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IBM (United States)

In research, IBM (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#797 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#335 of 4,667 worldwide) and Artificial Intelligence (#167 of 1,884 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science — Hardware and Architecture is 22.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,366
of 28,054 · #121 all time
Rank in United States
#223
of 4,192
Research works
35k
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4M
39.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is IBM (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
Physical SciencesDomain #797 of 12,888 23.9%664 #69
Computer ScienceField #335 of 4,667 28.9%369 #14
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #167 of 1,884 33.6%185 #20
EngineeringField #1,519 of 6,636 13.6%191 #107
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #872 of 2,318 11.9%123 #33
Health SciencesDomain #6,739 of 11,982 17.9%64 —
Social SciencesDomain #6,515 of 10,521 15.4%98 #729

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IBM (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. Physical Sciences#69 #797
  2. Computer Science#14 #335
  3. Artificial Intelligence#20 #167
  4. Engineering#107 #1,519
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#33 #872
  6. Social Sciences#729 #6,515
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 IBM (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 22.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 21.4 works22×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 185.3 works8.9×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 369.4 works5.5×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 33.7 works5.4×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.51× its world share, 369 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.48× its world share, 191 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.32× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Brian Kingsbury, J. Rissanen and Salim Roukos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IBM (United States).

  1. 1 Brian Kingsbury United States · #2,729 worldwide 2.6k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 J. Rissanen United States · #3,435 worldwide 2.4k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Salim Roukos United States · #6,760 worldwide 5.6k citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Hugo Krawczyk United States · #6,928 worldwide 1.8k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Shai Halevi United States · #7,118 worldwide 1.6k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Rosario Gennaro United States · #9,230 worldwide 940 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Yu Zhu United States · #12,457 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  8. 8 David P. DiVincenzo United States · #14,829 worldwide 1.1k citations · 78 works
  9. 9 Richard G. Brewer United States · #16,305 worldwide 570 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 D.L. Harame United States · #16,375 worldwide 696 citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at IBM (United States)

Which keywords describe research at IBM (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Big Data, Security, Entanglement, Quantum Information and Distributed Systems.

▲ 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 Learning110▲ 3.7×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning91▲ 3.2×67 topics
  3. Neural Networks75▲ 5.6×29 topics
  4. Big Data50▲ 6.4×15 topics
  5. Security42▲ 7.5×14 topics
  6. Entanglement29▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Quantum Information28▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Distributed Systems27▲ 19×6 topics
  9. Healthcare26▲ 2.6×14 topics
  10. Quantum Simulation25▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Quantum Algorithms24▲ 53×1 topic
  12. Quantum Computation24▲ 53×1 topic
  13. Cryptography21▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Measurement21▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Computation21▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Communication21▲ 8.0×3 topics
  17. Metrology21▲ 41×1 topic
  18. Nanoelectronics21▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Quantum21▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Cloud Computing20▲ 8.2×7 topics
  21. Atomic Layer Deposition19▲ 32×1 topic
  22. High-k Dielectrics19▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Fault Localization19▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Deep Neural Networks18▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Process Variation18▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Integrated Circuits18▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Resource Management17▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Neuromorphic Computing16▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Parallel Computing16▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Information Retrieval16▲ 8.7×5 topics
  31. Representation Learning16▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Spintronics16▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Virtualization15▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Nanowire Transistors15▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Thin Films15▲ 9.2×6 topics
  36. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors15▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Text Classification15▲ 11×3 topics
  38. High-Performance Computing14▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Semi-Supervised Learning14▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Meta-Learning14▲ 20×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Semiconductor materials and devices and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design.

Quantum Computing Algori…24Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 24 fractional worksQuantum Information and …21Quantum Information and Cryptography: 21 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …19Semiconductor materials and devices: 19 fractional worksAdvancements in Semicond…15Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 15 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 13 fractional worksTopic Modeling13Topic Modeling: 13 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…13Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 13 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 12 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 12 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…11Big Data and Business Intelligence: 11 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation SystemsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics1 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 24 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 21 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  6. 6 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  7. 7 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 13 works
  8. 8 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 11 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 available12.6%not open87.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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