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History of Computing Technologies

History of Computing Technologies is a research topic within Computer Science Applications. Science Explorer counts 6.3k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to the history of computing and information technology, including the development of the internet, evolution of software and artificial intelligence, impact on industries, societal changes, and the role of key individuals and organizations. It explores the historical, social, and technological aspects of computing from its early origins to contemporary advancements.

  • History
  • Computing
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
  • Digital
  • Innovation
  • Networks
  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Communication
Research works
6.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
631
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+18%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
45% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
History of Computing Technologies

Which countries lead History of Computing Technologies research?

By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (347 and 106 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 347 works
  2. 2 Germany 106 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 91 works
  4. 4 France 49 works
  5. 5 China 39 works
  6. 6 Italy 36 works
  7. 7 Canada 32 works
  8. 8 Switzerland 27 works
  9. 9 India 26 works
  10. 10 Australia 20 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.

United States: 45.0%Germany: 13.7%United Kingdom: 11.7%France: 6.3%6 others listed: 23.3%45%largest
United States347 · 45.0%Germany106 · 13.7%United Kingdom91 · 11.7%France49 · 6.3%6 others listed179 · 23.3%

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

Which institutions lead History of Computing Technologies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most History of Computing Technologies research, followed by SUNY Polytechnic Institute and University of Siegen.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 16 works
  2. 2 SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUnited States 10 works
  3. 3 University of SiegenGermany 6 works
  4. 4 University of ViennaAustria 6 works
  5. 5 University of VirginiaUnited States 6 works
  6. 6 Sensory Processing Disorder FoundationUnited States 5 works
  7. 7 Leibniz AssociationGermany 5 works
  8. 8 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 5 works
  9. 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 5 works
  10. 10 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in History of Computing Technologies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on History of Computing Technologies include Jürgen Schmidhuber, Herbert A. Simon and H. Vincent Poor.

  1. 1 Jürgen Schmidhuber Switzerland 188k citations
  2. 2 Herbert A. Simon United States 179k citations
  3. 3 H. Vincent Poor United States 165k citations
  4. 4 Claude E. Shannon United States 138k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in History of Computing Technologies?

The most cited paper in History of Computing Technologies is "The Machine That Changed the World" (Bernard M. Wolf, 1991), with 4,765 citations. Next come "The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology" (3,007) and "The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture" (1,811).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Machine That Changed the World Bernard M. Wolf · Journal of International Business Studies Sep 1991 4,765
2 The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology Philip J. Gummett · Physics Bulletin Aug 1988 3,007
3 The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Ann Forsyth · Journal of Planning Education and Research Dec 1999 1,811
4 Introduction to algorithms Rudrapatna K. Shyamasundar · Resonance Sep 1996 1,471
5 A brief history of the internet Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David Draper Clark et al. · ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review 7 Oct 2009 984
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Where is History of Computing Technologies research done?

The largest centres of History of Computing Technologies research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), New York (United States) and Beijing (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 LondonUnited Kingdom 28 works
  2. 2 ParisFrance 21 works
  3. 3 New YorkUnited States 15 works
  4. 4 BeijingChina 12 works
  5. 5 BerlinGermany 11 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C.United States 11 works
  7. 7 ZurichSwitzerland 10 works
  8. 8 Los AngelesUnited States 10 works
  9. 9 UticaUnited States 10 works
  10. 10 ViennaAustria 9 works
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Where is the best place to study History of Computing Technologies?

Among universities, judged by research, SUNY Polytechnic Institute 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.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUnited States 5.01.7%575.1×10 -

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in History of Computing Technologies, country by country

Is History of Computing Technologies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are History of Computing Technologies.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is History of Computing Technologies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0034% in 2024.

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Fractional works of History of Computing Technologies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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