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DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH

In research, DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH stands highest in Engineering (#3,256 of 11,412 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,725 of 7,020 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,747 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,194
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#928
of 2,077
Research works
521
▼ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
27.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH 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 #3,256 of 11,412 27.3%219
Computer ScienceField #2,725 of 7,020 31.2%267
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,747 of 4,248 28.1%186
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #830 of 1,873 27.9%176
Physical SciencesDomain #10,846 of 21,541 29.2%491

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 5.60× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.67× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH?

Ranked on the composite score, Hidekazu Taoka, Anass Benjebbour and Zoran Despotovic lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH.

  1. 1 Hidekazu Taoka Germany · #27,623 worldwide 562 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Anass Benjebbour Germany · #32,064 worldwide 558 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Zoran Despotovic Germany · #188,691 worldwide 117 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Gunther Auer Germany · #245,781 worldwide 193 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Christian Schaefer Germany · #683,295 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Anxin Li Germany · #763,771 worldwide 133 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Anand R. Prasad Germany · #1,422,789 worldwide 7 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH

Which keywords describe research at DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wireless Networks, Space-Time Coding, Energy Efficiency, Resource Allocation, Power Control, Spectral Efficiency, Channel Assignment and Channel Estimation.

▲ 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. Wireless Networks95▲ 81×8 topics
  2. Space-Time Coding72▲ 155×2 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency69▲ 17×8 topics
  4. Resource Allocation68▲ 56×7 topics
  5. Power Control65▲ 109×3 topics
  6. Spectral Efficiency55▲ 154×2 topics
  7. Channel Assignment55▲ 97×3 topics
  8. Channel Estimation54▲ 124×4 topics
  9. Massive MIMO48▲ 129×3 topics
  10. Heterogeneous Networks44▲ 118×2 topics
  11. Cellular Networks44▲ 160×1 topic
  12. Interference Alignment44▲ 160×1 topic
  13. Wireless Communication44▲ 62×4 topics
  14. Network Coding42▲ 91×2 topics
  15. Wireless Communications40▲ 51×4 topics
  16. Cooperative Diversity39▲ 170×1 topic
  17. Relay Networks39▲ 170×1 topic
  18. Iterative Decoding38▲ 123×2 topics
  19. Mobile Networks36▲ 103×2 topics
  20. MIMO-OFDM33▲ 140×1 topic
  21. fading channels33▲ 140×1 topic
  22. 5G Networks31▲ 47×5 topics
  23. CDMA Systems29▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Multiuser Detection29▲ 118×1 topic
  25. OFDM Systems29▲ 103×2 topics
  26. IEEE 802.1126▲ 126×2 topics
  27. Scheduling Algorithms25▲ 94×2 topics
  28. Cross-Layer Optimization25▲ 163×1 topic
  29. Quality of Service25▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Distributed Systems24▲ 19×6 topics
  31. Routing Protocols21▲ 48×3 topics
  32. MAC Protocol21▲ 99×2 topics
  33. Content Delivery20▲ 61×2 topics
  34. Mobile Ad Hoc Networks18▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Mobility Models18▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Performance Analysis17▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Security17▲ 7.8×8 topics
  38. Interference Mitigation17▲ 88×2 topics
  39. Internet Applications16▲ 58×2 topics
  40. MIMO Systems16▲ 55×2 topics

Which research topics does DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Topic Modeling and Full-Duplex Wireless Communications.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing2IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 1 fractional worksTopic Modeling1Topic Modeling: 1 fractional worksFull-Duplex Wireless Communications: 1 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…0Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques: 0 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 0 fractional worksWireless Body Area Networks: 0 fractional worksError Correcting Code Techniques: 0 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Full-Duplex Wireless Communications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  9. 9 Wireless Body Area Networks Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Error Correcting Code Techniques Computer Networks and Communications 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 available17.6%not open82.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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