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NEC (United States)

In research, NEC (United States) stands highest in Computer Science (#1,144 of 7,020 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,705 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,832 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science and Physical Sciences — Computer Science is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#11,131
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,446
of 8,685
Research works
566
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
39.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

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
Computer ScienceField #1,144 of 7,020 40.0%310
Physical SciencesDomain #6,705 of 21,541 34.1%518
EngineeringField #3,832 of 11,412 24.7%183
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,150 of 4,248 21.8%137

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does NEC (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 31.8 works7.2×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 50.4 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: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 7.23× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.82× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× 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, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hakan Hacígümüş, Shenghuo Zhu and Junichi Tatemura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NEC (United States).

  1. 1 Hakan Hacígümüş United States · #58,971 worldwide 512 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Shenghuo Zhu United States · #100,591 worldwide 477 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Junichi Tatemura United States · #290,188 worldwide 86 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Wei Xu United States · #401,143 worldwide 178 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Jingchao Ni United States · #443,935 worldwide 105 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Ratnesh Sharma United States · #445,850 worldwide 261 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Cristian Lumezanu United States · #559,114 worldwide 98 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Bo Zong United States · #639,226 worldwide 86 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Martin Renqiang Min United States · #674,673 worldwide 133 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Wei Cheng United States · #860,542 worldwide 81 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at NEC (United States)

Which keywords describe research at NEC (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning18▲ 9.2×37 topics
  2. Neural Networks8▲ 9.0×16 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 2.6×20 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 10×7 topics
  5. Optical Fiber4▲ 68×3 topics
  6. Unsupervised Learning4▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Anomaly Detection3▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Representation Learning3▲ 40×3 topics
  9. Semi-Supervised Learning3▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Time Series3▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Convolutional Networks3▲ 33×3 topics
  12. Meta-Learning3▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Image Captioning2▲ 83×1 topic
  14. Visual Question Answering2▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Domain Adaptation2▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Fiber Optic Sensors2▲ 75×1 topic
  17. Image Classification2▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Sensor Technology2▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Transfer Learning2▲ 20×1 topic
  20. Image Recognition2▲ 28×1 topic
  21. Object Detection2▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Pose Estimation2▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Coherent Detection2▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Digital Signal Processing2▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Feature Extraction2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Internet of Things2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  27. IoT Security2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Distributed Systems2▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Integrated Circuits2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Outlier Detection2▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Unsupervised2▲ 25×1 topic
  32. 5G Networks2▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Depth Estimation2▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Action Recognition1▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Spatiotemporal Features1▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Semiconductor Lasers1▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Microwave Photonics1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Optical Modulators1▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Silicon Photonics1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Smart Cities1▲ 8.6×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Multimodal Machine Learning Applications, Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors and Advanced Neural Network Applications.

Multimodal Machine Learn…2Multimodal Machine Learning Applications: 2 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Fe…2Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…2Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …2Advanced Neural Network Applications: 2 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksHuman Pose and Action Re…1Human Pose and Action Recognition: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Vision and Imaging: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 1 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic Engineering

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 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Human Pose and Action Recognition Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Vision and Imaging Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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