université Paris-Saclay	Partial evidence	91190, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,270 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Née de la volonté conjuguée d’universités, de grandes écoles et d’organismes de recherche, l’Université Paris-Saclay compte parmi les grandes universités européennes et mondiales…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	École Polytechnique	Strong evidence	Palaiseau, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,898 contacts →
	Strong evidence “École Polytechnique, also known as L’X, is the leading French institution combining top-level research, academics, and innovation at the cutting-edge of science and technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Université Lumière Lyon 2	Partial evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,773 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L’Université Lumière Lyon 2 accueille sur deux campus près de 27 étudiantes et étudiants, de la Licence 1 au Doctorat.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	CY Cergy Paris Université	Indirect evidence	Cergy-pontoise, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,222 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Uvsq Université DE Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines	Partial evidence	Versailles, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	1,446 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Membre fondateur de l’Université Paris-Saclay, classée 8e université française par le Times Higher Education, et 2e mondiale en sciences de l’atmosphère par le classement de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne	Partial evidence	Saint-etienne, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,015 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L’Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne est une université pluridisciplinaire forte de 20 étudiants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Université Évry Paris-Saclay	Partial evidence	Evry, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	855 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L’Université Évry Paris-Saclay fait partie du Top 20 des universités françaises (taux de réussite en master, données ministère) et du réseau d’excellence de l’Université…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Université Catholique DE Lyon	Partial evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	808 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Université Catholique de Lyon (Catholic University of Lyon): 5 pôles facultaires, 5 écoles supérieures, 15 unités et centres de recherche.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	Paris-Sud University Paris XI	Strong evidence	Orsay, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	786 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Paris-Sud University is home to research of the highest level, geared towards the understanding of the world, student success, and society’s needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Université DE Haute-Alsace - UHA	Partial evidence	Mulhouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	765 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L’Université de Haute-Alsace est installée sur deux villes (Mulhouse et Colmar) et sur cinq campus (à Mulhouse : Illberg, collines et Fonderie, à Colmar : Grillenbreit et…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ii	Strong evidence	Clermont-ferrand, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	493 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Following its patron Blaise Pascal, the University at Clermont-Ferrand is dedicated to a wide spectrum of knowledge, research and teaching, ranging from Sciences to Humanities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Irit Institut DE Recherche EN Informatique DE Toulouse	Indirect evidence	Toulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	371 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IRIT was founded in 1990.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Saint-Gobain Research Paris	Partial evidence	Aubervilliers, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	363 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Saint-Gobain Research Paris is one of eight major cross-business research centers that serve all the Activities of Saint-Gobain.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	PSL Research University	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	354 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Située au cœur de Paris, l’Université PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres) fait dialoguer tous les domaines du savoir, de l’innovation et de la création.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Sciences PO Grenoble	Indirect evidence	Saint-Martin, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	211 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA propose, en cinq ans, un parcours intellectuel ambitieux destiné à former les décideurs de demain.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Institut Pascal	Partial evidence	Aubiere, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	135 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since its creation in 2012, the Institut Pascal gave birth to a structuring cluster in the field of «Engineering and Systems Sciences» aimed at national and international…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: university research institutes. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names university research institutes.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of university research institutes, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name university research institutes. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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University research institutes based in France at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

21.0%Verified-email coverage

541.9Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

12.7%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 118 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among university research institutes, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “university research institutes”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names university research institutes), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among university research institutes, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 13,436 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names university research institutes, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many university research institutes are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 118 university research institutes headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

University Of Lille 1 Sciences And Technology, headquartered in Lille, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most university research institutes?

Paris leads with 15 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (7) and Nantes (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 13,436 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 118 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.