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Between 2019 and 2024, researchers published roughly
18,000
English-language articles on AI + cyber defense
The global AI + cyber defense literature grew
320%
between 2019 and 2024
Articles on AI + cyber defense made up
1%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
4%
of AI + cyber defense articles
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Data last updated August 11, 2026.

Vital signs

  1. 17,992
  2. 320%
  3. 1%

Yearly global AI + cyber defense research

Citation impact

  1. 19
  2. 19

Countries

  1. 13%
  2. 15%
  3. 11%

AI + cyber defense research over time

Country Articles
(2019-2024)
Growth
(2019-2024)
Global share
(2019-2024)
Citations per article
(2019-2024)
India 4,093 596% 23% 13.1
China 2,772 269% 15% 24.9
United States 2,260 171% 13% 24.5

Top-cited articles

Research organizations

  • #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
  • #2 Vellore Institute of Technology University (India)
  • #3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Organization Articles
(2019-2024)
Citations per article
(2019-2024)
Country
Chinese Academy of Sciences 237 27.9 China
Vellore Institute of Technology University 174 29.9 India
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 162 26 China

Patents and industry

  1. 5%
  2. 6%
  3. 4%

Top industry organizations by publication count

Company Articles (2019-2024) Citations per article
(2019-2024)
Country
State Grid Corporation of China 44 10.4 China
Microsoft 26 32.3 United States
IBM 22 25.8 United States
Research subject classifications are based on work supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation under Grant No. G-2023-22358. For details on our sourcing, methodology, and limitations, see the tool documentation.