2026 Nageswara S. V. Rao: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	40	9295	9026	3954	3790	408	6968

Nageswara S. V. Rao publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nageswara S. V. Rao sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 408 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Nageswara S. V. Rao D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nageswara S. V. Rao sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to algorithms for reliable communication in distributed sensor networks

Overview

Nageswara S. V. Rao is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their research portfolio encompasses a range of topics primarily situated at the intersection of computer science and engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

Computer Science
Engineering

Within these broad areas, Rao has contributed extensively to subfields such as:

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Information Systems
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The key topics covered in their work include:

Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Software-Defined Networks and 5G
Cloud Computing and Resource Management
Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
Quantum optics and atomic interactions
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications

Rao has been involved in a significant number of publications, with frequent venues reflecting their multidisciplinary expertise. Notable publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Optics Express
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
2021 IEEE 24th International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION)
Microscopy and Microanalysis

Recent papers showcasing their research activities include:

"Tumor microenvironment: Challenges and opportunities in targeting metastasis of triple negative breast cancer", 2020, Pharmacological Research
"Machine learning for automated experimentation in scanning transmission electron microscopy", 2023, npj Computational Materials
"Coexistent Quantum Channel Characterization Using Spectrally Resolved Bayesian Quantum Process Tomography", 2023, Physical Review Applied
"A Roadmap for Edge Computing Enabled Automated Multidimensional Transmission Electron Microscopy", 2022, Microscopy Today
"Two-mode squeezing over deployed fiber coexisting with conventional communications", 2023, Optics Express

Frequent collaborators in Rao's research projects include:

Anees Al-Najjar
Nicholas A. Peters
Muneer Alshowkan
Debangshu Mukherjee
Joseph M. Lukens

Rao's contributions to the field have been recognized with the award of IEEE Fellow in 2008 for work on algorithms related to reliable communication in distributed sensor networks.

Best Publications

On computing mobile agent routes for data fusion in distributed sensor networks

Q. Wu;N.S.V. Rao;J. Barhen;S.S. Iyenger

412
Citations
Privacy vulnerability of published anonymous mobility traces

Chris Y.T. Ma;David K.Y. Yau;Nung Kwan Yip;Nageswara S.V. Rao

295
Citations
Robot navigation in unknown terrains using learned visibility graphs. Part I: The disjoint convex obstacle case

B. Oommen;S. Iyengar;N. Rao;R. Kashyap

257
Citations
Privacy vulnerability of published anonymous mobility traces

Chris Y. T. Ma;David K. Y. Yau;Nung Kwan Yip;Nageswara S. V. Rao

188
Citations
Robot navigation in unknown terrains: Introductory survey of non-heuristic algorithms

Unknown

176
Citations
Ultrascience net: network testbed for large-scale science applications

N.S.V. Rao;W.R. Wing;S.M. Carter;Q. Wu

156
Citations
Markov Game Analysis for Attack-Defense of Power Networks Under Possible Misinformation

Chris Y. T. Ma;David K. Y. Yau;Xin Lou;Nageswara S. V. Rao

130
Citations
CHEETAH: circuit-switched high-speed end-to-end transport architecture testbed

Xuan Zheng;M. Veeraraghavan;N.S.V. Rao;Qishi Wu

127
Citations
On efficient deployment of sensors on planar grid

Qishi Wu;Nageswara S. V. Rao;Xiaojiang Du;S. Sitharama Iyengar

124
Citations
DST-A routing protocol for ad hoc networks using distributed spanning trees

S. Radhakrishnan;G. Racherla;C.N. Sekharan;N.S.V. Rao

122
Citations
QoS routing via multiple paths using bandwidth reservation

N.S.V. Rao;S.G. Batsell

120
Citations
Computational complexity issues in operative diagnosis of graph-based systems

N.S.V. Rao

118
Citations
Identification of Low-Level Point Radiation Sources Using a Sensor Network

Nageswara S. V. Rao;Mallikarjun Shankar;Jren-Chit Chin;David K. Y. Yau

114
Citations
A 'retraction' method for learned navigation in unknown terrains for a circular robot

N.S.V. Rao;N. Stoltzfus;S.S. Iyengar

112
Citations
Algorithmic framework for learned robot navigation in unknown terrains

N.S.V. Rao

111
Citations
An integrated intelligent decision support system based on sensor and computer networks

Qishi Wu;Mengxia Zhu;Nageswara S.V. Rao;S. Sitharama Iyengar;S. Sitharama Iyengar

109
Citations
Copula-Based Fusion of Correlated Decisions

A Sundaresan;P K Varshney;N S V Rao

100
Citations
Distributed detection of a nuclear radioactive source using fusion of correlated decisions

A. Sundaresan;P.K. Varshney;N.S.V. Rao

98
Citations
A Reconfigurable Quantum Local Area Network Over Deployed Fiber

Muneer Alshowkan;Brian P. Williams;Philip G. Evans;Nageswara S. V. Rao

89
Citations
On fusers that perform better than best sensor

N.S.V. Rao

88
Citations
On terrain acquisition by a point robot amidst polyhedral obstacles

N.S.V. Rao;S.S. Iyengar;B.J. Oommen;R.L. Kashyap

85
Citations
Accurate localization of low-level radioactive source under noise and measurement errors

Jren-Chit Chin;David K.Y. Yau;Nageswara S.V. Rao;Yong Yang

83
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Sitharama Iyengar Florida International University

David K. Y. Yau Singapore University of Technology and Design

Richard R. Brooks Clemson University

Ian Foster University of Chicago

Jun Zhuang University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Xin Wang Stony Brook University

Stephan Olariu Old Dominion University

Sartaj Sahni University of Florida

B. V. K. Vijaya Kumar Carnegie Mellon University

Rangasami L. Kashyap Purdue University West Lafayette

External Links

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