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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 79 541 245 354 38559
Computer Science 73 1542 801 319 36634

Robert W. Brodersen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert W. Brodersen between 1970 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert W. Brodersen published across 50 years, from 1970 to 2019, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 1998. 3 of the 357 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 1998. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 14 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 30 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 9 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications
1970 2019

357 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert W. Brodersen: publications per year, 1970 to 2019
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 2
1975 7
1976 4
1977 2
1978 7
1979 6
1980 3
1981 4
1982 3
1983 14
1984 6
1985 5
1986 6
1987 7
1988 8
1989 10
1990 6
1991 8
1992 15
1993 6
1994 6
1995 13
1996 13
1997 7
1998 30
1999 6
2000 7
2001 6
2002 18
2003 10
2004 18
2005 17
2006 26
2007 18
2008 7
2009 4
2010 1
2011 1
2012 9
2013 1
2014 1
2015 2
2016 1
2017 1
2018 1
2019 2
Total 357
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Robert W. Brodersen 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 Robert W. Brodersen 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, 354–373 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: 354 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
354–373 214 354
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
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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Robert W. Brodersen 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 Robert W. Brodersen 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, 79 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: 79 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 79
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits "For contributions to the design of integrated circuits for signal processing systems."
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering contributions to very-large-scale integrated circuit design and to speech-processing technology.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Electrical engineering
  • Telecommunications

His primary areas of study are Electronic engineering, CMOS, Electrical engineering, Energy consumption and Cognitive radio. Robert W. Brodersen studies Bandwidth which is a part of Electronic engineering. His CMOS research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Low IF receiver, Circuit design and Integrated circuit.

He interconnects High-level synthesis, Computational complexity theory, Embedded system, Datapath and Efficient energy use in the investigation of issues within Energy consumption. His Cognitive radio research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Detector, Interference, Spread spectrum, Radio spectrum and Noise. Robert W. Brodersen has researched Voltage in several fields, including Power, Computation and Low-power electronics.

His most cited work include:

  • Implementation issues in spectrum sensing for cognitive radios (2430 citations)
  • Low-Power CMOS Digital Design (2259 citations)
  • Cooperative Sensing among Cognitive Radios (1376 citations)

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

Robert W. Brodersen spends much of his time researching Electronic engineering, CMOS, Electrical engineering, Embedded system and Wireless. His research investigates the connection with Electronic engineering and areas like Cognitive radio which intersect with concerns in Radio spectrum and Ultra-wideband. The study incorporates disciplines such as Digital electronics, Logic gate, Asynchronous communication, Integrated circuit and Circuit design in addition to CMOS.

His Electrical engineering research includes elements of Power and Optoelectronics. His Embedded system research incorporates elements of Digital signal processing, Computer hardware and Software. His work carried out in the field of Wireless brings together such families of science as Multimedia and Computer network.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Electronic engineering (42.38%)
  • CMOS (21.56%)
  • Electrical engineering (19.70%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2003-2019)?

  • Electronic engineering (42.38%)
  • CMOS (21.56%)
  • Electrical engineering (19.70%)

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

Electronic engineering, CMOS, Electrical engineering, Cognitive radio and Embedded system are his primary areas of study. He has included themes like Baseband, Wireless and Signal processing in his Electronic engineering study. The various areas that Robert W. Brodersen examines in his CMOS study include Electronic circuit, Transistor, NMOS logic, Asynchronous communication and Transceiver.

His Cognitive radio research includes themes of Radio spectrum, Computer network, Energy and Detector. The Embedded system study combines topics in areas such as Interface and Operating system. Robert W. Brodersen combines subjects such as Transmitter and Matched filter with his study of Bandwidth.

Between 2003 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Implementation issues in spectrum sensing for cognitive radios (2430 citations)
  • Cooperative Sensing among Cognitive Radios (1376 citations)
  • Millimeter-wave CMOS design (648 citations)

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

  • Operating system
  • Electrical engineering
  • Quantum mechanics

Robert W. Brodersen focuses on Electronic engineering, Cognitive radio, Electrical engineering, CMOS and Computer network. Robert W. Brodersen works in the field of Electronic engineering, namely Bandwidth. His study in Cognitive radio is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Spread spectrum, Radio spectrum, Bandwidth allocation and Robustness.

His research integrates issues of Wireless network and Matched filter in his study of Spread spectrum. His research in CMOS intersects with topics in Radio receiver design, Frequency multiplier, Frequency mixer and dBm. His work deals with themes such as Wireless, Spectrum management, System requirements, Ultra-wideband and Transmission, which intersect with Computer network.

Best Publications

  • Low-Power CMOS Digital Design

    Anantha P. Chandrakasan;Samuel Sheng;Robert W. Brodersen

  • Implementation issues in spectrum sensing for cognitive radios

    D. Cabric;S.M. Mishra;R.W. Brodersen

  • Cooperative Sensing among Cognitive Radios

    Shridhar Mubaraq Mishra;Anant Sahai;Robert W. Brodersen

  • Minimizing power consumption in digital CMOS circuits

    A.P. Chandrakasan;R.W. Brodersen

  • A dynamic voltage scaled microprocessor system

    T.D. Burd;T.A. Pering;A.J. Stratakos;R.W. Brodersen

  • Low Power Digital CMOS Design

    Anantha P. Chandrakasan;Robert W. Brodersen

  • Spectrum Sensing Measurements of Pilot, Energy, and Collaborative Detection

    D. Cabric;A. Tkachenko;R.W. Brodersen

  • Millimeter-wave CMOS design

    C.H. Doan;S. Emami;A.M. Niknejad;R.W. Brodersen

  • The simulation and evaluation of dynamic voltage scaling algorithms

    Trevor Pering;Tom Burd;Robert Brodersen

  • Processor design for portable systems

    Thomas D. Burd;Robert W. Brodersen

  • Optimizing power using transformations

    A.P. Chandrakasan;M. Potkonjak;R. Mehra;J. Rabaey

  • Experimental study of spectrum sensing based on energy detection and network cooperation

    Danijela Cabric;Artem Tkachenko;Robert W. Brodersen

  • Predictive system shutdown and other architectural techniques for energy efficient programmable computation

    M.B. Srivastava;A.P. Chandrakasan;R.W. Brodersen

  • A Cognitive Radio Approach for Usage of Virtual Unlicensed Spectrum

    Shridhar Mubaraq Mishra;Daniel Willkomm;Robert Brodersen;Adam Wolisz

  • Energy efficient CMOS microprocessor design

    T.D. Burd;R.W. Brodersen

  • Design issues for dynamic voltage scaling

    Thomas D. Burd;Robert W. Brodersen

  • A 6-bit 600-MS/s 5.3-mW Asynchronous ADC in 0.13- $\mu{\hbox{m}}$ CMOS

    S.-W.M. Chen;R.W. Brodersen

  • Degrees of freedom in multiple-antenna channels: a signal space approach

    A.S.Y. Poon;R.W. Brodersen;D.N.C. Tse

  • BEE2: a high-end reconfigurable computing system

    C. Chang;J. Wawrzynek;R.W. Brodersen

  • Design considerations for 60 GHz CMOS radios

    C.H. Doan;S. Emami;D.A. Sobel;A.M. Niknejad

Frequent Co-Authors

Dejan Markovic
Dejan Markovic University of California, Los Angeles
Paul R. Gray
Paul R. Gray University of California, Berkeley
Jan M. Rabaey
Jan M. Rabaey University of California, Berkeley
Borivoje Nikolic
Borivoje Nikolic University of California, Berkeley
Ali M. Niknejad
Ali M. Niknejad University of California, Berkeley
Danijela Cabric
Danijela Cabric University of California, Los Angeles
Mani Srivastava
Mani Srivastava University of California, Los Angeles
David G. Messerschmitt
David G. Messerschmitt University of California, Berkeley
David Tse
David Tse Stanford University

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