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Deutsche Telekom (Germany)

In research, Deutsche Telekom (Germany) stands highest in Computer Science (#2,976 of 4,417 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,270 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (Computer Networks and Communications is 20.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,253
of 22,385 · #7,534 all time
Rank in Germany
#532
of 795
Research works
1.7k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Deutsche Telekom (Germany)

What is Deutsche Telekom (Germany) 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
Computer ScienceField #2,976 of 4,417 9.0%84 #1644
Physical SciencesDomain #8,270 of 10,670 8.2%155 #5450

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsche Telekom (Germany) 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 Deutsche Telekom (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Deutsche Telekom (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (44%), Engineering (31%), Business, Management and Accounting (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 169 fractional works · 81.7% of its workComputer Science: 91 fractional works · 44.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 37 fractional works · 18.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 31 fractional works · 14.9% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 64 fractional works · 31.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 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: 26 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 5.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKDeutsche Telekom(Germany)206fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences13%

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 Science9144.3%
    2. Engineering6431.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy104.9%
    4. Environmental Science10.5%
    5. Materials Science10.3%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting125.7%
    2. Social Sciences115.2%
    3. Psychology20.8%
    4. Decision Sciences10.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.0%
    2. Neuroscience21.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine31.6%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Deutsche Telekom (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 37.4 works20×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 30.7 works6.2×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 91.4 works5.7×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.69× its world share, 91 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.07× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.21× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science5.69×91 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.21×10 works
  3. Engineering2.07×64 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.77×12 works
  5. Neuroscience0.60×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.52×1 works
  7. Social Sciences0.41×11 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×4 works
  9. Energy0.26×0 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.25×0 works
  11. Psychology0.25×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.20×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works
  15. Veterinary0.12×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.10×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  18. Medicine0.09×3 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  25. Nursing0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Deutsche Telekom (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter C. List, Christoph Peylo and Felix Burkhardt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsche Telekom (Germany).

  1. 1 Peter C. List Germany · #966,965 worldwide 3k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Christoph Peylo Germany · #1,290,309 worldwide 1.4k citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Felix Burkhardt Germany · #1,562,675 worldwide 5.3k citations · 139 works
  4. 4 Heinz Droste Germany · #1,625,484 worldwide 1.8k citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Mario Kind Germany · #1,639,629 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Bernhard Feiten Germany · #2,273,452 worldwide 732 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Sudha Krishnamurthy Germany · #2,274,944 worldwide 3.2k citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Roger P. Karrer Germany · #2,427,109 worldwide 564 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Marie-Neige Garcia Germany · #2,427,983 worldwide 1.3k citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Ralf Hülsermann Germany · #2,459,968 worldwide 523 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsche Telekom (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Deutsche Telekom (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Deutsche Telekom (Germany) is "BUBBLE Rap: Social-Based Forwarding in Delay-Tolerant Networks" (Pan Hui, Jon Crowcroft, Eiko Yoneki, 2011), with 1,526 citations. Next come "ThinkAir: Dynamic resource allocation and parallel execution in the cloud for mobile code offloading" (1,200) and "Simplifying and isolating failure-inducing input" (1,078).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 BUBBLE Rap: Social-Based Forwarding in Delay-Tolerant Networks Pan Hui, Jon Crowcroft, Eiko Yoneki · IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 3 Jan 2011 1,526
2 ThinkAir: Dynamic resource allocation and parallel execution in the cloud for mobile code offloading Sokol Kosta, Andrius Auçinas, Pan Hui et al. Conference paper Mar 2012 1,200
3 Simplifying and isolating failure-inducing input Andreas Zeller, Ralf Hildebrandt · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering Feb 2002 1,078
4 A survey of vision-based methods for action representation, segmentation and recognition Daniel Weinland, Rémi Ronfard, Edmond Boyer · Computer Vision and Image Understanding Open access 18 Oct 2010 1,017
5 Coordinated multipoint: Concepts, performance, and field trial results Ralf Irmer, Heinz Droste, Patrick Marsch et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Open access Feb 2011 1,006
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Deutsche Telekom (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Quantum Information, Entanglement, Energy Efficiency, 5G Networks, Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Computation and Computation.

▲ 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. Security17▲ 12×13 topics
  2. Quantum Information17▲ 69×2 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency16▲ 8.3×11 topics
  4. Entanglement16▲ 51×4 topics
  5. Deep Learning14▲ 2.0×28 topics
  6. 5G Networks14▲ 35×5 topics
  7. Quantum Algorithms12▲ 111×1 topic
  8. Quantum Computation12▲ 111×1 topic
  9. Computation12▲ 82×2 topics
  10. Cryptography12▲ 49×3 topics
  11. Channel Modeling12▲ 47×5 topics
  12. Quantum12▲ 72×2 topics
  13. Metrology12▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Superconducting Circuits12▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Internet of Things11▲ 6.4×12 topics
  16. Big Data11▲ 5.4×12 topics
  17. Wireless Networks10▲ 34×8 topics
  18. Security and Privacy9▲ 22×3 topics
  19. IoT Security8▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Healthcare7▲ 3.1×7 topics
  21. Network Virtualization7▲ 96×1 topic
  22. Software-Defined Networking7▲ 96×1 topic
  23. Mobile Edge Computing7▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Molecular Communication7▲ 226×1 topic
  25. Nanonetworks7▲ 226×1 topic
  26. Smart Cities7▲ 13×6 topics
  27. Distributed Systems6▲ 18×5 topics
  28. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 6.8×10 topics
  29. Edge Computing6▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Massive MIMO6▲ 37×3 topics
  31. Fog Computing6▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Smart Grid5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  33. Cloud Computing5▲ 8.2×5 topics
  34. Resource Allocation4▲ 12×8 topics
  35. Wireless Communication4▲ 15×4 topics
  36. MIMO Systems4▲ 26×3 topics
  37. Wireless Communications4▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Cybersecurity4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Fault Tolerance4▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Spectral Efficiency4▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Deutsche Telekom (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Software-Defined Networks and 5G and Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks.

Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 12 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 12 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 7 fractional worksMolecular Communication and Nanonetworks: 7 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 6 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…4Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 4 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 4 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksCooperative Communication and Network Coding: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and CommunicationsBiomedical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  3. 3 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  4. 4 Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  6. 6 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Cooperative Communication and Network Coding Computer Networks and Communications 3 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 available12.8%not open87.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Deutsche Telekom (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Deutsche Telekom (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Deutsche Telekom (Germany)0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Deutsche Telekom (Germany) 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 2025Deutsche Telekom (Germany)9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.5% in 2017.

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