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Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale

In research, Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,778 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,767
of 28,054 · #33,495 all time
Rank in France
#1,016
of 1,422
Research works
218
▲ 150% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,778 of 12,888 10.8%74 #19273

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale 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).

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 8.10× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 10.74× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale?

Ranked on the composite score, Timothy R. Heath and Adrian Vladu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale.

  1. 1 Timothy R. Heath France · #1,523,435 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Adrian Vladu France · #1,602,666 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Model Checking, Automata, Temporal Logic, Approximation Algorithms, Formal Verification, Static Analysis, Algorithmic Applications and Description Logics.

▲ 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. Model Checking10▲ 256×3 topics
  2. Automata6▲ 244×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning6▲ 2.0×25 topics
  4. Temporal Logic6▲ 195×2 topics
  5. Approximation Algorithms5▲ 76×5 topics
  6. Formal Verification5▲ 417×1 topic
  7. Static Analysis5▲ 282×1 topic
  8. Deep Learning4▲ 1.32×20 topics
  9. Algorithmic Applications4▲ 118×2 topics
  10. Description Logics3▲ 77×2 topics
  11. Knowledge Representation3▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Satisfiability Modulo Theories3▲ 200×1 topic
  13. Symbolic Model Checker3▲ 200×1 topic
  14. Formal Languages3▲ 319×1 topic
  15. Modal Logic3▲ 112×2 topics
  16. Regular Expressions3▲ 319×1 topic
  17. Fault Tolerance3▲ 19×5 topics
  18. Homomorphic Encryption3▲ 68×1 topic
  19. Identity-Based Encryption3▲ 68×1 topic
  20. Answer Set Programming3▲ 189×1 topic
  21. Belief Revision3▲ 189×1 topic
  22. Complexity Theory2▲ 53×2 topics
  23. History2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  24. Combinatorial Optimization2▲ 187×1 topic
  25. Graph Algorithms2▲ 187×1 topic
  26. Cryptanalysis2▲ 27×4 topics
  27. Entropy2▲ 79×2 topics
  28. Resource Allocation2▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Distributed Systems2▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Security Analysis2▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Chaos2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Cryptography2▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Ergodic Theory2▲ 59×2 topics
  34. Algorithms2▲ 81×2 topics
  35. Causal Discovery2▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Consistency2▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Continuous Queries2▲ 119×1 topic
  38. Data Stream Management2▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Side-Channel Attacks2▲ 36×3 topics
  40. Transactional Memory2▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Logic, programming, and type systems, Formal Methods in Verification, semigroups and automata theory and Cryptography and Data Security.

Logic, programming, and type systems: 5 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verification: 3 fractional workssemigroups and automata …3semigroups and automata theory: 3 fractional worksCryptography and Data Se…3Cryptography and Data Security: 3 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 3 fractional worksComplexity and Algorithms in Graphs: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Database System…2Advanced Database Systems and Queries: 2 fractional worksDistributed systems and fault tolerance: 2 fractional worksOptimization and Search Problems: 1 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputational Theory and MathematicsComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Logic, programming, and type systems Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  2. 2 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  3. 3 semigroups and automata theory Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  4. 4 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Database Systems and Queries Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Distributed systems and fault tolerance Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 Optimization and Search Problems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 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 available79.3%not open20.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche en Informatique Fondamentale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 150% higher 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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