Shanghai Subject Ranking 2025: Université Grenoble Alpes ranked worldwide in 30 disciplines
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On November 18, 2025
Already positioned in the global top 200 of the 2025 Shanghai Ranking, Université Grenoble Alpes further confirms its excellence and scientific vitality with the publication of the 2025 Shanghai Subject Ranking on November 18, 2025. This year, UGA appears in 30 disciplines, maintaining its position as the third most represented French university in terms of the number of ranked disciplines—behind Sorbonne Université and Université Paris-Saclay—and reaching the world top 100 in 10 fields.
This latest ranking once again highlights the strength of the scientific research that characterizes Université Grenoble Alpes. It showcases the ability of its scientific teams to connect diverse disciplines and produce research that truly matters at the global level. These results strengthen UGA’s international appeal and demonstrate the visibility of its laboratories in increasingly strategic fields.
Notably, UGA gains international visibility in the newly evaluated field of Artificial intelligence, entering the top 200–300 range.
These performances reaffirm UGA’s status as one of France’s leading research-intensive universities and reflect the strength of its scientific ecosystem, built on the strong complementarity between the university and national research organizations located on its campus.
Légende : = rang égal à 2024 ; + : en progression d’une tranche ; ++ : en progression de deux tranches ; - : en recul d’une tranche ; -- : en recul de deux tranches
UGA in the global Top 100 in 10 disciplines disciplines
Out of the 57 evaluated subjects, UGA stands out 10 times in the world top 100, and 19 times in the French top 5, including three national first places in: Remote Sensing, Materials science & Engineering, Geography. It is also the second-ranked French university in: Automation & Control, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Instruments Science & Technology, Energy Science & Engineering, Environmental science & Engineering, Nanoscience & NanotechnologyNotably, UGA gains international visibility in the newly evaluated field of Artificial intelligence, entering the top 200–300 range.
These performances reaffirm UGA’s status as one of France’s leading research-intensive universities and reflect the strength of its scientific ecosystem, built on the strong complementarity between the university and national research organizations located on its campus.
Among the 57 evaluated subjects, UGA is ranked 30 times, including 10 in the global Top 100
| Subject | Rank | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Remote Sensing | 14e (-3) | 1re université française |
| Earth sciences | 21e (-5) | 4e université française |
| Automation and control | 51-75 (++) | Rang 2-3 des universités françaises |
| Mathematics | 51-75 (=) | Rang 5-8 des universités françaises |
| Physics | 51-75 (=) | Rang 6-7 des universités française |
| Metallurgical engineering | 76-100 (+) | 4e université française |
| Clinical Medecine | 76-100 (--) | 4e université française |
| Oceanography | 76-100 (+) | Rang 5-8 des universités française |
| Atmospheric Science | 76-100 (-) | Rang 6-7 des universités française |
| Ecology | 76-100 (-) | Rang 6-7 des universités française |
| Computer science and engineering | 101-150 (=) | Rang 2-3 des universités françaises |
| Water ressources | 101-150 (=) | Rang 2-3 des universités françaises |
| Electrical and electronic engineering | 101-150 (--) | 2e université française |
| Material science and engineering | 151-200 (=) | Rang 1-2 des universités françaises |
| Geography | 151-200 (=) | Rang 1-3 des universités françaises |
| Chemistry | 151-200 (=) | Rang 5-8 des universités françaises |
| Instruments science and technology | 201-300 (=) | Rang 2-3 des universités françaises |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 201-300 | Rang 2-5 des universités françaises |
| Environnemental science and engineering | 201-300 (=) | Rang 2-7 des universités françaises |
| Nanoscience and nanotechnology | 201-300 (--) | Rang 2-6 des universités françaises |
| Public Health | 201-300 (=) | Rang 3-7 des universités françaises |
| Artificial intelligence | 201-300 (new) | Rang 6-7 des universités française |
| Biological sciences | 201-300 (++) | Rang 7-9 des universités française |
| Statistics | 201-300 (-) | Rang 9-12 des universités française |
| Mechanical engineering | 201-300 (--) | Rang 15-20 des universités française |
| Civil engineering | 301-400 (--) | Rang 3-4 des universités françaises |
| Psychology | 301-400 (-) | Rang 4-10 des universités française |
| Biotechnology | 301-400 (=) | Rang 7-11 des universités française |
| Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences | 301-400 (=) | Rang 8-11 des universités française |
| Human biological sciences | 301-400 (=) | Rang 13-18 des universités française |
Methodology of the Shanghai Subject Ranking
This year’s ranking covers 57 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences, including two new fields: artificial intelligence and robotics. In total, around 2,000 universities from 92 countries and regions are included in the 2025 edition of the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).
The ranking considers the following research performance indicators: Number of scientific publications in a given field ; Impact of these publications and their citation count ; Number of papers published in top-tier scientific journals ; International nature of the published results (number of international teams involved) ; Scientific awards received by researchers from the evaluated universities.
This year’s ranking covers 57 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences, including two new fields: artificial intelligence and robotics. In total, around 2,000 universities from 92 countries and regions are included in the 2025 edition of the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).
The ranking considers the following research performance indicators: Number of scientific publications in a given field ; Impact of these publications and their citation count ; Number of papers published in top-tier scientific journals ; International nature of the published results (number of international teams involved) ; Scientific awards received by researchers from the evaluated universities.
Published on November 18, 2025
Updated on November 19, 2025
Updated on November 19, 2025