Between 2018 and 2023, researchers published roughly
275,000
English-language articles on cybersecurity
The global cybersecurity literature grew
46%
between 2018 and 2023
Articles on cybersecurity made up
1%
of articles across all fields
Authors from private companies contributed to
4%
of cybersecurity articles
Data last updated January 6, 2025
- 277,473cybersecurity articles were released between 2018 and 2023 (estd.)
- 46%growth in research between 2018 and 2023
- 1%of articles in general focused on cybersecurity
- 12citations for the average cybersecurity article
- 10citations for the average article in general
- 15%of cybersecurity articles have American authors
- 20%have Chinese authors
- 15%have European authors
Country | Articles (2018-2023) | Growth (2018-2023) | Global share | Citations per article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 56,516 | 79% | 20% | 14.5 |
| India | 44,199 | 122% | 16% | 9 |
| United States | 42,190 | 18% | 15% | 21 |
- 2019: arXiv. 8,706 citations
- 2018: International Journal of Web and Grid Services. 3,666 citations
- 2020: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTYFIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON QUALITY ELECTRONIC DESIGN (ISQED 2020). 3,421 citations
- 2018: International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy. 3,343 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 3,251 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 2,305 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 2,038 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 1,968 citations
- 2019: arXiv. 1,919 citations
- 2018: arXiv. 1,873 citations
- #1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
- #2 Xidian University (China)
- #3 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (China)
Organization | Articles (2018-2023) | Citations per article | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | 2,818 | 17.7 | China |
| Xidian University | 1,901 | 23 | China |
| Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | 1,580 | 22.6 | China |
- 5%of cybersecurity articles are cited in patents
- 2%of articles across all fields are cited in patents
- 4%of cybersecurity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 565 | 40 | United States |
| 541 | 57.8 | United States | |
| Intel | 333 | 20.1 | United States |
The Research Almanac runs on bibliometric data from Clarivate Web of Science and other sources. 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.