12th IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications

Top Research Topics at Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications?

• Electronic engineering (37.56%)
• Antenna (radio) (32.28%)
• Optics (26.53%)

Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications was organized to reinforce research efforts on Electronic engineering, Antenna (radio), Optics, Antenna measurement and Electrical engineering. Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications explores issues in Electronic engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Directional antenna, Smart antenna, Acoustics, Wireless and Reconfigurable antenna. Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications primarily discusses Directional antenna topics, particularly Slot antenna, Conformal antenna, Reflective array antenna and Biconical antenna.

The research on Antenna (radio) discussed in the conference draws on the closely related field of Optoelectronics. The research on Optics featured in Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications combines topics in other fields like Turnstile antenna, Periscope antenna and Helical antenna. In Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, Monopole antenna and Dipole antenna, Coaxial antenna, Omnidirectional antenna are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Antenna measurement research.

Monopole antenna research discussed connects with the study of Antenna efficiency. Coaxial antenna research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Loop antenna. Most of the Microstrip antenna studies addressed also intersect with Microstrip.

What are the most cited papers published at the conference?

• HetNets and massive MIMO: Modeling, potential gains, and performance analysis (30 citations)
• 2012 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTROMAGNETICS IN ADVANCED APPLICATIONS (ICEAA) (29 citations)
• Design of dual-band circularly polarized dielectric resonator antenna using a higher-order mode (26 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Electronic engineering, Electrical engineering, Antenna (radio), Microstrip antenna and Omnidirectional antenna. While Electronic engineering is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Directional antenna, Communication channel, Base station and Telecommunications link. While work presented in the most cited papers provide substantial information on Microstrip antenna, it also covers topics in Antenna measurement and Monopole antenna.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each conference is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing at Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

• Marco Allegretti (5 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
• Silvano Bertoldo (4 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Christoph F. Mecklenbrauker (4 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Matthias Hein (4 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Gert Frølund Pedersen (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

• Polytechnic University of Turin (7 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition,
• Technische Universität Ilmenau (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Hosei University (5 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Technology, Sydney (5 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
• Fraunhofer Society (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions at the conference edition to all articles published within that conference. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the conference.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2017 edition, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 6.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.86% of all publications and 39.77% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of conferences they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same conference from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the conference in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing at a conference. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a conference, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.