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Ciena (United States)

In research, Ciena (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#8,176 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#17,835 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,539 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,038
of 28,054 · #26,798 all time
Rank in United States
#3,444
of 4,192
Research works
440
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Ciena (United States) 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 #8,176 of 11,412 11.6%143
Physical SciencesDomain #17,835 of 21,541 10.6%225
Social SciencesDomain #14,539 of 16,945 10.1%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ciena (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).

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: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.46× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ciena (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Alberto Acosta and Lyndon Ong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ciena (United States).

  1. 1 Alberto Acosta United States · #479,784 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Lyndon Ong United States · #984,914 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ciena (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Ciena (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Internet of Things, Healthcare, Smart Cities, Cell Proliferation, 5G Networks, Big Data, Stem Cells and IoT Security.

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 1.92×17 topics
  2. Healthcare6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  3. Internet of Things6▲ 6.3×5 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 2.2×17 topics
  5. Globalization6▲ 2.7×18 topics
  6. Smart Cities5▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Education5▲ 2.6×16 topics
  8. Big Data5▲ 4.9×7 topics
  9. Cell Proliferation4▲ 44×3 topics
  10. 5G Networks4▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Cancer4▲ 2.7×7 topics
  12. History4▲ 5.2×12 topics
  13. Cultural Identity4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  14. Stem Cells4▲ 14×4 topics
  15. IoT Security4▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Quality of Life4▲ 2.4×15 topics
  17. Security3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  18. Mechanotransduction3▲ 49×2 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  20. Data Mining3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  21. Colonialism3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  23. Hippo Pathway3▲ 216×1 topic
  24. YAP/TAZ3▲ 216×1 topic
  25. Public Policy3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  26. Anthropology3▲ 27×4 topics
  27. Cultural Studies2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  28. Distributed Systems2▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Edge Computing2▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Fog Computing2▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Resource Management2▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Communication2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  33. Latin America2▲ 10×10 topics
  34. Microwave Photonics2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Privacy2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  36. Coherent Detection2▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Access2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  38. Optical Fiber2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Media Studies2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Predictive Analytics2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Ciena (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Optical Network Technologies and Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies.

Hippo pathway signaling …3Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing2IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…2Optical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Lit…2Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 1 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…1Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Research in Systems and Signal Processing: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional works
Cell BiologyComputer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ Cell Biology 3 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Research in Systems and Signal Processing Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 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 available48.1%not open51.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.6%domestic only62.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ciena (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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