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Cisco Systems (United States)

In research, Cisco Systems (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,038 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#3,053 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,272 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,829
of 28,054 · #8,865 all time
Rank in United States
#1,930
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Cisco Systems (United States) 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 #8,038 of 12,888 12.6%133 #5438
Computer ScienceField #3,053 of 4,667 18.1%63 #813
EngineeringField #5,272 of 6,636 7.4%61 #2922

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#5,438 #8,038
  2. Computer Science#813 #3,053
  3. Engineering#2,922 #5,272
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Cisco Systems (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 48.8 works9.2×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 21.0 works5.8×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 63.5 works5.5×
← 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.

Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 5.48× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.73× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.72× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cisco Systems (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiaoqing Zhu, Barbara Fraser and Richard Wong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cisco Systems (United States).

  1. 1 Xiaoqing Zhu United States · #51,874 worldwide 377 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Barbara Fraser United States · #61,214 worldwide 269 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Richard Wong United States · #112,007 worldwide 172 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Shi-Jie Wen United States · #140,466 worldwide 207 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Myungjin Lee United States · #173,055 worldwide 159 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 David McGrew United States · #186,239 worldwide 244 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Scott Fluhrer United States · #223,590 worldwide 335 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Pascal Thubert United States · #249,419 worldwide 84 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Peng Su United States · #299,184 worldwide 111 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Sateesh Addepalli United States · #405,773 worldwide 142 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Cisco Systems (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Cisco Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT Security, Security, Integrated Circuits, Cybersecurity, Power Electronics 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 2022–2025 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 Learning19▲ 3.8×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning17▲ 3.5×30 topics
  3. IoT Security9▲ 18×3 topics
  4. Security8▲ 7.7×10 topics
  5. Neural Networks7▲ 3.2×16 topics
  6. Integrated Circuits7▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  8. Cybersecurity6▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Healthcare6▲ 3.5×9 topics
  10. Power Electronics6▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Risk Management5▲ 7.3×4 topics
  12. 5G Networks5▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Internet of Things5▲ 3.9×7 topics
  14. Big Data5▲ 3.6×10 topics
  15. Anomaly Detection5▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Detection5▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Optical Fiber5▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Fault Tolerance5▲ 19×7 topics
  19. Microwave Photonics4▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Behavioral Analysis4▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Biosensors4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  22. CMOS Technology4▲ 36×4 topics
  23. Coherent Detection4▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Digital Signal Processing4▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Distributed Systems4▲ 17×6 topics
  26. Security Analysis4▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Optical Modulators4▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Silicon Photonics4▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Semiconductor Lasers4▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Android Malware4▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Nanoelectronics4▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Permission Analysis4▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Cloud Computing4▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Intrusion Detection3▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Optical Interconnects3▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)3▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Quantum Information3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Smart Cities3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Wireless Networks3▲ 15×8 topics
  40. Information Security3▲ 23×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Optical Network Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices.

Optical Network Technolo…4Optical Network Technologies: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 4 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…3Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…3Information and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing3IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 3 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSignal ProcessingInformation SystemsComputer Networks and Communications1 others

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

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 4 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  9. 9 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 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 available16.7%not open83.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.