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Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours

In research, Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours stands highest in Computer Science (#6,764 of 7,020 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,861 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,199
of 28,054 · #38,219 all time
Rank in France
#1,332
of 1,422
Research works
369
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Computer ScienceField #6,764 of 7,020 3.9%152
Physical SciencesDomain #20,861 of 21,541 5.0%230

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours 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 Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 23.6 works4.0×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.01× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.25× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Charles Billaut, Vincent t'Kindt and Gilles Venturini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours.

  1. 1 Jean‐Charles Billaut France · #106,404 worldwide 197 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Vincent t'Kindt France · #237,235 worldwide 191 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Gilles Venturini France · #397,465 worldwide 111 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Patrice Bonhomme France · #745,715 worldwide 51 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Mohamed Slimane France · #797,329 worldwide 36 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Jean-Yves Antoine France · #909,895 worldwide 65 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Nicolas Monmarché France · #930,959 worldwide 29 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Jorge E. Mendoza France · #950,579 worldwide 69 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Christophe Lenté France · #1,149,796 worldwide 26 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Jean-Yves Ramel France · #1,154,417 worldwide 50 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Genetic Algorithm, Dynamic Scheduling, Scheduling, Flexible Job-shop, Manufacturing, Colonialism and Medieval Society.

▲ 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 Learning8▲ 2.9×30 topics
  2. Genetic Algorithm4▲ 33×4 topics
  3. Dynamic Scheduling3▲ 115×2 topics
  4. Scheduling3▲ 60×3 topics
  5. Flexible Job-shop3▲ 126×1 topic
  6. Manufacturing3▲ 79×1 topic
  7. Neural Networks3▲ 2.4×13 topics
  8. Colonialism2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  9. Gender2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  10. Medieval Society2▲ 179×2 topics
  11. Rituals2▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Cultural Studies2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  13. Ethnography2▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Gender Studies2▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Sociology2▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Flâneur2▲ 391×1 topic
  17. Judicial Systems2▲ 387×1 topic
  18. Landscape Change2▲ 186×1 topic
  19. Legal History2▲ 95×1 topic
  20. Memory Studies2▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Urban Culture2▲ 125×1 topic
  22. Order Picking2▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Social Justice2▲ 4.2×2 topics
  24. Warehouse Design2▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Clustering Algorithms2▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Community Engagement2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  27. Genetic Algorithms2▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Deadlock Prevention2▲ 332×1 topic
  29. Environmental Participation2▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Heuristic Algorithms2▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Petri Nets2▲ 332×1 topic
  32. Territorial Governance2▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Genome-Scale Models1▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Metabolic Engineering1▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Multi-Objective Optimization1▲ 48×2 topics
  36. Representation Learning1▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Ant Colony Optimization1▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Assembly Line Balancing1▲ 148×1 topic
  39. GPS Trajectories1▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Trajectory Data Mining1▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms, Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies, Medieval and Early Modern Justice and Literature and Culture Studies.

Scheduling and Optimizat…3Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms: 3 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…2Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksMedieval and Early Moder…2Medieval and Early Modern Justice: 2 fractional worksLiterature and Culture S…2Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksPetri Nets in System Mod…2Petri Nets in System Modeling: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksAssembly Line Balancing Optimization: 1 fractional worksData Management and Algo…1Data Management and Algorithms: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Petri Nets in System Modeling Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Assembly Line Balancing Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Data Management and Algorithms Signal Processing 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale et Appliquée de Tours's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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