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Département d'Informatique

In research, Département d'Informatique stands highest in Computer Science (#3,784 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,723 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence — Artificial Intelligence is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,518
of 28,054 · #7,402 all time
Rank in France
#796
of 1,422
Research works
2.5k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Département d'Informatique 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 #3,784 of 4,667 8.1%74 #1047
Physical SciencesDomain #10,723 of 12,888 7.5%116 #5542

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Département d'Informatique 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 Département d'Informatique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 26.2 works5.1×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.51× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Département d'Informatique?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruno Defude, Pascal Mbélesso and René Dussaud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Département d'Informatique.

  1. 1 Bruno Defude France · #215,397 worldwide 108 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Pascal Mbélesso France · #309,619 worldwide 14 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 René Dussaud France · #351,597 worldwide 224 citations · 391 works
  4. 4 P Adeleine France · #507,141 worldwide 66 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Alexandre Cruquenaire France · #547,476 worldwide 4 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Alain Maxime Mouanga France · #556,655 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Olivier Berger France · #609,680 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Serge Garlatti France · #746,626 worldwide 12 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Pierre‐Marie Preux France · #803,839 worldwide 208 citations · 363 works
  10. 10 L Dusserre France · #938,119 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Département d'Informatique

Which keywords describe research at Département d'Informatique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Internet of Things, Model Checking, Local Development, Territorial Governance and Big Data.

▲ 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 Learning21▲ 3.0×58 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 2.3×51 topics
  3. Neural Networks9▲ 2.9×26 topics
  4. Internet of Things7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  5. Big Data6▲ 3.3×16 topics
  6. Healthcare6▲ 2.7×10 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.0×18 topics
  8. Model Checking5▲ 51×3 topics
  9. Security5▲ 3.3×12 topics
  10. Community Engagement4▲ 6.3×3 topics
  11. Social Justice4▲ 3.6×4 topics
  12. Local Development4▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Territorial Governance4▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Data Mining4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  15. Distributed Systems4▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Automata4▲ 60×2 topics
  17. IoT Security3▲ 5.0×3 topics
  18. Temporal Logic3▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Citizen Participation3▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Corpus Linguistics3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Healthcare Legislation3▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Patient Rights3▲ 19×1 topic
  24. 5G Networks3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  25. Digital Health3▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Gender Studies3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  27. Approximation Algorithms3▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Convex Optimization3▲ 17×5 topics
  29. Cryptanalysis3▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Environmental Participation3▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Proximity and Innovation3▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Resource Allocation3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  33. Edge Computing3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  34. Healthcare Policy3▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Inequalities3▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Mobile Edge Computing2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Satisfiability Modulo Theories2▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Symbolic Model Checker2▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Ethnographic Research2▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Fog Computing2▲ 9.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Département d'Informatique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, French Urban and Social Studies, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Formal Methods in Verification.

Health, Medicine and Soc…3Health, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verifi…2Formal Methods in Verification: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing2IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…2Digital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksLogic, programming, and type systems: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceComputational Theory and MathematicsComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Logic, programming, and type systems 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Département d'Informatique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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