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Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes

In research, Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes stands highest in Computer Science (#2,084 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,006 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,700 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 21.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,450
of 28,054 · #14,064 all time
Rank in France
#386
of 1,422
Research works
1.1k
▲ 288% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes 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 #2,084 of 4,667 10.8%131 #2900
Physical SciencesDomain #7,006 of 12,888 12.0%333 #9910
EngineeringField #3,700 of 6,636 12.1%173 #4830
Social SciencesDomain #8,411 of 10,521 15.2%70 #11491

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#2,900 #2,084
  2. Physical Sciences#9,910 #7,006
  3. Engineering#4,830 #3,700
  4. Social Sciences#11,491 #8,411
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 21.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 48.4 works21×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 41.2 works8.6×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 22.2 works5.6×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.78× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.59× its world share, 173 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes?

Ranked on the composite score, Mathieu Lagrange, Damien Chablat and Olivier Kermorgant lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes.

  1. 1 Mathieu Lagrange France · #410,701 worldwide 176 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Damien Chablat France · #427,245 worldwide 352 citations · 141 works
  3. 3 Olivier Kermorgant France · #487,886 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Vincent Lostanlen France · #579,629 worldwide 86 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Christine Chevallereau France · #625,397 worldwide 104 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Evgeny Gurevsky France · #775,934 worldwide 16 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Saïd Moussaoui France · #848,864 worldwide 99 citations · 86 works
  8. 8 Olivier Péton France · #1,057,435 worldwide 58 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Fabien Lehuédé France · #1,173,344 worldwide 43 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Simon Thevenin France · #1,196,388 worldwide 37 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Genetic Algorithm, Scheduling, Robotic Manipulators, Manufacturing and Dynamic Scheduling.

▲ 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 Learning44▲ 2.9×67 topics
  2. Machine Learning28▲ 1.89×59 topics
  3. Neural Networks27▲ 3.9×35 topics
  4. Sustainability15▲ 1.41×28 topics
  5. Renewable Energy13▲ 2.0×23 topics
  6. Genetic Algorithm12▲ 20×7 topics
  7. Big Data11▲ 2.8×13 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management11▲ 2.6×15 topics
  9. Scheduling11▲ 34×4 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks10▲ 3.0×13 topics
  11. Robotic Manipulators10▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Manufacturing9▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Dynamic Scheduling9▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Assembly Planning9▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Design for Manufacture9▲ 27×1 topic
  16. Agent-based Control9▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Flexible Job-shop9▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Power Electronics9▲ 6.0×7 topics
  19. Genetic Algorithms8▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Dynamic Modeling8▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Distributed Systems8▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Ant Colony Optimization8▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Multi-Objective Optimization8▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Adaptive Control8▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Kinematic Analysis8▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Robot Manipulators8▲ 76×1 topic
  27. Industrial Automation8▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 4.9×5 topics
  29. Assembly Line Balancing7▲ 142×1 topic
  30. Distributed Control7▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Feedback Control7▲ 9.9×7 topics
  32. Nonlinear Systems7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  33. Optimization Methods7▲ 142×1 topic
  34. Order Picking7▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Warehouse Design7▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Soft Robotics7▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Data Integration7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  38. Bioinspired Robotics6▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Continuum Robots6▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Stability Analysis6▲ 8.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms, Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics and Assembly Line Balancing Optimization.

Manufacturing Process an…9Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 9 fractional worksScheduling and Optimizat…9Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms: 9 fractional worksRobotic Mechanisms and D…8Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics: 8 fractional worksAssembly Line Balancing …7Assembly Line Balancing Optimization: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 7 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 6 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…6Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 6 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 5 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksSupply Chain and Inventory Management: 4 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringManagement Information Systems

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

  1. 1 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Assembly Line Balancing Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Management Information Systems 4 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 available56.3%not open43.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 288% 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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