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PayPal (United States)

In research, PayPal (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,608 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,541
of 28,054 · #38,134 all time
Rank in United States
#3,994
of 4,192
Research works
249
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is PayPal (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 #12,608 of 12,888 10.1%62 #20894

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 49.5 works6.3×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.33× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.31× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at PayPal (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Security, Internet of Things, Data Mining, Big Data, Supply Chain Management and Healthcare.

▲ 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 Learning21▲ 6.4×35 topics
  2. Deep Learning18▲ 5.1×40 topics
  3. Security10▲ 16×11 topics
  4. Internet of Things9▲ 10.0×12 topics
  5. Data Mining8▲ 10×12 topics
  6. Healthcare7▲ 6.4×9 topics
  7. Big Data7▲ 7.7×13 topics
  8. Neural Networks7▲ 4.4×12 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management7▲ 7.4×7 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 5.0×19 topics
  11. IoT Security6▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Anomaly Detection6▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Privacy6▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Distributed Systems5▲ 32×5 topics
  15. Smart Contracts5▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Blockchain4▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Decentralization4▲ 21×1 topic
  18. Cybersecurity4▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Financial Performance4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  20. Cloud Computing4▲ 14×7 topics
  21. Risk Management4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  22. Behavioral Analysis3▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Intrusion Detection3▲ 21×1 topic
  24. Network Security3▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Virtualization3▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Support Vector Machines3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Detection2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  28. Interpretable Models2▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Machine Learning Interpretability2▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Marketing Strategy2▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Android Malware2▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Permission Analysis2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Security Analysis2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  35. Log Analysis2▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Performance Prediction2▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Ensemble Learning2▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Fault Tolerance2▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Financial Crisis2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Predictive Modeling2▲ 7.7×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques.

Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksExplainable Artificial I…2Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…2Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 2 fractional worksCustomer churn and segmentation: 2 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…2FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 2 fractional worksFinancial Distress and B…2Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction: 2 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …2Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 2 fractional worksBusiness Process Modelin…2Business Process Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceSignal Processing4 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 4 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  3. 3 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  5. 5 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  6. 6 Customer churn and segmentation Marketing 2 works
  7. 7 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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