Atlas report
Who works on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications, and where
Among doctoral starts, Multimodal Machine Learning Applications takes 2.8 times the share it took over the previous three years, +51 917 people.
The short answer
41 417 indexed researchers with a known country work on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications; the subject takes 3.8% of all subject assignments in the index.
Among doctoral starts, Multimodal Machine Learning Applications takes 2.8 times the share it took over the previous three years, +51 917 people.
Since 2024, Multimodal Machine Learning Applications drew 19 125 newcomers against 6 195 in the previous window, a ratio of 3.1 where the average subject sits at 1.6.
What stands out
Relative to its size, Hong Kong leans hardest on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications: 6.6% of its subject assignments, 1.7 times the world share.
In 2025, the last full year, Multimodal Machine Learning Applications gained 1.1 times as many new researchers as in an average year of the three before; the world figure is 0.7.
By country
China and the United States hold 66% of the people working on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications, more than the 53% the same two countries hold across all subjects.
Country reports: China, United States, Germany.
| Country | Researchers | Share of the subject | Share of the country's researchers |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 17 555 | 42% | 5.3% |
| United States | 9 944 | 24% | 3.9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 480 | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| South Korea | 1 454 | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| Hong Kong | 1 202 | 2.9% | 6.6% |
| Germany | 1 045 | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| India | 918 | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| Canada | 831 | 2.0% | 3.1% |
| Singapore | 824 | 2.0% | 5.8% |
| Japan | 726 | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Australia | 591 | 1.4% | 3.3% |
| France | 473 | 1.1% | 1.7% |
Newcomers by year
885 researchers on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications declare a doctorate in progress on their ORCID record, started and without an end date yet.
On 962 dated profiles, the median time from first paper to defence on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications is 5.0 years.
| First publication | New on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications | Share of the world's newcomers |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 472 | 9.4% |
| 2020 | 1 442 | 8.8% |
| 2021 | 1 595 | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 2 389 | 8.6% |
| 2023 | 2 211 | 9.5% |
| 2024 | 1 957 | 8.5% |
| 2025 | 2 373 | 13% |
Compared with subjects of the same size
Advanced Neural Network Applications and Natural Language Processing Techniques are the subjects closest in size. The growth column is where they part. Reports: Natural Language Processing Techniques.
| Multimodal Machine Learning Applications | Advanced Neural Network Applications | Natural Language Processing Techniques | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Researchers | 41 417 | 42 436 | 49 397 |
| Largest country | China | China | China |
| Newcomers, recent against previous window | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Method
Subjects follow the OpenAlex taxonomy, on the profiles that carry one; a person can carry several, so shares are shares of subject assignments. A country is where the institution sits. Newcomers are dated by first publication, and a doctorate in progress is a junior profile with a first publication and no dated defence. The index is built from arXiv, OpenAlex, ORCID and DBLP and grows every night. See the atlas, how to find and hire AI researchers and how long an AI doctorate takes.
Common questions
- How many researchers work on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications?
- 41 417 researchers in the Founding Hires index carry Multimodal Machine Learning Applications as a subject, across the largest countries, as of September 2026. Worldwide the subject holds 3.8% of all subject assignments.
- Which countries lead on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications?
- China (17 555), United States (9 944), United Kingdom (1 480).
- Is Multimodal Machine Learning Applications growing?
- Yes, faster than the world. Since 2024, 19 125 people in Multimodal Machine Learning Applications published for the first time, against 6 195 over the three years before, a ratio of 3.1 where the world sits at 1.6.
- How many doctorates on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications are in progress?
- 885 researchers on Multimodal Machine Learning Applications declare a doctorate in progress on their ORCID record, started and without an end date yet.
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