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Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research

In research, Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research stands highest in Computer Science (#2,573 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,894 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence — Artificial Intelligence is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,649
of 28,054 · #10,161 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#76
of 220
Research works
1.2k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
131k
110.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #2,573 of 4,667 21.8%68 #1608
Physical SciencesDomain #8,894 of 12,888 21.2%127 #7289

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 35.2 works8.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.92× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.81× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Jürgen Schmidhuber, Luca Maria Gambardella and Andrea Emilio Rizzoli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research.

  1. 1 Jürgen Schmidhuber Switzerland · #468 worldwide 4.3k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 Luca Maria Gambardella Switzerland · #12,998 worldwide 929 citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Andrea Emilio Rizzoli Switzerland · #58,555 worldwide 350 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Faustino Gomez Switzerland · #67,545 worldwide 1.7k citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Alex Graves Switzerland · #73,831 worldwide 3.6k citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Daan Wierstra Switzerland · #83,091 worldwide 2.8k citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Marco Scutari Switzerland · #120,982 worldwide 284 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Gianni A. Di Switzerland · #121,314 worldwide 258 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Jonathan Masci Switzerland · #245,654 worldwide 264 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Juergen Schmidhuber Switzerland · #254,045 worldwide 200 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research

Which keywords describe research at Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Robotics, Time Series, Anomaly Detection, Surveillance and Nonlinear Systems.

▲ 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 institution'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 Learning36▲ 6.0×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 4.2×50 topics
  3. Neural Networks21▲ 7.6×25 topics
  4. Big Data6▲ 3.8×15 topics
  5. Robotics6▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Time Series6▲ 19×3 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  8. Anomaly Detection5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  10. Surveillance5▲ 10×3 topics
  11. Nonlinear Systems4▲ 12×5 topics
  12. High-Dimensional Data4▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Model Selection4▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Outlier Detection4▲ 16×2 topics
  15. State Estimation4▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Text Classification4▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Parameter Estimation4▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Optimization4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Information Retrieval4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  20. Unsupervised4▲ 17×1 topic
  21. Video Analysis4▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Data-Driven Control4▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Nonlinear Models4▲ 71×1 topic
  24. System Identification4▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Bayesian Networks3▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Grasping3▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Machine Translation3▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Robot Learning3▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Topic Modeling3▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Multi-Agent Systems3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  31. Semantic Similarity3▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Word Representation3▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Approximation Algorithms3▲ 25×4 topics
  34. Mobile Robots3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Statistical Analysis3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  36. Constraint Handling3▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Reinforcement Learning3▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Causal Discovery3▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Distributed Control3▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Stability Analysis3▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications, Control Systems and Identification, Robot Manipulation and Learning and Topic Modeling.

Anomaly Detection Techni…4Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksControl Systems and Iden…4Control Systems and Identification: 4 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 3 fractional worksTopic Modeling3Topic Modeling: 3 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…3Fault Detection and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksBayesian Modeling and Ca…2Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference: 2 fractional worksReinforcement Learning in Robotics: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceControl and Systems EngineeringAerospace Engineering

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

  1. 1 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  2. 2 Control Systems and Identification Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

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