Broadcom (United States)
In research, Broadcom (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,554 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 12.8× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #21,453 of 28,054 · #12,233 all time
- Rank in United States
- #3,164 of 4,192
- Research works
- 984 ▼ 64% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 21k 21.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 19.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 9% world 28%
What is Broadcom (United States) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #10,554 of 12,888 | 19.0% | 69 | #7093 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Broadcom (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
What does Broadcom (United States) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 35.5 works13×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Engineering 3.8×
- Computer Science 3.4×
- Decision Sciences 2.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Broadcom (United States)?
Ranked on the composite score, Ahmad Mirzaei, Hooman Darabi and Klaas Bult lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Broadcom (United States).
- 1 Ahmad Mirzaei United States · #48,366 worldwide 398 citations · 34 works
- 2 Hooman Darabi United States · #59,247 worldwide 258 citations · 35 works
- 3 Klaas Bult United States · #124,704 worldwide 404 citations · 21 works
- 4 R. Ruby United States · #265,181 worldwide 198 citations · 17 works
- 5 Zhongfeng Wang United States · #371,212 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
- 6 A. Zolfaghari United States · #397,617 worldwide 48 citations · 25 works
Which keywords describe research at Broadcom (United States)?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Integrated Circuits, Frequency Synthesizer, Biosensors, CMOS, Optical Modulators, Silicon Photonics, Delta-Sigma Modulator and Optical Interconnects.
- Anomaly Detection
- Privacy
- IoT Security
- Nanoelectronics
- Resource Management
- 5G Networks
- Security
- Phase-Locked Loops
- Low-Noise Amplifiers
- Lead-free Solders
- Cloud Computing
- High-Temperature Electronics
- Optical Fiber
- Energy Efficiency
- Distributed Systems
- Deep Learning
- Optical Interconnects
- Silicon Photonics
- CMOS
- Frequency Synthesizer
- Integrated Circuits
- Biosensors
- Optical Modulators
- Delta-Sigma Modulator
- Semiconductor Lasers
- CMOS Technology
- Big Data
- Coherent Detection
- Thermal Behavior
- Rare Earth Elements
- Interfacial Reactions
- Fault Tolerance
- Oscillators
- Time-to-Digital Converter
- Fault Localization
- Low-Power
- ADC
- Neural Recording
- MapReduce
- Virtualization
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Integrated Circuits9▲ 74×3 topics
- Frequency Synthesizer6▲ 185×2 topics
- Biosensors6▲ 14×3 topics
- CMOS5▲ 131×2 topics
- Optical Modulators5▲ 44×1 topic
- Silicon Photonics5▲ 60×1 topic
- Delta-Sigma Modulator5▲ 195×2 topics
- Optical Interconnects5▲ 172×1 topic
- Semiconductor Lasers5▲ 95×1 topic
- Deep Learning4▲ 1.66×11 topics
- CMOS Technology4▲ 67×4 topics
- Distributed Systems4▲ 31×5 topics
- Big Data4▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Energy Efficiency4▲ 5.5×8 topics
- Coherent Detection4▲ 112×1 topic
- Optical Fiber4▲ 45×1 topic
- Thermal Behavior4▲ 107×2 topics
- High-Temperature Electronics3▲ 70×2 topics
- Rare Earth Elements3▲ 29×2 topics
- Cloud Computing3▲ 15×3 topics
- Interfacial Reactions3▲ 219×1 topic
- Lead-free Solders3▲ 219×1 topic
- Fault Tolerance3▲ 25×4 topics
- Low-Noise Amplifiers3▲ 131×1 topic
- Oscillators3▲ 131×1 topic
- Phase-Locked Loops3▲ 324×1 topic
- Time-to-Digital Converter3▲ 324×1 topic
- Security3▲ 5.1×5 topics
- Fault Localization2▲ 46×2 topics
- 5G Networks2▲ 15×5 topics
- Low-Power2▲ 71×2 topics
- Resource Management2▲ 17×2 topics
- ADC2▲ 130×1 topic
- Nanoelectronics2▲ 33×2 topics
- Neural Recording2▲ 130×1 topic
- IoT Security2▲ 8.4×3 topics
- MapReduce2▲ 47×1 topic
- Privacy2▲ 8.9×3 topics
- Virtualization2▲ 35×1 topic
- Anomaly Detection2▲ 8.8×2 topics
Which research topics does Broadcom (United States) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Optical Network Technologies and Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
- 2 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
- 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
- 4 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
- 5 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
- 6 Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
- 7 Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Biomedical Engineering 2 works
- 8 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
- 9 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
- 10 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Broadcom (United States)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 64% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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