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Christian Wietfeld

Christian Wietfeld

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 43 3886 3731 112 108 424 7913
Computer Science 44 7582 7362 374 362 435 7983

Christian Wietfeld publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christian Wietfeld between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christian Wietfeld published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 15.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2012. 47 of the 505 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2012. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 45 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 41 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 18 publications
1993 2025

505 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christian Wietfeld: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 5
1995 5
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 3
2001 2
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 0
2006 5
2007 8
2008 17
2009 20
2010 27
2011 31
2012 45
2013 33
2014 41
2015 15
2016 24
2017 24
2018 34
2019 24
2020 25
2021 25
2022 25
2023 16
2024 29
2025 18
Total 505
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Christian Wietfeld 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 Christian Wietfeld 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, 414–433 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: 424 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169 424
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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Christian Wietfeld 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 Christian Wietfeld 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 43
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
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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Overview

Christian Wietfeld is affiliated with TU Dortmund University in Germany. Their research spans several fields within engineering and computer science, with a primary focus on electrical and electronic engineering and computer networks and communications. Other notable subfields in their work include aerospace engineering, control and systems engineering, and automotive engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge/fog computing, advanced MIMO systems optimization, and millimeter-wave propagation and modeling. Their research also covers IoT networks and protocols, advanced wireless communication technologies, the age of information optimization, and vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs).

Recent papers authored or coauthored by them include the following:

  • White Paper on Critical and Massive Machine Type Communication Towards 6G, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 6G White Paper on Machine Learning in Wireless Communication Networks, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Machine type communications: key drivers and enablers towards the 6G era, 2021, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
  • Adapting a cellular automata model to describe heterogeneous traffic with human-driven, automated, and communicating automated vehicles, 2021, Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
  • Client-Based Intelligence for Resource Efficient Vehicular Big Data Transfer in Future 6G Networks, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University), with 23 publications
  • 2021 IEEE 94th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Fall), with 3 publications
  • IEEE Access, with 2 publications
  • Sensors, with 2 publications
  • 2022 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon), with 2 publications

Christian Wietfeld collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Benjamin Sliwa
  • Stefan Böcker
  • Manuel Patchou
  • Cedrik Schüler
  • Fabian Kurtz

The researcher's work primarily deals with technologies relevant to future wireless communications and networking, including machine-type communications and vehicular communication networks. Their involvement in multiple interdisciplinary areas highlights a broad research portfolio connected to the evolving landscape of communication systems and networked technologies.

Best Publications

  • Using Public Network Infrastructures for UAV Remote Sensing in Civilian Security Operations

    Kai Daniel;Christian Wietfeld

  • Design of an UWB indoor-positioning system for UAV navigation in GNSS-denied environments

    Janis Tiemann;Florian Schweikowski;Christian Wietfeld

  • Investigation of Air-to-Air Channel Characteristics and a UAV Specific Extension to the Rice Model

    Niklas Goddemeier;Christian Wietfeld

  • White paper on critical and massive machine type communication towards 6G

    N.H. Mahmood;S. Böcker;A. Munari;F. Clazzer

  • RF Mesh Systems for Smart Metering: System Architecture and Performance

    Bill Lichtensteiger;Branko Bjelajac;Christian Mueller;Christian Wietfeld

  • AirShield: A system-of-systems MUAV remote sensing architecture for disaster response

    Kai Daniel;Bjoern Dusza;Andreas Lewandowski;Christian Wietfeld

  • Role-Based Connectivity Management with Realistic Air-to-Ground Channels for Cooperative UAVs

    N. Goddemeier;K. Daniel;C. Wietfeld

  • Scalable and precise multi-UAV indoor navigation using TDOA-based UWB localization

    Janis Tiemann;Christian Wietfeld

  • 6G White Paper on Machine Learning in Wireless Communication Networks

    Sammad Ali;Walid Saad;Nandana Rajatheva;Kapseok Chang

  • Software-defined networking for Smart Grid communications: Applications, challenges and advantages

    Nils Dorsch;Fabian Kurtz;Hanno Georg;Christian Hagerling

  • Interference Aware Positioning of Aerial Relays for Cell Overload and Outage Compensation

    Sebastian Rohde;Christian Wietfeld

  • Analyzing Cyber-Physical Energy Systems:The INSPIRE Cosimulation of Power and ICT Systems Using HLA

    Hanno Georg;Sven Christian Muller;Christian Rehtanz;Christian Wietfeld

  • Interfacing Power System and ICT Simulators: Challenges, State-of-the-Art, and Case Studies

    Ieee Task Force on Interfacing Techniques for Simulation Tools;Sven Christian Muller;Hanno Georg;James J. Nutaro

  • Urban channel models for smart city IoT-networks based on empirical measurements of LoRa-links at 433 and 868 MHz

    Pascal Jorke;Stefan Bocker;Florian Liedmann;Christian Wietfeld

  • ATLAS - an open-source TDOA-based Ultra-wideband localization system

    Janis Tiemann;Fabian Eckermann;Christian Wietfeld

  • Machine type communications: key drivers and enablers towards the 6G era

    Nurul Huda Mahmood;Stefan Böcker;Ingrid Moerman;Onel L. Alcaraz López

  • Ad hoc self-healing of OFDMA networks using UAV-based relays

    Sebastian Rohde;Markus Putzke;Christian Wietfeld

  • WAP-group-call

    Stephan Dr. Kleier;Frank Timphus;Christian Dr. Wietfeld;Christian Herzog

  • GPS Community Map Generation for Enhanced Routing Methods Based on Trace-Collection by Mobile Phones

    Brian Niehöfer;Ralf Burda;Christian Wietfeld;Franziskus Bauer

  • Comparison of the communication protocols DLMS/COSEM, SML and IEC 61850 for smart metering applications

    Stefan Feuerhahn;Michael Zillgith;Christof Wittwer;Christian Wietfeld

  • Performance Analysis of C-V2X Mode 4 Communication Introducing an Open-Source C-V2X Simulator

    Fabian Eckermann;Moritz Kahlert;Christian Wietfeld

  • PASER: Secure and Efficient Routing Approach for Airborne Mesh Networks

    Mohamad Sbeiti;Niklas Goddemeier;Daniel Behnke;Christian Wietfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Rehtanz
Christian Rehtanz TU Dortmund University
Michael Schreckenberg
Michael Schreckenberg University of Duisburg-Essen
Peter Marwedel
Peter Marwedel TU Dortmund University
Bernhard Walke
Bernhard Walke RWTH Aachen University
Florin Iov
Florin Iov Aalborg University
Hamed Mohsenian-Rad
Hamed Mohsenian-Rad University of California, Riverside
Walid Saad
Walid Saad Virginia Tech
Yi-Bing Lin
Yi-Bing Lin National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Ismail Guvenc
Ismail Guvenc North Carolina State University
Vimal Bhatia
Vimal Bhatia Indian Institute of Technology Indore

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