Almost one third of the top-tier artificial intelligence (AI) researchers come from China, meaning that they received their undergraduate degree in China. Ranked second is the United States where 20 percent of the leading AI researchers received their bachelor's degree, followed by Europe with 18 percent.
Country/region of origin of leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers as of 2019
The source adds: "Country affiliations are based on the country where the researcher received their undergraduate degree."
The source has defined top-tier AI researchers as the top 20% of AI researchers with papers accepted at the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2019 conference.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
MacroPolo. (June 9, 2020). Country/region of origin of leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231814/distribution-top-ai-researchers-degree-country-region/
MacroPolo. "Country/region of origin of leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers as of 2019." Chart. June 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231814/distribution-top-ai-researchers-degree-country-region/
MacroPolo. (2020). Country/region of origin of leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231814/distribution-top-ai-researchers-degree-country-region/
MacroPolo. "Country/Region of Origin of Leading Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Researchers as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231814/distribution-top-ai-researchers-degree-country-region/
MacroPolo, Country/region of origin of leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231814/distribution-top-ai-researchers-degree-country-region/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Country/region of origin of leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers as of 2019 [Graph], MacroPolo, June 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231814/distribution-top-ai-researchers-degree-country-region/