Big Data and Digital Economy
Big Data and Digital Economy is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 7.5k research works in it since 1960. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the intersection of big data and cloud computing technologies, with an emphasis on security, energy efficiency, machine learning, IoT, privacy protection, resource allocation, and cybersecurity in the context of mobile sensing. The papers cover a wide range of topics including data optimization, secure communication, efficient resource allocation, and privacy-preserving strategies.
- Big Data
- Cloud Computing
- Security
- Energy Efficiency
- Machine Learning
- IoT
- Privacy Protection
- Resource Allocation
- Cybersecurity
- Mobile Sensing
- Research works
- 7.5k fractional, since 1960
- In the world top 10%
- 743 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +125% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Big Data and Digital Economy research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (981 and 501 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 981 works
- 2 India 501 works
- 3 United States 484 works
- 4 Brazil 185 works
- 5 United Kingdom 88 works
- 6 Germany 76 works
- 7 Canada 59 works
- 8 Japan 52 works
- 9 Italy 51 works
- 10 South Korea 46 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Big Data and Digital Economy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers publishes the most Big Data and Digital Economy research, followed by State Grid Corporation of China (China) and Film Independent.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersUnited States 23 works
- 2 State Grid Corporation of China (China)China 22 works
- 3 Film IndependentUnited States 17 works
- 4 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 16 works
- 5 Chandigarh UniversityIndia 15 works
- 6 China Southern Power Grid (China)China 14 works
- 7 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 13 works
- 8 Beihang UniversityChina 12 works
- 9 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 12 works
- 10 Saveetha UniversityIndia 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Big Data and Digital Economy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Big Data and Digital Economy include Dusit Niyato.
- 1 Dusit Niyato Singapore 4.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Big Data and Digital Economy research done?
The largest centres of Big Data and Digital Economy research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Chennai (India) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Piscataway, Pune and Hyderabad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PiscatawayUS · 23.9 works128×
- PuneIN · 31.6 works4.8×
- HyderabadIN · 24.0 works4.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Big Data and Digital Economy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Big Data and Digital Economy?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Chandigarh University 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 | Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 70.1 | 16.1% | 8.5× | 16 | — |
| 2 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersUnited States | 63.2 | 0.0% | 258.8× | 23 | +43.4% |
| 3 | Chandigarh UniversityIndia | 55.8 | 6.8% | 8.7× | 15 | — |
| 4 | Peking UniversityChina | 53.7 | 18.2% | 2.2× | 11 | — |
| 5 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 52.6 | 16.1% | 1.5× | 9 | +101.8% |
| 6 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 43.7 | 11.9% | 5.0× | 12 | — |
| 7 | SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 41.4 | 7.2% | 4.9× | 13 | — |
| 8 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 38.6 | 14.8% | 1.3× | 9 | +3.0% |
| 9 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia | 37.4 | 12.7% | 2.9× | 9 | — |
| 10 | Beihang UniversityChina | 36.7 | 7.0% | 3.6× | 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 Big Data and Digital Economy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 125% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Big Data and Digital Economy.
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.