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Apple (United States)

In research, Apple (United States) stands highest in Computer Science (#309 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,155 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,212 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science — Artificial Intelligence is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,665
of 28,054 · #5,166 all time
Rank in United States
#648
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
28.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Apple (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 #309 of 4,667 31.4%84 #483
Physical SciencesDomain #3,155 of 12,888 25.6%164 #3488
EngineeringField #4,212 of 6,636 20.5%62 #3444

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Apple (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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#483 #309
  2. Physical Sciences#3,488 #3,155
  3. Engineering#3,444 #4,212
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Apple (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 34.0 works5.7×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 83.8 works4.4×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.36× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.67× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, David C. Dwyer, Jerome R. Bellegarda and Charles Lins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Apple (United States).

  1. 1 David C. Dwyer United States · #717,011 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Jerome R. Bellegarda United States · #808,447 worldwide 66 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Charles Lins United States · #1,434,832 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Apple (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Apple (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Deep Neural Networks, Text Classification, Machine Translation and Word Representation.

▲ 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 Learning34▲ 4.0×56 topics
  2. Neural Networks21▲ 5.6×24 topics
  3. Machine Learning15▲ 1.85×43 topics
  4. Epidemiology9◆ 0.89×30 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 3.4×10 topics
  6. Information Retrieval6▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency5▲ 2.2×12 topics
  8. Big Data5▲ 2.2×11 topics
  9. Security5▲ 3.1×11 topics
  10. Deep Neural Networks5▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Text Classification5▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Anomaly Detection4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  13. Classification4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  14. Machine Translation4▲ 11×1 topic
  15. Word Representation4▲ 15×1 topic
  16. Unsupervised Learning4▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Corpus Linguistics4▲ 7.3×2 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  19. CMOS Technology4▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Neural Machine Translation4▲ 16×1 topic
  21. Statistical Machine Translation4▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Surveillance4▲ 5.3×2 topics
  23. Distributed Systems4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Meta-Learning4▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Representation Learning3▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Channel Modeling3▲ 11×4 topics
  27. CMOS3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Circadian Rhythms3▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Convolutional Networks3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  30. Heterogeneous Networks3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Wearable Sensors3▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Semi-Supervised Learning3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Health Monitoring3▲ 5.6×3 topics
  34. Hidden Markov Models3▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Wireless Networks3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  36. Frequency Synthesizer3▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Hyperparameter Optimization2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Delta-Sigma Modulator2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. ESD Protection2▲ 78×1 topic
  40. SCR Devices2▲ 78×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Topic Modeling, Natural Language Processing Techniques, Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics and Multimodal Machine Learning Applications.

Topic Modeling4Topic Modeling: 4 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 4 fractional worksElectrostatic Discharge in Electronics: 2 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learning Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 2 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…2Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…2Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionExperimental and Cognitive Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  2. 2 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  3. 3 Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  6. 6 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% 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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