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Research in Grenoble

Science Explorer records 36 research institutions in Grenoble, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institut des langues et cultures d'Europe, Amérique, Afrique, Asie et Australie and Institut Laue-Langevin.

Research institutions
36
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
90k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1M
23.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Grenoble

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Grenoble?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Joseph FourierUniversity 9,544 #8,187 all time
2Institut Laue-LangevinResearch facility 5,410 #4,796
3European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityResearch facility 5,122 #1,384
4Grenoble Ecole de ManagementUniversity 1,514 #5,713
5Hôpital Albert MichallonHospital / health system 933 #9,477 all time
6Institut des langues et cultures d'Europe, Amérique, Afrique, Asie et AustralieResearch facility 578 #3,719
7Institut de Radioastronomie MillimétriqueResearch facility 544 #16,703 all time
8École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de GrenobleUniversity 502 #9,484
9Académie de GrenobleUniversity 448 #29,652 all time
10Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation TechnologiqueHospital / health system 205 #21,620 all time
11Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le VivantGovernment institution 198 #18,740 all time
12Hôpital Couple EnfantHospital / health system 191 #23,847 all time
13Centre Technique du PapierResearch facility 144 #31,576 all time
14Micro and Nanotechnology Innovation CentreResearch facility 96 not ranked
15Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de GrenobleHospital / health system 84 not ranked
16ClinatecResearch facility 77 not ranked
17ADERSEInstitution 50 not ranked
18Office Public d'Aménagement et de Construction de l'Isère (France)Company 37 not ranked
19Virtual Open Systems (France)Company 31 not ranked
20Crocus Technology (France)Company 28 not ranked
21Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes EntreprisesInstitution 26 not ranked
22Enerdata (France)Company 21 not ranked
23Vitamib (France)Company 20 not ranked
24ASELTA Nanographics (France)Company 18 not ranked
25WesfordUniversity 16 not ranked
26SEMIInstitution 12 not ranked
27ECM Technologies (France)Company 7 not ranked
28Sinano InstituteNonprofit 6 not ranked
29Centre de Culture Scientifique, Technique et IndustrielleResearch facility 4 not ranked
30Mellitech (France)Company 4 not ranked
31ARaymond (France)Company 4 not ranked
32PaxiTech (France)Company 3 not ranked
33Tec 21Research facility 1 not ranked
34Fondation NanosciencesNonprofit 1 not ranked
35Electronic Chips & Systems Design InitiativeNonprofit 1 not ranked
36Byblos Group (France)Company 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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 Joseph Fourier: 36.9%Institut Laue-Langevin: 20.9%European Synchrotron Radiation Facility: 19.8%Grenoble Ecole de Management: 5.9%31 others listed: 16.6%37%largest
Université Joseph Fourier9,544 · 36.9%Institut Laue-Langevin5,410 · 20.9%European Synchrotron Radiation Facility5,122 · 19.8%Grenoble Ecole de Management1,514 · 5.9%31 others listed4,290 · 16.6%

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

Which fields of science does Grenoble work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research in Grenoble is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (10%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6,710 fractional works · 58.2% of its workEngineering: 2,576 fractional works · 22.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,093 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 336 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 219 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 166 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 140 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 97 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 83 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1,001 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 577 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 210 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 939 fractional works · 8.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 355 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 181 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 134 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiation: 111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 845 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 316 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 139 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 103 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 394 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 365 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeophysics: 165 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 96 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 265 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 80 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 165 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 144 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,398 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,140 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 479 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 141 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 110 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 96 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 145 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 463 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhilosophy: 125 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 121 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 313 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 92 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 239 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 154 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 94 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,429 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMedicine: 1,121 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSurgery: 142 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 107 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 253 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 282 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 221 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 986 fractional works · 8.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 507 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 306 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStructural Biology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 229 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 164 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGrenoble12kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2,57622.4%
    2. Materials Science1,0018.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy9398.2%
    4. Computer Science8457.3%
    5. Environmental Science3943.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences3653.2%
    7. Chemistry2652.3%
    8. Energy1651.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering810.7%
    10. Mathematics790.7%
  2. Social Sciences2,39820.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,1409.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities4634.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3132.7%
    4. Psychology2392.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1541.3%
    6. Decision Sciences890.8%
  3. Health Sciences1,42912.4%
    1. Medicine1,1219.7%
    2. Health Professions2822.4%
    3. Nursing150.1%
    4. Dentistry60.1%
    5. Veterinary50.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5074.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2292.0%
    3. Neuroscience1641.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology600.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Grenoble strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Grenoble is most concentrated in Structural Biology, Linguistics and Language and Condensed Matter Physics (12.7× the world share in Structural Biology).

  1. Structural BiologySubfield · 21.3 works13×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 133.7 works11×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 166.2 works9.9×
  4. RadiationSubfield · 98.3 works6.8×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 324.0 works4.3×
  6. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 41.8 works4.0×
  7. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 188.4 works3.9×
  8. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 45.7 works3.9×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 216 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 457 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 149 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.04× its world share, 75 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.47× its world share, 244 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 778 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 312 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.55× its world share, 150 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 2,400 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 345 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.47× its world share, 907 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 73 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.62× its world share, 848 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 259 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 989 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 436 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 293 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 80 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 146 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 217 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1,053 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.62×848 works
  2. Materials Science2.47×907 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.04×75 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.89×312 works
  5. Energy1.55×150 works
  6. Engineering1.52×2,400 works
  7. Chemistry1.47×244 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.43×436 works
  9. Computer Science0.95×778 works
  10. Health Professions0.94×259 works
  11. Neuroscience0.87×149 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.86×293 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×457 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.79×80 works
  15. Social Sciences0.79×1,053 works
  16. Psychology0.68×217 works
  17. Environmental Science0.66×345 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×146 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×22 works
  20. Mathematics0.59×73 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×52 works
  22. Medicine0.49×989 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×216 works
  24. Veterinary0.29×4 works
  25. Nursing0.27×14 works
  26. Dentistry0.11×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Grenoble?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Territorial Governance, Local Development, Community Engagement, Social Justice, Superconductivity, Sociolinguistics, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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-now 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. Social Justice282▲ 4.1×35 topics
  2. Sustainability279◆ 0.99×103 topics
  3. Community Engagement250▲ 6.6×17 topics
  4. Territorial Governance240▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Local Development238▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Nanoparticles234▲ 1.61×42 topics
  7. Public Policy212▲ 3.9×23 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications203▲ 1.49×35 topics
  9. Superconductivity188▲ 9.4×9 topics
  10. Sociolinguistics169▲ 8.0×9 topics
  11. Citizen Participation166▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Environmental Participation162▲ 20×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation162▲ 20×1 topic
  14. Biosensors154▲ 2.7×12 topics
  15. Multilingualism148▲ 8.0×6 topics
  16. Tomography143▲ 7.0×5 topics
  17. Electronic Structure132▲ 6.4×8 topics
  18. Cultural Diversity123▲ 4.8×18 topics
  19. Pragmatics123▲ 6.8×6 topics
  20. Thin Films113▲ 5.1×10 topics
  21. Solar Cells111▲ 4.8×7 topics
  22. Discourse Analysis110▲ 4.0×9 topics
  23. Rhetoric109▲ 9.3×6 topics
  24. Nanowires106▲ 6.5×5 topics
  25. Argumentation106▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Ethos106▲ 32×1 topic
  27. Gender Studies105▲ 6.0×14 topics
  28. Spintronics103▲ 7.0×4 topics
  29. Integrated Circuits102▲ 6.1×3 topics
  30. Nanoelectronics101▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Intercultural Communication101▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Language Education95▲ 7.7×3 topics
  33. Didactics92▲ 8.5×3 topics
  34. Learning Strategies91▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Migration and Integration91▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Semiconductor Devices85▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Atomic Layer Deposition85▲ 11×1 topic
  38. High-k Dielectrics85▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Legislation81▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Patient Rights81▲ 10×1 topic

What research is done in Grenoble?

French Urban and Social Studies: 156 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 103 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…88French Language Learning Methods: 88 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …83Semiconductor materials and devices: 83 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 76 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 74 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…70Social Sciences and Governance: 70 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 57 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 52 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 45 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyLinguistics and LanguageElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 156 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 103 works
  3. 3 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 88 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 83 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 76 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 74 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 70 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 57 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 52 works
  10. 10 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 45 works

Research output over time

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Grenoble12.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.9% in 2010.

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