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Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX

In research, Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,355 of 10,670 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,394 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence is 8.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,781
of 22,385 · #23,683 all time
Rank in France
#341
of 517
Research works
332
▲ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX

What is Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,355 of 10,670 3.3%135 #9732
Computer ScienceField #3,394 of 4,417 3.7%70 #4320

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (41%), Engineering (37%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 144 fractional works · 80.8% of its workComputer Science: 73 fractional works · 40.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 36 fractional works · 20.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 6.8% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 36.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut deRecherche…178fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences16%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science7340.6%
    2. Engineering6636.9%
    3. Environmental Science21.4%
    4. Mathematics10.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    6. Materials Science10.5%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences147.6%
    2. Decision Sciences63.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting52.8%
    4. Psychology21.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    1. Health Professions31.7%
    2. Medicine31.4%
    1. Neuroscience00.2%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 36.4 works8.5×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.23× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science5.23×72 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.25×6 works
  3. Engineering2.46×66 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting0.87×5 works
  5. Health Professions0.63×3 works
  6. Social Sciences0.60×14 works
  7. Mathematics0.49×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  9. Psychology0.35×2 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.27×2 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.25×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.18×1 works
  15. Energy0.15×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.13×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  18. Medicine0.07×2 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX?

Ranked on the quality score, Nicolas Heulot, Joseph Kamel and Milad Leyli-Abadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX.

  1. 1 Nicolas Heulot France · #1,434,510 worldwide 384 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Joseph Kamel France · #1,662,637 worldwide 714 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Milad Leyli-Abadi France · #2,091,822 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Sebastian Hörl France · #2,285,759 worldwide 1.6k citations · 143 works
  5. 5 Reda Yaich France · #2,542,432 worldwide 241 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Tjark Gall France · #2,673,151 worldwide 168 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Henri Sohier France · #3,022,246 worldwide 60 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Pierpaolo Cincilla France · #3,071,949 worldwide 153 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Kahina Amokrane France · #3,084,415 worldwide 587 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Abdelhadi Belfadel France · #3,296,676 worldwide 105 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX

What are the most cited papers from Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX?

The most cited paper from Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX is "On Assessing ML Model Robustness: A Methodological Framework (Academic Track)" (Awadid, Afef, Robert, Boris, 2025), with 4,781 citations. Next come "The Electric Fleet Size and Mix Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and Recharging Stations" (583) and "A survey of models and algorithms for optimizing shared mobility" (309).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On Assessing ML Model Robustness: A Methodological Framework (Academic Track) Awadid, Afef, Robert, Boris · OASIcs : OpenAccess Series in Informatics Conference paperOpen access 2025 4,781
2 The Electric Fleet Size and Mix Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and Recharging Stations Gerhard Hiermann, Jakob Puchinger, Stefan Røpke et al. · European Journal of Operational Research Open access 27 Jan 2016 583
3 A survey of models and algorithms for optimizing shared mobility Abood Mourad, Jakob Puchinger, Chengbin Chu · Transportation Research Part B Methodological Open access 18 Feb 2019 309
4 Consortium blockchains: Overview, applications and challenges Omar Dib, Kei-Léo Brousmiche, Antoine Durand et al. · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) 2018 240
5 VeReMi Extension: A Dataset for Comparable Evaluation of Misbehavior Detection in VANETs Joseph Kamel, Michael Wolf, Rens W. van der Hei et al. Conference paperOpen access Jun 2020 220
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Anomaly Detection, Environmental Impacts, IoT Security, Cybersecurity and Security.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning32▲ 5.2×42 topics
  2. Machine Learning31▲ 5.2×32 topics
  3. Neural Networks16▲ 5.8×20 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 2.5×13 topics
  5. Anomaly Detection10▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impacts10▲ 21×3 topics
  7. IoT Security9▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Data Mining9▲ 6.7×5 topics
  9. Security9▲ 7.3×9 topics
  10. Cybersecurity8▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Big Data8▲ 4.6×10 topics
  12. Security Analysis8▲ 26×4 topics
  13. Cyber-Physical Systems7▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Ridesharing7▲ 72×1 topic
  15. Shared Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Intelligent Transportation Systems7▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Surveillance6▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Intrusion Detection6▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Travel Behavior6▲ 35×2 topics
  20. DDoS Attacks5▲ 26×1 topic
  21. High-Dimensional Data5▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Network Security5▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 6.2×2 topics
  24. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Public Transport5▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Urban Mobility5▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Route Choice5▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Service Quality5▲ 9.7×1 topic
  29. Detection4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  30. Time Series4▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Sensitivity Analysis4▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Backpropagation Learning4▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Privacy4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Self-Organizing Maps4▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Digital Twin4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Adversarial Examples4▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Robustness4▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Supply Chain4▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Traffic Flow4▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Outlier Detection4▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Transportation and Mobility Innovations, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Neural Networks and Applications.

Transportation and Mobil…7Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 7 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…5Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 5 fractional worksTransportation Planning …5Transportation Planning and Optimization: 5 fractional worksNeural Networks and Appl…4Neural Networks and Applications: 4 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…3Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 3 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 3 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…3Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsTransportationArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  3. 3 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 5 works
  4. 4 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  5. 5 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 3 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 3 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 available55.5%not open44.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00091% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX0.00063% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX4.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.7% in 2018.

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