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ZTE (United States)

In research, ZTE (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#3,713 of 11,412 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,852 of 4,248 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,123 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,158
of 28,054 · #15,235 all time
Rank in United States
#2,940
of 4,192
Research works
707
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is ZTE (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
EngineeringField #3,713 of 11,412 21.2%303
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,852 of 4,248 24.7%215
Physical SciencesDomain #11,123 of 21,541 18.4%490

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

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: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.56× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.85× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.29× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.81× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Giuseppe Zecchini, Hung‐Chang Chien and Ze Dong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ZTE (United States).

  1. 1 Giuseppe Zecchini United States · #135,716 worldwide 35 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Hung‐Chang Chien United States · #146,511 worldwide 174 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Ze Dong United States · #281,133 worldwide 181 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Xin Xiao United States · #696,412 worldwide 71 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Lawrence K. Wang United States · #933,185 worldwide 101 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Yan Xia United States · #953,947 worldwide 88 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Herbert E. Krugman United States · #1,129,340 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Siddharth Joglekar United States · #1,217,586 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Rudolph Brandés United States · #1,343,416 worldwide 3 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at ZTE (United States)

Which keywords describe research at ZTE (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Microwave Photonics, Integrated Circuits, Optical Fiber, Energy Efficiency, Machine Learning, Coherent Detection and Digital Signal Processing.

▲ 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 Learning6▲ 2.1×25 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 1.49×21 topics
  3. Microwave Photonics3▲ 38×2 topics
  4. Neural Networks3▲ 2.1×13 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  6. Big Data2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 1.98×7 topics
  8. Integrated Circuits2▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Optical Fiber2▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Sustainable Development2▲ 1.48×6 topics
  11. Biosensors2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  12. Identity2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  13. Literature2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  15. Security2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  16. Coherent Detection2▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Digital Signal Processing2▲ 38×1 topic
  18. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Optical Access Networks2▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Photonic Signal Processing2▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Digital Transformation2▲ 3.2×2 topics
  22. Fiber Lasers2▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Gender2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  24. History2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  25. Optical Frequency Combs1▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Optical Modulators1▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Silicon Photonics1▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Ultrafast Lasers1▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Bose-Einstein Condensation1▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Channel Estimation1▲ 16×3 topics
  31. IoT Security1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  32. Migration1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  33. Art1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Business Models1▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Castle Construction1▲ 129×1 topic
  36. Customer Experience1▲ 7.5×1 topic
  37. Exciton-Polariton1▲ 131×1 topic
  38. Gas Sensing1▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Medieval Architecture1▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Polariton Condensation1▲ 131×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, Photonic and Optical Devices and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies.

Optical Network Technolo…2Optical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…2Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…1Photonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…1Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 1 fractional worksStrong Light-Matter Interactions: 1 fractional worksMedieval European Histor…1Medieval European History and Architecture: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser A…1Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 1 fractional worksGerman Literature and Cu…1German Literature and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness i…1Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsManagement of Technology and InnovationArcheology3 others

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

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  6. 6 Strong Light-Matter Interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  9. 9 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.6%domestic only47.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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