Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 19.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of millimeter wave technology for wireless communications, particularly for 5G cellular networks and beyond. It covers topics such as MIMO systems, channel modeling, hybrid precoding, terahertz communications, beamforming, and propagation models.
- Millimeter Wave
- 5G
- Communications
- MIMO Systems
- Channel Modeling
- Hybrid Precoding
- Terahertz Communications
- Beamforming
- Wireless Networks
- Propagation Models
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +74% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.9k and 613 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.9k works
- 2 United States 613 works
- 3 India 573 works
- 4 Japan 309 works
- 5 South Korea 246 works
- 6 Germany 229 works
- 7 United Kingdom 226 works
- 8 Canada 150 works
- 9 France 114 works
- 10 Italy 105 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Southeast University publishes the most Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling research, followed by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Southeast University China 119 works
- 2 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 100 works
- 3 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China 85 works
- 4 Beijing Jiaotong University China 57 works
- 5 Xidian University China 49 works
- 6 Beijing Institute of Technology China 47 works
- 7 Tsinghua University China 39 works
- 8 Purple Mountain Laboratories China 37 works
- 9 Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 36 works
- 10 Zhejiang University China 35 works
Who are the leading researchers in Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling 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 Zhu Han 4.7k citations
- 8 Dusit Niyato 4.5k citations
- 9 Andreas F. Molisch 4.3k citations
- 10 Mérouane Debbah 4.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling research done?
The largest centres of Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nanjing, Oulu and Espoo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Nanjing23.2 works34×
- OuluFI · 27.3 works15×
- EspooFI · 25.4 works9.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling?
Among universities, judged by research, Southeast University, University of Oulu and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 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 | Southeast University China | 71.6 | 16.4% | 14.7× | 118 | +397.2% |
| 2 | University of Oulu Finland | 64.9 | 18.2% | 18.3× | 27 | +377.1% |
| 3 | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China | 64.6 | 18.4% | 27.0× | 100 | +114.4% |
| 4 | KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden | 64.0 | 24.2% | 9.0× | 20 | +373.7% |
| 5 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia | 61.4 | 31.2% | 7.4× | 12 | +205.8% |
| 6 | Chalmers University of Technology Sweden | 59.3 | 15.9% | 13.2× | 20 | +160.8% |
| 7 | Northeastern University United States | 59.3 | 32.5% | 10.1× | 19 | — |
| 8 | Xidian University China | 58.7 | 15.3% | 11.1× | 49 | +126.3% |
| 9 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China | 58.4 | 11.1% | 12.5× | 85 | +88.3% |
| 10 | Beijing Jiaotong University China | 55.9 | 11.6% | 15.4× | 57 | +100.6% |
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 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 74% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.