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BT Research

In research, BT Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,831 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,158
of 28,054 · #4,330 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#818
of 1,094
Research works
2.1k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is BT Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,831 of 12,888 11.0%72 #2673

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BT Research 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 BT Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 28.0 works9.4×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 29.7 works4.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.58× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.99× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BT Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew Lord, K. Smith and Detlef Nauck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BT Research.

  1. 1 Andrew Lord United Kingdom · #29,977 worldwide 475 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 K. Smith United Kingdom · #86,534 worldwide 189 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Detlef Nauck United Kingdom · #96,081 worldwide 325 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Maziar Nekovee United Kingdom · #128,121 worldwide 282 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Bob Briscoe United Kingdom · #129,334 worldwide 176 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 I.F. Lealman United Kingdom · #154,421 worldwide 150 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 D. Nesset United Kingdom · #175,228 worldwide 153 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 M. P. Hollier United Kingdom · #259,852 worldwide 774 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 M.J. Robertson United Kingdom · #284,433 worldwide 115 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 David Heatley United Kingdom · #285,581 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at BT Research

Which keywords describe research at BT Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Deep Learning, Optical Fiber, Neural Networks, Coherent Detection, Digital Signal Processing, Microwave Photonics and Photonic Signal Processing.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

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
  1. Deep Learning10▲ 3.4×17 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency10▲ 12×9 topics
  3. Neural Networks6▲ 5.0×11 topics
  4. Optical Fiber5▲ 61×2 topics
  5. Coherent Detection5▲ 140×1 topic
  6. Digital Signal Processing5▲ 125×1 topic
  7. Microwave Photonics5▲ 65×1 topic
  8. Photonic Signal Processing5▲ 174×1 topic
  9. Beamforming4▲ 50×4 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  11. Machine Learning4▲ 1.64×13 topics
  12. Acoustic Modeling4▲ 136×1 topic
  13. Deep Neural Networks4▲ 47×1 topic
  14. Elastic Optical Networks4▲ 271×1 topic
  15. Optical Networks4▲ 271×1 topic
  16. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition3▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Speech Enhancement3▲ 66×1 topic
  18. MIMO Systems3▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Channel Modeling3▲ 27×5 topics
  20. IoT Security2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  21. Big Data2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  22. Broadband2▲ 70×2 topics
  23. 5G Networks2▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Anomaly Detection2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  25. Distributed Systems2▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Reinforcement Learning2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Wireless Communication2▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Massive MIMO2▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Wireless Networks2▲ 16×6 topics
  30. Channel Estimation2▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Markov Decision Processes2▲ 104×1 topic
  32. Spoken Dialogue Systems2▲ 104×1 topic
  33. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  34. Cloud Computing2▲ 7.9×1 topic
  35. Corpus Linguistics2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. MapReduce2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Smart Grid2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  38. 5G2▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces2▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access2▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does BT Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, Speech Recognition and Synthesis and Advanced Optical Network Technologies.

Optical Network Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 5 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and S…4Speech Recognition and Synthesis: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network…4Advanced Optical Network Technologies: 4 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 3 fractional worksSpeech and dialogue systems: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…2Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 1 fractional worksPower Line Communications and Noise: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceSignal ProcessingInformation Systems

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 3 works
  6. 6 Speech and dialogue systems Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Power Line Communications and Noise Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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.

openly available8.7%not open91.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BT Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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