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IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
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IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

0018-9448

Published by: IEEE

http://www.comm.utoronto.ca/trans-it/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 77 299 796 48

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 451
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1084
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 23
SCIMAGO H-index: 304
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.464
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at IEEE Transactions on Information Theory?

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory is organized to address concerns in the fields of Discrete mathematics, Algorithm, Combinatorics, Decoding methods and Linear code. While Discrete mathematics is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Information theory and Entropy (information theory). Aside from discussions in Algorithm, the journal also deals with the subject of Statistics which intersects with Applied mathematics disciplines.

In addition to Combinatorics research, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory aims to explore topics under Sequence and Random variable. The research on Decoding methods tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Encoder, Communication channel and Code (cryptography). IEEE Transactions on Information Theory focuses on Communication channel but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Transmitter and Computer network.

Topics in Linear code were tackled in line with various other fields like Hamming code and Concatenated error correction code. The studies on Concatenated error correction code discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Turbo code and Low-density parity-check code. The journal addresses concerns in the field of Channel capacity by exploring it in line with topics in Topology which intersect with MIMO subjects.

  • Discrete mathematics (31.27%)
  • Algorithm (24.35%)
  • Combinatorics (23.29%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Robust uncertainty principles: exact signal reconstruction from highly incomplete frequency information (13296 citations)
  • New Directions in Cryptography (12130 citations)
  • Cooperative diversity in wireless networks: Efficient protocols and outage behavior (11674 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at IEEE Transactions on Information Theory:

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Discrete mathematics, Algorithm, Combinatorics, Decoding methods and Communication channel. The most cited articles explore topics in Discrete mathematics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Block code, Linear code, Binary code, Information theory and Upper and lower bounds. The journal publications tackle studies in Mathematical optimization and the interrelated subject of Applied mathematics to gain insights into Algorithm.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Statistics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory are Combinatorics, Algorithm, Upper and lower bounds, Decoding methods and Discrete mathematics. Issues in Combinatorics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Order (ring theory) and Binary number. The work on Algorithm tackled in it brings together disciplines like Matrix (mathematics), Sequence, Code (cryptography), Noise measurement and Coding (social sciences).

Decoding methods research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Binary code, Encoder, Communication channel and Encoding (memory). The Communication channel works, particularly on Channel capacity are tackled in the journal. The study on Discrete mathematics presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Quantum entanglement.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Non-Bayesian Activity Detection, Large-Scale Fading Coefficient Estimation, and Unsourced Random Access With a Massive MIMO Receiver (42 citations)
  • Secure Coded Multi-Party Computation for Massive Matrix Operations (31 citations)
  • Capacity Optimality of AMP in Coded Systems (20 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal 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.

The top authors publishing in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Neri Merhav (143 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shlomo Shamai (123 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sergio Verdu (112 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tor Helleseth (96 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Giuseppe Caire (80 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition.

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

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (632 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (468 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stanford University (465 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Princeton University (406 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (351 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition.

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

Publication chance based on affiliation

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

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 2021 edition, 17.62% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.04% of all publications and 44.95% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal 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 journal 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 in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, 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.

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Top Publications

  • Straggler Mitigation in Distributed Matrix Multiplication: Fundamental Limits and Optimal Coding

    Qian Yu;Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali;A. Salman Avestimehr

    (2020)
    480 Citations
  • On the Fundamental Tradeoff of Integrated Sensing and Communications Under Gaussian Channels

    Unknown

    (2022)
    287 Citations
  • On the Optimal Recovery Threshold of Coded Matrix Multiplication

    Sanghamitra Dutta;Mohammad Fahim;Farzin Haddadpour;Haewon Jeong

    (2020)
    278 Citations
  • Bridging Offline Reinforcement Learning and Imitation Learning: A Tale of Pessimism

    (2021)
    252 Citations
  • Age-Minimal Transmission for Energy Harvesting Sensors With Finite Batteries: Online Policies

    Ahmed Arafa;Jing Yang;Sennur Ulukus;H. Vincent Poor

    (2020)
    209 Citations
  • Sampling of the Wiener Process for Remote Estimation Over a Channel With Random Delay

    Yin Sun;Yury Polyanskiy;Elif Uysal

    (2020)
    207 Citations
  • Deep Neural Network Approximation Theory

    Dennis Elbrachter;Dmytro Perekrestenko;Philipp Grohs;Helmut Bolcskei

    (2021)
    190 Citations
  • The Age of Information in Networks: Moments, Distributions, and Sampling

    Roy D. Yates

    (2020)
    182 Citations
  • Gradient Coding From Cyclic MDS Codes and Expander Graphs

    Netanel Raviv;Itzhak Tamo;Rashish Tandon;Alexandros G. Dimakis

    (2020)
    176 Citations
  • A Coded Compressed Sensing Scheme for Unsourced Multiple Access

    Vamsi K. Amalladinne;Jean-Francois Chamberland;Krishna R. Narayanan

    (2020)
    169 Citations

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