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Ciena (Canada)

In research, Ciena (Canada) stands highest in Engineering (#5,761 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,069 of 21,541 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,791 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 14.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,741
of 28,054 · #23,870 all time
Rank in Canada
#304
of 403
Research works
238
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Ciena (Canada) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #5,761 of 11,412 16.2%181
Physical SciencesDomain #13,069 of 21,541 16.9%231
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,791 of 4,248 17.1%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ciena (Canada) 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 Ciena (Canada) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 14.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 30.3 works14×
  2. EngineeringField · 36.7 works4.0×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.81× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 4.05× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.12× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ciena (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Laperle, Maurice O’Sullivan and Naim Ben‐Hamida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ciena (Canada).

  1. 1 Charles Laperle Canada · #317,600 worldwide 102 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Maurice O’Sullivan Canada · #499,393 worldwide 84 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Naim Ben‐Hamida Canada · #1,342,163 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ciena (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at Ciena (Canada)?

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

▲ 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. Optical Fiber7▲ 114×2 topics
  2. Deep Learning7▲ 3.3×10 topics
  3. Digital Signal Processing7▲ 232×2 topics
  4. Coherent Detection6▲ 244×1 topic
  5. Nonlinear Effects6▲ 244×1 topic
  6. Anomaly Detection6▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Machine Learning6▲ 2.8×8 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency5▲ 8.7×7 topics
  9. Microwave Photonics5▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Integrated Circuits4▲ 45×3 topics
  11. IoT Security4▲ 21×3 topics
  12. 5G Networks4▲ 31×5 topics
  13. Biosensors3▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Optical Modulators3▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Optical Access Networks3▲ 165×1 topic
  16. Photonic Signal Processing3▲ 165×1 topic
  17. Microcavities3▲ 46×1 topic
  18. Semiconductor Lasers3▲ 77×2 topics
  19. Silicon Photonics3▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Intrusion Detection3▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Distributed Systems3▲ 28×4 topics
  22. DDoS Attacks3▲ 36×1 topic
  23. Elastic Optical Networks3▲ 278×1 topic
  24. Network Security3▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Network Virtualization3▲ 124×1 topic
  26. Optical Networks3▲ 278×1 topic
  27. Software-Defined Networking3▲ 124×1 topic
  28. Fault Localization3▲ 62×2 topics
  29. Optical Interconnects2▲ 107×1 topic
  30. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Log Analysis2▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Performance Prediction2▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Fiber Lasers2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Low-Power2▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Microresonators2▲ 36×2 topics
  37. CMOS2▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Delta-Sigma Modulator2▲ 77×2 topics
  39. Optical Frequency Combs1▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Ultrafast Lasers1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Ciena (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, Photonic and Optical Devices and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Optical Network Technolo…6Optical Network Technologies: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 3 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…3Photonic and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…3Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…2Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  7. 7 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ciena (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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