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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 74 697 309 374 51926
Computer Science 74 1441 750 362 51026

Marvin K. Simon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marvin K. Simon between 1966 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marvin K. Simon published across 54 years, from 1966 to 2019, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2005. 1 of the 388 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2005. 1966: 2 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 4 publications 1970: 7 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 13 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication
1966 2019

388 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marvin K. Simon: publications per year, 1966 to 2019
Year Publications
1966 2
1967 1
1968 1
1969 4
1970 7
1971 2
1972 6
1973 7
1974 4
1975 2
1976 5
1977 8
1978 13
1979 4
1980 7
1981 9
1982 8
1983 6
1984 3
1985 11
1986 7
1987 6
1988 9
1989 9
1990 8
1991 4
1992 2
1993 5
1994 10
1995 12
1996 9
1997 3
1998 15
1999 14
2000 11
2001 17
2002 17
2003 19
2004 27
2005 32
2006 21
2007 5
2008 3
2009 2
2010 1
2011 1
2012 2
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 3
2017 3
2018 0
2019 1
Total 388
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Marvin K. Simon 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 Marvin K. Simon 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, 374–393 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: 374 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
374–393 187 374
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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Marvin K. Simon 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 Marvin K. Simon 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, 74 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: 74 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 74
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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Telecommunications
  • Statistics
  • Modulation

Marvin K. Simon mostly deals with Electronic engineering, Fading, Phase-shift keying, Algorithm and Communication channel. His Electronic engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Detection theory, Rician fading, Rayleigh fading and Communications system. The Fading study combines topics in areas such as Signal-to-noise ratio and Bit error rate.

His Phase-shift keying research includes themes of Trellis modulation, Pairwise error probability, Statistics and Applied mathematics. His Algorithm research includes elements of Additive white Gaussian noise and Independent and identically distributed random variables. His Communication channel research incorporates elements of Code division multiple access, Parallel processing and Modulation.

His most cited work include:

  • Digital Communication Over Fading Channels (3986 citations)
  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels: A Unified Approach to Performance Analysis (1928 citations)
  • On the Energy Detection of Unknown Signals Over Fading Channels (1765 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Electronic engineering, Algorithm, Fading, Phase-shift keying and Communication channel. Marvin K. Simon interconnects Demodulation, Trellis modulation, Frequency-shift keying, Modulation and Signal processing in the investigation of issues within Electronic engineering. His Algorithm research integrates issues from Detection theory, Additive white Gaussian noise, Bit error rate and Moment-generating function.

Fading is the subject of his research, which falls under Statistics. The various areas that Marvin K. Simon examines in his Phase-shift keying study include Control theory, Keying, Decoding methods, Bandwidth and Coding. His Communication channel research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Code division multiple access and Signal.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Electronic engineering (50.00%)
  • Algorithm (42.56%)
  • Fading (34.30%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2002-2017)?

  • Electronic engineering (50.00%)
  • Algorithm (42.56%)
  • Fading (34.30%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Electronic engineering, Algorithm, Fading, Phase-shift keying and Communication channel. The concepts of his Electronic engineering study are interwoven with issues in Modulation, Synchronization, Quadrature modulation, Decoding methods and Radio receiver. His work carried out in the field of Algorithm brings together such families of science as Function, Pairwise error probability, Frequency-shift keying and Detector.

His research in Fading tackles topics such as Communications system which are related to areas like Key. Marvin K. Simon combines subjects such as Keying, Continuous phase modulation, Bit error rate and Control theory with his study of Phase-shift keying. His Diversity combining, Multipath propagation and Additive white Gaussian noise study, which is part of a larger body of work in Communication channel, is frequently linked to Coherence time, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Between 2002 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Digital Communication Over Fading Channels (3986 citations)
  • On the Energy Detection of Unknown Signals Over Fading Channels (1765 citations)
  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels: Simon/Digital Communications 2e (963 citations)

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

  • Statistics
  • Telecommunications
  • Modulation

His main research concerns Electronic engineering, Fading, Statistics, Phase-shift keying and Keying. Marvin K. Simon has included themes like Decoding methods, Additive white Gaussian noise and Modulation in his Electronic engineering study. His research in Fading focuses on subjects like Detection theory, which are connected to Energy and Marcum Q-function.

His research integrates issues of Algorithm and Applied mathematics in his study of Statistics. His Phase-shift keying study incorporates themes from Pairwise error probability, Continuous phase modulation, Bit error rate, Maximum likelihood detection and Differential coding. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Variety, Weibull fading and Communications system.

Best Publications

  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels

    Marvin Kenneth Simon;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • On the Energy Detection of Unknown Signals Over Fading Channels

    F.F. Digham;M.-S. Alouini;M.K. Simon

  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels: A Unified Approach to Performance Analysis

    Marvin Kenneth Simon;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • Spread Spectrum Communications Handbook

    Marvin Kenneth Simon

  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels: Simon/Digital Communications 2e

    Marvin K. Simon;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • Improved parallel interference cancellation for CDMA

    D. Divsalar;M.K. Simon;D. Raphaeli

  • New exponential bounds and approximations for the computation of error probability in fading channels

    M. Chiani;D. Dardari;M.K. Simon

  • Telecommunication systems engineering

    William C. Lindsey;Marvin K. Simon

  • A unified approach to the performance analysis of digital communication over generalized fading channels

    M.K. Simon;M. Alouini

  • Multiple-symbol differential detection of MPSK

    D. Divsalar;M.K. Simon

  • Digital communication techniques : signal design and detection

    Marvin Kenneth Simon;Sami M. Hinedi;William C. Lindsey

  • Introduction to Trellis-Coded Modulation With Applications

    Ezio Biglieri;Dariush Divsalar;Marvin K. Simon;Peter J. McLane

  • The design of trellis coded MPSK for fading channels: performance criteria

    D. Divsalar;M.K. Simon

  • An MGF-based performance analysis of generalized selection combining over Rayleigh fading channels

    M.-S. Alouini;M.K. Simon

  • Spread spectrum communications handbook (revised ed.)

    Marvin K. Simon;Jim K. Omura;Robert A. Scholtz;Barry K. Levitt

  • Some new twists to problems involving the Gaussian probability integral

    M.K. Simon;D. Divsalar

  • Trellis Coded Modulation for 4800-9600 bits/s Transmission Over a Fading Mobile Satellite Channel

    D. Divsalar;M. Simon

  • Alamouti-type space-time coding for free-space optical communication with direct detection

    M.K. Simon;V.A. Vilnrotter

  • Bandwidth-Efficient Digital Modulation with Application to Deep Space Communications

    Marvin Kenneth Simon

  • The design of trellis coded MPSK for fading channels: set partitioning for optimum code design

    D. Divsalar;M.K. Simon

  • Coded Communication over Fading Channels

    Marvin K. Simon;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Mohamed-Slim Alouini King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dariush Divsalar
Dariush Divsalar Jet Propulsion Lab
Hong-Chuan Yang
Hong-Chuan Yang University of Victoria
Thushara D. Abhayapala
Thushara D. Abhayapala Australian National University
Ezio Biglieri
Ezio Biglieri Pompeu Fabra University
Rodney A. Kennedy
Rodney A. Kennedy Australian National University
Andrea Goldsmith
Andrea Goldsmith Stony Brook University
Petre Stoica
Petre Stoica Uppsala University
Robert Schober
Robert Schober University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Robert A. Scholtz
Robert A. Scholtz University of Southern California

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