Antenna Design and Analysis
Antenna Design and Analysis is a research topic within Aerospace Engineering. Science Explorer counts 77k research works in it since 1950. 38.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers advancements in antenna design and applications, including topics such as microstrip antennas, MIMO systems, wireless communications, fractal antennas, wideband antennas, reconfigurable antennas, metamaterial-based antennas, ultrawideband technology, and techniques for reducing mutual coupling between antenna elements.
- Antenna
- Microstrip
- MIMO
- Wireless Communications
- Fractal
- Wideband
- Reconfigurable
- Metamaterial
- Ultrawideband
- Mutual Coupling
- Research works
- 77k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 30k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 38.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Antenna Design and Analysis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (6.3k and 3.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 6.3k works
- 2 India 3.4k works
- 3 United States 1.1k works
- 4 United Kingdom 460 works
- 5 South Korea 438 works
- 6 Japan 438 works
- 7 Canada 339 works
- 8 Italy 328 works
- 9 France 322 works
- 10 ?? 318 works
How concentrated that is
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Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Antenna Design and Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China publishes the most Antenna Design and Analysis research, followed by Xidian University and Southeast University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China 377 works
- 2 Xidian University China 359 works
- 3 Southeast University China 244 works
- 4 South China University of Technology China 196 works
- 5 Nanjing University of Science and Technology China 139 works
- 6 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 128 works
- 7 Beijing Institute of Technology China 118 works
- 8 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 116 works
- 9 Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 114 works
- 10 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 112 works
Who are the leading researchers in Antenna Design and Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Antenna Design and Analysis include H. Vincent Poor, Ian F. Akyildiz and Robert W. Heath.
- 1 H. Vincent Poor 9.5k citations
- 2 Ian F. Akyildiz 8.2k citations
- 3 Robert W. Heath 7.1k citations
- 4 David R. Smith 6.3k citations
- 5 Rui Zhang 6k citations
- 6 Mohamed‐Slim Alouini 5.9k citations
- 7 Xuemin Shen 5.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Antenna Design and Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Antenna Design and Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Xi'an (China) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nanjing and Palakkad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Nanjing92.9 works46×
- PalakkadIN · 29.5 works29×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Antenna Design and Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Antenna Design and Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, University of Macau and Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology Bangladesh | 74.8 | 58.2% | 23.6× | 33 | +345.1% |
| 2 | University of Macau Macau | 70.8 | 37.7% | 8.8× | 50 | +563.0% |
| 3 | Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation India | 69.1 | 41.6% | 10.2× | 50 | +1140.8% |
| 4 | University of Engineering and Technology Taxila Pakistan | 68.5 | 51.6% | 13.2× | 11 | +413.1% |
| 5 | Reykjavík University Iceland | 68.0 | 53.3% | 29.8× | 18 | +63.3% |
| 6 | Southeast University China | 67.7 | 28.8% | 10.3× | 244 | +122.9% |
| 7 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China | 67.3 | 32.8% | 19.0× | 377 | +58.3% |
| 8 | South China University of Technology China | 66.9 | 34.8% | 10.3× | 196 | +95.6% |
| 9 | University of Technology Sydney Australia | 66.2 | 31.6% | 8.5× | 67 | +1176.9% |
| 10 | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China | 65.2 | 25.2% | 15.1× | 114 | +205.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Antenna Design and Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Antenna Design and Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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