As artificial intelligence (“AI”) has been attracting attention as an innovative growth engine that will drive future industries and societies, strengthening the research capacity for AI is becoming a bottom-line issue. Research capacity is the most crucial intangible activity for technological innovation. It is key to achieving the best performance in the upcoming technology market. Therefore, we, in this article, sought to develop an AI Research Index that could measure the research capacity for AI for universities around the world and draw implications...