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Advanced Micro Devices (United States)

In research, Advanced Micro Devices (United States) stands highest in Computer Science (#906 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,513 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Hardware and Architecture is 124.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,313
of 28,054 · #5,045 all time
Rank in United States
#1,111
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Advanced Micro Devices (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #906 of 4,667 18.5%85 #560
Physical SciencesDomain #5,513 of 12,888 16.0%151 #3317

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Advanced Micro Devices (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Advanced Micro Devices (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 124.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 23.1 works124×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 84.6 works6.6×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 35.9 works6.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.60× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.21× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Advanced Micro Devices (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Samuel Naffziger, Vilas Sridharan and Srilatha Manne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Advanced Micro Devices (United States).

  1. 1 Samuel Naffziger United States · #124,504 worldwide 287 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Vilas Sridharan United States · #160,098 worldwide 238 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Srilatha Manne United States · #310,573 worldwide 168 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Jeff Rearick United States · #475,990 worldwide 61 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Alvin L. S. Loke United States · #599,280 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Peng Fang United States · #656,949 worldwide 68 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Bernd Schulz United States · #719,447 worldwide 37 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Ming-Ren Lin United States · #750,521 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Harry Levinson United States · #819,907 worldwide 102 citations · 97 works
  10. 10 Tom Wallow United States · #1,067,280 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Advanced Micro Devices (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Advanced Micro Devices (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Parallel Computing, High-Performance Computing, Deep Learning, GPU Computing, Performance Optimization, Neural Networks, Distributed Systems and Machine Learning.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning22▲ 3.9×44 topics
  2. Parallel Computing17▲ 86×3 topics
  3. High-Performance Computing16▲ 120×2 topics
  4. Machine Learning13▲ 2.5×32 topics
  5. Neural Networks12▲ 4.9×16 topics
  6. GPU Computing12▲ 198×1 topic
  7. Performance Optimization12▲ 118×1 topic
  8. Distributed Systems9▲ 34×5 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency7▲ 4.7×9 topics
  10. FPGA7▲ 115×2 topics
  11. Resource Management7▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Big Data6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  13. Power Optimization6▲ 138×2 topics
  14. Fault Localization5▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Thermal Management5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  16. Embedded Cores5▲ 199×1 topic
  17. Fault Tolerance5▲ 19×5 topics
  18. Test Data Compression5▲ 199×1 topic
  19. CMOS Technology5▲ 38×5 topics
  20. Cloud Computing5▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Integrated Circuits5▲ 19×3 topics
  22. System Integration5▲ 162×2 topics
  23. Embedded Systems5▲ 65×2 topics
  24. Interconnect5▲ 173×1 topic
  25. Through-Silicon Via5▲ 173×1 topic
  26. Failure Analysis4▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Visualization4▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Simulation4▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Workflow Management4▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Computer Graphics4▲ 96×1 topic
  31. Rendering4▲ 96×1 topic
  32. Grid Computing4▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Task Scheduling4▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Virtualization4▲ 29×2 topics
  35. High-Level Synthesis4▲ 114×1 topic
  36. Reconfigurable Computing4▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Texture Analysis4▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Process Variation4▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Distributed Storage4▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Network Coding4▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Advanced Micro Devices (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing, 3D IC and TSV technologies and Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques.

Parallel Computing and O…12Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 12 fractional worksVLSI and Analog Circuit Testing: 5 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 5 fractional worksComputer Graphics and Visualization Techniques: 4 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 4 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Te…4Advanced Data Storage Technologies: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 3 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 3 fractional worksVLSI and FPGA Design Tec…3VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques: 3 fractional works
Hardware and ArchitectureElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignComputer Networks and Communications1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 12 works
  2. 2 VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing Hardware and Architecture 5 works
  3. 3 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 4 works
  5. 5 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  6. 6 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  8. 8 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available8.5%not open91.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Advanced Micro Devices (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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