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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 41 4281 4110 21 20 370 7238
Computer Science 41 8819 8569 21 20 392 7500

Eduardo Tovar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eduardo Tovar between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eduardo Tovar published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2019. 21 of the 432 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2019. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 24 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 7 publications
1992 2025

432 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eduardo Tovar: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
1997 0
1998 9
1999 16
2000 24
2001 13
2002 12
2003 6
2004 7
2005 8
2006 15
2007 18
2008 8
2009 13
2010 6
2011 16
2012 8
2013 25
2014 16
2015 18
2016 24
2017 18
2018 21
2019 28
2020 21
2021 24
2022 13
2023 20
2024 14
2025 7
Total 432
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Eduardo Tovar publications per year - data summary

  • Eduardo Tovar, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, has 432 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 28 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1992, with 1 publication.
  • 4 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.4 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 78 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 84 publications (7.0 per year); 2004-2015: 158 publications (13.2 per year); 2016-2025: 190 publications (19.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Eduardo Tovar 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 Eduardo Tovar 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, 354–373 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: 370 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
354–373 214 370
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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Eduardo Tovar publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Eduardo Tovar, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, records 370 publications - the 70th percentile of the discipline.
  • 70% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Eduardo Tovar, and about 30% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Eduardo Tovar ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Eduardo Tovar 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 Eduardo Tovar 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 41
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
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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Eduardo Tovar D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Eduardo Tovar, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, records 41 D-Index - the 39th percentile of the discipline.
  • 39% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Eduardo Tovar, and about 61% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Eduardo Tovar ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Eduardo Tovar is affiliated with the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto in Portugal. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on engineering and computer science.

Their work has been published extensively in journals and conference venues with notable presence in:

  • Journal of Systems Architecture
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Networking Letters

Tovar's research covers several subfields within engineering and computer science, including:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Traffic control and management
  • Real-Time Systems Scheduling
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  • Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
  • Distributed systems and fault tolerance

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Eduardo Tovar include:

  • "Joint Flight Cruise Control and Data Collection in UAV-Aided Internet of Things: An Onboard Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach" (2020), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Exploring Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-Assisted Federated Learning for Online Resource Allocation in Privacy-Preserving EdgeIoT" (2022), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Joint Communication Scheduling and Velocity Control in Multi-UAV-Assisted Sensor Networks: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • "Online Velocity Control and Data Capture of Drones for the Internet of Things: An Onboard Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach" (2020), published in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
  • "Onboard Deep Deterministic Policy Gradients for Online Flight Resource Allocation of UAVs" (2020), published in IEEE Networking Letters

Eduardo Tovar collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Kai Li
  • Ricardo Severino
  • Lúıs Almeida
  • Pedro M. Santos
  • Ênio Vasconcelos Filho

Best Publications

  • Static-Priority Scheduling over Wireless Networks with Multiple Broadcast Domains

    N. Pereira;B. Andersson;E. Tovar;A. Rowe

  • A comprehensive simulation study of slotted CSMA/CA for IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor networks

    A. Koubaa;M. Alves;E. Tovar

  • Real-time fieldbus communications using Profibus networks

    E. Tovar;F. Vasques

  • Multiprocessor Scheduling with Few Preemptions

    B. Andersson;E. Tovar

  • GTS allocation analysis in IEEE 802.15.4 for real-time wireless sensor networks

    Anis Koubaa;Mário Alves;Eduardo Tovar

  • Modeling and Worst-Case Dimensioning of Cluster-Tree Wireless Sensor Networks

    Anis Koubaa;Mario Alves;Eduardo Tovar

  • i-GAME: an implicit GTS allocation mechanism in IEEE 802.15.4 for time-sensitive wireless sensor networks

    A. Koubaa;M. Alves;E. Tovar

  • TDBS: a time division beacon scheduling mechanism for ZigBee cluster-tree wireless sensor networks

    Anis Koubâa;André Cunha;Mário Alves;Eduardo Tovar

  • Improving Quality-of-Service in Wireless Sensor Networks by Mitigating “Hidden-Node Collisions”

    A. Koubaa;R. Severino;M. Alves;E. Tovar

  • A Simulation Model for the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol: Delay/Throughput Evaluation of the GTS Mechanism

    P. Jurcik;A. Koubaa;M. Alves;E. Tovar

  • Co-RPL: RPL Routing for Mobile Low Power Wireless Sensor Networks using Corona Mechanism

    Olfa Gaddour;Anis Koubaa;Raghuraman Rangarajan;Omar Cheikhrouhou

  • WiDom: A Dominance Protocol for Wireless Medium Access

    N. Pereira;B. Andersson;E. Tovar

  • Cycle time properties of the PROFIBUS timed-token protocol

    E. Tovar;F. Vasques

  • An implicit GTS allocation mechanism in IEEE 802.15.4 for time-sensitive wireless sensor networks: theory and practice

    Anis Koubâa;Mário Alves;Eduardo Tovar;André Cunha

  • Cyber-physical systems clouds

    Rihab Chaâri;Fatma Ellouze;Anis Koubâa;Basit Qureshi

  • Energy Efficient Legitimate Wireless Surveillance of UAV Communications

    Kai Li;Razvan Christian Voicu;Salil S. Kanhere;Wei Ni

  • Dronemap Planner: A Service-Oriented Cloud-Based Management System for the Internet-of-Drones

    Anis Koubâa;Basit Qureshi;Mohamed-Foued Sriti;Azza Allouch

  • IEEE 802.15.4e in a Nutshell: Survey and Performance Evaluation

    Harrison Kurunathan;Ricardo Severino;Anis Koubaa;Eduardo Tovar

  • IEEE 802.15.4 for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Technical Overview

    Anis Koubâa;Mário Alves;Eduardo Tovar

  • A service-oriented Cloud-based management system for the Internet-of-Drones

    Anis Koubaa;Basit Qureshi;Mohamed-Foued Sriti;Yasir Javed

Frequent Co-Authors

Mário Alves
Mário Alves Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
Anis Koubâa
Anis Koubâa Prince Sultan University
Wei Ni
Wei Ni Edith Cowan University
Luis Almeida
Luis Almeida University of Porto
Ragunathan Rajkumar
Ragunathan Rajkumar Carnegie Mellon University
Gianluca Dini
Gianluca Dini University of Pisa
Mohsen Guizani
Mohsen Guizani Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Alan Burns
Alan Burns University of York
Salil S. Kanhere
Salil S. Kanhere University of New South Wales
Paulo B. Lourenço
Paulo B. Lourenço University of Minho

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