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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%

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 Grenoble?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Joseph FourierUniversity 9,544 #787 all time
2CEA GrenobleGovernment institution 9,285 #2,475
3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de GrenobleHospital / health system 6,510 #5,484
4Institut polytechnique de GrenobleUniversity 6,276 #1,917
5Laboratoire PacteResearch facility 5,562 #17,287
6Institut Laue-LangevinResearch facility 5,410 #3,383
7European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityResearch facility 5,122 #1,400
8Laboratoire d'Électronique des Technologies de l'InformationGovernment institution 3,106 #6,000
9Institut NéelResearch facility 2,446 #3,213
10Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées à la GestionResearch facility 2,388 #18,924
11GIPSA-LabResearch facility 1,853 #12,185
12Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire & VégétaleResearch facility 1,838 #21,804
13Laboratoire de Linguistique et Didactique des Langues Etrangères et MaternellesResearch facility 1,544 #22,591
14Institut des Sciences de la TerreResearch facility 1,531 #7,676
15Grenoble Ecole de ManagementUniversity 1,514 #12,458
16Translational Innovation in Medicine and ComplexityResearch facility 1,289 #17,178
17Laboratoire d'Informatique de GrenobleResearch facility 1,251 #18,289
18Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques IntensesResearch facility 1,214 #2,571 all time
19Laboratoire de Génie Électrique de GrenobleResearch facility 1,163 #25,799
20Techniques of Informatics and Microelectronics for Integrated Systems ArchitectureResearch facility 1,135 #14,395
21Institut de Biologie StructuraleResearch facility 1,108 #8,851
22Institut de Microélectronique, Electromagnétisme et PhotoniqueResearch facility 1,101 #13,015 all time
23Laboratoire des Écoulements Géophysiques et IndustrielsResearch facility 1,041 #23,014
24Laboratoire d’Innovation pour les Technologies des Énergies Nouvelles et les nanomatériauxGovernment institution 995 #10,090
25Hôpital Albert MichallonHospital / health system 933 #15,307 all time
26Département de Chimie MoléculaireResearch facility 905 #12,419
27Direction de la Recherche TechnologiqueGovernment institution 795 #16,106
28Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de GrenobleResearch facility 794 #9,545
29Laboratoire de Psychologie et NeuroCognitionResearch facility 781 #24,697
30Institut Nanosciences et CryogénieResearch facility 660 #3,432 all time
31Laboratoire d'Écologie AlpineResearch facility 641 #9,602
32Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie PhysiqueResearch facility 637 #25,356
33Laboratoire des Sciences pour la Conception, l'Optimisation et la ProductionResearch facility 626 #15,044
34Laboratoire Jean KuntzmannResearch facility 608 #12,243
35Institut des langues et cultures d'Europe, Amérique, Afrique, Asie et AustralieResearch facility 578 #8,537
36Laboratoire des Technologies de la MicroélectroniqueResearch facility 578 #22,646
37European Molecular Biology LaboratoryGovernment institution 548 #6,747 all time
38Institut pour l'avancée des biosciencesResearch facility 533 #10,863 all time
39Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée de GrenobleResearch facility 528 #22,064
40École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de GrenobleUniversity 502 #26,139
41Académie de GrenobleUniversity 448 #42,715 all time
42Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de CosmologieResearch facility 424 #11,889
43Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des MétauxResearch facility 421 #9,250 all time
44Laboratoire de génie des procédés pour la bioraffinerie, les matériaux bio-sourcés et l’impression fonctionnelleResearch facility 419 #27,340
45Institut de Radioastronomie MillimétriqueResearch facility 409 #10,833 all time
46Laboratoire de Physique et Modélisation des Milieux CondensésResearch facility 338 #6,461 all time
47Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de GrenobleResearch facility 271 #16,575 all time
48Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied BioenergeticsResearch facility 266 #23,991 all time
49Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de GrenobleGovernment institution 234 #15,280 all time
50Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation TechnologiqueHospital / health system 205 #25,384 all time
51Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le VivantGovernment institution 198 #16,927 all time
52Spintronique et Technologie des ComposantsResearch facility 194 #6,946 all time
53Hôpital Couple EnfantHospital / health system 191 #41,851 all time
54Laboratoire Biologie à Grande ÉchelleResearch facility 146 #29,935 all time
55Centre Technique du PapierResearch facility 144 #40,270 all time
56Unit of Virus Host Cell InteractionsResearch facility 130 #16,435 all time
57Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennesResearch facility 118 not ranked
58Structure et Propriétés d'Architectures MoléculairesResearch facility 113 not ranked
59Micro and Nanotechnology Innovation CentreResearch facility 96 not ranked
60Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de GrenobleHospital / health system 84 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 Joseph Fourier: 10.6%CEA Grenoble: 10.3%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble: 7.3%Institut polytechnique de Grenoble: 7.0%56 others listed: 64.8%11%largest
Université Joseph Fourier9,544 · 10.6%CEA Grenoble9,285 · 10.3%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble6,510 · 7.3%Institut polytechnique de Grenoble6,276 · 7.0%56 others listed58k · 64.8%

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

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×
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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 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.

▲ 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. Social Justice269▲ 4.3×31 topics
  2. Sustainability258◆ 1.01×98 topics
  3. Community Engagement238▲ 6.8×16 topics
  4. Territorial Governance228▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Local Development227▲ 19×2 topics
  6. Nanoparticles213▲ 1.61×42 topics
  7. Sustainable Development211▲ 1.26×69 topics
  8. Public Policy203▲ 3.9×22 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications186▲ 1.49×35 topics
  10. Superconductivity171▲ 9.5×9 topics
  11. Sociolinguistics162▲ 8.1×8 topics
  12. Citizen Participation161▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Environmental Participation156▲ 19×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation156▲ 19×1 topic
  15. Biosensors144▲ 2.7×12 topics
  16. Multilingualism141▲ 8.0×6 topics
  17. Tomography125▲ 6.5×5 topics
  18. Pragmatics119▲ 7.0×5 topics
  19. Electronic Structure119▲ 6.3×8 topics
  20. Cultural Diversity118▲ 5.0×17 topics
  21. Discourse Analysis107▲ 4.0×9 topics
  22. Rhetoric105▲ 9.1×6 topics
  23. Solar Cells103▲ 4.8×7 topics
  24. Argumentation103▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Ethos103▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Thin Films103▲ 5.1×10 topics
  27. Gender Studies99▲ 6.1×14 topics
  28. Integrated Circuits98▲ 5.9×3 topics
  29. Nanowires98▲ 6.5×5 topics
  30. Nanoelectronics97▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Intercultural Communication97▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Spintronics94▲ 6.9×4 topics
  33. Language Education92▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Didactics89▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. Learning Strategies88▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Migration and Integration88▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Semiconductor Devices84▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Atomic Layer Deposition83▲ 11×1 topic
  39. High-k Dielectrics83▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Healthcare Legislation76▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Grenoble?

  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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