Question 1

Which countries lead Multimedia Communication and Technology research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (360 and 324 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Multimedia Communication and Technology research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Multimedia Communication and Technology research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Multimedia Communication and Technology?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Multimedia Communication and Technology include Rafael Lozano and Luc Van Gool.

Question 4

Where is Multimedia Communication and Technology research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Multimedia Communication and Technology research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bengaluru and Tokyo.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Multimedia Communication and Technology?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Tsinghua University and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 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 Multimedia Communication and Technology research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2011.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Multimedia Communication and Technology?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Multimedia Communication and Technology is "The eyes have it: a task by data type taxonomy for information visualizations" (Ben Shneiderman, 2002), with 4,586 citations. Next come "D³ Data-Driven Documents" (3,296) and "Adaptive Hypermedia" (2,001).