Vehicle License Plate Recognition
Vehicle License Plate Recognition is a research topic within Media Technology. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 11.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development and application of automatic license plate recognition systems, utilizing techniques such as deep learning, convolutional neural networks, and character segmentation. The research covers various aspects including vehicle identification, real-time recognition, and integration with intelligent transportation systems.
- Automatic License Plate Recognition
- ALPR
- Vehicle Identification
- Deep Learning
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Character Segmentation
- Intelligent Transportation System
- Real-Time Recognition
- Neural Network
- Number Plate Detection
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +109% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Vehicle License Plate Recognition research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.9k and 1.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.9k works
- 2 India 1.7k works
- 3 Indonesia 487 works
- 4 United States 234 works
- 5 ?? 143 works
- 6 Malaysia 125 works
- 7 Türkiye 103 works
- 8 Bangladesh 103 works
- 9 Iraq 90 works
- 10 South Korea 90 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Vehicle License Plate Recognition research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Saveetha University publishes the most Vehicle License Plate Recognition research, followed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Vellore Institute of Technology University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Saveetha UniversityIndia 95 works
- 2 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 62 works
- 3 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 47 works
- 4 Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia 46 works
- 5 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina 29 works
- 6 Chandigarh UniversityIndia 28 works
- 7 Telkom UniversityIndonesia 25 works
- 8 Southeast UniversityChina 24 works
- 9 Chitkara UniversityIndia 24 works
- 10 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Vehicle License Plate Recognition?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Vehicle License Plate Recognition include Anil K. Jain and David Zhang.
- 1 Anil K. Jain United States 6.3k citations
- 2 David Zhang Hong Kong 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Vehicle License Plate Recognition research done?
The largest centres of Vehicle License Plate Recognition research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chennai (India), Shanghai (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Vijayawada.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- VijayawadaIN · 42.8 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Vehicle License Plate Recognition than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Vehicle License Plate Recognition?
Among universities, judged by research, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Saveetha University and Vellore Institute of Technology 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 | Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia | 71.6 | 15.8% | 14.4× | 46 | +286.2% |
| 2 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 62.7 | 7.5% | 16.6× | 95 | — |
| 3 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia | 61.9 | 11.5% | 7.9× | 47 | +941.5% |
| 4 | Institute of EngineeringNepal | 60.5 | 5.7% | 13.5× | 16 | +253.6% |
| 5 | SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 58.7 | 9.2% | 12.4× | 62 | — |
| 6 | Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationIndia | 57.0 | 16.1% | 11.4× | 19 | — |
| 7 | Kalasalingam Academy of Research and EducationIndia | 55.4 | 19.3% | 12.8× | 12 | — |
| 8 | Chitkara UniversityIndia | 53.6 | 10.8% | 10.5× | 24 | — |
| 9 | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 53.6 | 5.2% | 11.2× | 15 | +197.5% |
| 10 | Institute of Management TechnologyIndia | 52.8 | 16.6% | 14.1× | 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 Vehicle License Plate Recognition research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 109% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Vehicle License Plate Recognition.
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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.