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Gerhard Fettweis

Gerhard Fettweis

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
84
Citations
41268
World Ranking
401
National Ranking
10

Gerhard Fettweis 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 Gerhard Fettweis sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 1,165 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerhard Fettweis 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 Gerhard Fettweis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2016 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Informatics
  • 2009 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to signal processing algorithms and chip implementation architectures for communications

Overview

Gerhard Fettweis is affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas in engineering and computer science, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as computer networks and communications. The work covers several subfields including aerospace engineering, hardware and architecture, and artificial intelligence.

The main topics of Fettweis's research include:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques
  • Wireless Communication Security Techniques
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • PAPR reduction in OFDM
  • Microwave Engineering and Waveguides

Frequent publication venues for Fettweis include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the IEEE
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters

Frequent co-authors working with Fettweis are:

  • Philipp Schulz
  • Ahmad Nimr
  • André Noll Barreto
  • Meik Dörpinghaus
  • Marwa Chafii

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Fettweis include:

  • "Towards 6G wireless communication networks: vision, enabling technologies, and new paradigm shifts" (2020), published in Science China Information Sciences
  • "6G Vision, Value, Use Cases and Technologies From European 6G Flagship Project Hexa-X" (2021), published in IEEE Access
  • "Context-Aware Security for 6G Wireless: The Role of Physical Layer Security" (2022), published in IEEE Communications Standards Magazine
  • "6G: The Personal Tactile Internet-And Open Questions for Information Theory" (2021), published in IEEE BITS the Information Theory Magazine
  • "What Physical Layer Security Can Do for 6G Security" (2023), published in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology

Gerhard Fettweis's recognitions include membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina since 2016 in the Informatics section. They have also been named an IEEE Fellow in 2009 for contributions to signal processing algorithms and chip implementation architectures for communications.

Best Publications

  • Relay-based deployment concepts for wireless and mobile broadband radio

    R. Pabst;B.H. Walke;D.C. Schultz;P. Herhold

  • Multi-Carrier CDMA in Indoor Wireless Radio Networks

    Nathan Yee;Jean-Paul M. G. Linnartz;Gerhard Fettweis

  • Towards 6G wireless communication networks: vision, enabling technologies, and new paradigm shifts

    Xiaohu You;Cheng-Xiang Wang;Jie Huang;Xiqi Gao

  • Coordinated multipoint: Concepts, performance, and field trial results

    Ralf Irmer;Heinz Droste;Patrick Marsch;Michael Grieger

  • The Tactile Internet: Applications and Challenges

    Gerhard P. Fettweis

  • Generalized Frequency Division Multiplexing for 5th Generation Cellular Networks

    Nicola Michailow;Maximilian Matthé;Ivan Simoes Gaspar;Ainoa Navarro Caldevilla

  • 5G-Enabled Tactile Internet

    Meryem Simsek;Adnan Aijaz;Mischa Dohler;Joachim Sachs

  • Latency Critical IoT Applications in 5G: Perspective on the Design of Radio Interface and Network Architecture

    Philipp Schulz;Maximilian Matthe;Henrik Klessig;Meryem Simsek

  • The global footprint of mobile communications: The ecological and economic perspective

    A. Fehske;G. Fettweis;J. Malmodin;G. Biczok

  • Power consumption modeling of different base station types in heterogeneous cellular networks

    Oliver Arnold;Fred Richter;Gerhard Fettweis;Oliver Blume

  • Energy Efficiency Aspects of Base Station Deployment Strategies for Cellular Networks

    Fred Richter;Albrecht J. Fehske;Gerhard P. Fettweis

  • GFDM - Generalized Frequency Division Multiplexing

    Gerhard Fettweis;Marco Krondorf;Steffen Bittner

  • Framework for Link-Level Energy Efficiency Optimization with Informed Transmitter

    Christian Isheden;Zhijiat Chong;Eduard Jorswieck;Gerhard Fettweis

  • Coordinated Multi-Point in Mobile Communications: From Theory to Practice

    Patrick Marsch;Gerhard P. Fettweis

  • 5G: Personal mobile internet beyond what cellular did to telephony

    Gerhard Fettweis;Siavash Alamouti

  • Dirty RF: A New Paradigm

    Gerhard P. Fettweis;Michael Löhning;Denis Petrovic;Marcus Windisch

  • Effects of Phase Noise on OFDM Systems With and Without PLL: Characterization and Compensation

    D. Petrovic;W. Rave;G. Fettweis

  • Energy Efficiency Improvements through Micro Sites in Cellular Mobile Radio Networks

    Albrecht J. Fehske;Fred Richter;Gerhard P. Fettweis

  • The digital front-end of software radio terminals

    T. Hentschel;M. Henker;G. Fettweis

  • Energy-Efficient Multi-Carrier Link Adaptation with Sum Rate-Dependent Circuit Power

    Christian Isheden;Gerhard P. Fettweis

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Lentmaier
Michael Lentmaier Lund University
Luciano Leonel Mendes
Luciano Leonel Mendes National Institute of Telecommunications
Andreas Festag
Andreas Festag Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Heinrich Meyr
Heinrich Meyr RWTH Aachen University
Frank Ellinger
Frank Ellinger TU Dresden
Kwang-Cheng Chen
Kwang-Cheng Chen University of South Florida
Daniel J. Costello
Daniel J. Costello University of Notre Dame
Tommy Svensson
Tommy Svensson Chalmers University of Technology

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