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ZTE (China)

In research, ZTE (China) stands highest in Engineering (#1,597 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,509 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,174 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,905
of 28,054 · #15,517 all time
Rank in China
#1,827
of 3,058
Research works
1.3k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.9k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is ZTE (China) 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 #1,597 of 6,636 18.1%206 #2524
Physical SciencesDomain #5,509 of 12,888 17.6%316 #8762
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,174 of 2,318 14.4%125 #1607
Computer ScienceField #3,220 of 4,667 17.3%90 #4156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ZTE (China) 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#2,524 #1,597
  2. Physical Sciences#8,762 #5,509
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,607 #1,174
  4. Computer Science#4,156 #3,220
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 ZTE (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 124.5 works10×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 30.6 works10×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 34.4 works8.7×
  4. EngineeringField · 205.5 works4.1×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.45× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.07× its world share, 206 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ZTE (China)?

Ranked on the composite score, Huahua Xiao, Yajun Zhao and Ruiqi Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ZTE (China).

  1. 1 Huahua Xiao China · #353,410 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Yajun Zhao China · #464,501 worldwide 74 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Ruiqi Liu China · #809,494 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Li Tian China · #1,032,274 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Yijian Chen China · #1,137,612 worldwide 64 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Yaofeng Tu China · #1,143,662 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Dehui Kong China · #1,195,081 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Weiming Wang China · #1,379,103 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Xiyu Wang China · #1,403,118 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Yihua Ma China · #1,580,312 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at ZTE (China)

Which keywords describe research at ZTE (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Deep Learning, Channel Estimation, Wireless Communications, Wireless Communication, MIMO Systems, Massive MIMO 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. Deep Learning38▲ 3.3×59 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency35▲ 11×14 topics
  3. Channel Estimation19▲ 65×4 topics
  4. Wireless Communications19▲ 32×5 topics
  5. Wireless Communication18▲ 36×5 topics
  6. MIMO Systems17▲ 63×3 topics
  7. Neural Networks17▲ 3.2×26 topics
  8. Massive MIMO16▲ 60×3 topics
  9. 5G Networks15▲ 22×5 topics
  10. Spectral Efficiency14▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Wireless Networks14▲ 26×8 topics
  12. Beamforming12▲ 34×4 topics
  13. Heterogeneous Networks12▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Channel Modeling12▲ 28×6 topics
  15. Cellular Networks12▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Interference Alignment12▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Wireless Sensor Networks12▲ 7.7×11 topics
  18. Resource Allocation11▲ 19×8 topics
  19. Optical Fiber11▲ 30×2 topics
  20. 5G10▲ 54×3 topics
  21. Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces10▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access10▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Coherent Detection10▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Digital Signal Processing10▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Integrated Circuits10▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Internet of Things10▲ 3.3×17 topics
  27. Thermal Management10▲ 8.4×7 topics
  28. Microwave Photonics9▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Antenna9▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Microstrip9▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Optical Access Networks8▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Photonic Signal Processing8▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Iterative Decoding8▲ 89×2 topics
  34. Security and Privacy8▲ 12×3 topics
  35. IoT Security7▲ 6.9×3 topics
  36. Space-Time Coding7▲ 58×2 topics
  37. Particle Swarm Optimization7▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Mobile Edge Computing6▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Communications6▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Hybrid Precoding6▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does ZTE (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies, Optical Network Technologies and Antenna Design and Analysis.

Advanced MIMO Systems Op…12Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…10Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 10 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…10Optical Network Technologies: 10 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…9Antenna Design and Analysis: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 8 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…5Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques: 5 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 5 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering

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 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available11.1%not open88.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ZTE (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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