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Meta (United States)

In research, Meta (United States) stands highest in Computer Science (#668 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,084 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,519 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Computer Science — Computer Networks and Communications is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,116
of 28,054 · #4,818 all time
Rank in United States
#826
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 171% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
68.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Meta (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 #668 of 4,667 27.3%168 #466
Physical SciencesDomain #4,084 of 12,888 24.2%264 #3469
EngineeringField #3,519 of 6,636 17.7%73 #4901

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Meta (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#466 #668
  2. Physical Sciences#3,469 #4,084
  3. Engineering#4,901 #3,519
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 Meta (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 28.8 works9.1×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 28.2 works6.3×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 168.1 works6.1×
  4. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 48.2 works5.6×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.07× its world share, 168 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.85× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.70× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Allan G. Piersol, Mark Tygert and Christian Fuegen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meta (United States).

  1. 1 Allan G. Piersol United States · #102,625 worldwide 585 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Mark Tygert United States · #204,754 worldwide 247 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Christian Fuegen United States · #1,059,831 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Jay Mahadeokar United States · #1,204,783 worldwide 57 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Mona Colburn United States · #1,550,855 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Meta (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Meta (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, Distributed Systems, Collaborative Filtering, Matrix Factorization and Resource Management.

▲ 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 Learning68▲ 5.5×62 topics
  2. Neural Networks40▲ 7.2×27 topics
  3. Machine Learning34▲ 2.9×50 topics
  4. Big Data18▲ 5.6×17 topics
  5. Distributed Systems15▲ 26×6 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency12▲ 3.5×14 topics
  7. Collaborative Filtering10▲ 77×1 topic
  8. Matrix Factorization10▲ 77×1 topic
  9. Data Mining10▲ 3.6×10 topics
  10. Resource Management10▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Cloud Computing9▲ 9.5×7 topics
  12. Parallel Computing9▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 3.4×11 topics
  14. Virtualization9▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Information Retrieval8▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Representation Learning8▲ 17×3 topics
  17. High-Performance Computing8▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Anomaly Detection8▲ 7.5×3 topics
  19. Security8▲ 3.3×15 topics
  20. Semi-Supervised Learning7▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Text Classification7▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Surveillance7▲ 6.9×4 topics
  23. Data Centers6▲ 31×1 topic
  24. MapReduce6▲ 31×1 topic
  25. IoT Security6▲ 5.4×3 topics
  26. Topic Modeling6▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Machine Translation6▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Word Representation6▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Convex Optimization6▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Wireless Networks6▲ 10×8 topics
  31. Workflow Management6▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Heterogeneous Networks5▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Hyperparameter Optimization5▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Graph Convolutional Networks5▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Convolutional Networks5▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. GPU Computing5▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Performance Optimization5▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Unsupervised Learning5▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Differential Privacy5▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Federated Learning5▲ 18×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Recommender Systems and Techniques, Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Topic Modeling and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques.

Recommender Systems and …10Recommender Systems and Techniques: 10 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…6Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 6 fractional worksTopic Modeling6Topic Modeling: 6 fractional worksParallel Computing and O…5Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 5 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Neural Networks: 4 fractional worksImage and Video Quality …4Image and Video Quality Assessment: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Technologies: 4 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 4 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learn…4Multimodal Machine Learning Applications: 4 fractional works
Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceHardware and ArchitectureComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition1 others

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

  1. 1 Recommender Systems and Techniques Information Systems 10 works
  2. 2 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 6 works
  3. 3 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  4. 4 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 5 works
  5. 5 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Graph Neural Networks Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  7. 7 Image and Video Quality Assessment Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  9. 9 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 4 works
  10. 10 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 171% 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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