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Vodafone (Germany)

In research, Vodafone (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#4,524 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,877 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering and Computer Science — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,319
of 28,054 · #24,298 all time
Rank in Germany
#868
of 1,178
Research works
546
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Vodafone (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 #4,524 of 6,636 15.2%72 #3808
Physical SciencesDomain #10,877 of 12,888 14.9%110 #13599

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vodafone (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).

What does Vodafone (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 49.1 works12×
  2. EngineeringField · 71.9 works4.0×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 32.8 works3.5×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.54× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.03× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vodafone (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Philipp Schulz, Wolfgang Rave and Meik Dörpinghaus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vodafone (Germany).

  1. 1 Philipp Schulz Germany · #218,518 worldwide 230 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Wolfgang Rave Germany · #466,662 worldwide 136 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Meik Dörpinghaus Germany · #761,162 worldwide 96 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Philipp Schulz Germany · #1,056,862 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Zhongju Li Germany · #1,252,205 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Vodafone (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Vodafone (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Wireless Networks, Spectral Efficiency, Massive MIMO, Beamforming, Channel Modeling, Cellular Networks and Interference Alignment.

▲ 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 Efficiency12▲ 11×8 topics
  2. Deep Learning12▲ 2.9×16 topics
  3. Wireless Networks10▲ 54×4 topics
  4. Massive MIMO10▲ 99×3 topics
  5. Spectral Efficiency10▲ 124×2 topics
  6. Beamforming9▲ 68×4 topics
  7. Channel Modeling9▲ 58×6 topics
  8. Cellular Networks7▲ 127×1 topic
  9. Interference Alignment7▲ 127×1 topic
  10. Neural Networks7▲ 4.0×10 topics
  11. Channel Estimation7▲ 71×4 topics
  12. 5G7▲ 104×3 topics
  13. Resource Allocation7▲ 33×5 topics
  14. Wireless Communications7▲ 32×4 topics
  15. 5G Networks6▲ 26×5 topics
  16. Power Control6▲ 143×3 topics
  17. MIMO Systems6▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Channel Assignment6▲ 135×3 topics
  19. Communications5▲ 136×2 topics
  20. Wireless Communication5▲ 29×4 topics
  21. Hybrid Precoding5▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Millimeter Wave5▲ 142×1 topic
  23. Frequency Synthesizer4▲ 93×2 topics
  24. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  25. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  26. Space-Time Coding4▲ 101×2 topics
  27. CMOS4▲ 66×2 topics
  28. Iterative Decoding4▲ 129×2 topics
  29. CDMA Systems4▲ 232×1 topic
  30. Millimeter-Wave4▲ 83×2 topics
  31. Multiuser Detection4▲ 232×1 topic
  32. OFDM Systems4▲ 124×2 topics
  33. MIMO-OFDM4▲ 186×1 topic
  34. fading channels4▲ 186×1 topic
  35. Waveform Design3▲ 74×2 topics
  36. Delta-Sigma Modulator3▲ 79×2 topics
  37. Integrated Circuits3▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Microwave Filters3▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Security and Privacy3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Substrate Integrated Waveguide3▲ 43×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling, Wireless Communication Networks Research and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques.

Advanced MIMO Systems Op…7Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 7 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 5 fractional worksWireless Communication N…4Wireless Communication Networks Research: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…4Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques: 4 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 3 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 3 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrat…3Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 3 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 2 fractional worksPAPR reduction in OFDM2PAPR reduction in OFDM: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsSignal ProcessingAerospace Engineering

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 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Wireless Communication Networks Research Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 2 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 PAPR reduction in OFDM Electrical and Electronic 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 available16.7%not open83.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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