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
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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 TechnologyChina 119 works
- 2 Southeast UniversityChina 108 works
- 3 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 106 works
- 4 Xidian UniversityChina 106 works
- 5 Chongqing UniversityChina 80 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 75 works
- 7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 69 works
- 8 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 68 works
- 9 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 67 works
- 10 South China University of TechnologyChina 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 United States 11k citations
- 2 H. Vincent Poor United States 9.5k citations
- 3 Ian F. Akyildiz United States 8.2k citations
- 4 Robert W. Heath United States 7.1k citations
- 5 David R. Smith United States 6.3k citations
- 6 Rui Zhang Singapore 6k citations
- 7 Mohamed‐Slim Alouini Saudi Arabia 5.9k citations
- 8 Josep M. Guerrero Denmark 5.6k citations
- 9 Xuemin Shen Canada 5.1k citations
- 10 Zhu Han United States 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 UniversityChina | 67.9 | 23.7% | 10.6× | 106 | +105.0% |
| 2 | Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 65.4 | 17.3% | 9.9× | 58 | +670.5% |
| 3 | Fuzhou UniversityChina | 62.6 | 18.1% | 8.3× | 64 | +208.5% |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing JabalpurIndia | 62.3 | 39.8% | 11.0× | 8 | +272.9% |
| 5 | University of MacauMacau | 62.2 | 21.4% | 6.7× | 30 | +360.4% |
| 6 | Karunya UniversityIndia | 62.0 | 28.7% | 9.5× | 18 | +213.3% |
| 7 | Southeast UniversityChina | 60.4 | 18.1% | 5.9× | 108 | +189.3% |
| 8 | Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 60.4 | 24.8% | 7.6× | 64 | +148.2% |
| 9 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 60.2 | 19.7% | 6.9× | 106 | +143.0% |
| 10 | ShanghaiTech UniversityChina | 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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