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Satellite Communication Systems

Satellite Communication Systems is a research topic within Aerospace Engineering. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 32.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the research, challenges, and advancements in satellite communication networks and systems. It covers topics such as LEO satellite constellations, terrestrial integrated networks, cognitive radio, space-terrestrial integration, agile satellite scheduling, physical layer security, 5G integration, and IoT applications.

  • Satellite Communications
  • LEO Satellite Constellation
  • Terrestrial Integrated Networks
  • Multibeam Satellite Systems
  • Cognitive Radio
  • Space-Terrestrial Integration
  • Agile Satellite Scheduling
  • Physical Layer Security
  • 5G Integration
  • IoT Applications
Research works
22k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
32.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+60%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Satellite Communication Systems research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.6k and 554 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2.6k works
  2. 2 United States 554 works
  3. 3 India 407 works
  4. 4 South Korea 253 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 210 works
  6. 6 Germany 172 works
  7. 7 Italy 171 works
  8. 8 Japan 166 works
  9. 9 Canada 153 works
  10. 10 France 114 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.

China: 53.9%United States: 11.6%India: 8.5%South Korea: 5.3%6 others listed: 20.7%54%largest
China2,569 · 53.9%United States554 · 11.6%India407 · 8.5%South Korea253 · 5.3%6 others listed985 · 20.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Satellite Communication Systems research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications publishes the most Satellite Communication Systems research, followed by China Academy of Space Technology and Xidian University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 173 works
  2. 2 China Academy of Space TechnologyChina 124 works
  3. 3 Xidian UniversityChina 91 works
  4. 4 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 84 works
  5. 5 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 80 works
  6. 6 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 66 works
  7. 7 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 65 works
  8. 8 Tsinghua UniversityChina 65 works
  9. 9 Southeast UniversityChina 61 works
  10. 10 University of LuxembourgLuxembourg 58 works

Who are the leading researchers in Satellite Communication Systems?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Satellite Communication Systems include H. Vincent Poor, Ian F. Akyildiz and Robert W. Heath.

  1. 1 H. Vincent Poor United States 9.5k citations
  2. 2 Ian F. Akyildiz United States 8.2k citations
  3. 3 Robert W. Heath United States 7.1k citations
  4. 4 Rui Zhang Singapore 6k citations
  5. 5 Mohamed‐Slim Alouini Saudi Arabia 5.9k citations
  6. 6 Zhu Han United States 4.7k citations
  7. 7 Dusit Niyato Singapore 4.5k citations
  8. 8 Zhiguo Ding United Kingdom 4.4k citations
  9. 9 Mérouane Debbah France 4.3k citations
  10. 10 M. Dobbs Canada 4.2k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Satellite Communication Systems research done?

The largest centres of Satellite Communication Systems 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 Noordwijk-Binnen, Luxembourg and Beijing.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 904 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 258 works
  3. 3 Xi'an China 215 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 157 works
  5. 5 Changsha China 134 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 111 works
  7. 7 Harbin China 102 works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 98 works
  9. 9 Chengdu China 90 works
  10. 10 Shenzhen China 80 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Noordwijk-BinnenNL · 20.9 works82×
  2. LuxembourgLU · 58.1 works33×
  3. Beijing34.7 works14×
  4. DaejeonKR · 69.2 works6.2×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Satellite Communication Systems than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Satellite Communication Systems?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Luxembourg, Xidian University and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 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.

0%25%50%75%mean 52.44%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Luxembourg: 58, 64.5%Xidian University: 91, 48.2%King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 26, 56.6%Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications: 173, 41.1%Singapore University of Technology and Design: 14, 64.5%Carleton University: 17, 56.6%University of Houston: 18, 59.2%Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications: 54, 42.6%Harbin Institute of Technology: 84, 45.9%Beijing Institute of Technology: 66, 45.2%University of Luxemb…King Abdullah Univer…Xidian UniversityBeijing University o…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of LuxembourgLuxembourg 78.164.5%41.8×58 +101.4%
2 Xidian UniversityChina 73.948.2%20.4×91 +173.1%
3 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia 72.856.6%15.6×26 +130.6%
4 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 67.841.1%46.2×173 +59.4%
5 Singapore University of Technology and DesignSingapore 67.764.5%25.2×14 —
6 Carleton UniversityCanada 66.556.6%10.2×17 +131.4%
7 University of HoustonUnited States 60.259.2%9.1×18 —
8 Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 60.042.6%20.7×54 +42.3%
9 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 59.045.9%8.4×84 +24.7%
10 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 59.045.2%9.2×66 +23.5%

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 Satellite Communication Systems research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Satellite Communication Systems.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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.