ETO Logo
ETO Research Almanac
Between 2016 and 2021, researchers published roughly
20,000
English-language articles on AI + neuroscience
The global AI + neuroscience literature grew
85%
between 2016 and 2021
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 May 17, 2023

Vital signs

20,740
AI + neuroscience articles were released between 2016 and 2021 (estd.)
Statistic description
85%
growth in research between 2016 and 2021
Statistic description
1%
of all artificial intelligence articles focused on AI + neuroscience

Citation impact

16
citations for the average AI + neuroscience article
14
citations for the average artificial intelligence article

Countries

Documentation
30%
of AI + neuroscience articles have American authors
Statistic description
14%
have Chinese authors
Statistic description
23%
have European authors
Statistic description
Country Articles (2016-2021)Documentation Growth (2016-2021) Global shareDocumentation Citations per articleDocumentation
United States6,25164%30%25.4
China2,950192%14%17
India2,124146%10%11.2

Top-cited articlesDocumentation

Research organizations

Documentation
  • #1 Harvard University (United States)
  • #2 University College London (United Kingdom)
  • #3 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Organization Articles
(2016-2021Documentation
Citations per article Documentation Country
Harvard University37465United States
University College London25048.8United Kingdom
Chinese Academy of Sciences24439.3China

Patents and industry

2%
of AI + neuroscience articles are cited in patents
2%
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)
Statistic description
Company Articles
(2016-2021Documentation
Citations per article Documentation Country
Google6166.4United States
Microsoft3858.9United States
DeepMind (Google)32123.6United Kingdom