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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 67 1075 1025 452 416 347 18154
Computer Science 68 2079 2014 1052 1012 371 19140

Thomas F. La Porta publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas F. La Porta between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas F. La Porta published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2008. 12 of the 404 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2008. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications
1992 2025

404 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas F. La Porta: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 4
1994 5
1995 8
1996 8
1997 5
1998 9
1999 7
2000 8
2001 3
2002 6
2003 7
2004 5
2005 10
2006 15
2007 19
2008 24
2009 18
2010 12
2011 20
2012 24
2013 19
2014 18
2015 13
2016 18
2017 20
2018 9
2019 11
2020 16
2021 24
2022 12
2023 13
2024 7
2025 5
Total 404
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Thomas F. La Porta 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 F. La Porta 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, 334–353 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: 347 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
334–353 250 347
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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Thomas F. La Porta 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 F. La Porta 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 67
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to systems for advanced broadband, mobile data and mobile telecommunication networks

Overview

Thomas F. La Porta is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Their research concentrates on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, as well as related subfields such as Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their recent publications include:

  • Service Placement and Request Scheduling for Data-Intensive Applications in Edge Clouds, 2021, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
  • Context-Aware and Energy-Aware Video Streaming on Smartphones, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
  • Preventing Outages Under Coordinated Cyber-Physical Attack With Secured PMUs, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • Reducing the Cost of Consistency: Performance Improvements in Next Generation Cellular Networks with Optimal Resource Reallocation, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
  • Enforcing Multilevel Security Policies in Unstable Networks, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management

They frequently publish in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, and IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Smart Grid Security and Resilience
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Power System Optimization and Stability
  • Image and Video Quality Assessment
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution

Throughout their career, Thomas F. La Porta has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Ting He, Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Patrick McDaniel, Fidan Mehmeti, and Quinn Burke.

In 2002, they were recognized as an IEEE Fellow for their contributions to systems for advanced broadband, mobile data, and mobile telecommunication networks.

Best Publications

  • Movement-assisted sensor deployment

    Guiling Wang;Guohong Cao;Tom La Porta

  • Movement-assisted sensor deployment

    Guiling Wang;Guohong Cao;T. La Porta

  • HAWAII: a domain-based approach for supporting mobility in wide-area wireless networks

    R. Ramjee;K. Varadhan;L. Salgarelli;S.R. Thuel

  • Sensor relocation in mobile sensor networks

    Guiling Wang;Guohong Cao;T.La Porta;Wensheng Zhang

  • Bidding Protocols for Deploying Mobile Sensors

    G. Wang;Guohong Cao;P. Berman;T.F. La Porta

  • Demo: Medusa: a programming framework for crowd-sensing applications

    Moo-Ryong Ra;Bin Liu;Tom F. La Porta;Ramesh Govindan

  • IP micro-mobility support using HAWAII

    S. Thuel;Thomas Porta;L. Salgarelli;R. Ramjee

  • AIRMAIL: a link-layer protocol for wireless networks

    Ender Ayanoglu;Sanjoy Paul;Thomas F. LaPorta;Krishan K. Sabnani

  • Demo: Medusa: a programming framework for crowd-sensing applications

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  • On cellular botnets: measuring the impact of malicious devices on a cellular network core

    Patrick Traynor;Michael Lin;Machigar Ongtang;Vikhyath Rao

  • Exploiting open functionality in SMS-capable cellular networks

    William Enck;Patrick Traynor;Patrick McDaniel;Thomas La Porta

  • Two phase local mobility scheme for wireless access to packet based networks

    Thomas F. La Porta;Kazutaka Murakami;Ramachandran Ramjee;Sandra R. Thuel

  • SET: Detecting node clones in sensor networks

    Heesook Choi;Sencun Zhu;Thomas F. La Porta

  • A bidding protocol for deploying mobile sensors

    Guiling Wang;Guohong Cao;T. LaPorta

  • IP-based access network infrastructure for next-generation wireless data networks

    R. Ramjee;T.F. La Porta;L. Salgarelli;S. Thuel

  • Verteilte Datenverarbeitungsarchitektur zum Steuern von Breitband- und Schmalband Netzwerken

    Porta Thomas F La;Malathi Veeraraghavan

  • A Survey of Sensor Selection Schemes in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Hosam Rowaihy;Sharanya Eswaran;Matthew Johnson;Dinesh Verma

  • It's Hard to Share: Joint Service Placement and Request Scheduling in Edge Clouds with Sharable and Non-Sharable Resources

    Ting He;Hana Khamfroush;Shiqiang Wang;Tom La Porta

  • Interactive Call Identification

    Thomas F. La Porta;Arun Narayan Netravali

  • Service Placement and Request Scheduling for Data-intensive Applications in Edge Clouds

    Vajiheh Farhadi;Fidan Mehmeti;Ting He;Tom La Porta

  • Exploiting open functionality in SMS-capable cellular networks

    Patrick Traynor;William Enck;Patrick Mcdaniel;Thomas La Porta

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick McDaniel
Patrick McDaniel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Guohong Cao
Guohong Cao Pennsylvania State University
Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy
Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy University of California, Riverside
Amotz Bar-Noy
Amotz Bar-Noy City University of New York
Ramachandran Ramjee
Ramachandran Ramjee Microsoft (United States)
Patrick Traynor
Patrick Traynor University of Florida
Ananthram Swami
Ananthram Swami United States Army Research Laboratory
Malathi Veeraraghavan
Malathi Veeraraghavan University of Virginia
Krishan Kumar Sabnani
Krishan Kumar Sabnani Johns Hopkins University
Alun Preece
Alun Preece Cardiff University

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