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Akamai (United States)

In research, Akamai (United States) stands highest in Computer Science (#2,916 of 7,020 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,293 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#23,725
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,102
of 8,685
Research works
306
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Akamai (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Computer ScienceField #2,916 of 7,020 34.6%155
Physical SciencesDomain #14,293 of 21,541 31.8%211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akamai (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 Akamai (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 22.4 works4.9×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 4.87× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Akamai (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruce M. Maggs, Arthur Berger and Moritz Steiner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akamai (United States).

  1. 1 Bruce M. Maggs United States · #45,058 worldwide 419 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Arthur Berger United States · #420,779 worldwide 111 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Moritz Steiner United States · #485,211 worldwide 90 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Medani P. Bhandari United States · #1,452,940 worldwide 1 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Akamai (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Akamai (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Anomaly Detection, IoT Security, Distributed Systems and Wireless Networks.

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 3.4×17 topics
  2. Deep Learning6▲ 2.9×14 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 3.0×26 topics
  4. Remote Sensing4▲ 5.6×16 topics
  5. Anomaly Detection3▲ 16×2 topics
  6. Internet of Things3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  7. Sustainability3▲ 1.83×13 topics
  8. IoT Security2▲ 13×3 topics
  9. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  10. Distributed Systems2▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Social Media2▲ 2.5×4 topics
  12. Wireless Networks2▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Community Empowerment2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  14. Economic Growth2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  15. Content Delivery2▲ 81×2 topics
  16. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  18. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  19. Data Mining2▲ 3.8×2 topics
  20. Social Justice2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  21. Social Networks2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Land Use Change2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  23. Global Warming2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  24. Intrusion Detection2▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  26. Cybersecurity1▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Log Analysis1▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Performance Prediction1▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Smart Cards1▲ 157×2 topics
  30. 5G Networks1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Caching1▲ 73×1 topic
  32. DDoS Attacks1▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Information-Centric Networking1▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Network Security1▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Gender Inequality1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Image Quality Assessment1▲ 112×1 topic
  37. Perceptual Quality1▲ 112×1 topic
  38. Authentication1▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Encrypted Traffic1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Internet Traffic1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Akamai (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Software System Performance and Reliability, Caching and Content Delivery, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Image and Video Quality Assessment.

Software System Performa…1Software System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksCaching and Content Deli…1Caching and Content Delivery: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional worksImage and Video Quality Assessment: 1 fractional worksInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting: 1 fractional worksSpam and Phishing Detection: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Authentication Protocols Security: 1 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…1Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksNetwork Traffic and Congestion Control: 1 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionArtificial IntelligenceInformation Systems1 others

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

  1. 1 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  2. 2 Caching and Content Delivery Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  4. 4 Image and Video Quality Assessment Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  5. 5 Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Spam and Phishing Detection Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Authentication Protocols Security Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Network Traffic and Congestion Control Computer Networks and Communications 1 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akamai (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher 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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