Augmented Reality Applications
Augmented Reality Applications is a research topic within Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 16.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the recent advances, challenges, and diverse applications of augmented reality (AR) in various fields such as education, maintenance, medical training and surgery, smart manufacturing, and user experience. The papers cover topics including marker tracking, HMD calibration, immersive simulations, environmental simulations, STEM learning, impact on consumer behavior, and the potential for enhancing museum experiences.
- Education
- Technology
- Applications
- Immersive Simulations
- Maintenance
- Training
- Medical
- Surgery
- Smart Factory
- User Experience
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +70% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Augmented Reality Applications research?
By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (1.4k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.4k works
- 2 Indonesia 1.1k works
- 3 China 1.1k works
- 4 India 620 works
- 5 Germany 595 works
- 6 United Kingdom 373 works
- 7 Italy 360 works
- 8 Japan 358 works
- 9 Malaysia 303 works
- 10 Brazil 293 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.
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Which institutions lead Augmented Reality Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Binus University publishes the most Augmented Reality Applications research, followed by State University of Malang and University of Technology Malaysia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Binus University Indonesia 68 works
- 2 State University of Malang Indonesia 43 works
- 3 University of Technology Malaysia Malaysia 37 works
- 4 State University of Padang Indonesia 37 works
- 5 Chitkara University India 37 works
- 6 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 35 works
- 7 Politecnico di Milano Italy 34 works
- 8 Purdue University West Lafayette United States 31 works
- 9 University of Aveiro Portugal 30 works
- 10 Virginia Tech United States 30 works
Where is Augmented Reality Applications research done?
The largest centres of Augmented Reality Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Tokyo (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Aveiro.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 220 works
- 2 Jakarta Indonesia 155 works
- 3 Tokyo Japan 128 works
- 4 Seoul South Korea 101 works
- 5 London United Kingdom 100 works
- 6 Bandung Indonesia 95 works
- 7 Shanghai China 90 works
- 8 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 87 works
- 9 Yogyakarta Indonesia 82 works
- 10 Hong Kong China 69 works
Where it is the local speciality
- AveiroPT · 30.3 works8.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Augmented Reality Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Augmented Reality Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, University of West Attica, University of Aveiro and University of the Aegean 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of West Attica Greece | 70.2 | 47.1% | 11.7× | 16 | — |
| 2 | University of Aveiro Portugal | 67.7 | 19.2% | 9.3× | 30 | +238.3% |
| 3 | University of the Aegean Greece | 62.8 | 20.5% | 17.8× | 16 | +424.3% |
| 4 | University of Technology Malaysia Malaysia | 60.3 | 9.6% | 7.9× | 38 | +222.1% |
| 5 | University of Macedonia Greece | 59.6 | 36.6% | 17.8× | 10 | — |
| 6 | Sultan Idris Education University Malaysia | 58.8 | 11.5% | 10.2× | 21 | +183.3% |
| 7 | Binus University Indonesia | 56.8 | 5.8% | 12.4× | 68 | +68.1% |
| 8 | Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University China | 56.7 | 23.3% | 9.0× | 19 | — |
| 9 | Polytechnic University of Bari Italy | 56.3 | 12.7% | 10.7× | 13 | +225.8% |
| 10 | University of Western Macedonia Greece | 56.0 | 29.3% | 16.5× | 12 | — |
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 Augmented Reality Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Augmented Reality Applications.
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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.