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Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique

In research, Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique stands highest in Computer Science (#1,072 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,785 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence — Artificial Intelligence is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,300
of 28,054 · #5,421 all time
Rank in France
#264
of 1,422
Research works
1.3k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique 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 #1,072 of 4,667 18.3%89 #826
Physical SciencesDomain #4,785 of 12,888 17.5%149 #3415

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique 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 Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 39.5 works8.8×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.13× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.65× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Fliess, Jean-Pierre Jouannaud and Dale Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique.

  1. 1 Michel Fliess France · #30,498 worldwide 562 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Jean-Pierre Jouannaud France · #76,522 worldwide 237 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Dale Miller France · #99,217 worldwide 495 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Konstantinos Chatzikokolakis France · #114,973 worldwide 407 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Catuscia Palamidessi France · #182,522 worldwide 618 citations · 120 works
  6. 6 Grégoire Lecerf France · #191,588 worldwide 135 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Gilles Schaeffer France · #269,065 worldwide 112 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Beniamino Accattoli France · #277,674 worldwide 107 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Maks Ovsjanikov France · #414,459 worldwide 245 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Daniel Krob France · #453,144 worldwide 95 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Evolutionary Algorithms, Machine Learning, Multiobjective Optimization, Neural Networks, Particle Swarm Optimization, Model Checking and Genetic Algorithm.

▲ 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 Learning25▲ 3.9×45 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 2.6×37 topics
  3. Evolutionary Algorithms11▲ 58×3 topics
  4. Neural Networks11▲ 3.9×26 topics
  5. Multiobjective Optimization8▲ 81×2 topics
  6. Particle Swarm Optimization8▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Model Checking6▲ 77×3 topics
  8. Genetic Algorithm5▲ 21×5 topics
  9. 3D Reconstruction5▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Point Clouds5▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Classification5▲ 6.1×6 topics
  12. Bayesian Optimization5▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Cryptography5▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Mesh Segmentation4▲ 82×1 topic
  15. Shape Representation4▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Feature Selection4▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Pareto Front4▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Surrogate Modeling4▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Cryptanalysis4▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Global Optimization4▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Side-Channel Attacks4▲ 47×3 topics
  22. Metaheuristics4▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Constraint Handling4▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Tropical Geometry4▲ 64×2 topics
  25. Simulation4▲ 8.0×8 topics
  26. Genetic Programming4▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Symbolic Regression4▲ 90×1 topic
  28. Approximation Algorithms4▲ 27×5 topics
  29. Ant Colony Optimization3▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Temporal Logic3▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Differential Evolution3▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Firefly Algorithm3▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Hardware Implementations3▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Representation Learning3▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Semi-Supervised Learning3▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Formal Verification3▲ 130×1 topic
  37. Static Analysis3▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Automata3▲ 56×2 topics
  39. Error-Correcting Codes3▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Multi-Agent Systems3▲ 7.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis, Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms, Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research.

3D Shape Modeling and An…43D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Multi-Objective…4Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms: 4 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms …4Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 4 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimizati…3Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 3 fractional worksLogic, programming, and type systems: 3 fractional worksPolynomial and algebraic computation: 3 fractional worksComputer Graphics and Vi…3Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques: 3 fractional worksHuman Motion and Animation: 2 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 2 fractional worksCoding theory and crypto…2Coding theory and cryptography: 2 fractional works
Computational MechanicsComputational Theory and MathematicsArtificial IntelligenceComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design1 others

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

  1. 1 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  3. 3 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  4. 4 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Logic, programming, and type systems Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Polynomial and algebraic computation Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  7. 7 Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 works
  8. 8 Human Motion and Animation Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Coding theory and cryptography 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 available64.5%not open35.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

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