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Infinera (United States)

In research, Infinera (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,091 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering and Physical Sciences — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 16.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,785
of 28,054 · #16,267 all time
Rank in United States
#3,224
of 4,192
Research works
413
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Infinera (United States) 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 #11,091 of 12,888 12.0%61 #9342

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Infinera (United States) 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 Infinera (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 42.3 works16×
  2. EngineeringField · 48.1 works4.4×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 61.3 works2.2×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.43× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Infinera (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Corzine, M. Küntz and V. Lal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Infinera (United States).

  1. 1 S. Corzine United States · #19,582 worldwide 446 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 M. Küntz United States · #81,374 worldwide 308 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 V. Lal United States · #88,032 worldwide 218 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Matthew Mitchell United States · #91,854 worldwide 237 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Damien Lambert United States · #100,229 worldwide 190 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 M. Ziari United States · #111,210 worldwide 266 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Fred Kish United States · #135,011 worldwide 160 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Masaki Kato United States · #170,744 worldwide 152 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 M. Missey United States · #215,841 worldwide 129 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Vince Dominic United States · #222,838 worldwide 181 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Infinera (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Infinera (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Fiber, Coherent Detection, Digital Signal Processing, Microwave Photonics, Optical Access Networks, Photonic Signal Processing, Energy Efficiency and Elastic Optical Networks.

▲ 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. Optical Fiber13▲ 169×2 topics
  2. Coherent Detection12▲ 395×1 topic
  3. Digital Signal Processing12▲ 351×1 topic
  4. Microwave Photonics12▲ 187×2 topics
  5. Optical Access Networks10▲ 436×1 topic
  6. Photonic Signal Processing10▲ 436×1 topic
  7. Energy Efficiency9▲ 13×4 topics
  8. Elastic Optical Networks8▲ 731×1 topic
  9. Optical Networks8▲ 731×1 topic
  10. Channel Modeling3▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Internet of Things2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  12. Climate Change2◆ 0.95×6 topics
  13. Integrated Circuits2▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Biosensors2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  15. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Fiber Lasers2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Optical Modulators2▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Silicon Photonics2▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  21. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Security2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  23. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Urban Planning2▲ 25×3 topics
  25. 5G Networks1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  26. Free-Space Optical Communication1▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Human Rights1▲ 1.75×8 topics
  28. Literature1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  29. Optical Interconnects1▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)1▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Visible Light Communication1▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Distributed Systems1▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Identity1▲ 2.3×3 topics
  34. Smart Grid1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  35. Cryptanalysis1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Ethnobotany1▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Anomaly Detection1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  38. Architectural Competitions1▲ 132×1 topic
  39. Authentication1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  40. Key Exchange1▲ 136×1 topic

Which research topics does Infinera (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, Advanced Optical Network Technologies and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Optical Network Technolo…12Optical Network Technologies: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…10Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network…8Advanced Optical Network Technologies: 8 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…Photonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksItalian Literature and Culture: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Authentication Protocols Security: 1 fractional worksPower Line Communications and Noise: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsGeneral Arts and HumanitiesComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  6. 6 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Authentication Protocols Security Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Power Line Communications and Noise Electrical and Electronic 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Infinera (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher 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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