Between 2017 and 2022, researchers published roughly
30,000
English-language articles on AI safety
The global AI safety literature grew
315%
between 2017 and 2022
Articles on AI safety made up
2%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
9%
of AI safety articles
Data last updated March 14, 2024
- 29,832AI safety articles were released between 2017 and 2022 (estd.)
- 315%growth in research between 2017 and 2022
- 2%of all artificial intelligence articles focused on AI safety
- 33citations for the average AI safety article
- 16citations for the average artificial intelligence article
- 40%of AI safety articles have American authors
- 12%have Chinese authors
- 19%have European authors
Country | Articles (2017-2021)  | Growth (2017-2021) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,666 | 204% | 40% | 65.9 |
| China | 2,557 | 464% | 12% | 55.2 |
| United Kingdom | 1,669 | 244% | 8% | 43.5 |
- 2017: neural information processing systems. 14,336 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 14,296 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 6,957 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 6,853 citations
- 2018: neural information processing systems. 6,565 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 5,415 citations
- 2017: arXiv. 4,431 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 4,346 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 4,293 citations
- 2022: arXiv. 4,152 citations
- #1 Carnegie Mellon University (United States)
- #2 Google (United States)
- #3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)
Organization | Articles (2017-2022) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | 587 | 75.6 | United States |
| 551 | 126.9 | United States | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 531 | 99.3 | United States |
- 7%of AI safety articles are cited in patents
- 5%of artificial intelligence articles are cited in patents
- 9%of AI safety 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | 126.9 | United States | |
| Microsoft | 353 | 74.4 | United States |
| IBM | 240 | 49.5 | 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.