Global trends and the rapid growth of East Asia in IEEE publications

We organized a database of IEEE Periodicals from a period of over 15 years for quantitative and collective analysis. We found that the IEEE experienced globalization and more active international competition. East Asian countries and regions have grown dramatically and become major players in the IEEE during globalization over the last decade, and: 1) East Asia surpassed North America in research related to electrical and electronics fields; 2) China has the most balanced and rapidly increasing number of articles in all fields; 3) Taiwan specializes in circuits, systems, and electronic devices; 4) South Korea specializes in consumer electronics, broadcasting, and communications; and 5) Singapore owes much to the existence of two research universities.