Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 56k research works in it since 1950. 25.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the research and development of wireless energy harvesting technologies, including RF energy harvesting, wireless power transfer, and energy management in sensor networks. It also explores topics such as MIMO broadcasting, RFID technology, and ambient backscatter for efficient energy utilization and information transfer in wireless communication systems.
- Wireless Energy Harvesting
- Information Transfer
- RF Energy Harvesting
- Wireless Power Transfer
- Energy Management
- Sensor Networks
- MIMO Broadcasting
- RFID Technology
- Ambient Backscatter
- Energy Efficiency
- Research works
- 56k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 14k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (4.1k and 2.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 4.1k works
- 2 India 2.3k works
- 3 United States 1.1k works
- 4 Japan 511 works
- 5 South Korea 498 works
- 6 United Kingdom 387 works
- 7 Italy 342 works
- 8 France 279 works
- 9 Canada 251 works
- 10 Germany 237 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks research, followed by Southeast University and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of Technology China 119 works
- 2 Southeast University China 108 works
- 3 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China 106 works
- 4 Xidian University China 106 works
- 5 Chongqing University China 80 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 75 works
- 7 Zhejiang University China 69 works
- 8 SRM Institute of Science and Technology India 68 works
- 9 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 67 works
- 10 South China University of Technology China 67 works
Who are the leading researchers in Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks include Zhong Lin Wang, H. Vincent Poor and Ian F. Akyildiz.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang 11k citations
- 2 H. Vincent Poor 9.5k citations
- 3 Ian F. Akyildiz 8.2k citations
- 4 Robert W. Heath 7.1k citations
- 5 David R. Smith 6.3k citations
- 6 Rui Zhang 6k citations
- 7 Mohamed‐Slim Alouini 5.9k citations
- 8 Josep M. Guerrero 5.6k citations
- 9 Xuemin Shen 5.1k citations
- 10 Zhu Han 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks research done?
The largest centres of Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Xi'an (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ropar.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks?
Among universities, judged by research, Xidian University, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Fuzhou University 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 | Xidian University China | 67.9 | 23.7% | 10.6× | 106 | +105.0% |
| 2 | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China | 65.4 | 17.3% | 9.9× | 58 | +670.5% |
| 3 | Fuzhou University China | 62.6 | 18.1% | 8.3× | 64 | +208.5% |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur India | 62.3 | 39.8% | 11.0× | 8 | +272.9% |
| 5 | University of Macau Macau | 62.2 | 21.4% | 6.7× | 30 | +360.4% |
| 6 | Karunya University India | 62.0 | 28.7% | 9.5× | 18 | +213.3% |
| 7 | Southeast University China | 60.4 | 18.1% | 5.9× | 108 | +189.3% |
| 8 | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China | 60.4 | 24.8% | 7.6× | 64 | +148.2% |
| 9 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China | 60.2 | 19.7% | 6.9× | 106 | +143.0% |
| 10 | ShanghaiTech University China | 59.3 | 13.9% | 10.5× | 26 | +901.3% |
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 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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