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Thomas L. Marzetta

Thomas L. Marzetta

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
65
Citations
61391
World Ranking
1177
National Ranking
487

Thomas L. Marzetta 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 Thomas L. Marzetta sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 228 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas L. Marzetta 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 Thomas L. Marzetta sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to massive multiple-input multiple-output antenna arrays in wireless communications.
  • 2003 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the theory of multidimensional signal processing and multiple-antenna communications.

Overview

Thomas L. Marzetta is affiliated with New York University in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the field of Engineering, with a substantial number of works in Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as Aerospace Engineering. Their studies also extend to Computer Networks and Communications, Biomedical Engineering, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist has contributed to various advanced topics including Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Antenna Design and Optimization, Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, Cooperative Communication and Network Coding, and Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas L. Marzetta include:

  • Spatially-Stationary Model for Holographic MIMO Small-Scale Fading (2020), published in CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa)
  • Fourier Plane-Wave Series Expansion for Holographic MIMO Communications (2022), published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • Degrees of Freedom of Holographic MIMO Channels (2020), published in CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa)
  • Spatial Characterization of Electromagnetic Random Channels (2022), published in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
  • Nyquist Sampling and Degrees of Freedom of Electromagnetic Fields (2022), published in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Frequent collaborators include Andrea Pizzo, Luca Sanguinetti, Amritpal Singh, Angel Lozano, and Sundeep Rangan. The consistent cooperation with these co-authors has been reflected in their research outputs over numerous publications.

Thomas L. Marzetta's work has been published extensively in several venues, with notable appearances in arXiv (Cornell University), CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa), IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, and IEEE Access.

The scientist has received recognition such as membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 for contributions to massive multiple-input multiple-output antenna arrays in wireless communications. Additionally, they were made an IEEE Fellow in 2003 for contributions to the theory of multidimensional signal processing and multiple-antenna communications.

Best Publications

  • Massive MIMO for next generation wireless systems

    Erik Larsson;Ove Edfors;Fredrik Tufvesson;Thomas Marzetta

  • Noncooperative Cellular Wireless with Unlimited Numbers of Base Station Antennas

    T L Marzetta

  • Scaling Up MIMO: Opportunities and Challenges with Very Large Arrays

    F. Rusek;D. Persson;Buon Kiong Lau;E. G. Larsson

  • Scaling up MIMO: Opportunities and Challenges with Very Large Arrays

    Fredrik Rusek;Daniel Persson;Buon Kiong Lau;Erik G. Larsson

  • Five disruptive technology directions for 5G

    Federico Boccardi;Robert W. Heath;Angel Lozano;Thomas L. Marzetta

  • Energy and Spectral Efficiency of Very Large Multiuser MIMO Systems

    Hien Quoc Ngo;E. G. Larsson;T. L. Marzetta

  • Cell-Free Massive MIMO Versus Small Cells

    Hien Quoc Ngo;Alexei Ashikhmin;Hong Yang;Erik G. Larsson

  • Capacity of a mobile multiple-antenna communication link in Rayleigh flat fading

    T.L. Marzetta;B.M. Hochwald

  • Pilot Contamination and Precoding in Multi-Cell TDD Systems

    J. Jose;A. Ashikhmin;T. L. Marzetta;S. Vishwanath

  • Unitary space-time modulation for multiple-antenna communications in Rayleigh flat fading

    B.M. Hochwald;T.L. Marzetta

  • Massive MIMO: ten myths and one critical question

    Emil Björnson;Erik G. Larsson;Thomas L. Marzetta

  • Systematic design of unitary space-time constellations

    B.M. Hochwald;T.L. Marzetta;T.J. Richardson;W. Sweldens

  • Argos: practical many-antenna base stations

    Clayton Shepard;Hang Yu;Narendra Anand;Erran Li

  • Multiple-antenna channel hardening and its implications for rate feedback and scheduling

    B.M. Hochwald;T.L. Marzetta;V. Tarokh

  • Performance of Conjugate and Zero-Forcing Beamforming in Large-Scale Antenna Systems

    Hong Yang;T. L. Marzetta

  • Massive MIMO is a reality—What is next?: Five promising research directions for antenna arrays

    Emil Björnson;Luca Sanguinetti;Henk Wymeersch;Jakob Hoydis

  • How Much Training is Required for Multiuser Mimo

    T.L. Marzetta

  • Massive MIMO: An Introduction

    Thomas L. Marzetta

  • Precoding and Power Optimization in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems

    Elina Nayebi;Alexei Ashikhmin;Thomas L. Marzetta;Hong Yang

  • A transmitter diversity scheme for wideband CDMA systems based on space-time spreading

    B. Hochwald;T.L. Marzetta;C.B. Papadias

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexei Ashikhmin
Alexei Ashikhmin Nokia (United States)
Bertrand M. Hochwald
Bertrand M. Hochwald University of Notre Dame
Erik G. Larsson
Erik G. Larsson Linköping University
Hien Quoc Ngo
Hien Quoc Ngo Queen's University Belfast
Emil Bjornson
Emil Bjornson Royal Institute of Technology
Luca Sanguinetti
Luca Sanguinetti University of Pisa
Babak Hassibi
Babak Hassibi California Institute of Technology
Chau Yuen
Chau Yuen Nanyang Technological University
Wim Sweldens
Wim Sweldens Nokia (United States)
Petre Stoica
Petre Stoica Uppsala University

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