Between 2018 and 2023, researchers published roughly
490,000
English-language articles on computer vision
The global computer vision literature grew
117%
between 2018 and 2023
Articles on computer vision made up
31%
of all articles on artificial intelligence
Authors from private companies contributed to
7%
of computer vision articles
What counts as "computer vision" research?•How precise are these numbers?•What are the other caveats?
Data last updated October 13, 2025
- 490,620computer vision articles were released between 2018 and 2023 (estd.)
- 117%growth in research between 2018 and 2023
- 31%of all artificial intelligence articles focused on computer vision
- 24citations for the average computer vision article
- 20citations for the average artificial intelligence article
- 12%of computer vision articles have American authors
- 34%have Chinese authors
- 13%have European authors
Country | Articles (2018-2023) | Growth (2018-2023) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 165,185 | 172% | 34% | 25.8 |
| United States | 61,126 | 51% | 12% | 54.4 |
| India | 59,600 | 165% | 12% | 10.9 |
- 2020: arXiv. 49,036 citations
- 2021: arXiv. 32,701 citations
- 2021: arXiv. 31,070 citations
- 2021: viXra. 29,614 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 27,367 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 25,948 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 25,818 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 20,603 citations
- 2021: arXiv. 20,047 citations
- 2020: arXiv. 20,038 citations
- #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #3 Tsinghua University (China)
Organization | Articles (2018-2023) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 11,133 | 42.3 | China |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 6,143 | 45.9 | China |
| Tsinghua University | 4,557 | 68.7 | China |
- 10%of computer vision articles are cited in patents
- 7%of artificial intelligence articles are cited in patents
- 7%of computer vision articles had authors from private companies (vs 6% of artificial intelligence articles in general)
Top industry organizations by publication count
Company | Articles (2018-2023) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,526 | 300.1 | United States | |
| Tencent | 1,479 | 92.6 | China |
| Microsoft | 1,373 | 150 | 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.