2026 Paul E. Jacobs: 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	36	11135	10819	4621	4424	120	6565

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2016 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For leadership in the design, development, and worldwide commercialization of wireless products and services.

Overview

Paul E. Jacobs is affiliated with Qualcomm in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, along with Health Professions. Within these fields, Jacobs has contributed notably to subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering.

The key topics that Jacobs has focused on include Healthcare Policy and Management, Global Health Care Issues, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Healthcare cost, quality, practices, Insurance and Financial Risk Management, and Migration and Labor Dynamics.

Jacobs has published extensively in several venues, with a considerable number of papers appearing in Health Affairs. Other frequent publication venues include the Proceedings on CD-ROM of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine's Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Health Services Research, Utah State Research and Scholarship (Utah State University), and Social Science & Medicine.

Among key publications authored by Paul E. Jacobs are:

The Impact Of Medicare On Access To And Affordability Of Health Care, 2021, Health Affairs
The effects of coding intensity in Medicare Advantage on plan benefits and finances, 2020, Health Services Research
Changes In Health Coverage During The COVID-19 Pandemic, 2023, Health Affairs
ACA Marketplaces Became Less Affordable Over Time For Many Middle-Class Families, Especially The Near-Elderly, 2021, Health Affairs
In-Home Health Risk Assessments And Chart Reviews Contribute To Coding Intensity In Medicare Advantage, 2024, Health Affairs

Jacobs has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Steven Hill, Ravinder Reddy, Neil Wilson, Ryan Armbruster, and Mark Elliott.

In addition to journal articles, Jacobs has contributed to book publications. One such work was published through La Trobe University titled Affordability of private health insurance: econometric evidence from household and firm surveys in 2022.

Jacobs' work has been recognized through awards such as becoming a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. Additionally, Jacobs was named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 for leadership in the design, development, and worldwide commercialization of wireless products and services.

Best Publications

Distributed voice recognition system

Paul E. Jacobs;Chienchung Chang

552
Citations
Wireless power transfer for chargeable devices

Paul E. Jacobs;Miles A. Kirby;Ernest T. Ozaki;Michael J. Mangan

517
Citations
Locating wireless identity transmitter using short-range wireless broadcasts

Stephen R. Altman;Stephen A. Sprigg;Liz Gasser;Joel Linsky

380
Citations
Triggering event processing

Stephen A. Sprigg;Brian Minear;Paul E. Jacobs

358
Citations
Wireless power and data transfer for electronic devices

Miles A. Kirby;Ernest T. Ozaki;Rinat Burdo;Virginia Walker Keating

335
Citations
Retail proximity marketing

Kevin E. Hunter;Stephen A. Sprigg;Neville J. Meijers;Charles S. Wurster

257
Citations
System and method for implementing a vehicle configuration based on parameters that are specified by a mobile computing device when outside of a vehicle

Rotem Cooper;Frank Lane;Sunvir Gujral;Paul Eric Jacobs

234
Citations
Method and apparatus for performing financial transactions using a mobile communication unit

Paul E. Jacobs;Jeffrey K. Belk

224
Citations
E-mail software and method and system for distributing advertisements to client devices that have such e-mail software installed thereon

Paul Jacobs;Franklin Antonio;Steven Dorner;John Noerenberg

216
Citations
System and method for configuring an interior of a vehicle based on preferences provided with multiple mobile computing devices within the vehicle

Rotem Cooper;Frank Lane;Sunvir Gujral;Paul Eric Jacobs

193
Citations
Airplane mode for wireless transmitter device and system using short-range wireless broadcasts

Neville J Meijers;Stephen A. Sprigg;Charles S. Wurster;Kevin E. Hunter

172
Citations
Non-wireless communication using sound

Jack Steenstra;Paul E. Jacobs;Ahmad Jalali

142
Citations
Determining rewards based on proximity of devices using short-range wireless broadcasts

Stephen A. Sprigg;Steven R. Altman;Elizabeth A. Gasser;Joel Linsky

139
Citations
System for distributing advertisements to client devices

Paul E. Jacobs;Franklin P. Antonio;Steven Dorner;John W. Noerenberg

138
Citations
Method and apparatus for objectively characterizing communications link quality

Andrew P. DeJaco;Serge D. Willenegger;Paul E. Jacobs

137
Citations
Synchronized broadcast/multicast communication

Matthew S. Grob;Peter J. Black;Srikant Jayaraman;Paul E. Jacobs

129
Citations
Portable device with versatile user interface

Paul E. Jacobs;Steven Mergenthaler;Gad Shaanan;Theodore R. Santos

98
Citations
Systems and methods for providing notifications

Paul E. Jacobs;Nikhil Jain;Jose R. Menendez

95
Citations
Method of and system for recording and displaying electronic mail statistics

Alan Bird;Apul Nahata;Jeffrey K Belk;Paul E Jacobs

84
Citations
PROFILE DATA SHARING BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES

Stephen A Sprigg;Jacobs Paul E;Nikhil Jain;Gardner Richard Wayne

80
Citations
Dynamically downloading and executing system services on a wireless device

Stephen A. Sprigg;Brian Minear;Mahesh Moorthy;Paul E. Jacobs

80
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Black Qualcomm (United States)

Roberto Padovani Qualcomm (United States)

Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran Qualcomm (United States)

Lukas Sieber Curtis Instruments, Inc.

Nigel P. Cook Hewlett Packard Enterprise (United States)

david jonathan julian Qualcomm (United Kingdom)

Hanspeter Widmer Qualcomm (United States)

External Links

Personal website of Paul E. Jacobs

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