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COM DEV International

In research, COM DEV International stands highest in Engineering (#5,408 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,928 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,851
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#631
of 718
Research works
267
▲ 336% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
3%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
COM DEV International

What is COM DEV International 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 #5,408 of 9,532 13.0%214
Physical SciencesDomain #9,928 of 17,446 12.2%262

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where COM DEV International 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 COM DEV International work in?

In all years, 98% of research at COM DEV International is in Physical Sciences, 1% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (80%), Physics and Astronomy (11%), Computer Science (3%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 262 fractional works · 98.2% of its workEngineering: 214 fractional works · 80.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 113 fractional works · 42.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 62 fractional works · 23.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 14 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCOM DEVInternational267fractional works, all years
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences98%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering21480.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy2910.7%
    3. Computer Science93.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.3%
    5. Materials Science31.0%
    6. Environmental Science20.9%
    7. Chemistry10.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences10.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine10.3%
    2. Health Professions10.2%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Energy: 5.54× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.61× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.55× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry10.49×0 works
  2. Energy5.54×0 works
  3. Environmental Science4.61×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting3.55×0 works
  5. Engineering1.87×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.87×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.79×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.59×0 works
  9. Materials Science1.46×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.53×0 works
  11. Medicine0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at COM DEV International?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard J. Cameron, Van Dokas and Jeffrey S Cain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is COM DEV International.

  1. 1 Richard J. Cameron Canada · #500,785 worldwide 6.1k citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Van Dokas Canada · #2,103,603 worldwide 422 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey S Cain Canada · #2,461,151 worldwide 416 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Chandra M. Kudsia Canada · #2,545,906 worldwide 2.7k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Fraser S. Thomson Canada · #3,332,740 worldwide 190 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Antonio Panariello Canada · #3,582,740 worldwide 275 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 John Paul Hackett Canada · #3,868,878 worldwide 312 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 A. R. Raab Canada · #4,529,884 worldwide 39 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Clinton E. Evans Canada · #5,243,269 worldwide 135 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Robert C. Peach Canada · #5,488,386 worldwide 384 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at COM DEV International

What are the most cited papers from COM DEV International?

The most cited paper from COM DEV International is "Theoretical and experimental investigations on rectangular dielectric resonator antennas" (R.K. Mongia, Apisak Ittipiboon, 1997), with 759 citations. Next come "Neural Network Inverse Modeling and Applications to Microwave Filter Design" (343) and "Thermal ion imagers and Langmuir probes in the Swarm electric field instruments" (299).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Theoretical and experimental investigations on rectangular dielectric resonator antennas R.K. Mongia, Apisak Ittipiboon · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 1997 759
2 Neural Network Inverse Modeling and Applications to Microwave Filter Design Humayun Kabir, Ying Wang, Ming Yu et al. · IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques Apr 2008 343
3 Thermal ion imagers and Langmuir probes in the Swarm electric field instruments David J. Knudsen, J. K. Burchill, Stephan Christoph Buchert et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics Open access 20 Jan 2017 299
4 Innovations in microwave filters and multiplexing networks for communications satellite systems Chandra M. Kudsia, Richard J. Cameron, Wenfei Tang · IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques Jun 1992 267
5 A comprehensive design and performance analysis of low Earth orbit satellite quantum communication J.‐P. Bourgoin, Evan Meyer-Scott, Brendon L. Higgins et al. · New Journal of Physics Open access 5 Feb 2013 244
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at COM DEV International?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Neural Networks, Microwave Filters, Substrate Integrated Waveguide, Integrated Circuits, Millimeter-Wave, Frequency Selective Surfaces, Metasurfaces and Frequency Synthesizer.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Artificial Neural Networks52▲ 46×4 topics
  2. Microwave Filters51▲ 281×1 topic
  3. Substrate Integrated Waveguide51▲ 281×1 topic
  4. Integrated Circuits20▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Millimeter-Wave18▲ 127×2 topics
  6. Frequency Selective Surfaces18▲ 120×1 topic
  7. Metasurfaces18▲ 120×1 topic
  8. Frequency Synthesizer15▲ 89×2 topics
  9. CMOS14▲ 71×2 topics
  10. Acoustic Wave Biosensors14▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Thin Film Resonators14▲ 108×1 topic
  12. Low-Noise Amplifiers14▲ 130×1 topic
  13. Oscillators14▲ 130×1 topic
  14. Metamaterial13▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Wireless Communications10▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Optimization10▲ 6.7×2 topics
  17. Particle Swarm Optimization10▲ 33×3 topics
  18. IoT Applications10▲ 130×2 topics
  19. LEO Satellite Constellation9▲ 174×1 topic
  20. Satellite Communications9▲ 174×1 topic
  21. Stability Analysis9▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Antenna Arrays9▲ 115×1 topic
  23. Differential Evolution9▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Antenna9▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Microstrip9▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Biosensors8▲ 5.3×4 topics
  27. Maxwell's Equations8▲ 51×2 topics
  28. Electromagnetics7▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Finite-Difference Time-Domain7▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Sensors7▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Resonators7▲ 38×3 topics
  32. Resource Allocation6▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Thermal Analysis6▲ 16×2 topics
  34. CubeSat6▲ 97×1 topic
  35. small satellite6▲ 97×1 topic
  36. Silicon Photonics6▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Wireless Networks6▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Microcavities6▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Optical Modulators6▲ 9.9×1 topic
  40. Electromagnetic Compatibility5▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does COM DEV International publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Flow Measurement and Analysis, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Machine Learning in Materials Science.

Flow Measurement and Ana…0Flow Measurement and Analysis: 0 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…0Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: 0 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 0 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 0 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 0 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 0 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 0 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 0 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 0 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsWater Science and TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Flow Measurement and Analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  2. 2 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  4. 4 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 0 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 0 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 available3.4%not open96.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has COM DEV International's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 336% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is COM DEV International as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000087% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%COM DEV International0.000023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of COM DEV International over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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