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Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Advanced Memory and Neural Computing is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 60k research works in it since 1950. 21.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the development and application of memristive devices for neuromorphic computing, with an emphasis on resistive switching, spiking neurons, synaptic plasticity, and non-volatile memory. The research explores the potential of memristors in emulating biological synapses and enabling brain-inspired computing.

  • Memristor
  • Neuromorphic Computing
  • Resistive Switching
  • Spiking Neurons
  • Synaptic Plasticity
  • Non-volatile Memory
  • Neural Networks
  • Metal Oxides
  • Brain-inspired Computing
  • Artificial Synapse
Research works
60k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
13k
per year above
Top-10% rate
21.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+60%
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Which countries lead Advanced Memory and Neural Computing research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (6.6k and 2.4k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 6.6k works
  2. 2 United States 2.4k works
  3. 3 India 1.5k works
  4. 4 South Korea 1.3k works
  5. 5 Germany 730 works
  6. 6 Japan 624 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 459 works
  8. 8 Italy 400 works
  9. 9 France 390 works
  10. 10 Taiwan 385 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.

China: 44.7%United States: 16.2%India: 10.1%South Korea: 8.8%6 others listed: 20.3%45%largest
China6,572 · 44.7%United States2,378 · 16.2%India1,478 · 10.1%South Korea1,289 · 8.8%6 others listed2,988 · 20.3%

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

Which institutions lead Advanced Memory and Neural Computing research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Advanced Memory and Neural Computing research, followed by Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Who are the leading researchers in Advanced Memory and Neural Computing?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Advanced Memory and Neural Computing include Zhong Lin Wang, H. Vincent Poor and A. M. Litke.

  1. 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
  2. 2 H. Vincent Poor United States 9.5k citations
  3. 3 A. M. Litke United States 7.4k citations
  4. 4 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
  5. 5 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
  6. 6 Dacheng Tao Australia 6.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Advanced Memory and Neural Computing research done?

The largest centres of Advanced Memory and Neural Computing research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rüschlikon, Pohang and Jülich.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 1.3k works
  2. 2 Seoul South Korea 719 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 538 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 396 works
  5. 5 Xi'an China 326 works
  6. 6 Wuhan China 296 works
  7. 7 Hangzhou China 280 works
  8. 8 Chengdu China 231 works
  9. 9 Tokyo Japan 229 works
  10. 10 Guangzhou China 224 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. RüschlikonCH · 21.2 works63×
  2. PohangKR · 61.4 works13×
  3. JülichDE · 45.6 works11×
  4. HsinchuTW · 153.1 works10×
  5. Santa ClaraUS · 42.6 works9.4×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Advanced Memory and Neural Computing than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Advanced Memory and Neural Computing?

Among universities, judged by research, Changzhou University, Sejong University and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 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%20%40%60%mean 30.03%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Changzhou University: 32, 56.7%Sejong University: 32, 32.4%Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology: 92, 27.7%Zhengzhou University of Light Industry: 27, 28.8%King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 44, 28.3%Lanzhou University of Technology: 23, 57.1%Pohang University of Science and Technology: 59, 19.2%Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications: 62, 19.8%Xidian University: 92, 17.6%Heilongjiang University: 51, 12.7%Changzhou UniversitySejong UniversityZhengzhou University…Korea Advanced Insti…
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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 Changzhou UniversityChina 70.556.7%7.1×32 +368.4%
2 Sejong UniversitySouth Korea 66.632.4%9.9×32 +170.9%
3 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea 62.027.7%11.3×92 +42.2%
4 Zhengzhou University of Light IndustryChina 61.528.8%9.9×27 +258.4%
5 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia 60.428.3%9.0×44 +82.1%
6 Lanzhou University of TechnologyChina 59.457.1%3.9×23 +243.1%
7 Pohang University of Science and TechnologySouth Korea 58.919.2%16.2×59 +114.5%
8 Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 58.319.8%8.2×62 +197.5%
9 Xidian UniversityChina 57.617.6%7.2×92 +352.1%
10 Heilongjiang UniversityChina 57.512.7%16.8×51 +295.7%

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 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

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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.