Between 2017 and 2022, researchers published roughly
10,000
English-language articles on AI + neuroscience
The global AI + neuroscience literature grew
160%
between 2017 and 2022
Articles on AI + neuroscience made up
1%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
2%
of AI + neuroscience articles
What counts as "AI + neuroscience" research?•How precise are these numbers?•What are the other caveats?
Data last updated March 14, 2024
- 11,286AI + neuroscience articles were released between 2017 and 2022 (estd.)
- 160%growth in research between 2017 and 2022
- 1%of all artificial intelligence articles focused on AI + neuroscience
- 15citations for the average AI + neuroscience article
- 16citations for the average artificial intelligence article
- 24%of AI + neuroscience articles have American authors
- 16%have Chinese authors
- 16%have European authors
Country | Articles (2017-2021)  | Growth (2017-2021) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,028 | 76% | 24% | 29.6 |
| China | 1,378 | 236% | 16% | 23.8 |
| India | 885 | 129% | 10% | 14.2 |
- 2018: Intelligent Systems. 4,007 citations
- 2017: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). 1,736 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 1,314 citations
- 2017: Neuron. 1,111 citations
- 2017: Nature communications. 945 citations
- 2019: Journal of neural engineering. 917 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 893 citations
- 2017: Journal of digital imaging. 859 citations
- 2018: Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society. 826 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 788 citations
- #1 Harvard University (United States)
- #2 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (United States)
Organization | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 192 | 41.5 | United States |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 186 | 37.4 | China |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 145 | 34.8 | United States |
- 3%of AI + neuroscience articles are cited in patents
- 5%of artificial intelligence articles are cited in patents
- 2%of AI + neuroscience articles had authors from private companies (vs 4% of artificial intelligence articles in general)
Top industry organizations by publication count
Company | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 118 | United States | |
| IBM | 24 | 108.2 | United States |
| Microsoft | 18 | 57.1 | United States |
The Research Almanac runs on bibliometric data from Clarivate Web of Science and other sources. For details on our sourcing, methodology, and limitations, see the tool documentation.