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Wolfgang H. Gerstacker

Wolfgang H. Gerstacker

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
35
Citations
5943
World Ranking
5499
National Ranking
153

Wolfgang H. Gerstacker 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 Wolfgang H. Gerstacker sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 298 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang H. Gerstacker 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 Wolfgang H. Gerstacker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wolfgang H. Gerstacker is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has an extensive publication record in the fields of engineering and computer science. Their research primarily focuses on electrical and electronic engineering, with significant contributions in computer networks and communications, aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence, and signal processing.

The main areas of study covered in their work include:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Wireless Communication Networks Research
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques

Gerstacker has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Robert Schober, Adela Vagollari, Martin Hirschbeck, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, and Ian F. Akyildiz.

Key recent papers authored by Gerstacker and their publication venues include:

  • "Mulsemedia communication research challenges for metaverse in 6G wireless systems" (2023), ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies
  • "Deep Learning-Based Joint Channel Prediction and Multibeam Precoding for LEO Satellite Internet of Things" (2024), IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Device Scheduling in Over-the-Air Federated Learning Via Matching Pursuit" (2023), IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  • "ToA and TDoA Estimation Using Artificial Neural Networks for High-Accuracy Ranging" (2023), IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "An End-to-End Deep Learning Framework for Wideband Signal Recognition" (2023), IEEE Access

The frequent publication venues for Gerstacker's work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies

Best Publications

  • Multiple-antenna techniques for wireless communications - a comprehensive literature survey

    J. Mietzner;R. Schober;L. Lampe;W.H. Gerstacker

  • A Survey on Multiple-Antenna Techniques for Physical Layer Security

    Xiaoming Chen;Derrick Wing Kwan Ng;Wolfgang H. Gerstacker;Hsiao Hwa Chen

  • Terahertz Communication for Vehicular Networks

    Shahid Mumtaz;Josep Miquel Jornet;Jocelyn Aulin;Wolfgang H. Gerstacker

  • Receivers with widely linear processing for frequency-selective channels

    H. Gerstacker;R. Schober;A. Lampe

  • Equalization concepts for EDGE

    W.H. Gerstacker;R. Schober

  • Decision-feedback differential detection of MDPSK for flat Rayleigh fading channels

    R. Schober;W.H. Gerstacker;J.B. Huber

  • On prefilter computation for reduced-state equalization

    W.H. Gerstacker;F. Obernosterer;R. Meyer;J.B. Huber

  • Data-aided and blind stochastic gradient algorithms for widely linear MMSE MAI suppression for DS-CDMA

    R. Schober;W.H. Gerstacker;L.H.-J. Lampe

  • An efficient method for prefilter computation for reduced-state equalization

    W.H. Gerstacker;F. Obernosterer;R. Meyer;J.B. Huber

  • LOS and NLOS channel modeling for terahertz wireless communication with scattered rays

    Anamaria Moldovan;Michael A. Ruder;Ian F. Akyildiz;Wolfgang H. Gerstacker

  • A single antenna interference cancellation algorithm for increased gsm capacity

    R. Meyer;W.H. Gerstacker;R. Schober;J.B. Huber

  • Increasing the Capacity of Magnetic Induction Communications in RF-Challenged Environments

    Zhi Sun;Ian F. Akyildiz;Steven Kisseleff;Wolfgang Gerstacker

  • On the capacity loss due to separation of detection and decoding

    R.R. Muller;W.H. Gerstacker

  • Equalization concepts for Alamouti's space-time block code

    W.H. Gerstacker;F. Obernosterer;R. Schober;A.T. Lehmann

  • Dynamics limited precoding, shaping, and blind equalization for fast digital transmission over twisted pair lines

    R. F.H. Fischer;W. H. Gerstacker;J. B. Huber

  • Resource Allocation for a Massive MIMO Relay Aided Secure Communication

    Jian Chen;Xiaoming Chen;Wolfgang H. Gerstacker;Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

  • Effective capacity of communication systems over κ–μ shadowed fading channels

    Jiayi Zhang;Linglong Dai;Wolfgang H. Gerstacker;Zhaocheng Wang

  • Survey on Advances in Magnetic Induction-Based Wireless Underground Sensor Networks

    Steven Kisseleff;Ian F. Akyildiz;Wolfgang H. Gerstacker

  • Throughput of the Magnetic Induction Based Wireless Underground Sensor Networks: Key Optimization Techniques

    Steven Kisseleff;Ian F. Akyildiz;Wolfgang H. Gerstacker

  • Cooperative Filter-and-Forward Beamforming for Frequency-Selective Channels with Equalization

    Yang-wen Liang;A Ikhlef;W Gerstacker;R Schober

  • Decision-feedback differential detection based on linear prediction for MDPSK signals transmitted over Ricean fading channels

    R. Schober;W.H. Gerstacker

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Schober
Robert Schober University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ian F. Akyildiz
Ian F. Akyildiz Technology Innovation Institute
Johannes B. Huber
Johannes B. Huber University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lutz Lampe
Lutz Lampe University of British Columbia
Ralf R. Muller
Ralf R. Muller University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Xiaoming Chen
Xiaoming Chen Zhejiang University
Zhaocheng Wang
Zhaocheng Wang Tsinghua University
Linglong Dai
Linglong Dai Tsinghua University
Derrick Wing Kwan Ng
Derrick Wing Kwan Ng University of New South Wales
Zhi Sun
Zhi Sun Tsinghua University

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