2026 Mansoor Shafi: Electronics and Electrical Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	34	5677	5450	13	12	185	11336

Overview

Mansoor Shafi is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Their research contributions are primarily within the field of Engineering, with a specific focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Media Technology
Plant Science
Aerospace Engineering
Computer Networks and Communications

Main topics covered in their research include:

Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies
Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
Advanced Wireless Network Optimization
Full-Duplex Wireless Communications

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Mansoor Shafi are:

6G Wireless Systems: Vision, Requirements, Challenges, Insights, and Opportunities (2021), Proceedings of the IEEE
The Standardization of 5G-Advanced in 3GPP (2022), IEEE Communications Magazine
Six Critical Challenges for 6G Wireless Systems: A Summary and Some Solutions (2022), IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
Standardization of Propagation Models for Terrestrial Cellular Systems: A Historical Perspective (2020), International Journal of Wireless Information Networks
Massive MIMO Evolution Toward 3GPP Release 18 (2023), IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Frequent coauthors include:

Harsh Tataria
Andreas F. Molisch
Mischa Döhler
Fredrik Tufvesson

Their works have appeared predominantly in publication venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Proceedings of the IEEE
IEEE Communications Magazine
IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

Best Publications

From theory to practice: an overview of MIMO space-time coded wireless systems

D. Gesbert;M. Shafi;Da-shan Shiu;P.J. Smith

3550
Citations
5G : A tutorial overview of standards, trials, challenges, deployment, and practice

Mansoor Shafi;Andreas F. Molisch;Peter J. Smith;Thomas Haustein

2360
Citations
6G Wireless Systems: Vision, Requirements, Challenges, Insights, and Opportunities

Harsh Tataria;Mansoor Shafi;Andreas F. Molisch;Mischa Dohler

948
Citations
Capacity Limits and Performance Analysis of Cognitive Radio With Imperfect Channel Knowledge

Himal A Suraweera;Peter J Smith;Mansoor Shafi

527
Citations
Quick simulation: a review of importance sampling techniques in communications systems

P.J. Smith;M. Shafi;Hongsheng Gao

388
Citations
Polarized MIMO channels in 3-D: models, measurements and mutual information

M. Shafi;Min Zhang;A.L. Moustakas;P.J. Smith

310
Citations
Propagation Models and Performance Evaluation for 5G Millimeter-Wave Bands

Shu Sun;Theodore S. Rappaport;Mansoor Shafi;Pan Tang

282
Citations
Increasing downlink cellular throughput with limited network MIMO coordination

H. Huang;M. Trivellato;A. Hottinen;M. Shafi

240
Citations
Capacity of MIMO systems with semicorrelated flat fading

P.J. Smith;S. Roy;M. Shafi

239
Citations
Editorial: advances in propagation modeling for wireless systems

Claude Oestges;Michael Jensen;Persefoni Kyritsi;Mansoor Shafi

230
Citations
Microwave vs. Millimeter-Wave Propagation Channels: Key Differences and Impact on 5G Cellular Systems

Mansoor Shafi;Jianhua Zhang;Harsh Tataria;Andreas F. Molisch

221
Citations
On a Gaussian approximation to the capacity of wireless MIMO systems

P.J. Smith;M. Shafi

220
Citations
Propagation Issues for Cognitive Radio

A.F. Molisch;L.J. Greenstein;M. Shafi

202
Citations
Matched filter performance bounds for diversity combining receivers in digital mobile radio

M.V. Clark;L.J. Greenstein;W.K. Kennedy;M. Shafi

119
Citations
Investigation and Comparison of 3GPP and NYUSIM Channel Models for 5G Wireless Communications

Theodore S. Rappaport;Shu Sun;Mansoor Shafi

110
Citations
The Standardization of 5G-Advanced in 3GPP

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100
Citations
Six Critical Challenges for 6G Wireless Systems: A Summary and Some Solutions

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90
Citations
Optimum linear diversity receivers for mobile communications

M.V. Clark;L.J. Greenstein;W.K. Kennedy;M. Shafi

86
Citations
The Effects of Limited Channel Knowledge on Cognitive Radio System Capacity

P. J. Smith;P. A. Dmochowski;H. A. Suraweera;M. Shafi

83
Citations
MMSE diversity combining for wide-band digital cellular radio

M.V. Clark;L.J. Greenstein;W.K. Kennedy;M. Shafi

79
Citations
The Impact of Elevation Angle on MIMO Capacity

Mansoor Shafi;Min Zhang;Peter J. Smith;Aris L. Moustakas

77
Citations
Wireless communications in the twenty-first century: a perspective

M. Shafi;A. Hashimoto;M. Umehira;S. Ogose

75
Citations
The Effects of Limited Channel Knowledge on Cognitive Radio System Capacity

Peter J. Smith;Pawel A. Dmochowski;Himal A. Suraweera;Mansoor Shafi

3
Citations
EDGE: Enhanced Data Rates for GSM and TDMA/136 Evolution

Mansoor Shafi;Shigeaki Ogose;Takeshi Hattori

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Smith Victoria University of Wellington

Andreas F. Molisch University of Southern California

Fredrik Tufvesson Lund University

Himal A. Suraweera University of Peradeniya

Larry J. Greenstein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Shu Sun Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Theodore S. Rappaport New York University

Peiying Zhu Huawei Technologies (China)

David Gesbert EURECOM

Andrea Giorgetti University of Bologna

External Links

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