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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

0018-9480

Published by: IEEE

https://www.mtt.org/transactions

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 47 371 1306 49

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 522
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1477
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 219
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.827
Impact Factor: 4.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques?

The main points discussed in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques deals with Electronic engineering, Optics, Electrical engineering, Optoelectronics and Mathematical analysis. The studies in Electronic engineering featured incorporate elements of Electrical impedance, Equivalent circuit and Amplifier. RF power amplifier is a focus of the Amplifier works in it.

The journal focuses on Optics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Transmission line, Microwave and Dielectric. The Transmission line study featured in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques draws connections with the study of Electric power transmission. It concentrates on Electrical engineering topics that focus on CMOS, Monolithic microwave integrated circuit, Noise figure, Radio frequency and Transistor.

Optoelectronics study tackled is connected to the field of Electronic circuit. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Mathematical analysis, apply to Geometry as well. The journal explores research in Band-pass filter and overlapping concepts in Prototype filter to expand the discourse in Resonator.

  • Electronic engineering (35.80%)
  • Optics (27.99%)
  • Electrical engineering (22.02%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena (6860 citations)
  • High-impedance electromagnetic surfaces with a forbidden frequency band (3406 citations)
  • A Dielectric Resonator Method of Measuring Inductive Capacities in the Millimeter Range (2379 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques:

The most cited publications aim to foster the development of research in Electronic engineering, Optics, Electrical engineering, Optoelectronics and Microstrip. The most cited papers with studies in Electronic engineering featured incorporate elements of Equivalent circuit, Resonator and Microwave. The journal articles explore topics in Optics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Electrical impedance, Mathematical analysis and Dielectric.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Electrical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques mainly deals with areas of study such as Optoelectronics, Electronic engineering, Amplifier, Bandwidth (signal processing) and Optics. The studies on Optoelectronics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Radio frequency and Electronic circuit. The overlapping concepts between Signal and Radar are the key highlights of Electronic engineering study.

Issues in Amplifier were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Power (physics), Transistor and Wideband. The study of Topology and how it intertwines with concepts under Band-pass filter were explored in the presented Wideband research. It addresses concerns in Resonator which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Microstrip, Coupling and Passband.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On the Sensitivity of Reflective-Mode Phase-Variation Sensors Based on Open-Ended Stepped-Impedance Transmission Lines: Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Validation (8 citations)
  • Vital Sign Detection and Radar Self-Motion Cancellation Through Clutter Identification (7 citations)
  • 2.4-GHz Bluetooth Low Energy Receiver Employing New Quadrature Low-Noise Amplifier for Low-Power Low-Voltage IoT Applications (7 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 Microwave Theory and Techniques (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gabriel M. Rebeiz (164 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ke Wu (160 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tatsuo Itoh (135 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fadhel M. Ghannouchi (101 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • John W. Bandler (78 papers) absent at the last 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 Microwave Theory and Techniques (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Taiwan University (288 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (263 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (211 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Diego (199 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chalmers University of Technology (177 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less 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, 11.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.13% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.02% of all publications and 55.30% 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.

Top Publications

  • Generating Dual-Polarized Vortex Beam by Detour Phase: From Phase Gradient Metasurfaces to Metagratings

    Kuang Zhang;Yuxiang Wang;Shah Nawaz Burokur;Qun Wu

    (2021)
    195 Citations
  • Surface Acoustic Wave Devices Using Lithium Niobate on Silicon Carbide

    Shibin Zhang;Ruochen Lu;Hongyan Zhou;Steffen Link

    (2020)
    194 Citations
  • Artificial Neural Networks for Microwave Computer-Aided Design: The State of the Art

    Unknown

    (2022)
    181 Citations
  • A Review of Technologies and Design Techniques of Millimeter-Wave Power Amplifiers

    Vittorio Camarchia;Roberto Quaglia;Anna Piacibello;Duy P. Nguyen

    (2020)
    173 Citations
  • Joint Radar-Communication Systems: Modulation Schemes and System Design

    Lucas Giroto de Oliveira;Benjamin Nuss;Mohamad Basim Alabd;Axel Diewald

    (2021)
    161 Citations
  • Wireless Communication Based on Information Metasurfaces

    Jun Yan Dai;Wankai Tang;Ming Zheng Chen;Chi Hou Chan

    (2021)
    154 Citations
  • Compact Dual-Band, Wide-Angle, Polarization- Angle -Independent Rectifying Metasurface for Ambient Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer

    Long Li;Xuanming Zhang;Chaoyun Song;Wenzhang Zhang

    (2021)
    139 Citations
  • Efficient Wireless Power Transfer System With a Miniaturized Quad-Band Implantable Antenna for Deep-Body Multitasking Implants

    Abdul Basir;Hyoungsuk Yoo

    (2020)
    125 Citations
  • Millimeter-Wave E-Plane Waveguide Bandpass Filters Based on Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons

    Unknown

    (2022)
    115 Citations
  • A 27–31-GHz 1024-Element Ka-Band SATCOM Phased-Array Transmitter With 49.5-dBW Peak EIRP, 1-dB AR, and ±70° Beam Scanning

    (2022)
    114 Citations

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