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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 75 662 633 295 273 282 34783
Computer Science 82 939 908 513 494 313 36705

Syed A. Jafar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Syed A. Jafar between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Syed A. Jafar published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2009. 26 of the 350 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2009. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 8 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 14 publications
2000 2025

350 publications in total across all disciplines

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Syed A. Jafar: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 8
2002 3
2003 5
2004 6
2005 12
2006 12
2007 17
2008 22
2009 24
2010 19
2011 24
2012 19
2013 13
2014 16
2015 15
2016 13
2017 10
2018 9
2019 17
2020 15
2021 19
2022 10
2023 15
2024 12
2025 14
Total 350
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Syed A. Jafar 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 Syed A. Jafar 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, 274–293 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: 282 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
274–293 335 282
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
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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Syed A. Jafar 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 Syed A. Jafar 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, 75 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: 75 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 75
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
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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Overview

Syed A. Jafar is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within computer science and engineering, with a focus on communication and information theory.

The main fields of study associated with Syed A. Jafar include Computer Science and Engineering. Their work delves into several subfields, such as Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The primary research topics explored by Syed A. Jafar are:

  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • Wireless Communication Security Techniques
  • Cryptography and Data Security
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography

Syed A. Jafar's publications appear frequently in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Syed A. Jafar include:

  • The Capacity of T-Private Information Retrieval With Private Side Information, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • Private Retrieval, Computing, and Learning: Recent Progress and Future Challenges, 2022, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • X-Secure T-Private Information Retrieval From MDS Coded Storage With Byzantine and Unresponsive Servers, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • Cross Subspace Alignment Codes for Coded Distributed Batch Computation, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • GCSA Codes With Noise Alignment for Secure Coded Multi-Party Batch Matrix Multiplication, 2021, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory

Frequent collaborators in Syed A. Jafar's research include:

  • Yuhang Yao
  • Zhuqing Jia
  • Zhiying Wang
  • Yuxiang Lu

Best Publications

  • Interference Alignment and Degrees of Freedom of the $K$ -User Interference Channel

    V.R. Cadambe;S.A. Jafar

  • Capacity limits of MIMO channels

    A. Goldsmith;S.A. Jafar;N. Jindal;S. Vishwanath

  • Breaking Spectrum Gridlock With Cognitive Radios: An Information Theoretic Perspective

    A. Goldsmith;S.A. Jafar;I. Maric;S. Srinivasa

  • A Distributed Numerical Approach to Interference Alignment and Applications to Wireless Interference Networks

    K Gomadam;V R Cadambe;S A Jafar

  • Approaching the Capacity of Wireless Networks through Distributed Interference Alignment

    K. Gomadam;V.R. Cadambe;S.A. Jafar

  • Degrees of Freedom Region of the MIMO $X$ Channel

    S.A. Jafar;S. Shamai

  • On Feasibility of Interference Alignment in MIMO Interference Networks

    C M Yetis;Tiangao Gou;S A Jafar;A H Kayran

  • Sum power iterative water-filling for multi-antenna Gaussian broadcast channels

    N. Jindal;Wonjong Rhee;S. Vishwanath;S.A. Jafar

  • Degrees of Freedom for the MIMO Interference Channel

    S.A. Jafar;M.J. Fakhereddin

  • Degrees of Freedom of the $K$ User $M imes N$ MIMO Interference Channel

    Tiangao Gou;S A Jafar

  • COGNITIVE RADIOS FOR DYNAMIC SPECTRUM ACCESS - The Throughput Potential of Cognitive Radio: A Theoretical Perspective

    S. Srinivasa;S.A. Jafar

  • Sum power iterative water-filling for multi-antenna Gaussian broadcast channels

    N. Jindal;S. Jafar;S. Vishwanath;A. Goldsmith

  • Interference Alignment: A New Look at Signal Dimensions in a Communication Network

    Syed Ali Jafar

  • Interference Alignment and the Degrees of Freedom for the K User Interference Channel

    Viveck R. Cadambe;Syed Ali Jafar

  • Transmitter optimization and optimality of beamforming for multiple antenna systems

    S.A. Jafar;A. Goldsmith

  • The Capacity of Private Information Retrieval

    Hua Sun;Syed Ali Jafar

  • The Throughput Potential of Cognitive Radio: A Theoretical Perspective

    S. Srinivasa;S.A. Jafar

  • Interference Alignment and the Degrees of Freedom of Wireless $X$ Networks

    V.R. Cadambe;S.A. Jafar

  • Channel capacity and beamforming for multiple transmit and receive antennas with covariance feedback

    S.A. Jafar;Sriram Vishwanath;A. Goldsmith

  • Aiming Perfectly in the Dark-Blind Interference Alignment Through Staggered Antenna Switching

    Tiangao Gou;Chenwei Wang;S A Jafar

  • Interference Alignment and Spatial Degrees of Freedom for the K User Interference Channel

    V.R. Cadambe;S.A. Jafar

  • Feasibility Conditions for Interference Alignment

    Cenk M. Yetis;Tiangao Gou;Syed A. Jafar;Ahmet H. Kayran

Frequent Co-Authors

Viveck R. Cadambe
Viveck R. Cadambe Pennsylvania State University
Andrea Goldsmith
Andrea Goldsmith Stony Brook University
Sriram Vishwanath
Sriram Vishwanath The University of Texas at Austin
Shlomo Shamai
Shlomo Shamai Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Sae-Young Chung
Sae-Young Chung Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Nihar Jindal
Nihar Jindal Google (United States)
Hamid Jafarkhani
Hamid Jafarkhani University of California, Irvine
Athina Markopoulou
Athina Markopoulou University of California, Irvine
Ravi Tandon
Ravi Tandon University of Arizona

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