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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 36 5236 5029 1806 1688 268 9522

Mahesh K. Varanasi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mahesh K. Varanasi between 1987 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mahesh K. Varanasi published across 38 years, from 1987 to 2024, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2008. 1 of the 274 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2008. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1987 2024

274 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mahesh K. Varanasi: publications per year, 1987 to 2024
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 2
1990 1
1991 5
1992 0
1993 5
1994 5
1995 3
1996 4
1997 7
1998 9
1999 5
2000 13
2001 9
2002 12
2003 14
2004 16
2005 10
2006 7
2007 15
2008 18
2009 11
2010 11
2011 16
2012 9
2013 10
2014 7
2015 7
2016 4
2017 8
2018 10
2019 5
2020 9
2021 0
2022 3
2023 0
2024 1
Total 274
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Mahesh K. Varanasi 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 Mahesh K. Varanasi 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, 254–273 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: 268 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
254–273 366 268
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
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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Mahesh K. Varanasi 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 Mahesh K. Varanasi 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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 36
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
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

Mahesh K. Varanasi is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research activity is concentrated primarily within the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a significant focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications as subfields.

Their scholarly output includes multiple papers published in well-recognized venues such as IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), arXiv (Cornell University), and China Communications.

Recent research publications cover a range of topics related to wireless communications and information theory. Notable papers include:

  • "Rate Splitting, Superposition Coding and Binning for Groupcasting over the Broadcast Channel: A General Framework" (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • "Diamond Message Set Groupcasting: From an Inner Bound for the DM Broadcast Channel to the Capacity Region of the Combination Network" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory)
  • "An improved coded caching scheme for partially cooperative D2D networks" (2022, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT))
  • "The -User DM Broadcast Channel With Two Groupcast Messages: Achievable Rate Regions and the Combination Network as a Case Study" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory)
  • "A universal hybrid precoding scheme for massive MIMO communications" (2022, China Communications)

The main topics evident from this body of work include Cooperative Communication and Network Coding, Wireless Communication Security Techniques, Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies, Caching and Content Delivery, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, DNA and Biological Computing, and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design.

Frequent collaborators of Mahesh K. Varanasi are individuals such as Mohamed Salman, Aniruddha Phatak, Yimeng Feng, Yi Jiang, and Henry P. Romero.

Publication venues frequently chosen by the researcher include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • China Communications

Best Publications

  • Multistage detection in asynchronous code-division multiple-access communications

    M.K. Varanasi;B. Aazhang

  • Near-optimum detection in synchronous code-division multiple-access systems

    M.K. Varanasi;B. Aazhang

  • Optimum decision feedback multiuser equalization with successive decoding achieves the total capacity of the Gaussian multiple-access channel

    M.K. Varanasi;T. Guess

  • Performance Analysis of ZF and MMSE Equalizers for MIMO Systems: An In-Depth Study of the High SNR Regime

    Yi Jiang;Mahesh K Varanasi;Jian Li

  • Parametric generalized Gaussian density estimation

    Mahesh K. Varanasi;Behnaam Aazhang

  • Group detection for synchronous Gaussian code-division multiple-access channels

    M.K. Varanasi

  • Asymptotic error probability analysis of quadratic receivers in Rayleigh-fading channels with applications to a unified analysis of coherent and noncoherent space-time receivers

    M. Brehler;M.K. Varanasi

  • Decision feedback multiuser detection: a systematic approach

    M.K. Varanasi

  • The Degree-of-Freedom Regions of MIMO Broadcast, Interference, and Cognitive Radio Channels With No CSIT

    C. S. Vaze;M. K. Varanasi

  • An optimal two transmit antenna space-time code and its stacked extensions

    P. Dayal;M.K. Varanasi

  • Interference Alignment Under Limited Feedback for MIMO Interference Channels

    Rajesh T. Krishnamachari;Mahesh K. Varanasi

  • The Degrees of Freedom Region and Interference Alignment for the MIMO Interference Channel With Delayed CSIT

    Chinmay S. Vaze;Mahesh K. Varanasi

  • The degrees of freedom region of the two-user MIMO broadcast channel with delayed CSIT

    Chinmay S. Vaze;Mahesh K. Varanasi

  • Signal design and convolutional coding for noncoherent space-time communication on the block-Rayleigh-fading channel

    M.L. McCloud;M. Brehler;M.K. Varanasi

  • Noncoherent Detection In Asynchronous Multi-user Channels

    M.K. Varanasi

  • Analysis of decision feedback detection for MIMO Rayleigh-fading channels and the optimization of power and rate allocations

    N. Prasad;M.K. Varanasi

  • Multiuser detection for overloaded CDMA systems

    A. Kapur;M.K. Varanasi

  • Leveraging coherent space-time codes for noncoherent communication via training

    P. Dayal;M. Brehler;M.K. Varanasi

  • An information-theoretic framework for deriving canonical decision-feedback receivers in Gaussian channels

    T. Guess;M.K. Varanasi

  • Optimally near-far resistant multiuser detection in differentially coherent synchronous channels

    M.K. Varanasi;B. Aazhang

  • The Degrees of Freedom Regions of MIMO Broadcast, Interference, and Cognitive Radio Channels with No CSIT

    Chinmay S. Vaze;Mahesh K. Varanasi

  • The Degrees of Freedom Region and Interference Alignment for the MIMO Interference Channel with Delayed CSI

    Chinmay S. Vaze;Mahesh K. Varanasi

Frequent Co-Authors

Behnaam Aazhang
Behnaam Aazhang Rice University
Giuseppe Ricci
Giuseppe Ricci University of Salento
Louis L. Scharf
Louis L. Scharf Colorado State University
Daniel P. Palomar
Daniel P. Palomar Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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