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Research in Gif-sur-Yvette

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Laboratoire Génie Industriel, Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs and Laboratoire de Mécanique des Sols, Structures et Matériaux.

Research institutions
7
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Gif-sur-Yvette?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1École Centrale ParisUniversity 2,237 #4,096 all time
2Laboratoire Génie IndustrielResearch facility 1,416 #16,559
3Laboratoire de Mécanique des Sols, Structures et MatériauxResearch facility 856 #26,660
4Institut Galien Paris-SaclayResearch facility 815 #7,767 all time
5Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets RadioactifsInstitution 574 #24,817
6Sofradir (France)Company 282 #26,895 all time
7Laboratory Signaling and Cardiovascular PathophysiologyResearch facility 82 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

École Centrale Paris: 35.7%Laboratoire Génie Industriel: 22.6%Laboratoire de Mécanique des Sols, Structures et Matériaux: 13.7%Institut Galien Paris-Saclay: 13.0%3 others listed: 15.0%36%largest
École Centrale Paris2,237 · 35.7%Laboratoire Génie Industriel1,416 · 22.6%Laboratoire de Mécanique des Sols, Structures et Matériaux856 · 13.7%Institut Galien Paris-Saclay815 · 13.0%3 others listed938 · 15.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Gif-sur-Yvette strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Gif-sur-Yvette is most concentrated in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (9.1× the world share in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering).

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 20.3 works9.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Gif-sur-Yvette?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Fracture, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Circular Economy, Community Engagement and Dynamic Behavior.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability33▲ 3.2×43 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management17▲ 4.2×15 topics
  3. Climate Change16▲ 1.34×41 topics
  4. Renewable Energy11▲ 1.81×23 topics
  5. Environmental Impact11▲ 1.48×31 topics
  6. Sustainable Development10▲ 1.51×25 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties9▲ 2.2×23 topics
  8. Community Engagement9▲ 6.0×6 topics
  9. Public Policy8▲ 4.0×8 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency8▲ 2.0×20 topics
  11. Circular Economy8▲ 6.9×7 topics
  12. Fracture8▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Local Development8▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Territorial Governance8▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Risk Management8▲ 3.7×8 topics
  16. Environmental Impacts8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  17. Dynamic Behavior8▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Rock Mechanics7▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Environmental Management7▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Electric Vehicles6▲ 5.0×3 topics
  21. Acoustic Emission6▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 4.7×5 topics
  23. Numerical Modelling6▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Energy Transition6▲ 10.0×3 topics
  25. Product Design6▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 4.8×5 topics
  27. Smart Grid6▲ 3.5×5 topics
  28. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  29. Information Sharing6▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Citizen Participation5▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Resource Efficiency5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  32. Environmental Participation5▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Green Practices5▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Proximity and Innovation5▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Sustainable Supply Chain Management5▲ 14×1 topic
  36. CO2 Sequestration5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  37. Liquefaction4▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Tunnel4▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Charging Infrastructure4▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Vehicle-to-Grid4▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Gif-sur-Yvette?

Rock Mechanics and Model…6Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …5French Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…5Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 5 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…4Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 4 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 4 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 4 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…4Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 4 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow3Soil and Unsaturated Flow: 3 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and ManagementElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  4. 4 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 4 works
  6. 6 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.