Atlas report
Who works on Neural Networks and Applications, and where
2 100 people started on Neural Networks and Applications since 2024, 0.6 times the 3 568 of the three years before; across all subjects the ratio is 1.7.
The short answer
16 930 indexed researchers with a known country work on Neural Networks and Applications; the subject takes 1.2% of all subject assignments in the index.
2 100 people started on Neural Networks and Applications since 2024, 0.6 times the 3 568 of the three years before; across all subjects the ratio is 1.7.
The 2025 intake for Neural Networks and Applications was 0.3 times the average of the three previous years, against 0.8 worldwide.
What stands out
Relative to its size, Switzerland leans hardest on Neural Networks and Applications: 2.3% of its subject assignments, 1.8 times the world share.
By country
Two countries, the United States and China, account for 44% of Neural Networks and Applications, against 53% of the whole index for the same pair.
Country reports: United States, China, Germany, United Kingdom, France, India, Japan, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Switzerland.
| Country | Researchers | Share of the subject | Share of the country's researchers |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 904 | 23% | 1.3% |
| China | 3 570 | 21% | 0.8% |
| Germany | 1 021 | 6.0% | 1.7% |
| United Kingdom | 831 | 4.9% | 1.6% |
| France | 643 | 3.8% | 1.9% |
| India | 623 | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| Japan | 506 | 3.0% | 1.9% |
| Italy | 488 | 2.9% | 2.0% |
| Canada | 464 | 2.7% | 1.4% |
| South Korea | 428 | 2.5% | 1.1% |
| Switzerland | 345 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| Spain | 327 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
Newcomers by year
573 researchers on Neural Networks and Applications declare a doctorate in progress on their ORCID record, started and without an end date yet.
On 1 112 dated profiles, the median time from first paper to defence on Neural Networks and Applications is 4.0 years.
| First publication | New on Neural Networks and Applications | Share of the world's newcomers |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 797 | 4.1% |
| 2020 | 838 | 4.0% |
| 2021 | 973 | 3.9% |
| 2022 | 1 383 | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 1 212 | 4.0% |
| 2024 | 1 325 | 4.4% |
| 2025 | 392 | 1.5% |
Compared with subjects of the same size
Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications and Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods are the subjects closest in size. The growth column is where they part.
| Neural Networks and Applications | Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications | Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Researchers | 16 930 | 17 216 | 17 459 |
| Largest country | United States | China | China |
| Newcomers, recent against previous window | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
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 Neural Networks and Applications?
- 16 930 researchers in the Founding Hires index carry Neural Networks and Applications as a subject, across the largest countries, as of October 2026. Worldwide the subject holds 1.2% of all subject assignments.
- Which countries lead on Neural Networks and Applications?
- United States (3 904), China (3 570), Germany (1 021).
- Is Neural Networks and Applications growing?
- Yes, slower than the world. Since 2024, 2 100 people in Neural Networks and Applications published for the first time, against 3 568 over the three years before, a ratio of 0.6 where the world sits at 1.7.
- How many doctorates on Neural Networks and Applications are in progress?
- 573 researchers on Neural Networks and Applications declare a doctorate in progress on their ORCID record, started and without an end date yet.
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