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Cisco Systems (China)

In research, Cisco Systems (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,019 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 4.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,278
of 22,385 · #8,567 all time
Rank in China
#1,636
of 2,481
Research works
807
▲ 96% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
70%
world 18%
Cisco Systems (China)

What is Cisco Systems (China) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,019 of 10,670 9.2%70 #3900

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cisco Systems (China) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Cisco Systems (China) work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Cisco Systems (China) is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (32%), Engineering (23%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 87 fractional works · 62.3% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 31.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 14.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 23.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 22 fractional works · 15.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 21.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCisco Systems(China)139fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science4431.8%
    2. Engineering3223.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy42.7%
    4. Environmental Science32.5%
    5. Materials Science21.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1712.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting43.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities42.9%
    4. Decision Sciences32.2%
    5. Psychology10.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    1. Medicine96.4%
    2. Health Professions32.0%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.9%
    3. Neuroscience21.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Cisco Systems (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 21.6 works4.3×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 44.3 works4.1×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.08× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.08×44 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.26×3 works
  3. Veterinary1.76×0 works
  4. Engineering1.55×32 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.26×2 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.23×4 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×4 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.99×4 works
  9. Social Sciences0.96×17 works
  10. Neuroscience0.91×2 works
  11. Health Professions0.75×3 works
  12. Dentistry0.64×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.50×3 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×3 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×3 works
  17. Materials Science0.40×2 works
  18. Medicine0.33×9 works
  19. Psychology0.29×1 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  22. Energy0.15×0 works
  23. Nursing0.12×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cisco Systems (China)?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven J. Blake, Olukunle Oladipupo Amoo and K. McCloghrie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cisco Systems (China).

  1. 1 Steven J. Blake China · #2,639,511 worldwide 7.6k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Olukunle Oladipupo Amoo China · #2,923,958 worldwide 216 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 K. McCloghrie China · #2,946,538 worldwide 3.1k citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Steve Portigal China · #3,305,390 worldwide 139 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Supriti Vijay China · #3,390,948 worldwide 25 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Willi Kaczorowski China · #3,505,410 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Xiaoxia Zhou China · #3,642,210 worldwide 80 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Kimberly Curry Hall China · #4,025,059 worldwide 355 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Ken Gray China · #4,224,640 worldwide 890 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Adeoye Idowu Afolabi China · #4,495,701 worldwide 229 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Cisco Systems (China)

What are the most cited papers from Cisco Systems (China)?

The most cited paper from Cisco Systems (China) is "Fog computing and its role in the internet of things" (Flavio Bonomi, Rodolfo A. Milito, Jiang Zhu et al., 2012), with 6,098 citations. Next come "Elastic optical networking: a new dawn for the optical layer?" (1,571) and "The direction of causality between financial development and economic growth" (1,126).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fog computing and its role in the internet of things Flavio Bonomi, Rodolfo A. Milito, Jiang Zhu et al. Conference paperOpen access 17 Aug 2012 6,098
2 Elastic optical networking: a new dawn for the optical layer? Ori Gerstel, Masahiko Jinno, Andrew Lord et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Feb 2012 1,571
3 The direction of causality between financial development and economic growth César Calderón, Lin Liu · Journal of Development Economics 2 Jun 2003 1,126
4 Overcast: reliable multicasting with on overlay network John Jannotti, David K. Gifford, Kirk L. Johnson et al. 22 Oct 2000 1,080
5 Are we ready for SDN? Implementation challenges for software-defined networks Sakir Sezer, Sandra Scott-Hayward, Pushpinder Kaur Chouhan et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Open access Jul 2013 1,000
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cisco Systems (China)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Security, Anomaly Detection, Distributed Systems, Cybersecurity and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning12▲ 2.5×26 topics
  2. Machine Learning11▲ 2.4×32 topics
  3. Big Data6▲ 4.8×13 topics
  4. Security6▲ 6.1×12 topics
  5. Healthcare5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  7. Neural Networks5▲ 2.2×11 topics
  8. Anomaly Detection4▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Distributed Systems4▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Cybersecurity4▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Data Mining4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  12. Judicial Review3▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Quantum Information3▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Cloud Computing3▲ 8.1×7 topics
  15. IoT Security3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  16. Entanglement3▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Communication3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  18. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Optical Fiber3▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Transparency3▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Coherent Detection3▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Nonlinear Effects3▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Precision Medicine3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  24. Cryptography3▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Quantum Simulation3▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Citizen Participation2▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Intrusion Detection2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Predictive Modeling2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  29. Virtualization2▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Latin America2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  31. Quantum Algorithms2▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Quantum Computation2▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Resource Management2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. 5G Networks2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Computation2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. DDoS Attacks2▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Microwave Photonics2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Network Security2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Quantum2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Cisco Systems (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Optical Network Technologies, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Optical Network Technolo…3Optical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…2Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 2 fractional worksAdministrative Law and Governance: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksMachine Learning in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…2Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 2 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and CommunicationsPolitical Science and International Relations1 others

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

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Administrative Law and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 2 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.0%domestic only30.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cisco Systems (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 96% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cisco Systems (China) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Cisco Systems (China)0.00087% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cisco Systems (China) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cisco Systems (China)9.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 2010.

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