Question 1

Which countries lead Graph Theory and Algorithms research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 611 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Graph Theory and Algorithms research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Graph Theory and Algorithms research, followed by National University of Defense Technology and Tsinghua University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Graph Theory and Algorithms?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Graph Theory and Algorithms include Yoshua Bengio, Yann LeCun and Li Fei-Fei.

Question 4

Where is Graph Theory and Algorithms research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Graph Theory and Algorithms research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Changsha (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hong Kong, Changsha and Shenzhen.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Graph Theory and Algorithms?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Tsinghua 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.

Question 6

Is Graph Theory and Algorithms research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Graph Theory and Algorithms.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Graph Theory and Algorithms?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Graph Theory and Algorithms is "A Comprehensive Survey on Graph Neural Networks" (Zonghan Wu, Shirui Pan, Fengwen Chen et al., 2020), with 10,010 citations. Next come "The Graph Neural Network Model" (9,764) and "Graph neural networks: A review of methods and applications" (5,883).