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Nokia (Germany)

In research, Nokia (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#3,132 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,948 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,646 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science — Computer Networks and Communications is 18.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,849
of 28,054 · #15,931 all time
Rank in Germany
#663
of 1,178
Research works
744
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Nokia (Germany) 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
EngineeringField #3,132 of 6,636 18.5%88 #2518
Physical SciencesDomain #8,948 of 12,888 16.8%144 #9233
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,646 of 2,318 16.1%67 #1281

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nokia (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#2,518 #3,132
  2. Physical Sciences#9,233 #8,948
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,281 #1,646
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Nokia (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 18.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 24.4 works18×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 66.9 works12×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 51.6 works4.4×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.37× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.87× its world share, 88 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nokia (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Thorsten Wild, Karsten Schuh and Yejian Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nokia (Germany).

  1. 1 Thorsten Wild Germany · #40,356 worldwide 460 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Karsten Schuh Germany · #252,803 worldwide 129 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Yejian Chen Germany · #269,676 worldwide 233 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Thomas Pfeiffer Germany · #289,708 worldwide 108 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Marco Hoffmann Germany · #305,919 worldwide 177 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Simone Redana Germany · #465,975 worldwide 94 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Son Thai Le Germany · #488,893 worldwide 94 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Wolfgang Zirwas Germany · #587,036 worldwide 82 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Ahmad Awada Germany · #635,647 worldwide 76 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Vahid Aref Germany · #649,468 worldwide 88 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Nokia (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Nokia (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Massive MIMO, Spectral Efficiency, Wireless Networks, Heterogeneous Networks, Cellular Networks, Interference Alignment and 5G 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. Energy Efficiency24▲ 17×13 topics
  2. Massive MIMO18▲ 145×3 topics
  3. Spectral Efficiency13▲ 129×2 topics
  4. Wireless Networks13▲ 54×9 topics
  5. Deep Learning12▲ 2.4×27 topics
  6. Heterogeneous Networks12▲ 84×2 topics
  7. Cellular Networks12▲ 161×1 topic
  8. Interference Alignment12▲ 161×1 topic
  9. 5G Networks9▲ 30×5 topics
  10. 5G9▲ 102×3 topics
  11. Optical Fiber8▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Wireless Communication8▲ 35×4 topics
  13. Channel Modeling8▲ 41×4 topics
  14. Channel Estimation8▲ 59×4 topics
  15. MIMO Systems8▲ 64×3 topics
  16. Coherent Detection8▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Digital Signal Processing8▲ 101×1 topic
  18. Resource Allocation7▲ 27×7 topics
  19. Microwave Photonics7▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Beamforming6▲ 39×4 topics
  21. Optical Access Networks6▲ 125×1 topic
  22. Photonic Signal Processing6▲ 125×1 topic
  23. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 9.1×6 topics
  24. Wireless Communications6▲ 22×5 topics
  25. Channel Assignment5▲ 104×3 topics
  26. Integrated Circuits5▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Power Control5▲ 95×3 topics
  28. Broadcasting4▲ 176×1 topic
  29. Communications4▲ 88×1 topic
  30. Layered Division Multiplexing4▲ 176×1 topic
  31. Millimeter Wave4▲ 98×1 topic
  32. Network Virtualization4▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Software-Defined Networking4▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Elastic Optical Networks4▲ 168×1 topic
  35. Optical Networks4▲ 168×1 topic
  36. OFDM Systems4▲ 97×2 topics
  37. MAC Protocol4▲ 109×2 topics
  38. Space-Time Coding4▲ 64×2 topics
  39. Security and Privacy3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Semiconductor Lasers3▲ 32×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling.

Advanced MIMO Systems Op…12Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 12 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 6 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 4 fractional worksTelecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies: 4 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Network…4Software-Defined Networks and 5G: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 3 fractional worksWireless Communication Networks Research: 3 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMedia TechnologyComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 4 works
  6. 6 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Wireless Communication Networks Research Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  10. 10 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.6%domestic only55.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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