Trailing-365-day OpenAlex-indexed AI works by authorship country, with the exact all-work denominator, unknown geography, and multinational counting disclosed.
AI research
AI research activity
10 research institutions ranked by OpenAlex AI research activity score.
96.1
Microsoft ranks first
OpenAlex AI research activity score
10
Research institutions ranked
Oct 14
Snapshot recorded
2026
All 10 research institutions by OpenAlex AI research activity score
Microsoft leads at 96.1; the middle of the board sits at 77.7.
- Ahead of second place
- 8.9
- Held by the top three
- 40%
- Middle of the board
- 77.7
- Below half the leader
- 2 of 10
Rank, name and OpenAlex AI research activity scoreMiddle 77.7
- 1Microsoft96.1
- 2Amazon87.1
- 3IBM86.2
- 4Google DeepMind86.1
- 5NVIDIA82.2
- 6Meta73.2
- 7OpenAI71.3
- 8Allen Institute for AI53.3
- 9Hugging Face31.6
- 10Mistral AI0
100% confidence across rows.
| Rank | Name | OpenAlex AI research activity score | OpenAlex ID | Change | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Microsoft | 96.1 | I1290206253 | Showing | |
| 02 | Amazon | 87.1 | I1311688040 | This rank | |
| 03 | IBM | 86.2 | I1341412227 | 1 | This rank |
| 04 | Google DeepMind | 86.1 | I4210090411 | 1 | This rank |
| 05 | NVIDIA | 82.2 | I4210127875 | This rank | |
| 06 | Meta | 73.2 | I4210114444 | This rank | |
| 07 | OpenAI | 71.3 | I4210161460 | This rank | |
| 08 | Allen Institute for AI | 53.3 | I4210156221 | This rank | |
| 09 | Hugging Face | 31.6 | I4387154989 | This rank | |
| 10 | Mistral AI | 0.0 | I4390039361 | This rank |
Why this rank
Microsoft on AI Research Activity
Snapshot of Oct 14, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC · Link to this snapshot
Some explanation inputs are unavailable. Not published: the evidence frozen with this snapshot, comparable prior ranking.
Ranks a reviewed institution universe using trailing-365-day OpenAlex AI work and current citation signals.
1
Rank on this board
96.057
Score
1,201
Inputs behind the score
100% confidence · 3 of 3 components evidenced
What the score is built from
3 of 3 evidencedEvery component evidenced · 1 evidence record each
| Component | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Openalex AI citations per work current | 10% | 6.057 |
| Openalex AI work citations current | 35% | 35 |
| Openalex AI works t12m | 55% | 55 |
Unchanged since the previous snapshot
No change in rankcomponent_history_unavailable
No component moved since the previous snapshot.
Where each number comes from
3 public recordsCurrent citations per trailing-12-month AI workOpenalex AI citations per work current · observed Oct 14, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC0.629 citations_per_work100% confidence
- Source
- OpenAlex API
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Current citations to trailing-12-month AI worksOpenalex AI work citations current · observed Oct 14, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC756 citations100% confidence
- Source
- OpenAlex API
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
{"filter":"authorships.institutions.id:I1290206253,topics.subfield.id:1702,from_publication_date:2025-10-14,to_publication_date:2026-10-13","select":["id","cited_by_count","publication_date"],"endpoint":"/works","workSetHash":"e11da2ac5eb05962af8cc696ca1dde8830b9c8912d989ebee06c8ad26256e060","aiSubfieldId":"1702","windowEndExclusive":"2026-10-14","windowStartInclusive":"2025-10-14","openAlexInstitutionId":"I1290206253","openAlexInstitutionUrl":"https://openalex.org/I1290206253"}
OpenAlex-indexed AI works, trailing 12 monthsOpenalex AI works t12m · observed Oct 14, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC1,201 works100% confidence
- Source
- OpenAlex API
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
{"filter":"authorships.institutions.id:I1290206253,topics.subfield.id:1702,from_publication_date:2025-10-14,to_publication_date:2026-10-13","select":["id","cited_by_count","publication_date"],"endpoint":"/works","workSetHash":"e11da2ac5eb05962af8cc696ca1dde8830b9c8912d989ebee06c8ad26256e060","aiSubfieldId":"1702","windowEndExclusive":"2026-10-14","windowStartInclusive":"2025-10-14","openAlexInstitutionId":"I1290206253","openAlexInstitutionUrl":"https://openalex.org/I1290206253"}
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