Between 2018 and 2023, researchers published roughly
105,000
English-language articles on chip design and fabrication
The global chip design and fabrication literature grew
77%
between 2018 and 2023
Articles on chip design and fabrication made up
<1%
of articles across all fields
Authors from private companies contributed to
6%
of chip design and fabrication articles
What counts as "chip design and fabrication" research?•How precise are these numbers?•What are the other caveats?
Data last updated October 13, 2025
- 104,553chip design and fabrication articles were released between 2018 and 2023 (estd.)
- 77%growth in research between 2018 and 2023
- <1%of articles in general focused on chip design and fabrication
- 2citations for the average chip design and fabrication article
- 11citations for the average article in general
- 13%of chip design and fabrication articles have American authors
- 20%have Chinese authors
- 14%have European authors
Country | Articles (2018-2023) | Growth (2018-2023) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 21,204 | 276% | 20% | 2.1 |
| United States | 13,248 | 106% | 13% | 3.7 |
| India | 12,623 | 84% | 12% | 2.8 |
- 2018: Nature Physics. 530 citations
- 2018: Nature communications. 470 citations
- 2021: Results in Chemistry. 439 citations
- 2022: arXiv. 370 citations
- 2022: ECS Sensors Plus. 354 citations
- 2018: Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society. 351 citations
- 2020: arXiv. 343 citations
- 2021: International Journal of Thermofluids. 334 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 298 citations
- 2018: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 294 citations
- #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #2 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (China)
- #3 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
Organization | Articles (2018-2023) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 738 | 6.6 | China |
| University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | 613 | 4.3 | China |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | 589 | 5.2 | France |
- 2%of chip design and fabrication articles are cited in patents
- 2%of articles across all fields are cited in patents
- 6%of chip design and fabrication articles had authors from private companies (vs 3% of articles in general)
Top industry organizations by publication count
Company | Articles (2018-2023) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | 269 | 7.9 | South Korea |
| STMicroelectronics | 250 | 3.8 | Switzerland |
| Intel | 142 | 10.2 | 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.