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NEC (United States)

In research, NEC (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,363 of 17,446 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,253 of 6,336 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,375 of 3,725 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science and Physical Sciences (Computer Science is 7.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#11,592
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,414
of 7,310
Research works
566
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
39.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
NEC (United States)

What is NEC (United States) 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 #3,363 of 17,446 17.9%518
Computer ScienceField #1,253 of 6,336 20.8%310
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,375 of 3,725 12.5%137
EngineeringField #4,004 of 9,532 14.3%183

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

In 2022-now, 89% of research at NEC (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (57%), Engineering (27%), Physics and Astronomy (3%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 89.2% of its workComputer Science: 35 fractional works · 57.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 20.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 18.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 26.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 18.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNEC (UnitedStates)62fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences3%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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science3557.0%
    2. Engineering1626.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy23.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    5. Environmental Science00.7%
    6. Chemistry00.6%
    7. Materials Science00.5%
    1. Decision Sciences11.6%
    2. Psychology11.2%
    3. Social Sciences11.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    2. Neuroscience11.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine22.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does NEC (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 35.2 works7.3×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 55.0 works2.3×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 7.33× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.77× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science7.33×35 works
  2. Engineering1.77×16 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.61×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.41×2 works
  5. Neuroscience0.79×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×0 works
  7. Psychology0.40×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.37×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  13. Medicine0.14×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.13×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.09×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Shenghuo Zhu, Haifeng Chen and Hakan Hacígümüş lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NEC (United States).

  1. 1 Shenghuo Zhu United States · #109,702 worldwide 9.6k citations · 179 works
  2. 2 Haifeng Chen United States · #303,446 worldwide 2.3k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Hakan Hacígümüş United States · #357,250 worldwide 3.7k citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Samuel Schulter United States · #365,360 worldwide 2k citations · 77 works
  5. 5 Zhengzhang Chen United States · #373,662 worldwide 2.7k citations · 143 works
  6. 6 Quoc-Huy Tran United States · #460,268 worldwide 1.1k citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Hyun Jin Moon United States · #580,934 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Jingchao Ni United States · #633,531 worldwide 2.5k citations · 106 works
  9. 9 Wei Cheng United States · #725,029 worldwide 3.6k citations · 171 works
  10. 10 Junichi Tatemura United States · #816,488 worldwide 2.1k citations · 90 works
All ranked researchers at NEC (United States)

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

The most cited paper from NEC (United States) is "Locality-constrained Linear Coding for image classification" (Jinjun Wang, Jianchao Yang, Kai Yu et al., 2010), with 3,079 citations. Next come "Linear spatial pyramid matching using sparse coding for image classification" (2,880) and "A Dual-Stage Attention-Based Recurrent Neural Network for Time Series Prediction" (1,453).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Locality-constrained Linear Coding for image classification Jinjun Wang, Jianchao Yang, Kai Yu et al. Conference paper Jun 2010 3,079
2 Linear spatial pyramid matching using sparse coding for image classification Jianchao Yang, Kai Yu, Yihong Gong et al. · 2009 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference paper Jun 2009 2,880
3 A Dual-Stage Attention-Based Recurrent Neural Network for Time Series Prediction Yao Qin, Dongjin Song, Haifeng Chen et al. Conference paperOpen access 28 Jul 2017 1,453
4 ONOS Pankaj Berde, Matteo Gerola, Jonathan Hart et al. Conference paperOpen access 12 Aug 2014 1,126
5 DESIRE: Distant Future Prediction in Dynamic Scenes with Interacting Agents Namhoon Lee, Wongun Choi, Paul Vernaza et al. Conference paper Jul 2017 1,085
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NEC (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Optical Fiber, Unsupervised Learning, Anomaly Detection, Representation Learning and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 Learning20▲ 9.4×39 topics
  2. Neural Networks8▲ 8.8×16 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 2.6×21 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Optical Fiber4▲ 67×3 topics
  6. Unsupervised Learning4▲ 43×3 topics
  7. Anomaly Detection3▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Representation Learning3▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Convolutional Networks3▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Semi-Supervised Learning3▲ 37×3 topics
  11. Meta-Learning3▲ 51×2 topics
  12. Time Series3▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Image Captioning2▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Visual Question Answering2▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Fiber Optic Sensors2▲ 77×1 topic
  16. Sensor Technology2▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Domain Adaptation2▲ 68×1 topic
  18. Pose Estimation2▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Transfer Learning2▲ 19×1 topic
  20. 5G Networks2▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Image Classification2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. IoT Security2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Feature Extraction2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  24. Image Recognition2▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Internet of Things2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  26. Object Detection2▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Coherent Detection2▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Digital Signal Processing2▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Action Recognition2▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Spatiotemporal Features2▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Distributed Systems2▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Integrated Circuits2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Outlier Detection2▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Smart Cities2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. Unsupervised2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Depth Estimation2▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Edge Computing1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Fog Computing1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Silicon Photonics1▲ 23×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Multimodal Machine Learning Applications, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning and Advanced Neural Network Applications.

Multimodal Machine Learn…2Multimodal Machine Learning Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…2Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 2 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Fe…2Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …2Advanced Neural Network Applications: 2 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksHuman Pose and Action Recognition: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…2Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…1Photonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksNeural Networks and Rese…1Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 1 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  5. 5 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Human Pose and Action Recognition Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  7. 7 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 NEC (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%NEC (United States)0.00032% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of NEC (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.

20%40%NEC (United States)14.3% in 2014all institutions10.0% in 20142010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.3% in 2010.

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