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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 87 340 331 162 155 270 37790

Abbas El Gamal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Abbas El Gamal between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Abbas El Gamal published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2011. 12 of the 322 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2011. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 42 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications
1977 2025

322 publications in total across all disciplines

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Abbas El Gamal: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 3
1980 2
1981 5
1982 4
1983 6
1984 4
1985 0
1986 3
1987 3
1988 1
1989 3
1990 2
1991 4
1992 6
1993 5
1994 6
1995 5
1996 3
1997 2
1998 8
1999 9
2000 7
2001 19
2002 14
2003 11
2004 13
2005 6
2006 18
2007 13
2008 5
2009 8
2010 11
2011 42
2012 7
2013 8
2014 7
2015 5
2016 5
2017 3
2018 6
2019 2
2020 3
2021 5
2022 2
2023 4
2024 8
2025 4
Total 322
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Abbas El Gamal publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abbas El Gamal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 254–273 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 270 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366 270
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Abbas El Gamal D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abbas El Gamal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19 87
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal “For contributions to network multi-user information theory and for wide ranging impact on programmable circuit architectures.”
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions in information theory, information technology, and image sensors.
  • 2012 - IEEE Claude E. Shannon Award
  • 2000 - IEEE Fellow For pioneering application of probability and statistics to develop new methods for the analysis and design of integrated circuits.

Overview

Abbas El Gamal is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans several fields and subfields within engineering and computer science, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, control and systems engineering, and computational theory and mathematics.

The primary topics of Abbas El Gamal's research include:

  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • Wireless Communication Security Techniques
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Distributed Sensor Networks and Detection Algorithms
  • Cellular Automata and Applications

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Abbas El Gamal cover a range of topics related to power systems, information theory, and network security. Notable papers include:

  • "Coordinating distributed energy resources for reliability can significantly reduce future distribution grid upgrades and peak load," published in 2023 in Joule
  • "Dynamic Locational Marginal Emissions via Implicit Differentiation," published in 2023 in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • "A Strengthened Cutset Upper Bound on the Capacity of the Relay Channel and Applications," published in 2022 in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • "Network Information Theoretic Security With Omnipresent Eavesdropping," published in 2021 in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • "Minimax Learning for Distributed Inference," published in 2020 in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
  • IEEE BITS the Information Theory Magazine
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Abbas El Gamal has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Ram Rajagopal
  • Anthony Degleris
  • Thomas Navidi
  • Lucas Fuentes Valenzuela
  • Marco Pavone

The scientist's work has been recognized by several awards, including:

  • IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal in 2016, for contributions to network multi-user information theory and impact on programmable circuit architectures
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2013, for contributions in information theory, information technology, and image sensors
  • IEEE Claude E. Shannon Award in 2012
  • IEEE Fellow in 2000, for pioneering application of probability and statistics to the analysis and design of integrated circuits

Abbas El Gamal's research output reflects a broad engagement with engineering and computer science challenges, particularly those intersecting with energy systems, communication security, and theoretical aspects of information networks.

Best Publications

  • Capacity theorems for the relay channel

    T. Cover;A.E. Gamal

  • Network Information Theory

    Abbas El Gamal;Young-Han Kim

  • CMOS image sensors

    A. El Gamal;H. Eltoukhy

  • Throughput-delay trade-off in wireless networks

    A.El. Gamal;J. Mammen;B. Prabhakar;D. Shah

  • Achievable rates for multiple descriptions

    A.E. Gamal;T. Cover

  • Energy-efficient packet transmission over a wireless link

    Elif Uysal-Biyikoglu;Balaji Prabhakar;Abbas El Gamal

  • Analysis of temporal noise in CMOS photodiode active pixel sensor

    Hui Tian;B. Fowler;A.E. Gamal

  • A 10000 frames/s CMOS digital pixel sensor

    S. Kleinfelder;SukHwan Lim;Xinqiao Liu;A. El Gamal

  • Architecture of field-programmable gate arrays

    J. Rose;A. El Gamal;A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

  • Noisy Network Coding

    Sung Hoon Lim;Young-Han Kim;A El Gamal;Sae-Young Chung

  • A 640/spl times/512 CMOS image sensor with ultra wide dynamic range floating-point pixel-level ADC

    D.X.D. Yang;A.E. Gamal;B. Fowler;H. Tian

  • Multiple access channels with arbitrarily correlated sources

    T. Cover;A.E. Gamal;M. Salehi

  • On the capacity of computer memory with defects

    C. Heegard;A.E. Gamal

  • Optimal throughput-delay scaling in wireless networks: part I: the fluid model

    Abbas El Gamal;James Mammen;Balaji Prabhakar;Devavrat Shah

  • Energy-efficient transmission over a wireless link via lazy packet scheduling

    B. Prabhakar;E. Uysal Biyikoglu;A. El Gamal

  • Performance Benefits of Monolithically Stacked 3-D FPGA

    Mingjie Lin;A.E. Gamal;Yi-Chang Lu;Simon Wong

  • Programmable interconnect architecture

    John L. McCollum;Abbas A. El Gamal;Jonathan W. Greene

  • Cmos image sensor with pixel level a/d conversion

    Boyd Fowler;Abbas El Gamal

  • Lecture Notes on Network Information Theory

    Abbas El Gamal;Young-Han Kim

  • Energy-efficient scheduling of packet transmissions over wireless networks

    A. El Gamal;C. Nair;B. Prabhakar;E. Uysal-Biyikoglu

Frequent Co-Authors

Young-Han Kim
Young-Han Kim University of California, San Diego
Ram Rajagopal
Ram Rajagopal Stanford University
Khaled N. Salama
Khaled N. Salama King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Mark J. Schnitzer
Mark J. Schnitzer Stanford University
Leonidas J. Guibas
Leonidas J. Guibas Stanford University
Peter B. Catrysse
Peter B. Catrysse Stanford University
Brian A. Wandell
Brian A. Wandell Stanford University
Sae-Young Chung
Sae-Young Chung Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
S. Simon Wong
S. Simon Wong Stanford University
Balaji Prabhakar
Balaji Prabhakar Stanford University

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