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Communications Research Centre Canada

In research, Communications Research Centre Canada stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,983 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,152
of 28,054 · #2,450 all time
Rank in Canada
#334
of 403
Research works
2.8k
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Communications Research Centre Canada 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 #10,983 of 12,888 18.5%67 #1580

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Communications Research Centre 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 Communications Research Centre Canada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 28.7 works9.6×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.04× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.99× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 5 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 Communications Research Centre Canada?

Ranked on the composite score, K. O. Hill, D. C. Johnson and Yiyan Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Communications Research Centre Canada.

  1. 1 K. O. Hill Canada · #24,485 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 D. C. Johnson Canada · #28,698 worldwide 551 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Yiyan Wu Canada · #46,671 worldwide 533 citations · 107 works
  4. 4 F. Bilodeau Canada · #65,921 worldwide 435 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Stephen J. Mihailov Canada · #66,866 worldwide 360 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Christopher W. Smelser Canada · #67,360 worldwide 269 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Dan Grobnic Canada · #71,946 worldwide 277 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 A. Petosa Canada · #107,595 worldwide 253 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 B. Malo Canada · #118,962 worldwide 392 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Liang Zhang Canada · #159,211 worldwide 150 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Communications Research Centre Canada

Which keywords describe research at Communications Research Centre Canada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: 5G, Massive MIMO, Wireless Networks, Beamforming, MIMO Systems, Channel Modeling, Energy Efficiency and Communications.

▲ 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. 5G14▲ 290×3 topics
  2. Massive MIMO13▲ 190×3 topics
  3. Wireless Networks11▲ 82×7 topics
  4. Beamforming10▲ 106×4 topics
  5. MIMO Systems9▲ 137×3 topics
  6. Channel Modeling9▲ 84×4 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency8▲ 10×5 topics
  8. Communications7▲ 251×2 topics
  9. Deep Learning7▲ 2.4×23 topics
  10. Hybrid Precoding7▲ 273×1 topic
  11. Millimeter Wave7▲ 273×1 topic
  12. Broadcasting7▲ 484×1 topic
  13. Layered Division Multiplexing7▲ 484×1 topic
  14. Spectral Efficiency6▲ 108×2 topics
  15. Channel Estimation6▲ 82×4 topics
  16. Cellular Networks5▲ 130×1 topic
  17. Interference Alignment5▲ 130×1 topic
  18. Wireless Communications5▲ 33×4 topics
  19. Wireless Communication5▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Broadband4▲ 126×2 topics
  21. Resource Allocation4▲ 24×5 topics
  22. 5G Networks3▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Cognitive Radio3▲ 102×2 topics
  24. Telecommunications3▲ 84×2 topics
  25. Digital Divide3▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Estimation2▲ 71×2 topics
  27. Rural Development2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces2▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Internet2▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access2▲ 71×1 topic
  31. ICT2▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Inertial Sensors2▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Power Control2▲ 70×3 topics
  34. Smart Grid2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  35. Space-Time Coding2▲ 68×2 topics
  36. Full-Duplex2▲ 170×1 topic
  37. MAC Protocols2▲ 33×2 topics
  38. OFDM Systems2▲ 94×2 topics
  39. Self-Interference Cancellation2▲ 170×1 topic
  40. Dynamic Spectrum Access2▲ 363×1 topic

Which research topics does Communications Research Centre Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies.

Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 7 fractional worksTelecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies: 7 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 2 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 2 fractional worksFull-Duplex Wireless Communications: 2 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 2 fractional worksCognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Techniques: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMedia TechnologyAerospace EngineeringComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 7 works
  3. 3 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Full-Duplex Wireless Communications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available7.6%not open92.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Communications Research Centre Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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.

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