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Sofie Pollin

Sofie Pollin

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
53
Citations
12356
World Ranking
2373
National Ranking
51

Computer Science

D-Index
53
Citations
12357
World Ranking
4785
National Ranking
51

Sofie Pollin 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 Sofie Pollin sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 447 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sofie Pollin 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 Sofie Pollin sits on this spectrum.

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: 53 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sofie Pollin is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has made significant contributions to the field of Engineering, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Computer Networks and Communications. Their research spans several specialized areas, including Biomedical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence.

Their research work primarily addresses topics such as:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Radar Systems and Signal Processing

Sofie Pollin has published extensively, with research appearing frequently in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking

Frequent collaborators include Evgenii Vinogradov, Zhuangzhuang Cui, André Bourdoux, Andrea P. Guevara, and Sibren De Bast, reflecting a network of co-authors with whom they have co-published multiple times.

Some of Sofie Pollin's recent papers include:

  • Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks From 5G to 6G: A Survey, 2022, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • UAV-to-UAV Communications in Cellular Networks, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Combined RF-Based Drone Detection and Classification, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking
  • Cell-Free mMIMO Support in the O-RAN Architecture: A PHY Layer Perspective for 5G and Beyond Networks, 2022, IEEE Communications Standards Magazine
  • Multipath Ghost Recognition for Indoor MIMO Radar, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Deep Learning Models for Wireless Signal Classification With Distributed Low-Cost Spectrum Sensors

    Sreeraj Rajendran;Wannes Meert;Domenico Giustiniano;Vincent Lenders

  • Distributed Deep Learning Models for Wireless Signal Classification with Low-Cost Spectrum Sensors.

    Sreeraj Rajendran;Wannes Meert;Domenico Giustiniano;Vincent Lenders

  • Performance Analysis of Slotted Carrier Sense IEEE 802.15.4 Medium Access Layer

    S. Pollin;M. Ergen;S. Ergen;B. Bougard

  • Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks From 5G to 6G: A Survey.

    Mohammad Mahdi Azari;Sourabh Solanki;Symeon Chatzinotas;Oltjon Kodheli

  • Ultra Reliable UAV Communication Using Altitude and Cooperation Diversity

    Mohammad Mahdi Azari;Fernando Rosas;Kwang-Cheng Chen;Sofie Pollin

  • LTE in the sky: trading off propagation benefits with interference costs for aerial nodes

    Bertold Van Der Bergh;Alessandro Chiumento;Sofie Pollin

  • Cellular Connectivity for UAVs: Network Modeling, Performance Analysis, and Design Guidelines

    M. Mahdi Azari;Fernando Rosas;Sofie Pollin

  • Chirp spread spectrum as a modulation technique for long range communication

    Brecht Reynders;Sofie Pollin

  • Range and coexistence analysis of long range unlicensed communication

    Brecht Reynders;Wannes Meert;Sofie Pollin

  • A Distributed Multichannel MAC Protocol for Multihop Cognitive Radio Networks

    M. Timmers;S. Pollin;A. Dejonghe;L. Van der Perre

  • Improving Reliability and Scalability of LoRaWANs Through Lightweight Scheduling

    Brecht Reynders;Qing Wang;Pere Tuset-Peiro;Xavier Vilajosana

  • Power and spreading factor control in low power wide area networks

    Brecht Reynders;Wannes Meert;Sofie Pollin

  • Harmful Coexistence Between 802.15.4 and 802.11: A Measurement-based Study

    S. Pollin;I. Tan;B. Hodge;C. Chun

  • Coexistence of Terrestrial and Aerial Users in Cellular Networks

    Mohammad Mahdi Azari;Fernando Rosas;Alessandro Chiumento;Sofie Pollin

  • UAV-to-UAV Communications in Cellular Networks

    M. Mahdi Azari;Giovanni Geraci;Adrian Garcia-Rodriguez;Sofie Pollin

  • Micro aerial vehicle networks: an experimental analysis of challenges and opportunities

    Mahdi Asadpour;Bertold Van den Bergh;Domenico Giustiniano;Karin Anna Hummel

  • Electrosense: Open and Big Spectrum Data

    Sreeraj Rajendran;Roberto Calvo-Palomino;Markus Fuchs;Bertold Van den Bergh

  • Distributed cognitive coexistence of 802.15.4 with 802.11

    Sofie Pollin;Mustafa Ergen;Michael Timmers;Antoine Dejonghe

  • Performance improvement with predictive channel selection for cognitive radios

    M. Hoyhtya;S. Pollin;A. Mammela

  • Key Technologies and System Trade-offs for Detection and Localization of Amateur Drones

    Mohammad Mahdi Azari;Hazem Sallouha;Alessandro Chiumento;Sreeraj Rajendran

  • Method for operating a telecom system

    Sofie Pollin;Bruno Bougard;Gregory Lenoir;Francky Catthoor

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