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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 97 213 207 104 98 665 46510

John M. Cioffi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John M. Cioffi between 1983 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John M. Cioffi published across 39 years, from 1983 to 2021, averaging 18.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 63 publications in 2006. 29 of the 719 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 63. Peak 63 publications in 2006. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 18 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 18 publications 1993: 19 publications 1994: 23 publications 1995: 26 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 27 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 31 publications 2001: 31 publications 2002: 29 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 28 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 63 publications 2007: 47 publications 2008: 38 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 12 publications
1983 2021

719 publications in total across all disciplines

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John M. Cioffi: publications per year, 1983 to 2021
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 4
1985 5
1986 3
1987 5
1988 7
1989 16
1990 18
1991 16
1992 18
1993 19
1994 23
1995 26
1996 13
1997 21
1998 27
1999 22
2000 31
2001 31
2002 29
2003 22
2004 28
2005 24
2006 63
2007 47
2008 38
2009 29
2010 15
2011 12
2012 13
2013 15
2014 14
2015 12
2016 11
2017 3
2018 5
2019 3
2020 17
2021 12
Total 719
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John M. Cioffi 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 John M. Cioffi 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, 654–673 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: 665 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 54 665
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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John M. Cioffi 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 John M. Cioffi 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, 97 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: 97 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10 97
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal “For pioneering discrete multitone modem technology as the foundation of the global DSL industry.”
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the theory and practice of high-speed digital communications.
  • 2001 - IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award "For major contributions to the understanding of network congestion, and the development of congestion control mechanisms, enabling the successful scaling of the Internet."

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Computer network
  • Telecommunications
  • Algorithm

Electronic engineering, Communication channel, Algorithm, Digital subscriber line and Control theory are his primary areas of study. His Electronic engineering research incorporates elements of Data transmission, Transmission and Transmitter, Signal, Modulation. His Communication channel research includes themes of Spatial correlation and Mathematical optimization.

John M. Cioffi has included themes like MIMO and Frequency-division multiple access, Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing in his Mathematical optimization study. The Algorithm study which covers Intersymbol interference that intersects with Gaussian noise. His Digital subscriber line study incorporates themes from Real-time computing and Bandwidth.

His most cited work include:

  • Spatio-temporal coding for wireless communication (1431 citations)
  • Joint Tx-Rx beamforming design for multicarrier MIMO channels: a unified framework for convex optimization (1083 citations)
  • Increase in capacity of multiuser OFDM system using dynamic subchannel allocation (1067 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

John M. Cioffi spends much of his time researching Communication channel, Electronic engineering, Algorithm, Digital subscriber line and Computer network. His work in Communication channel tackles topics such as Control theory which are related to areas like Equalizer and Power control. His research on Electronic engineering also deals with topics like

  • Transmitter, which have a strong connection to Precoding,
  • MIMO which intersects with area such as Beamforming.

His Algorithm research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Additive white Gaussian noise, Mathematical optimization and Detector. His work carried out in the field of Digital subscriber line brings together such families of science as Crosstalk, Real-time computing and Dynamic spectrum management. His research in Computer network intersects with topics in Wireless, Throughput and Relay.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Communication channel (37.09%)
  • Electronic engineering (29.40%)
  • Algorithm (24.59%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Computer network (21.29%)
  • Wireless (9.20%)
  • Digital subscriber line (21.43%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Computer network, Wireless, Digital subscriber line, Electronic engineering and Relay. His Computer network study combines topics in areas such as Wireless network, Distributed computing and Interference. The study incorporates disciplines such as Communication channel, Coding gain and Resource management in addition to Wireless.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Mathematical optimization and Control theory. In his study, Transmitter power output is inextricably linked to Crosstalk, which falls within the broad field of Digital subscriber line. As a member of one scientific family, John M. Cioffi mostly works in the field of Relay, focusing on MIMO and, on occasion, Transmission.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Systems and methods for traffic load balancing on multiple wan backhauls and multiple distinct lan networks (153 citations)
  • Multiuser Overhearing for Cooperative Two-Way Multiantenna Relays (83 citations)
  • Spectral-Efficient Cellular Communications With Coexistent One- and Two-Hop Transmissions (76 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Computer network
  • Telecommunications
  • Statistics

John M. Cioffi mainly focuses on Computer network, Wireless, Relay, Electronic engineering and Telecommunications link. The various areas that John M. Cioffi examines in his Computer network study include Wireless network, Throughput and Interference. His study in Relay is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both MIMO, Communication channel, Beamforming and Topology.

His MIMO research incorporates themes from Mathematical optimization, Efficient energy use, Channel state information and Control theory. John M. Cioffi mostly deals with Diversity gain in his studies of Communication channel. His research integrates issues of Signal-to-noise ratio, Radio spectrum and Digital subscriber line in his study of Electronic engineering.

Best Publications

  • Spatio-temporal coding for wireless communication

    G.G. Raleigh;J.M. Cioffi

  • A practical discrete multitone transceiver loading algorithm for data transmission over spectrally shaped channels

    P.S. Chow;J.M. Cioffi;J.A.C. Bingham

  • Increase in capacity of multiuser OFDM system using dynamic subchannel allocation

    W. Rhee;J.M. Cioffi

  • Iterative water-filling for Gaussian vector multiple-access channels

    Wei Yu;Wonjong Rhee;S. Boyd;J.M. Cioffi

  • Joint Tx-Rx beamforming design for multicarrier MIMO channels: a unified framework for convex optimization

    D.P. Palomar;J.M. Cioffi;M.A. Lagunas

  • Understanding Digital Subscriber Line Technology

    Thomas Starr;John M. Cioffi;Peter J. Silverman

  • Sum capacity of Gaussian vector broadcast channels

    Wei Yu;J.M. Cioffi

  • Distributed multiuser power control for digital subscriber lines

    Wei Yu;G. Ginis;J.M. Cioffi

  • Weighted sum-rate maximization using weighted MMSE for MIMO-BC beamforming design

    S.S. Christensen;R. Agarwal;E. Carvalho;J. Cioffi

  • Fast, recursive-least-squares transversal filters for adaptive filtering

    J. Cioffi;T. Kailath

  • Iterative water-filling for Gaussian vector multiple access channels

    Unknown

  • Method and apparatus for adaptive, variable bandwidth, high-speed data transmission of a multicarrier signal over digital subscriber lines

    Peter S. Chow;John M. Cioffi

  • A discrete multitone transceiver system for HDSL applications

    J.S. Chow;J.C. Tu;J.M. Cioffi

  • MMSE decision-feedback equalizers and coding. I. Equalization results

    J.M. Cioffi;G.P. Dudevoir;M. Vedat Eyuboglu;G.D. Forney

  • Pilot Tone Selection for Channel Estimation in a Mobile OFDM System.

    Negi R;Cioffi J

  • Optimum finite-length equalization for multicarrier transceivers

    N. Al-Dhahir;J.M. Cioffi

  • Vectored transmission for digital subscriber line systems

    G. Ginis;J.M. Cioffi

  • Method for equalizing a multicarrier signal

    Jacky Chow;John M. Cioffi

  • MMSE decision-feedback equalizers: finite-length results

    N. Al-Dhahir;J.M. Cioffi

  • Maximum-likelihood detection of nonlinearly distorted multicarrier symbols by iterative decoding

    J. Tellado;L.M.C. Hoo;J.M. Cioffi

  • Spatio-temporal coding for wireless communications

    G.G. Raleigh;J.M. Cioffi

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Yu
Wei Yu University of Toronto
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore
Naofal Al-Dhahir
Naofal Al-Dhahir The University of Texas at Dallas
Jungwon Lee
Jungwon Lee Samsung (South Korea)
Rohit Negi
Rohit Negi Carnegie Mellon University
Luxi Yang
Luxi Yang Southeast University
Thomas Kailath
Thomas Kailath Stanford University
Stefano Galli
Stefano Galli Peraton Labs
Richard D. Wesel
Richard D. Wesel University of California, Los Angeles
Ying-Chang Liang
Ying-Chang Liang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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