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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 47 3188 3053 50 48 348 9958

Erik Agrell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erik Agrell between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erik Agrell published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2015. 16 of the 379 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2015. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 6 publications
1985 2025

379 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erik Agrell: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 3
1997 1
1998 3
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 1
2003 6
2004 3
2005 6
2006 4
2007 3
2008 3
2009 10
2010 23
2011 29
2012 22
2013 17
2014 24
2015 32
2016 31
2017 32
2018 23
2019 28
2020 19
2021 13
2022 9
2023 10
2024 10
2025 6
Total 379
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Erik Agrell 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 Erik Agrell 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, 334–353 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: 348 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
334–353 250 348
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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Erik Agrell 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 Erik Agrell 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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 47
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to coding and modulation in optical communications

Overview

Erik Agrell is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, where their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a particular emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including atomic and molecular physics and optics, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, and computer vision and pattern recognition.

Agrell's publications frequently appear in notable venues, with multiple contributions to arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Lightwave Technology, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on Communications, and the Journal of Optical Communications and Networking.

Their main areas of research interest include:

  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Error Correcting Code Techniques
  • Advanced Optical Network Technologies

Recent significant publications authored or co-authored by Agrell include:

  • "Roadmap on optical communications," 2024, Journal of Optics
  • "On the Best Lattice Quantizers," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Other recent works where they contributed include highly cited papers such as "Regular perturbation on the group-velocity dispersion parameter for nonlinear fibre-optical communications," published in 2020 in Nature Communications, and "Analytical Modeling of Nonlinear Fiber Propagation for Four Dimensional Symmetric Constellations," published in 2021 in the Journal of Lightwave Technology.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Agrell include:

  • Magnus Karlsson
  • B. Allen
  • Daniel Pook-Kolb
  • Alex Alvarado
  • Shen Li

In 2018, Erik Agrell was recognized as an IEEE Fellow for contributions to coding and modulation in optical communications.

Best Publications

  • Closest point search in lattices

    E. Agrell;T. Eriksson;A. Vardy;K. Zeger

  • Roadmap of optical communications

    Erik Agrell;Magnus Karlsson;A R Chraplyvy;David J Richardson

  • Power-Efficient Modulation Formats in Coherent Transmission Systems

    E. Agrell;M. Karlsson

  • Replacing the Soft-Decision FEC Limit Paradigm in the Design of Optical Communication Systems

    Alex Alvarado;Erik Agrell;Domanic Lavery;Robert Maher

  • Which is the most power-efficient modulation format in optical links?

    Magnus Karlsson;Erik Agrell

  • Upper bounds for constant-weight codes

    E. Agrell;A. Vardy;K. Zeger

  • On the optimality of the binary reflected Gray code

    E. Agrell;J. Lassing;E.G. Strom;T. Ottosson

  • 4-PAM for high-speed short-range optical communications

    K. Szczerba;P. Westbergh;J. Karout;J. S. Gustavsson

  • Modeling of Nonlinear Signal Distortion in Fiber-Optic Networks

    Pontus Johannisson;Erik Agrell

  • Computation of the exact bit-error rate of coherent M-ary PSK with Gray code bit mapping

    J. Lassing;E.G. Strom;E. Agrell;T. Ottosson

  • Hierarchical Distribution Matching for Probabilistically Shaped Coded Modulation

    Tsuyoshi Yoshida;Magnus Karlsson;Erik Agrell

  • Capacity of a nonlinear optical channel with finite memory

    E Erik Agrell;A Alex Alvarado;Giuseppe Durisi;Magnus Karlsson

  • The Hadamard transform-a tool for index assignment

    P. Knagenhjelm;E. Agrell

  • Four-Dimensional Coded Modulation with Bit-Wise Decoders for Future Optical Communications

    Alex Alvarado;Erik Agrell

  • Nonlinear Impairment-Aware Static Resource Allocation in Elastic Optical Networks

    Juzi Zhao;Henk Wymeersch;Erik Agrell

  • Information-Theoretic Tools for Optical Communications Engineers

    Erik Agrell;Marco Secondini

  • Rate-Adaptive Coded Modulation for Fiber-Optic Communications

    Lotfollah Beygi;Erik Agrell;Joseph M. Kahn;Magnus Karlsson

  • High Capacity Transmission Systems Using Homogeneous Multi-Core Fibers

    Benjamin J. Puttnam;Ruben S. Luis;Erik Agrell;Georg Rademacher

  • High Capacity Transmission With Few-Mode Fibers

    Georg Rademacher;Ruben S. Luis;Benjamin J. Puttnam;Tobias A. Eriksson

  • Faster Recursions in Sphere Decoding

    A Ghasemmehdi;E Agrell

  • Optimizing Constellations for Single-Subcarrier Intensity-Modulated Optical Systems

    Johnny Karout;Erik Agrell;Krzysztof Szczerba;Magnus Karlsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Magnus Karlsson
Magnus Karlsson Lund University
Alex Alvarado
Alex Alvarado Eindhoven University of Technology
Henk Wymeersch
Henk Wymeersch Chalmers University of Technology
Peter A. Andrekson
Peter A. Andrekson Chalmers University of Technology
Benjamin J. Puttnam
Benjamin J. Puttnam National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Ruben S. Luis
Ruben S. Luis National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Yoshinari Awaji
Yoshinari Awaji National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Erik G. Ström
Erik G. Ström Chalmers University of Technology
Naoya Wada
Naoya Wada National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Giuseppe Durisi
Giuseppe Durisi Chalmers University of Technology

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