Research in Grenoble
Science Explorer records 87 research institutions in Grenoble, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institut polytechnique de Grenoble and CEA Grenoble.
- Research institutions
- 87 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 90k ▼ 17% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 11.7% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Grenoble?
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.
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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).
- Structural BiologySubfield · 21.3 works13×
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 133.7 works11×
- Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 166.2 works9.9×
- RadiationSubfield · 98.3 works6.8×
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 324.0 works4.3×
- Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 41.8 works4.0×
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 188.4 works3.9×
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 45.7 works3.9×
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 Grenoble?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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.
- Healthcare Legislation
- Atomic Layer Deposition
- Migration and Integration
- Didactics
- Spintronics
- Nanoelectronics
- Integrated Circuits
- Thin Films
- Argumentation
- Rhetoric
- Cultural Diversity
- Pragmatics
- Multilingualism
- Proximity and Innovation
- Citizen Participation
- Superconductivity
- Public Policy
- Nanoparticles
- Territorial Governance
- Sustainability
- Social Justice
- Community Engagement
- Local Development
- Sustainable Development
- Biomedical Applications
- Sociolinguistics
- Environmental Participation
- Biosensors
- Tomography
- Electronic Structure
- Discourse Analysis
- Solar Cells
- Ethos
- Gender Studies
- Nanowires
- Intercultural Communication
- Language Education
- Learning Strategies
- Semiconductor Devices
- High-k Dielectrics
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
- Social Justice269▲ 4.3×31 topics
- Sustainability258◆ 1.01×98 topics
- Community Engagement238▲ 6.8×16 topics
- Territorial Governance228▲ 17×4 topics
- Local Development227▲ 19×2 topics
- Nanoparticles213▲ 1.61×42 topics
- Sustainable Development211▲ 1.26×69 topics
- Public Policy203▲ 3.9×22 topics
- Biomedical Applications186▲ 1.49×35 topics
- Superconductivity171▲ 9.5×9 topics
- Sociolinguistics162▲ 8.1×8 topics
- Citizen Participation161▲ 12×2 topics
- Environmental Participation156▲ 19×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation156▲ 19×1 topic
- Biosensors144▲ 2.7×12 topics
- Multilingualism141▲ 8.0×6 topics
- Tomography125▲ 6.5×5 topics
- Pragmatics119▲ 7.0×5 topics
- Electronic Structure119▲ 6.3×8 topics
- Cultural Diversity118▲ 5.0×17 topics
- Discourse Analysis107▲ 4.0×9 topics
- Rhetoric105▲ 9.1×6 topics
- Solar Cells103▲ 4.8×7 topics
- Argumentation103▲ 31×1 topic
- Ethos103▲ 31×1 topic
- Thin Films103▲ 5.1×10 topics
- Gender Studies99▲ 6.1×14 topics
- Integrated Circuits98▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Nanowires98▲ 6.5×5 topics
- Nanoelectronics97▲ 11×2 topics
- Intercultural Communication97▲ 20×3 topics
- Spintronics94▲ 6.9×4 topics
- Language Education92▲ 7.8×3 topics
- Didactics89▲ 8.4×2 topics
- Learning Strategies88▲ 58×1 topic
- Migration and Integration88▲ 58×1 topic
- Semiconductor Devices84▲ 11×2 topics
- Atomic Layer Deposition83▲ 11×1 topic
- High-k Dielectrics83▲ 11×1 topic
- Healthcare Legislation76▲ 12×1 topic
What research is done in Grenoble?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 156 works
- 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 103 works
- 3 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 88 works
- 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 83 works
- 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 76 works
- 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 74 works
- 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 70 works
- 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 57 works
- 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 52 works
- 10 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 45 works
Research output over time
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