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InterDigital (United States)

In research, InterDigital (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,712 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science (Computer Science is 4.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,808
of 22,385 · #8,946 all time
Rank in United States
#1,799
of 3,332
Research works
782
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
InterDigital (United States)

What is InterDigital (United States) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,712 of 10,670 9.8%87 #3883

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where InterDigital (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does InterDigital (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at InterDigital (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (35%), Engineering (30%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 97 fractional works · 70.4% of its workComputer Science: 48 fractional works · 35.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 10.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 9.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 41 fractional works · 30.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 15.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInterDigital(United States)138fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences14%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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science4835.0%
    2. Engineering4130.0%
    3. Environmental Science42.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    5. Mathematics10.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Medicine1812.7%
    2. Health Professions10.9%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    1. Social Sciences75.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting32.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities21.8%
    5. Psychology10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.3%
    2. Neuroscience10.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does InterDigital (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 48.3 works4.5×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 4.50× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.00× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 18 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.50×48 works
  2. Engineering2.00×41 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.44×4 works
  4. Dentistry1.00×1 works
  5. Mathematics0.79×1 works
  6. Medicine0.66×18 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×3 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.62×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.54×4 works
  10. Neuroscience0.52×1 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.46×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.43×8 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×1 works
  14. Health Professions0.33×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.26×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×2 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.17×0 works
  18. Psychology0.14×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Chonggang Wang, John Viega and Onur Sahin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is InterDigital (United States).

  1. 1 Chonggang Wang United States · #463,389 worldwide 7.9k citations · 267 works
  2. 2 John Viega United States · #583,242 worldwide 3.2k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Onur Sahin United States · #636,822 worldwide 1.7k citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Gary E. McGraw United States · #705,117 worldwide 7.1k citations · 184 works
  5. 5 Alex Reznik United States · #742,508 worldwide 2.3k citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Chunxuan Ye United States · #784,260 worldwide 2.2k citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Erdem Bala United States · #1,014,524 worldwide 1.1k citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Rui Yang United States · #1,164,881 worldwide 2.8k citations · 124 works
  9. 9 Yogendra Shah United States · #1,183,782 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Arnab Roy United States · #1,428,710 worldwide 567 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at InterDigital (United States)

What are the most cited papers from InterDigital (United States)?

The most cited paper from InterDigital (United States) is "Radio-telepathy" (Suhas Mathur, Wade K. Trappe, Narayan B. Mandayam et al., 2008), with 746 citations. Next come "Fog-computing-based radio access networks: issues and challenges" (684) and "A Tutorial on Beam Management for 3GPP NR at mmWave Frequencies" (664).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Radio-telepathy Suhas Mathur, Wade K. Trappe, Narayan B. Mandayam et al. Conference paper 14 Sep 2008 746
2 Fog-computing-based radio access networks: issues and challenges Mugen Peng, Shi Yan, Kecheng Zhang et al. · IEEE Network Open access Jul 2016 684
3 A Tutorial on Beam Management for 3GPP NR at mmWave Frequencies Marco Giordani, Michele Polese, Arnab Roy et al. · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials Open access 21 Sep 2018 664
4 Software security Gary E. McGraw · IEEE Security & Privacy Mar 2004 510
5 Investigation of Prediction Accuracy, Sensitivity, and Parameter Stability of Large-Scale Propagation Path Loss Models for 5G Wireless Communications Shu Dong Sun, Theodore S. Rappaport, Timothy A. Thomas et al. · IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology Open access 16 Mar 2016 497
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at InterDigital (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Massive MIMO, Energy Efficiency, Spectral Efficiency, Cellular Networks, Interference Alignment, Wireless Networks and Neural 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-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. Deep Learning22▲ 4.6×41 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency9▲ 7.0×8 topics
  3. Massive MIMO9▲ 79×3 topics
  4. Machine Learning8▲ 1.70×29 topics
  5. Spectral Efficiency7▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Neural Networks7▲ 3.2×17 topics
  7. Cellular Networks7▲ 103×1 topic
  8. Interference Alignment7▲ 103×1 topic
  9. Wireless Networks6▲ 29×8 topics
  10. Channel Modeling4▲ 25×5 topics
  11. Internet of Things4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  12. Healthcare4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  13. Wireless Communications4▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Video Coding4▲ 125×2 topics
  15. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  16. 5G4▲ 44×3 topics
  17. Beamforming3▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Convolutional Networks3▲ 18×3 topics
  19. 3D Reconstruction3▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Point Clouds3▲ 26×2 topics
  21. 5G Networks3▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Channel Estimation3▲ 26×4 topics
  23. Image Processing3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  24. Sparse Representation3▲ 12×3 topics
  25. JPEG20003▲ 147×1 topic
  26. Wavelet Compression3▲ 147×1 topic
  27. MIMO Systems3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Resource Allocation3▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Simulation3▲ 7.9×5 topics
  30. IoT Security3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  31. Communications2▲ 55×2 topics
  32. Mesh Segmentation2▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Shape Representation2▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Space-Time Coding2▲ 50×2 topics
  35. Iterative Decoding2▲ 67×2 topics
  36. Terrestrial Laser Scanning2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Computer Graphics2▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Edge Computing2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Security and Privacy2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Visualization2▲ 28×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Advanced Data Compression Techniques, 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling.

Advanced MIMO Systems Op…7Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Data Compression Techniques: 3 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 2 fractional worksComputer Graphics and Visualization Techniques: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Image Processin…2Advanced Image Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Vision and Imaging: 2 fractional worksImage Enhancement Techniques: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionComputational MechanicsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Advanced Data Compression Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  3. 3 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  4. 4 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Image Processing Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Vision and Imaging Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 Image Enhancement Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental 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 available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% 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 InterDigital (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%InterDigital (United States)0.00083% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of InterDigital (United States) 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025InterDigital (United States)8.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.8% in 2004.

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