--- title: "Shannon entropy: formula and 13 recent papers" description: "Shannon entropy was mentioned in 13 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #57 of the 104 equations and models mentioned." url: https://scholar4ai.com/equations/shannon-entropy markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/equations/shannon-entropy.md license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) share_text: "Shannon entropy was mentioned in 13 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #57 of the 104 equations and models mentioned." data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json updated: 2026-10-26T14:52:47+09:00 window: 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26 source: OpenAlex (CC0) --- # Shannon entropy $$ H(X) = -\sum_x p(x) \log p(x) $$ The average information content, or uncertainty, of a random variable. - area: Machine learning - 0 papers in the last 7 days - Names searched for: Shannon entropy, information entropy Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/equations.md ## Key findings - Shannon entropy was mentioned in 13 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #57 of the 104 equations and models mentioned. - By journal category: AI (12) and Finance (1). - Most of them appeared in Neural Networks (3), Pattern Recognition (2) and Expert Systems with Applications (1). - Often mentioned together with Support vector machine (SVM) (4), Convolutional neural network (CNN) (3) and Softmax function (3). - Datasets named in the same papers: ImageNet (3), CIFAR-10 / CIFAR-100 (2) and MNIST / Fashion-MNIST (1). - From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, 106 archived papers mentioned Shannon entropy in their title, abstract or keywords, most of them in Jan 2025 (11). ## Mentions over 36 months *Papers mentioning it by publication month, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords)* | Trend | Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | | 47 | 50 | 9 | 106 | *Papers mentioning Shannon entropy, newest first.* | Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-15 | [An interpretable stacked ensemble fault diagnosis model for electric drive systems in new energy vehicles](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134728) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Jiayin Tang, Mingxing Zhao, Guo Sha et al. | Southwest Jiaotong University; West Anhui University; Xiangtan University | | 2026-10-15 | [Integrating fuzzy approximation with macrogranular information for multi-granularity feature selection](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-026-07540-3) | [Applied Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-intelligence.md) | Ping Lv, Shaowei Yan, Jin Qian | Jiangsu University of Technology; East China Jiaotong University | | 2026-10-14 | [Dynamic gain neuromodulation attenuates stability gaps during continual joint training](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2026.109767) | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia, Anindya Ghosh, Srikanth Ramaswamy | Newcastle University | | 2026-10-12 | [Towards Trustworthy Internal Due-Date Assignment in Manufacturing Systems: A Neutrosophic Neural Network-Based Approach](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-026-10666-8) | [Cognitive Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/cognitive-computation.md) | Tin-Chih Toly Chen | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | | 2026-10-08 | [A novel graph-based patient embedding method for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease from microRNA expression data](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10618-026-01275-y) | [Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/data-mining-and-knowledge-discovery.md) | Veronica Buttaro, Antonio Pellicani, Gianvito Pio et al. | University of Bari Aldo Moro; Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l'Informatica; National Research Council; … | | 2026-10-08 | [ALDGnet: Active learning-based label-efficient network for domain generalization in hyperspectral image classification](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115110) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Xiangyu Ji, Jingpeng Gao | Harbin Engineering University | | 2026-10-07 | [SEPAL-Fuse: Semantic-preserving alignment for infrared–visible image fusion](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2026.109705) | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | Xianshuai Li, Shuqing Liang, Jian Zhang et al. | Central South University | | 2026-10-06 | [A Partial Reinforcement Optimizer-based Echo State Network for nonlinear time-series model](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117133) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Lei Wang, Xibo Lv, Deyuan Dai et al. | Beijing Information Science & Technology University; China National Institute of Standardization; National Institute of Metrology | | 2026-10-05 | [EGBOD: Entropy-guided granular ball-based outlier detection via multi-perspective scoring](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115114) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Amirreza Zarekar, Negin Daneshpour | Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University | | 2026-10-03 | [Uncertainty quantification for trustworthy deep learning: Methods and measures](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2026.109699) | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | H. Martin Gillis, Thomas P. Trappenberg | Dalhousie University | | 2026-10-01 | [Beyond accuracy: calibration and uncertainty in multi-architecture ensembles for MedMNIST classification](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-026-12521-1) | [Neural Computing and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-computing-and-applications.md) | Hrushikesh Sanap | | | 2026-10-01 | [Privacy Leakage on DNNs: A Survey of Model Inversion Attacks and Defenses](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11263-026-03049-x) | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | Hao Fang, Yixiang Qiu, Hongyao Yu et al. | Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School; Tsinghua University; Harbin Institute of Technology; … | | 2026-09-29 | [A “Policy of Words”? Transitory framing and narrative adjustment in FED and ECB communication](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2026.103648) | [Research in International Business and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-international-business-and-finance.md) | Mateusz Mariusz Mierzejewski | Krakow University of Economics | ## Cite this page Scholar4AI. (2026). Shannon entropy. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/equations/shannon-entropy ```bibtex @misc{scholar4ai-equations-shannon-entropy, author = {{Scholar4AI}}, title = {Shannon entropy}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/equations/shannon-entropy}}, urldate = {2026-10-26}, note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0} } ``` License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).