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D-Index
64
Citations
16868
World Ranking
2597
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61

Patrick Thiran publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick Thiran sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 258 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Patrick Thiran D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick Thiran sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to network performance analysis

Overview

Patrick Thiran is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Computer Science, encompassing a range of specialized subfields and topics.

The main subfields of study include:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Geometry and Topology

Patrick Thiran has explored various research topics, with notable work in:

  • Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
  • Graph theory and applications
  • Machine Learning and Data Classification
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques

Their recent publications include:

  • "Protecting against Website Fingerprinting with Multihoming" (2020), Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
  • "On the robustness of the metric dimension of grid graphs to adding a single edge" (2022), Discrete Applied Mathematics
  • "Sequential metric dimension for random graphs" (2021), Journal of Applied Probability
  • "A Simple Algorithm for Graph Reconstruction" (2021), arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "The power of adaptivity in source identification with time queries on the path" (2022), Theoretical Computer Science

Frequent coauthors in Thiran's work include:

  • Gergely Ódor
  • Matthias Grossglauser
  • Maximilien Dreveton
  • Mahsa Forouzesh
  • Negar Kiyavash

Their work has been published mainly in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
  • Discrete Applied Mathematics
  • Journal of Applied Probability

Patrick Thiran was awarded the IEEE Fellow distinction in 2014 for contributions to network performance analysis.

Best Publications

  • Network Calculus: A Theory of Deterministic Queuing Systems for the Internet

    Jean-Yves Le Boudec;Patrick Thiran

  • Mapping human whole-brain structural networks with diffusion MRI.

    Patric Hagmann;Patric Hagmann;Maciej Kurant;Xavier Gigandet;Patrick Thiran

  • Closing the Gap in the Capacity of Wireless Networks Via Percolation Theory

    M. Franceschetti;O. Dousse;D.N.C. Tse;P. Thiran

  • Impact of interferences on connectivity in ad hoc networks

    Olivier Dousse;François Baccelli;Patrick Thiran

  • Connectivity in ad-hoc and hybrid networks

    O. Dousse;P. Thiran;M. Hasler

  • Layered Complex Networks

    Maciej Kurant;Patrick Thiran

  • Locating the Source of Diffusion in Large-Scale Networks

    Pedro C. Pinto;Patrick Thiran;Martin Vetterli

  • Latency of wireless sensor networks with uncoordinated power saving mechanisms

    Olivier Dousse;Petteri Mannersalo;Patrick Thiran

  • Weighted Gossip: Distributed Averaging using non-doubly stochastic matrices

    Florence Benezit;Vincent Blondel;Patrick Thiran;John Tsitsiklis

  • Launch hard or go home!: predicting the success of kickstarter campaigns

    Vincent Etter;Matthias Grossglauser;Patrick Thiran

  • Measurement and analysis of single-hop delay on an IP backbone network

    K. Papagiannaki;S. Moon;C. Fraleigh;P. Thiran

  • Extraction and analysis of traffic and topologies of transportation networks

    Maciej Kurant;Patrick Thiran

  • On the bias of BFS (Breadth First Search)

    Maciej Kurant;Athina Markopoulou;Patrick Thiran

  • Connectivity vs capacity in dense ad hoc networks

    O. Dousse;P. Thiran

  • Analysis of measured single-hop delay from an operational backbone network

    K. Papagiannaki;S. Moon;C. Fraleigh;P. Thiran

  • Modeling Internet backbone traffic at the flow level

    C. Barakat;P. Thiran;G. Iannaccone;C. Diot

  • Towards Unbiased BFS Sampling

    M. Kurant;A. Markopoulou;P. Thiran

  • Capacity of a wireless ad hoc network with infrastructure

    Benyuan Liu;Patrick Thiran;Don Towsley

  • Pattern formation properties of autonomous Cellular Neural Networks

    P. Thiran;K.R. Crounse;L.O. Chua;M. Hasler

  • Network Calculus

    Unknown

  • Closing the Gap in the Capacity of Wireless Networks

    Massimo Franceschetti;Olivier Dousse;David N. C. Tse;Patrick Thiran

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Vetterli
Martin Vetterli École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Matthias Grossglauser
Matthias Grossglauser École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Gianluca Setti
Gianluca Setti Polytechnic University of Turin
Christophe Diot
Christophe Diot Google (United States)
Paolo Ienne
Paolo Ienne École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Albert Banchs
Albert Banchs Carlos III University of Madrid
Jean-Yves Le Boudec
Jean-Yves Le Boudec École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Massimo Franceschetti
Massimo Franceschetti University of California, San Diego
Leon O. Chua
Leon O. Chua University of California, Berkeley
Patric Hagmann
Patric Hagmann University of Lausanne

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