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Computer Science

D-Index
91
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32763
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583
National Ranking
310

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
89
Citations
30485
World Ranking
310
National Ranking
149

Nirwan Ansari 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 Nirwan Ansari sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 696 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Nirwan Ansari 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 Nirwan Ansari sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2009 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to broadband networks and communications

Overview

Nirwan Ansari is affiliated with the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans extensive work in engineering and computer science, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as computer networks and communications.

The scientist's publication record encompasses a wide array of topics, including advanced wireless communication technologies, UAV applications and optimization, IoT and edge/fog computing, advanced MIMO systems optimization, energy harvesting in wireless networks, software-defined networks and 5G, and satellite communication systems.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nirwan Ansari include Xiansheng Guo, Mohammad Arif Hossain, Weiqi Liu, Xilong Liu, and Abdullah Ridwan Hossain.

The main venues where Ansari's work has been published include:

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Network
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Latency-Aware IoT Service Provisioning in UAV-Aided Mobile-Edge Computing Networks," 2020, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Robust WiFi Localization by Fusing Derivative Fingerprints of RSS and Multiple Classifiers," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • "Jointly Optimizing Client Selection and Resource Management in Wireless Federated Learning for Internet of Things," 2021, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Convergence of Networking and Cloud/Edge Computing: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities," 2020, IEEE Network
  • "Leveraging Deep Reinforcement Learning for Traffic Engineering: A Survey," 2021, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials

Nirwan Ansari has contributed to book publications as well, including a work titled Sensor Networks published in 2022 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Recognition for Ansari's professional contributions includes election as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2019 and designation as an IEEE Fellow in 2009, specifically for contributions to broadband networks and communications.

Best Publications

  • Reversible data hiding

    Zhicheng Ni;Yun-Qing Shi;N. Ansari;Wei Su

  • A genetic algorithm for multiprocessor scheduling

    E.S.H. Hou;N. Ansari;Hong Ren

  • EdgeIoT: Mobile Edge Computing for the Internet of Things

    Xiang Sun;Nirwan Ansari

  • Dynamic Service Provisioning in Elastic Optical Networks With Hybrid Single-/Multi-Path Routing

    Zuqing Zhu;Wei Lu;Liang Zhang;N. Ansari

  • TCP in wireless environments: problems and solutions

    Ye Tian;Kai Xu;N. Ansari

  • IP traceback with deterministic packet marking

    A. Belenky;N. Ansari

  • Edge Computing Aware NOMA for 5G Networks

    Abbas Kiani;Nirwan Ansari

  • A Survey on Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing Mechanisms for Mobile Free-Space Optical Communications

    Yagiz Kaymak;Roberto Rojas-Cessa;Jianghua Feng;Nirwan Ansari

  • The Progressive Smart Grid System from Both Power and Communications Aspects

    Chun-Hao Lo;N. Ansari

  • TCP-Jersey for wireless IP communications

    Kai Xu;Ye Tian;N. Ansari

  • Robust Lossless Image Data Hiding Designed for Semi-Fragile Image Authentication

    Zhicheng Ni;Y.Q. Shi;N. Ansari;Wei Su

  • Deep Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative Content Caching in Vehicular Edge Computing and Networks

    Guanhua Qiao;Supeng Leng;Sabita Maharjan;Yan Zhang

  • Bandwidth allocation for multiservice access on EPONs

    Yuanqiu Luo;N. Ansari

  • On Optimizing Green Energy Utilization for Cellular Networks with Hybrid Energy Supplies

    Tao Han;Nirwan Ansari

  • On IP traceback

    A. Belenky;N. Ansari

  • A Position-Based Clustering Technique for Ad Hoc Intervehicle Communication

    Zhigang Wang;Lichuan Liu;MengChu Zhou;N. Ansari

  • A Survey on Fusion-Based Indoor Positioning

    Xiansheng Guo;Nirwan Ansari;Fangzi Hu;Yuan Shao

  • A Hierarchical Detection and Response System to Enhance Security Against Lethal Cyber-Attacks in UAV Networks

    Hichem Sedjelmaci;Sidi Mohammed Senouci;Nirwan Ansari

  • Reversible data hiding

    Zhicheng Ni;Y.Q. Shi;N. Ansari;Wei Su

  • On Mobile Edge Caching

    Jingjing Yao;Tao Han;Nirwan Ansari

  • On detecting dominant points

    Nirwan Ansari;Edward J. Delp

  • On Green-Energy-Powered Cognitive Radio Networks

    Xueqing Huang;Tao Han;Nirwan Ansari

  • Application Aware Workload Allocation for Edge Computing-Based IoT

    Qiang Fan;Nirwan Ansari

Frequent Co-Authors

Nei Kato
Nei Kato Tohoku University
Yun Q. Shi
Yun Q. Shi New Jersey Institute of Technology
Hiroki Nishiyama
Hiroki Nishiyama Tohoku University
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Symeon Papavassiliou
Symeon Papavassiliou National Technical University of Athens
MengChu Zhou
MengChu Zhou New Jersey Institute of Technology
Abdallah Khreishah
Abdallah Khreishah New Jersey Institute of Technology
Edward J. Delp
Edward J. Delp Purdue University West Lafayette
Wei Su
Wei Su Tianjin University
Frank Effenberger
Frank Effenberger Huawei Technologies (China)

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