Sweep line algorithm

Sweep line algorithm - class of algorithms in computational geometry that uses a conceptual sweep line/surface to solve various problems in Euclidean space. Article “Sweep line algorithm” in English Wikipedia has 17.1 points for quality (as of July 1, 2026). The article contains 4 references and 3 sections.

This article has the best quality in Hebrew Wikipedia. However, this article is the most popular in English version.

Since the creation of article “Sweep line algorithm”, its content was written by 21 registered users of English Wikipedia and edited by 58 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.

The article is cited 45 times in English Wikipedia and cited 85 times in all languages.

The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:

• Local (English): #72476 in August 2019
• Global: #259649 in May 2025

The highest popularity rank from 2008:

• Local (English): #240751 in October 2022
• Global: #377267 in April 2015

There are 8 language versions for this article in the WikiRank database (of the considered 55 Wikipedia language editions).

The quality and popularity assessment was based on Wikipédia dumps from July 1, 2026 (including revision history and pageviews for previous years).

The table below shows the language versions of the article with the highest quality.

#	Language	Quality grade	Quality score
1	Hebrew (he) אלגוריתם טאטוא		20.4084
2	English (en) Sweep line algorithm		17.1134
3	Ukrainian (uk) Алгоритм замітання прямою		13.4478
4	Romanian (ro) Algoritm de baleiere		11.2687
5	French (fr) Algorithme de sweep line		11.0349
6	Russian (ru) Алгоритм заметающей прямой		10.3707
7	Persian (fa) الگوریتم پاک‌سازی خطی		6.1538
8	German (de) Sweep (Informatik)		3.8114

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The following table shows the most popular language versions of the article.

The most popular language versions of the article "Sweep line algorithm" in all the time

#	Language	Popularity award	Relative popularity
1	English (en) Sweep line algorithm		563 219
2	German (de) Sweep (Informatik)		64 305
3	Russian (ru) Алгоритм заметающей прямой		15 351
4	French (fr) Algorithme de sweep line		12 604
5	Persian (fa) الگوریتم پاک‌سازی خطی		2 930
6	Ukrainian (uk) Алгоритм замітання прямою		881
7	Romanian (ro) Algoritm de baleiere		503
8	Hebrew (he) אלגוריתם טאטוא		140

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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest popularity in the last month.

The most popular language versions of the article "Sweep line algorithm" in June 2026

#	Language	Popularity award	Relative popularity
1	English (en) Sweep line algorithm		1 304
2	Russian (ru) Алгоритм заметающей прямой		94
3	German (de) Sweep (Informatik)		84
4	French (fr) Algorithme de sweep line		41
5	Ukrainian (uk) Алгоритм замітання прямою		11
6	Hebrew (he) אלגוריתם טאטוא		8
7	Persian (fa) الگوریتم پاک‌سازی خطی		6
8	Romanian (ro) Algoritm de baleiere		3

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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest.

Language versions of the article "Sweep line algorithm" with the highest Authors Interest (number of authors). Only registered Wikipedia users were taken into account.

#	Language	AI award	Relative AI
1	English (en) Sweep line algorithm		21
2	German (de) Sweep (Informatik)		15
3	French (fr) Algorithme de sweep line		9
4	Russian (ru) Алгоритм заметающей прямой		5
5	Ukrainian (uk) Алгоритм замітання прямою		3
6	Persian (fa) الگوریتم پاک‌سازی خطی		2
7	Hebrew (he) אלגוריתם טאטוא		2
8	Romanian (ro) Algoritm de baleiere		1

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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest in the last month.

Language versions of the article "Sweep line algorithm" with the highest AI in June 2026

#	Language	AI award	Relative AI
1	German (de) Sweep (Informatik)		0
2	English (en) Sweep line algorithm		0
3	Persian (fa) الگوریتم پاک‌سازی خطی		0
4	French (fr) Algorithme de sweep line		0
5	Hebrew (he) אלגוריתם טאטוא		0
6	Romanian (ro) Algoritm de baleiere		0
7	Russian (ru) Алгоритм заметающей прямой		0
8	Ukrainian (uk) Алгоритм замітання прямою		0

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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest number of citations.

Language versions of the article "Sweep line algorithm" with the highest Citation Index (CI)

#	Language	CI award	Relative CI
1	English (en) Sweep line algorithm		45
2	Ukrainian (uk) Алгоритм замітання прямою		13
3	Russian (ru) Алгоритм заметающей прямой		9
4	French (fr) Algorithme de sweep line		8
5	German (de) Sweep (Informatik)		5
6	Persian (fa) الگوریتم پاک‌سازی خطی		3
7	Romanian (ro) Algoritm de baleiere		2
8	Hebrew (he) אלגוריתם טאטוא		0

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#	Language	Value
de	German Sweep (Informatik)
en	English Sweep line algorithm
fa	Persian الگوریتم پاک‌سازی خطی
fr	French Algorithme de sweep line
he	Hebrew אלגוריתם טאטוא
ro	Romanian Algoritm de baleiere
ru	Russian Алгоритм заметающей прямой
uk	Ukrainian Алгоритм замітання прямою

Best Rank

English: #240751 10.2022

Global: #377267 04.2015

Best Rank

English: #72476 08.2019

Global: #259649 05.2025

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