The structures of even–even Gd and Dy isotopes around \(N=100\) were investigated using a fully self-consistent microscopic model. The systematics of the exited \(2_{1}^{+}\) and \(4_{1}^{+}\) energies reveal a peak-like structure at \(N=100\) along the Gd ( \(Z=64\) ) and Dy ( \(Z=66\) ) isotopic chains. This supports the evidence for a subshell gap near \(N=100\) . The nuclear structure properties studied are important to understand the \(r\) -process elemental abundance peak at \(A\sim 160\) .