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Georgia Institute of Technology

In research, Georgia Institute of Technology stands highest in Computer Science (#24 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#109 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#86 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics and Human-Computer Interaction — Hardware and Architecture is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#138
of 28,054 · #53 all time
Rank in United States
#42
of 4,192
Research works
104k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7M
35.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Georgia Institute of Technology 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 #24 of 4,667 21.2%2,168 #9
Physical SciencesDomain #109 of 12,888 19.3%9,057 #36
EngineeringField #86 of 6,636 18.0%4,286 #6
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #43 of 1,884 23.7%785 #21
Social SciencesDomain #312 of 10,521 26.6%1,673 #125
Social SciencesField #211 of 6,365 31.3%660 #184
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #54 of 1,568 19.6%593 #6
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #86 of 2,318 14.4%1,177 #9
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #57 of 1,351 19.4%453 #15
Life SciencesDomain #389 of 7,800 21.8%1,021 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Georgia Institute of Technology 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#9 #24
  2. Physical Sciences#36 #109
  3. Engineering#6 #86
  4. Artificial Intelligence#21 #43
  5. Social Sciences#125 #312
  6. Social Sciences#184 #211
  7. Biomedical Engineering#6 #54
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#9 #86
  9. Mechanical Engineering#15 #57
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 Georgia Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 103.8 works7.3×
  2. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 22.5 works4.5×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 103.5 works4.0×
  4. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 38.1 works3.9×
  5. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 254.1 works3.5×
  6. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 72.8 works3.4×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 93 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 572 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 48 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 294 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.25× its world share, 100 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 179 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.20× its world share, 2,168 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 240 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 122 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.26× its world share, 4,286 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 484 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 643 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.79× its world share, 266 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.02× its world share, 569 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 141 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 752 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 113 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 199 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 256 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 169 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 278 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 660 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Ian F. Akyildiz, Mostafa A. El‐Sayed and Devi Parikh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Georgia Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Ian F. Akyildiz United States · #45 worldwide 8.2k citations · 173 works
  2. 2 Mostafa A. El‐Sayed United States · #1,236 worldwide 3.5k citations · 149 works
  3. 3 Devi Parikh United States · #1,299 worldwide 6.1k citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Dhruv Batra United States · #1,372 worldwide 5.9k citations · 84 works
  5. 5 T.G. Habetler United States · #1,871 worldwide 2.4k citations · 133 works
  6. 6 Tushar Krishna United States · #2,156 worldwide 2.2k citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Younan Xia United States · #3,548 worldwide 3.7k citations · 178 works
  8. 8 Frank Dellaert United States · #3,851 worldwide 1.9k citations · 84 works
  9. 9 Gregory D. Abowd United States · #5,791 worldwide 1.6k citations · 122 works
  10. 10 Barry Bozeman United States · #5,811 worldwide 1.1k citations · 90 works
All ranked researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Georgia Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Neuromorphic Computing, Heat Transfer, Biomedical Applications, Large-Eddy Simulation and Big Data.

▲ 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 Learning901▲ 2.1×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning756▲ 1.82×87 topics
  3. Neural Networks520▲ 2.7×36 topics
  4. Sustainability244▼ 0.79×76 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications235▲ 1.56×35 topics
  6. Big Data205▲ 1.78×28 topics
  7. Nanoparticles194▲ 1.22×40 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency180▲ 1.51×34 topics
  9. Heat Transfer177▲ 2.8×18 topics
  10. Nanocomposites171▲ 1.67×22 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks147▲ 1.59×14 topics
  12. Thermal Management140▲ 3.3×7 topics
  13. Optimization139▲ 2.4×26 topics
  14. Neuromorphic Computing134▲ 9.1×2 topics
  15. Large-Eddy Simulation119▲ 4.9×5 topics
  16. Nonlinear Systems116▲ 4.3×8 topics
  17. Health Monitoring114▲ 4.4×4 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing112▲ 2.9×7 topics
  19. Autonomous Vehicles109▲ 4.1×5 topics
  20. Flexible Electronics108▲ 5.0×3 topics
  21. Multi-Agent Systems104▲ 4.3×6 topics
  22. Thin Films97▲ 4.0×10 topics
  23. Energy Harvesting95▲ 4.1×3 topics
  24. Collision Avoidance93▲ 4.0×4 topics
  25. Metal Oxides92▲ 5.8×2 topics
  26. Field-Effect Transistors92▲ 4.5×4 topics
  27. Monte Carlo Simulation91▲ 3.6×9 topics
  28. Parallel Computing90▲ 6.1×6 topics
  29. Convex Optimization87▲ 8.7×5 topics
  30. Nanogenerators85▲ 5.0×1 topic
  31. Wearable85▲ 5.0×1 topic
  32. Non-Volatile Memory84▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Reinforcement Learning82▲ 5.9×4 topics
  34. Memristor79▲ 7.4×1 topic
  35. Resistive Switching79▲ 7.4×1 topic
  36. Distributed Control77▲ 5.4×3 topics
  37. Nanoelectronics73▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. High-Performance Computing73▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Approximation Algorithms67▲ 7.6×5 topics
  40. Combustion Instabilities62▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Georgia Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Semiconductor materials and devices and Topic Modeling.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…85Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 85 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…79Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 79 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 61 fractional worksTopic Modeling60Topic Modeling: 60 fractional worksFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices: 54 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 52 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 51 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…45Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 45 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 44 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 42 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligencePolymers and Plastics4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 85 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 79 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 61 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 60 works
  5. 5 Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 54 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 52 works
  7. 7 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 51 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 45 works
  9. 9 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 44 works
  10. 10 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 42 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Georgia Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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