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Yahoo (United States)

In research, Yahoo (United States) stands highest in Information Systems (#81 of 2,575 worldwide), Computer Science (#460 of 7,020 worldwide) and Artificial Intelligence (#284 of 2,981 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#4,656
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,105
of 8,685
Research works
1.5k
▼ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
104k
68.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Yahoo (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Information SystemsSubfield #81 of 2,575 60.7%240
Computer ScienceField #460 of 7,020 50.4%902
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #284 of 2,981 49.4%258
Social SciencesDomain #2,097 of 16,945 44.9%374
Physical SciencesDomain #3,604 of 21,541 48.6%1,039
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #359 of 1,784 47.5%121
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #456 of 1,873 45.3%128
Social SciencesField #3,700 of 10,206 48.7%121

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 26.1 works7.2×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 7.24× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.69× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.52× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.93× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Andrei Broder, Yi Chang and Malcolm Slaney lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yahoo (United States).

  1. 1 Andrei Broder United States · #10,436 worldwide 1.4k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Yi Chang United States · #27,773 worldwide 910 citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Malcolm Slaney United States · #30,472 worldwide 586 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 R. Preston McAfee United States · #30,579 worldwide 591 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 David A. Shamma United States · #35,109 worldwide 443 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Vanja Josifovski United States · #45,749 worldwide 592 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Evgeniy Gabrilovich United States · #81,729 worldwide 297 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Marcus Fontoura United States · #117,694 worldwide 291 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Deepak Agarwal United States · #118,200 worldwide 356 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Nemanja Djuric United States · #150,615 worldwide 300 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Yahoo (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Yahoo (United States)?

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

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Neural Networks6▲ 8.2×8 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 3.4×16 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 3.0×14 topics
  4. Big Data4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  5. Distributed Systems3▲ 40×4 topics
  6. Automatic3▲ 144×1 topic
  7. Extraction3▲ 44×1 topic
  8. Information Retrieval3▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  11. Cloud Computing2▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Online Learning2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  13. Text Classification2▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Resource Management2▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Firm Performance2▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.5×2 topics
  17. Anomaly Detection1▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Feature Selection1▲ 14×3 topics
  19. MapReduce1▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Virtualization1▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Log Analysis1▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Performance Prediction1▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Security1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  24. Analytics1▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Business Intelligence1▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Consumer Behavior1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  27. Collaborative Filtering1▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Convex Optimization1▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Hyperparameter Optimization1▲ 60×2 topics
  30. Machine Translation1▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Matrix Factorization1▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Word Representation1▲ 19×1 topic
  33. E-commerce1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  34. Opinion Mining1▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Sentiment Analysis1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Sign Language1▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Social Networks1▲ 8.1×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Text Analysis Techniques, Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Software System Performance and Reliability and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Advanced Text Analysis T…3Advanced Text Analysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksTopic Modeling1Topic Modeling: 1 fractional worksRecommender Systems and Techniques: 1 fractional worksSentiment Analysis and O…1Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Bandit Algorith…1Advanced Bandit Algorithms Research: 1 fractional worksConsumer Market Behavior…1Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing: 1 fractional worksSpam and Phishing Detect…1Spam and Phishing Detection: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceInformation SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsManagement Information Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Text Analysis Techniques Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  2. 2 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Recommender Systems and Techniques Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Bandit Algorithms Research Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  9. 9 Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing Marketing 1 works
  10. 10 Spam and Phishing Detection Information Systems 1 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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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