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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 89 310 301 150 143 696 30485
Computer Science 91 583 566 311 301 739 32763

Nirwan Ansari publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nirwan Ansari between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nirwan Ansari published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 19.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2017. 31 of the 846 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2017. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 33 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 36 publications 2006: 32 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 40 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 40 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 48 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

846 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nirwan Ansari: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 6
1991 8
1992 5
1993 10
1994 9
1995 4
1996 9
1997 17
1998 8
1999 7
2000 5
2001 18
2002 15
2003 33
2004 26
2005 36
2006 32
2007 30
2008 29
2009 21
2010 40
2011 32
2012 31
2013 40
2014 23
2015 20
2016 31
2017 48
2018 41
2019 37
2020 28
2021 30
2022 24
2023 26
2024 30
2025 30
2026 1
Total 846
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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.

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, 694–713 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: 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.

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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
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 37 696
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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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.

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, 89 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: 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.

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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
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 89
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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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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