Gait Recognition and Analysis
Gait Recognition and Analysis is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1958. 18.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on gait recognition for human identification, utilizing techniques such as silhouette analysis, deep learning, and inertial sensors. It explores cross-view recognition and the use of wearable devices for biometric authentication, with applications in forensic biometrics.
- Gait Recognition
- Human Identification
- Biometric Authentication
- Silhouette Analysis
- Deep Learning
- Inertial Sensors
- View Transformation Model
- Cross-View Recognition
- Wearable Devices
- Forensic Biometrics
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1958
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +72% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Gait Recognition and Analysis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2k and 605 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2k works
- 2 India 605 works
- 3 United States 343 works
- 4 Japan 202 works
- 5 South Korea 145 works
- 6 United Kingdom 109 works
- 7 Germany 93 works
- 8 Italy 81 works
- 9 Canada 74 works
- 10 France 64 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Gait Recognition and Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China publishes the most Gait Recognition and Analysis research, followed by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Beijing Institute of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 30 works
- 2 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 30 works
- 3 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 29 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 27 works
- 5 Xidian UniversityChina 27 works
- 6 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 27 works
- 7 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 25 works
- 8 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 24 works
- 9 Southeast UniversityChina 24 works
- 10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Gait Recognition and Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Gait Recognition and Analysis include Andrew Zisserman, Bernt Schiele and Dacheng Tao.
- 1 Andrew Zisserman United Kingdom 25k citations
- 2 Bernt Schiele Germany 6.9k citations
- 3 Dacheng Tao Australia 6.1k citations
- 4 Lei Zhang Hong Kong 5.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Gait Recognition and Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Gait Recognition and Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Xi'an (China) and Shanghai (China).
Where is the best place to study Gait Recognition and Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xidian University and Sun Yat-sen 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 | 71.7 | 12.6% | 10.7× | 30 | +305.8% |
| 2 | Xidian UniversityChina | 64.7 | 21.1% | 8.1× | 27 | +59.1% |
| 3 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina | 64.4 | 28.4% | 3.5× | 25 | +179.9% |
| 4 | Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia | 64.3 | 27.1% | 7.1× | 17 | +137.5% |
| 5 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 62.4 | 16.5% | 5.9× | 30 | +171.6% |
| 6 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 61.3 | 21.5% | 5.6× | 21 | +421.2% |
| 7 | Peking UniversityChina | 59.7 | 32.4% | 2.2× | 16 | +413.7% |
| 8 | Zhejiang UniversityChina | 58.7 | 28.4% | 2.2× | 20 | +316.6% |
| 9 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 57.6 | 12.3% | 5.4× | 29 | +206.9% |
| 10 | Hefei University of TechnologyChina | 57.3 | 27.4% | 4.9× | 12 | +368.6% |
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 Gait Recognition and Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 72% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Gait Recognition and Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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