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Research in Gif-sur-Yvette

Science Explorer records 50 research institutions in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay and Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement.

Research institutions
50
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
79k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.8%
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
1Université Paris-SaclayUniversity 21,806 #247
2CEA Paris-SaclayGovernment institution 11,900 #1,018
3SupélecUniversity 4,349 #19,930
4École Normale Supérieure Paris-SaclayUniversity 4,130 #14,600
5Institut de Chimie des Substances NaturellesResearch facility 3,693 #12,135
6Direction des EnergiesGovernment institution 2,856 #1,366 all time
7CentraleSupélecResearch facility 2,581 #4,655
8Institut de Physique ThéoriqueGovernment institution 2,552 #5,147
9Centre de Génétique MoléculaireResearch facility 2,138 #3,371 all time
10Laboratoire des signaux et systèmesResearch facility 2,019 #10,011
11Laboratoire de Recherche en InformatiqueResearch facility 1,986 #22,497
12Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'EnvironnementGovernment institution 1,650 #2,525
13Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire et MoléculaireResearch facility 1,646 #5,015 all time
14Synchrotron soleilResearch facility 1,628 #3,244
15Laboratoire d'Énergétique Moléculaire et Macroscopique, CombustionResearch facility 1,500 #24,129
16Laboratoire Léon BrillouinResearch facility 1,304 #3,037 all time
17Laboratoire de Génie Électrique et Électronique de ParisResearch facility 1,079 #17,448
18Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'UniversGovernment institution 1,076 #4,875
19Cognitive Neuroimaging LabResearch facility 985 #11,794
20Laboratoire Structure et Dynamique par Résonance MagnétiqueResearch facility 858 #4,133 all time
21Service de Physique de l'État CondenséResearch facility 736 #2,077 all time
22Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie StructuralesResearch facility 733 #6,734 all time
23Astrophysique, Instrumentation et ModélisationResearch facility 685 #7,922
24Direction de la Recherche FondamentaleGovernment institution 669 #19,041
25Laboratoire National Henri BecquerelResearch facility 667 #10,708
26Laboratoire de Mesure du Carbone 14Research facility 484 #13,563 all time
27Institut des Sciences du VégétalResearch facility 477 #9,503 all time
28Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la CelluleResearch facility 416 #7,556
29Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du NumériqueResearch facility 390 #13,462
30Institut de Biologie et TechnologiesResearch facility 368 #13,296 all time
31Institut Rayonnement-Matière de SaclayGovernment institution 324 #7,070 all time
32Génétique Quantitative et Évolution Le MoulonResearch facility 210 #22,516 all time
33Laboratoire de Virologie Moléculaire et StructuraleResearch facility 199 #16,699 all time
34Laboratoire Structures, Propriétés et Modélisation des SolidesResearch facility 171 #20,670 all time
35Laboratoire Francis PerrinResearch facility 155 #16,504 all time
36Fondation de Coopération ScientifiqueInstitution 152 #24,349 all time
37Laboratoire Interactions, Dynamiques et LasersResearch facility 138 #13,894 all time
38Service Interdisciplinaire sur les Systèmes Moléculaires et les MatériauxResearch facility 138 #14,181 all time
39Unit of Neuroscience Information and ComplexityResearch facility 133 #21,616 all time
40European Nuclear Education NetworkNonprofit 118 not ranked
41Laboratoire Méthodes FormellesResearch facility 53 not ranked
42Laboratoire Archéomatériaux et Prévision de l'AltérationResearch facility 51 not ranked
43Laboratoire Lumière, Matière et InterfacesResearch facility 41 not ranked
44Systèmes Membranaires, Photobiologie, Stress et DétoxicationResearch facility 22 not ranked
45Institut photonique d'analyse non-destructive européen des matériaux anciensResearch facility 22 not ranked
46Nanosciences et Innovation pour les Matériaux, la Biomédecine et l'ÉnergieResearch facility 21 not ranked
47Délégation Ile-de-France SudGovernment institution 12 not ranked
48Neuroimaging and PsychiatryResearch facility 10 not ranked
49DigiteoNonprofit 3 not ranked
50European Embedded Control InstituteInstitution 1 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.

Université Paris-Saclay: 27.5%CEA Paris-Saclay: 15.0%Supélec: 5.5%École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay: 5.2%46 others listed: 46.8%27%largest
Université Paris-Saclay22k · 27.5%CEA Paris-Saclay12k · 15.0%Supélec4,349 · 5.5%École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay4,130 · 5.2%46 others listed37k · 46.8%

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 Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation and Instrumentation (9.9× the world share in Nuclear and High Energy Physics).

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 419.3 works9.9×
  2. RadiationSubfield · 134.9 works7.3×
  3. InstrumentationSubfield · 37.6 works5.6×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 1,663.9 works5.6×
  5. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 386.9 works5.5×
  6. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 111.7 works5.2×
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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: Dark Matter, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Deep Learning, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Particle Physics and Black Holes.

▲ 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. Deep Learning438◆ 0.95×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning416◆ 0.95×88 topics
  3. Climate Change395◆ 1.09×105 topics
  4. Neural Networks237◆ 1.14×39 topics
  5. Nanoparticles214▲ 1.26×43 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications184▲ 1.16×36 topics
  7. Dark Matter152▲ 9.8×4 topics
  8. Community Engagement152▲ 3.4×14 topics
  9. Territorial Governance145▲ 8.6×3 topics
  10. Local Development145▲ 9.4×2 topics
  11. Heat Transfer133▲ 2.0×17 topics
  12. Public Policy124▲ 1.88×20 topics
  13. Particle Physics108▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Tomography106▲ 4.4×5 topics
  15. Large-Eddy Simulation105▲ 4.1×5 topics
  16. Black Holes103▲ 8.1×3 topics
  17. Citizen Participation99▲ 6.0×3 topics
  18. Lattice QCD99▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Monte Carlo Simulation98▲ 3.6×9 topics
  20. Environmental Participation97▲ 9.0×1 topic
  21. Proximity and Innovation97▲ 9.0×1 topic
  22. Nonlinear Systems93▲ 3.3×8 topics
  23. Superconductivity86▲ 3.7×9 topics
  24. Density Functional Theory84▲ 6.0×6 topics
  25. Molecular Dynamics80▲ 3.6×7 topics
  26. Higgs Boson79▲ 11×1 topic
  27. High-Energy Collider79▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Star Formation79▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Supernovae76▲ 6.9×2 topics
  30. Cosmology75▲ 8.3×4 topics
  31. Renormalization Group74▲ 9.9×2 topics
  32. Nucleosynthesis68▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Electronic Structure Calculations66▲ 7.4×2 topics
  34. Cosmic Rays59▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Neutrinos59▲ 8.7×2 topics
  36. Small-Angle Scattering59▲ 8.0×2 topics
  37. Accretion Disks56▲ 9.0×2 topics
  38. X-ray Imaging56▲ 12×2 topics
  39. QCD56▲ 12×1 topic
  40. charmonium56▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Gif-sur-Yvette?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 97 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 79 works
  3. 3 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 56 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 53 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 52 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 49 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 48 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 45 works
  9. 9 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 43 works
  10. 10 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 42 works

Research output over time

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