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Ericsson (Germany)

In research, Ericsson (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,249 of 17,446 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,099 of 6,336 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,294
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,094
of 1,603
Research works
270
▲ 105% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Ericsson (Germany)

What is Ericsson (Germany) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,249 of 17,446 14.5%243
Computer ScienceField #3,099 of 6,336 14.2%120

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

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Ericsson (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (62%), Computer Science (27%), Materials Science (3%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 94.3% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 62.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 33.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 10.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 26.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 17.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKEricsson(Germany)32fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences5%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2062.1%
    2. Computer Science926.9%
    3. Materials Science12.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    6. Environmental Science00.5%
    7. Energy00.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    2. Social Sciences01.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    1. Medicine00.3%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 3.46× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.14× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.14×20 works
  2. Computer Science3.46×9 works
  3. Decision Sciences0.90×0 works
  4. Materials Science0.85×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.47×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×0 works
  8. Energy0.34×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.11×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works
  13. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ericsson (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Reiner Ludwig, Norbert Niebert and Andreas Schieder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ericsson (Germany).

  1. 1 Reiner Ludwig Germany · #962,781 worldwide 1.8k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Norbert Niebert Germany · #1,239,449 worldwide 593 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Andreas Schieder Germany · #1,655,536 worldwide 586 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 René Rembarz Germany · #1,656,095 worldwide 396 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Philipp Geuer Germany · #2,184,268 worldwide 193 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Thorsten Lohmar Germany · #2,549,292 worldwide 588 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Markus Kampmann Germany · #2,553,021 worldwide 712 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Andreas Fasbender Germany · #3,024,585 worldwide 265 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Wolfgang Granzow Germany · #3,312,104 worldwide 474 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Jörg Huschke Germany · #3,475,483 worldwide 364 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Ericsson (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Ericsson (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Ericsson (Germany) is "The aurora experimental framework for the performance evaluation of speech recognition systems under noisy conditions" (David J. Pearce, Hans‐Günter Hirsch, 2000), with 1,780 citations. Next come "Multimedia watermarking techniques" (1,372) and "Multilevel codes: theoretical concepts and practical design rules" (937).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The aurora experimental framework for the performance evaluation of speech recognition systems under noisy conditions David J. Pearce, Hans‐Günter Hirsch Conference paper 16 Oct 2000 1,780
2 Multimedia watermarking techniques Frank H. Hartung, Martin Kutter · Proceedings of the IEEE Open access Jul 1999 1,372
3 Multilevel codes: theoretical concepts and practical design rules Udo Wachsmann, Robert F. H. Fischer, J.B. Huber · IEEE Transactions on Information Theory Jul 1999 937
4 Technical solutions for the 3G long-term evolution H. Ekstrom, Anders Furuskär, Jonas Karlsson et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Mar 2006 504
5 The Eifel algorithm Reiner Ludwig, Randy Howard Katz · ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review Open access 2000 394
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ericsson (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Wireless Networks, Massive MIMO, Channel Modeling, Spectral Efficiency, Cellular Networks, Interference Alignment and Wireless Communication.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Energy Efficiency4▲ 14×6 topics
  2. Wireless Networks4▲ 84×6 topics
  3. Massive MIMO3▲ 124×2 topics
  4. Channel Modeling3▲ 69×5 topics
  5. Cellular Networks2▲ 160×1 topic
  6. Interference Alignment2▲ 160×1 topic
  7. Spectral Efficiency2▲ 119×2 topics
  8. Wireless Communication2▲ 49×4 topics
  9. 5G Networks2▲ 33×5 topics
  10. MIMO Systems2▲ 82×3 topics
  11. 5G2▲ 110×2 topics
  12. Beamforming2▲ 60×3 topics
  13. Wireless Communications2▲ 34×3 topics
  14. Resource Allocation2▲ 32×4 topics
  15. MAC Protocol2▲ 254×2 topics
  16. Metamaterial2▲ 55×2 topics
  17. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Channel Assignment2▲ 140×2 topics
  19. Communications2▲ 150×2 topics
  20. Congestion Control2▲ 513×1 topic
  21. TCP2▲ 513×1 topic
  22. Antenna1▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Microstrip1▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Security and Privacy1▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Hybrid Precoding1▲ 139×1 topic
  26. Millimeter Wave1▲ 139×1 topic
  27. Multi-hop Networks1▲ 177×2 topics
  28. IEEE 802.111▲ 247×2 topics
  29. Performance Analysis1▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Power Control1▲ 102×2 topics
  31. wireless LAN1▲ 413×1 topic
  32. Fuzzy Cognitive Maps1▲ 225×1 topic
  33. Level Set Method1▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Modeling1▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Sensitivity Analysis1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Ericsson (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Network Traffic and Congestion Control, Antenna Design and Analysis and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling.

Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksNetwork Traffic and Congestion Control: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…1Antenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagat…1Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 1 fractional worksWireless Networks and Protocols: 1 fractional worksCognitive Science and Mapping: 1 fractional worksTopology Optimization in…1Topology Optimization in Engineering: 1 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Local…1Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 1 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Network…1Software-Defined Networks and 5G: 1 fractional worksWireless Body Area Netwo…1Wireless Body Area Networks: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsAerospace EngineeringArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Network Traffic and Congestion Control Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  3. 3 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Wireless Networks and Protocols Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  6. 6 Cognitive Science and Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Wireless Body Area Networks Biomedical Engineering 1 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 available10.3%not open89.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.5%domestic only52.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ericsson (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 105% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Ericsson (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ericsson (Germany)0.00013% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Ericsson (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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