---
title: "Who cites France-funded research"
description: "Since 2023, papers in the tracked journals cited the 3,732 papers funded from France 19,256 times (counting each citing country), #12 of 129 funding countries. 14% of the links come from papers with authors in France; abroad, the largest users are China (6,412), the United States (2,922) and the United Kingdom (2,049)."
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data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-10-31T17:45:59+09:00
window: 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-31
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---

# Who uses research funded from France

Where the papers funded from France are cited inside the 400 tracked journals: by country, by institution and by funder, and whose research the papers from France cite. A citation link is one paper citing another, both in the tracked journals (from OpenAlex references). The source is the country of the cited paper's funders (OpenAlex funders and their countries); the users are the countries and institutions of the citing paper's authors. A link counts once for each funding country of the cited paper and each country (or institution) of the citing paper, so the rows overlap. Papers without funding information, about half of them, have no source.

All funding countries: https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain.md

## Key findings

- Since 2023, papers in the tracked journals cited the 3,732 papers funded from France 19,256 times (counting each citing country), #12 of 129 funding countries.
- 14% of the links come from papers with authors in France; abroad, the largest users are China (6,412), the United States (2,922) and the United Kingdom (2,049).
- The institutions citing this research most are Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (996), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (279) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (209).
- The France funders behind the most-cited links are Agence Nationale de la Recherche (12,145), Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (737) and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (534).
- In turn, papers with authors in France draw most on research funded from China (10,570), the United States (4,784) and the United Kingdom (2,905).

## Citing countries

*Countries whose papers cite France-funded research, since 2023*

| # | Citing country | Links | Share |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | China | 6,412 | 33% |
| 2 | United States | 2,922 | 15% |
| 3 | France | 2,653 | 14% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 2,049 | 11% |
| 5 | Italy | 1,563 | 8% |
| 6 | Germany | 1,520 | 8% |
| 7 | Australia | 900 | 5% |
| 8 | Spain | 875 | 5% |
| 9 | Netherlands | 760 | 4% |
| 10 | Canada | 749 | 4% |
| 11 | India | 639 | 3% |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 629 | 3% |
| 13 | Belgium | 418 | 2% |
| 14 | Switzerland | 390 | 2% |
| 15 | South Korea | 377 | 2% |
| 16 | Japan | 371 | 2% |
| 17 | Sweden | 359 | 2% |
| 18 | Singapore | 343 | 2% |
| 19 | Brazil | 310 | 2% |
| 20 | Austria | 295 | 2% |
| 21 | Turkey | 293 | 2% |
| 22 | Poland | 275 | 1% |
| 23 | Norway | 268 | 1% |
| 24 | Denmark | 250 | 1% |
| 25 | Finland | 209 | 1% |
| 26 | Taiwan | 200 | 1% |
| 27 | Vietnam | 194 | 1% |
| 28 | Portugal | 180 | 1% |
| 29 | Ireland | 176 | 1% |
| 30 | Iran | 158 | 1% |

## Citing institutions

*Institutions whose papers cite France-funded research most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | France | 996 |
| 2 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | Hong Kong | 279 |
| 3 | [Huazhong University of Science and Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/huazhong-university-of-science-and-technology.md) | China | 209 |
| 4 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | China | 208 |
| 5 | [Beijing Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-jiaotong-university.md) | China | 188 |
| 6 | Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement | France | 188 |
| 7 | [Zhejiang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhejiang-university.md) | China | 175 |
| 8 | [Tsinghua University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tsinghua-university.md) | China | 174 |
| 9 | [Wuhan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/wuhan-university.md) | China | 171 |
| 10 | [National University of Singapore](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/national-university-of-singapore.md) | Singapore | 167 |
| 11 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | China | 167 |
| 12 | [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwestern-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | China | 159 |
| 13 | Université Paris-Saclay | France | 159 |
| 14 | [Beihang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beihang-university.md) | China | 157 |
| 15 | [Xi'an Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xi-an-jiaotong-university.md) | China | 150 |

## Funders

*France funders whose papers are cited most, since 2023*

| # | Funder | Links |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Agence Nationale de la Recherche](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/agence-nationale-de-la-recherche.md) | 12,145 |
| 2 | Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers | 737 |
| 3 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | 534 |
| 4 | CHIST-ERA | 471 |
| 5 | AXA Research Fund | 451 |
| 6 | Université de Montpellier | 424 |
| 7 | Université de Toulouse | 373 |
| 8 | Université de Lyon | 237 |
| 9 | European Space Agency | 232 |
| 10 | Labex Ecodec | 230 |
| 11 | Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires | 208 |
| 12 | Aix-Marseille Université | 204 |
| 13 | Université de Strasbourg | 193 |
| 14 | Fondation du Risque | 187 |
| 15 | Toulouse School of Economics | 175 |

## What papers from France cite

*Research funded elsewhere that papers from France cite, since 2023*

| # | Funding country | Links |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/china.md) | 10,570 |
| 2 | [United States](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/united-states.md) | 4,784 |
| 3 | [United Kingdom](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/united-kingdom.md) | 2,905 |
| 4 | [Germany](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/germany.md) | 2,177 |
| 5 | [Spain](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/spain.md) | 2,078 |
| 6 | [Canada](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/canada.md) | 1,569 |
| 7 | [Italy](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/italy.md) | 1,355 |
| 8 | [Australia](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/australia.md) | 1,142 |
| 9 | [South Korea](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/south-korea.md) | 1,050 |
| 10 | [Sweden](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/sweden.md) | 895 |
| 11 | [Netherlands](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/netherlands.md) | 852 |
| 12 | [Japan](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/japan.md) | 812 |
| 13 | [Brazil](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/brazil.md) | 757 |
| 14 | [Switzerland](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/switzerland.md) | 736 |
| 15 | [Portugal](https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/portugal.md) | 709 |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Who uses research funded from France. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/france

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-supply-chain-france,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Who uses research funded from France},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/supply-chain/france}},
  urldate = {2026-10-31},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).