Network Time Synchronization Technologies
Network Time Synchronization Technologies is a research topic within Computer Networks and Communications. Science Explorer counts 9.9k research works in it since 1950. 13.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the various aspects of clock synchronization in networked systems, including wireless sensor networks, time-sensitive networking, industrial communication, IEEE 1588 standard, real-time Ethernet, distributed synchronization, precision time protocol, networked measurement systems, and consensus-based protocols.
- Clock Synchronization
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Time-Sensitive Networking
- Industrial Communication
- IEEE 1588 Standard
- Real-Time Ethernet
- Distributed Synchronization
- Precision Time Protocol
- Networked Measurement Systems
- Consensus-Based Protocols
- Research works
- 9.9k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Network Time Synchronization Technologies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (721 and 164 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 721 works
- 2 United States 164 works
- 3 Germany 148 works
- 4 India 115 works
- 5 Japan 67 works
- 6 Italy 63 works
- 7 South Korea 50 works
- 8 Spain 48 works
- 9 France 41 works
- 10 United Kingdom 38 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.
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Which institutions lead Network Time Synchronization Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications publishes the most Network Time Synchronization Technologies research, followed by Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications and National University of Defense Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 40 works
- 2 Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 17 works
- 3 National University of Defense Technology China 16 works
- 4 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 16 works
- 5 Tsinghua University China 16 works
- 6 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China 15 works
- 7 Beijing Institute of Technology China 15 works
- 8 Beijing Jiaotong University China 13 works
- 9 Beihang University China 13 works
- 10 Technical University of Munich Germany 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Network Time Synchronization Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Network Time Synchronization Technologies include Peng Shi, Jinde Cao and Qing‐Long Han.
- 1 Peng Shi 5k citations
- 2 Jinde Cao 4.2k citations
- 3 Qing‐Long Han 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Network Time Synchronization Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Network Time Synchronization Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Munich.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MunichDE · 21.5 works4.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Network Time Synchronization Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Network Time Synchronization Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Beijing Institute of 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 Telecommunications China | 61.8 | 9.9% | 34.7× | 40 | -10.9% |
| 2 | Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications China | 56.3 | 11.9% | 31.4× | 17 | +32.7% |
| 3 | Beijing Institute of Technology China | 54.8 | 20.1% | 6.6× | 14 | +31.6% |
| 4 | Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hungary | 53.0 | 6.2% | 20.2× | 8 | +291.0% |
| 5 | Southeast University China | 52.5 | 23.5% | 4.1× | 10 | +78.4% |
| 6 | Technical University of Munich Germany | 51.9 | 10.5% | 7.6× | 11 | +81.6% |
| 7 | Beijing Jiaotong University China | 49.8 | 12.8% | 11.6× | 13 | -50.7% |
| 8 | Tongji University China | 49.7 | 22.1% | 4.5× | 11 | +50.5% |
| 9 | Tsinghua University China | 45.4 | 16.3% | 4.3× | 16 | +19.9% |
| 10 | Beihang University China | 43.5 | 14.7% | 6.4× | 13 | -16.9% |
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 Network Time Synchronization Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Network Time Synchronization Technologies.
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.