Interconnection Networks and Systems
Interconnection Networks and Systems is a research topic within Computer Networks and Communications. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1952. 16.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the design, architecture, and optimization of Networks on Chip (NoC) within System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. It covers topics such as interconnection networks, routing algorithms, performance evaluation, power optimization, wireless interconnects, fault tolerance, and multi-core processors.
- Networks on Chip
- Interconnection Networks
- System-on-Chip
- NoC Architecture
- Routing Algorithms
- Performance Evaluation
- Power Optimization
- Wireless Interconnects
- Fault Tolerance
- Multi-core Processors
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 6.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Interconnection Networks and Systems research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1k and 500 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1k works
- 2 United States 500 works
- 3 India 445 works
- 4 Germany 162 works
- 5 Japan 136 works
- 6 South Korea 100 works
- 7 France 93 works
- 8 Canada 78 works
- 9 United Kingdom 70 works
- 10 Brazil 69 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Interconnection Networks and Systems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, National University of Defense Technology publishes the most Interconnection Networks and Systems research, followed by Tsinghua University and Xinjiang University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 41 works
- 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 37 works
- 3 Xinjiang UniversityChina 27 works
- 4 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 26 works
- 5 Xidian UniversityChina 24 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 20 works
- 7 Fudan UniversityChina 19 works
- 8 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 18 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 16 works
- 10 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Interconnection Networks and Systems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Interconnection Networks and Systems include Ion Stoica, Hari Balakrishnan and David A. Patterson.
- 1 Ion Stoica United States 9.6k citations
- 2 Hari Balakrishnan United States 5.5k citations
- 3 David A. Patterson United States 5.1k citations
- 4 Luca Benini Italy 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Interconnection Networks and Systems research done?
The largest centres of Interconnection Networks and Systems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Changsha (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Santa Clara, Xining and Ürümqi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Santa ClaraUS · 22.9 works25×
- XiningCN · 21.8 works21×
- ÜrümqiCN · 29.9 works8.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Interconnection Networks and Systems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Interconnection Networks and Systems?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xidian University and National University of Defense Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 74.4 | 24.9% | 12.1× | 26 | +27.1% |
| 2 | Xidian UniversityChina | 67.7 | 23.7% | 9.4× | 24 | -25.7% |
| 3 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 62.1 | 13.9% | 15.2× | 41 | -37.7% |
| 4 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 60.2 | 17.6% | 7.6× | 18 | +17.2% |
| 5 | Fujian Normal UniversityChina | 59.4 | 15.7% | 20.7× | 16 | +37.3% |
| 6 | Qinghai Normal UniversityChina | 57.9 | 7.5% | 86.3× | 16 | +195.6% |
| 7 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 57.3 | 20.1% | 5.3× | 36 | -29.8% |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 53.6 | 22.8% | 8.0× | 12 | -22.8% |
| 9 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 50.5 | 18.0% | 7.1× | 15 | -18.9% |
| 10 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 50.1 | 23.9% | 4.3× | 10 | -41.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Interconnection Networks and Systems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2002.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.