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Computer Science Applications research

Computer Science Applications is a subfield of Computer Science. Science Explorer counts 181k research works in it since 1950. 21.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: study of computation.

Research works
181k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
39k
per year above
Top-10% rate
21.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
10
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+57%
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What is Computer Science Applications research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Learning Analytics, Student Engagement, E-Learning, Online Learning, Educational Data Mining, Massive Open Online Courses. Gaining share since 2009–13: Educational Challenges, Internet of Things, Health Education, Metaverse, Student Engagement. Losing share: Learning Object Repositories, Open Educational Resources, Collaboration, Open Source Software.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Learning Analytics23k▲ 1.31×2 topics
  2. Student Engagement22k▲ 2.2×2 topics
  3. E-Learning18k▲ 1.64×2 topics
  4. Online Learning18k◆ 0.95×2 topics
  5. Educational Data Mining15k▲ 1.66×1 topic
  6. Massive Open Online Courses15k▲ 1.66×1 topic
  7. Innovation15k▼ 0.72×3 topics
  8. Educational Technology12k◆ 1.09×2 topics
  9. Knowledge Management11k◆ 1.07×1 topic
  10. Technology11k◆ 1.07×1 topic
  11. STEM Education8,980◆ 1.09×2 topics
  12. Crowdsourcing8,026▼ 0.57×2 topics
  13. Computational Thinking7,270◆ 0.91×1 topic
  14. Programming Education7,270◆ 0.91×1 topic
  15. Educational Challenges6,952▲ 10×1 topic
  16. Internet of Things6,952▲ 10×1 topic
  17. Social Networks6,351▲ 1.20×2 topics
  18. Mechanical Turk4,641◆ 0.92×1 topic
  19. Mobile Sensing4,641◆ 0.92×1 topic
  20. Collaboration3,385▼ 0.38×1 topic
  21. Open Source Software3,385▼ 0.38×1 topic
  22. Learning Object Repositories2,578▼ 0.26×1 topic
  23. Open Educational Resources2,578▼ 0.26×1 topic
  24. Artificial Intelligence2,447▲ 1.26×2 topics
  25. Health Education1,710▲ 8.1×1 topic
  26. Metaverse1,710▲ 8.1×1 topic
  27. Digital Education1,113▲ 1.29×1 topic
  28. Technological Literacy1,113▲ 1.29×1 topic
  29. Computing737▼ 0.43×1 topic
  30. History737▼ 0.43×1 topic

Which countries lead Computer Science Applications research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and India rank highest in Computer Science Applications. By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (7.4k and 6.5k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States · #1 all time 20.4% top 10% · 7.4k works
  2. 2 China · #3 all time 25.7% top 10% · 4.6k works
  3. 3 India · #10 all time 15.6% top 10% · 2.8k works
  4. 4 Hong Kong · #8 all time 47.2% top 10% · 446 works
  5. 5 Spain · #4 all time 21.1% top 10% · 2.5k works
  6. 6 United Kingdom · #2 all time 25.7% top 10% · 1.3k works
  7. 7 Australia · #5 all time 36.0% top 10% · 792 works
  8. 8 Germany · #7 all time 22.1% top 10% · 1.4k works
  9. 9 Saudi Arabia · #20 all time 38.7% top 10% · 402 works
  10. 10 Türkiye · #16 all time 28.1% top 10% · 808 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 46 countries ranked in Computer Science Applications. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Computer Science Applications

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 7.4k works
  2. 2 Indonesia 6.5k works
  3. 3 China 4.6k works
  4. 4 India 2.8k works
  5. 5 Spain 2.5k works
  6. 6 Mexico 1.7k works
  7. 7 Brazil 1.6k works
  8. 8 Germany 1.4k works
  9. 9 Ecuador 1.4k works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 1.3k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 23.8%Indonesia: 20.8%China: 14.6%India: 8.8%6 others listed: 32.0%24%largest
United States7,418 · 23.8%Indonesia6,501 · 20.8%China4,553 · 14.6%India2,756 · 8.8%6 others listed9,969 · 32.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Computer Science Applications research?

Education University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) ranks first in Computer Science Applications on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Tai Po · #8 all time 58.1% top 10% · 98 works
  2. 2 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Pok Fu Lam · #10 all time 45.7% top 10% · 112 works
  3. 3 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong · #16 all time 56.2% top 10% · 60 works
  4. 4 Monash University Australia · Melbourne · #12 all time 58.0% top 10% · 72 works
  5. 5 Beijing Normal University China · Beijing · #48 all time 41.2% top 10% · 113 works
  6. 6 Nanyang Technological University Singapore · Singapore · #15 all time 41.9% top 10% · 98 works
  7. 7 Central China Normal University China · Wuhan · #60 all time 36.4% top 10% · 113 works
  8. 8 Tecnológico de Monterrey Mexico · Monterrey · #46 all time 26.6% top 10% · 142 works
  9. 9 University of Florida United States · Gainesville · #31 all time 26.6% top 10% · 114 works
  10. 10 University College London United Kingdom · London · #26 all time 39.1% top 10% · 75 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 69 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science Applications.

Top 100 Computer Science Applications institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 State University of MalangIndonesia 238 works
  2. 2 Universidad César VallejoPeru 215 works
  3. 3 Ação EducativaBrazil 166 works
  4. 4 State University of PadangIndonesia 157 works
  5. 5 Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico 141 works
  6. 6 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 132 works
  7. 7 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 127 works
  8. 8 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 118 works
  9. 9 Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador?? 117 works
  10. 10 University of GuayaquilEcuador 116 works

Who are the leading researchers in Computer Science Applications?

Among the most productive authors in Computer Science Applications, Deborah Estrin, Alex Pentland and Serge Belongie rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Deborah Estrin United States · #60 worldwide 5.9k citations · 183 works
  2. 2 Alex Pentland United States · #100 worldwide 6k citations · 219 works
  3. 3 Serge Belongie United States · #143 worldwide 14k citations · 117 works
  4. 4 Ramesh Govindan United States · #571 worldwide 3.5k citations · 144 works
  5. 5 Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer Netherlands · #645 worldwide 2.2k citations · 128 works
  6. 6 David R. Karger United States · #696 worldwide 5.2k citations · 98 works
  7. 7 Richard E. Mayer United States · #706 worldwide 4.7k citations · 233 works
  8. 8 Richard G. Baraniuk United States · #1,264 worldwide 4.4k citations · 213 works
  9. 9 Héctor García-Molina United States · #1,612 worldwide 3.1k citations · 156 works
  10. 10 George Karypis United States · #1,667 worldwide 2.7k citations · 152 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,357 highest-output authors in Computer Science Applications. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Computer Science Applications researchers

Where is Computer Science Applications research done?

The largest centres of Computer Science Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Madrid (Spain) and Bandung (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Quito, Durán and Babahoyo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 726 works
  2. 2 Jakarta Indonesia 655 works
  3. 3 Madrid Spain 495 works
  4. 4 Bandung Indonesia 473 works
  5. 5 Mexico City Mexico 430 works
  6. 6 Lima Peru 428 works
  7. 7 Surabaya Indonesia 428 works
  8. 8 Malang Indonesia 406 works
  9. 9 Bogotá Colombia 381 works
  10. 10 São Paulo Brazil 335 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Quito37.7 works44×
  2. Durán117.1 works29×
  3. BabahoyoEC · 30.2 works18×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Computer Science Applications than the world average.

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Computer Science Applications research by country

The best places for Computer Science Applications research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Computer Science Applications?

Among universities, judged by research, Education University of Hong Kong, Central China Normal University and Tecnológico de Monterrey score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%mean 29.38%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Education University of Hong Kong: 98, 58.1%Central China Normal University: 113, 36.4%Tecnológico de Monterrey: 142, 26.6%University of Guayaquil: 116, 16.0%Universidad Estatal de Milagro: 132, 16.0%Politecnica Salesiana University: 38, 35.9%Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE: 36, 27.3%Universidad Internacional De La Rioja: 73, 15.1%Universidad César Vallejo: 215, 16.7%University of Hong Kong: 112, 45.7%Education University…Central China Normal…Tecnológico de Monte…University of Guayaq…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 82.158.1%13.2×98 +97.9%
2 Central China Normal UniversityChina 71.236.4%8.7×113 +293.2%
3 Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico 67.126.6%10.5×142 +87.6%
4 University of GuayaquilEcuador 64.916.0%14.0×116 +1014.1%
5 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 64.816.0%22.9×132 +500.0%
6 Politecnica Salesiana UniversityEcuador 63.135.9%10.1×38 +167.4%
7 Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPEEcuador 61.027.3%10.7×36 +1236.5%
8 Universidad Internacional De La RiojaSpain 60.015.1%11.2×73 +292.6%
9 Universidad César VallejoPeru 59.716.7%15.2×215 —
10 University of Hong KongHong Kong 59.745.7%2.6×112 +81.0%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Computer Science Applications research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are IoT-based Control Systems, Scientific Research and Technology and Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. IoT-based Control Systems+4772%
  2. Scientific Research and Technology+1184%
  3. Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing+558%
  4. Online Learning and Analytics+369%
  5. Digital Media and Philosophy+289%
  6. E-Learning and Knowledge Management+262%
  7. Open Education and E-Learning-15%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Computer Science Applications include?

Online Learning and Anal…45kOnline Learning and Analytics: 45k fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 33k fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 28k fractional worksOpen Education and E-Learning: 18k fractional worksOpen Source Software Innovations: 16k fractional worksMobile Crowdsensing and …14kMobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing: 14k fractional worksIoT-based Control Systems: 12k fractional worksHistory of Computing Technologies: 6,264 fractional worksScientific Research and Technology: 5,302 fractional worksDigital Media and Philosophy: 3,919 fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.