Andrew J. Viterbi

22.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
82 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

Andrew J. Viterbi is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew J. Viterbi has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 52 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Andrew J. Viterbi's work include Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (45 papers), Wireless Communication Networks Research (31 papers) and Error Correcting Code Techniques (20 papers). Andrew J. Viterbi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (45 papers), Wireless Communication Networks Research (31 papers) and Error Correcting Code Techniques (20 papers). Andrew J. Viterbi collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Andrew J. Viterbi's co-authors include A.M. Viterbi, K.S. Gilhousen, R. Padovani, I. M. Jacobs, C.E. Wheatley, Ephraim Zehavi, J.K. Wolf, J. K. Omura, J. A. Heller and Shankar Vembu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Transactions on Information Theory.

In The Last Decade

Andrew J. Viterbi

81 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Error bounds for convolutional codes and an asymptotically optimum decoding algorithm

1967 4.1k citations Andrew J. Viterbi IEEE Transactions on Information Theory profile →
On the capacity of a cellular CDMA system

1991 2.1k citations I. M. Jacobs, R. Padovani et al. profile →
Cdma: Principles of Spread Spectrum Communication

1995 1.8k citations Andrew J. Viterbi Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
Principles of digital communication and coding

1979 992 citations Andrew J. Viterbi et al. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) profile →
Nonlinear estimation of PSK-modulated carrier phase with application to burst digital transmission

1983 740 citations Andrew J. Viterbi, A.M. Viterbi IEEE Transactions on Information Theory profile →
Convolutional Codes and Their Performance in Communication Systems

1971 673 citations Andrew J. Viterbi profile →
Erlang capacity of a power controlled CDMA system

1993 521 citations A.M. Viterbi, Andrew J. Viterbi IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications profile →
Very low rate convolution codes for maximum theoretical performance of spread-spectrum multiple-access channels

1990 486 citations Andrew J. Viterbi IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew J. Viterbi United States	32	10.5k	9.3k	3.0k	1.3k	1.0k	82	14.7k
A.D. Wyner United States	39	10.3k 1.0×	7.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	640 0.5×	2.3k 2.2×	86	12.8k
G. David Forney United States	40	9.7k 0.9×	7.7k 0.8×	5.4k 1.8×	1.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	86	14.7k
Robert G. Gallager United States	42	17.7k 1.7×	21.8k 2.3×	4.0k 1.3×	788 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	85	26.8k
Frank R. Kschischang Canada	42	8.1k 0.8×	6.6k 0.7×	3.3k 1.1×	492 0.4×	668 0.6×	202	11.4k
Gregory W. Wornell United States	49	17.5k 1.7×	16.8k 1.8×	1.9k 0.6×	888 0.7×	3.2k 3.1×	246	23.2k
Sergio Barbarossa Italy	47	5.9k 0.6×	6.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	816 0.8×	274	10.4k
Hans‐Andrea Loeliger Switzerland	22	4.3k 0.4×	4.3k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	568 0.4×	648 0.6×	126	7.4k
Babak Hassibi United States	55	10.9k 1.0×	9.5k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	407	16.6k
Claude E. Shannon United States	21	3.3k 0.3×	2.7k 0.3×	2.0k 0.7×	587 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	31	8.9k
Sergio Verdú United States	67	21.4k 2.0×	18.6k 2.0×	3.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.8×	1.5k 1.4×	326	27.0k

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All Works

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Viterbi, Andrew J.. (2009). Viterbi algorithm. Scholarpedia. 4(1). 6246–6246. 5 indexed citations

Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1998). An intuitive justification and a simplified implementation of the MAP decoder for convolutional codes. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 16(2). 260–264. 422 indexed citations

Viterbi, Andrew J., A.M. Viterbi, & Ephraim Zehavi. (1993). Performance of power-controlled wideband terrestrial digital communication. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 41(4). 559–569. 186 indexed citations

Viterbi, Andrew J. & R. Padovani. (1992). Implications of mobile cellular CDMA. IEEE Communications Magazine. 30(12). 38–41. 65 indexed citations

Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1987). Robust decoding of jammed frequency hopped modulation. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report A. 89. 47–129. 4 indexed citations

Viterbi, Andrew J. & R. Padovani. (1987). Optimal Performance of Coded Interleaved PSK Modulation in Slowly Varying Rician Fading. 77–81. 1 indexed citations

Kalman, R. E., G. I. Marchuk, Antonio Ruberti, & Andrew J. Viterbi. (1987). Recent advances in communication and control theory. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 14 indexed citations

Viterbi, Andrew J. & A.M. Viterbi. (1983). Nonlinear estimation of PSK-modulated carrier phase with application to burst digital transmission. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 29(4). 543–551. 740 indexed citations breakdown →

Bar-David, I., et al.. (1980). Interleaving and coding for satellite channels perturbed by pulsed RFI. International Conference on Communications. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Viterbi, Andrew J., et al.. (1979). Principles of digital communication and coding. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 992 indexed citations breakdown →

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Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1979). Spread spectrum communications--Myths and realities. IEEE Communications Magazine. 17(3). 11–18. 169 indexed citations

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Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1975). Asymptotic Performance of Three Hard-Limiting Noncoherent Correlator-Envelope Detectors. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 196–205. 2 indexed citations

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Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1973). Information theory in the sixties. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 19(3). 257–262. 8 indexed citations

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Viterbi, Andrew J., et al.. (1971). High Data Rate Coding for the Space Station Telemetry Links. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 1 indexed citations

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Heller, J. A., et al.. (1971). Coding systems study for high data rate telemetry links. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 20 indexed citations

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Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1970). Review of Statistical Theory of Signal Detection, 2nd edn.(Helstrom, C. W.; 1968). IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 16(5). 653–654. 17 indexed citations

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Rey, Thomas & Andrew J. Viterbi. (1965). Further on the phase-locked loop in the presence of noise. Proceedings of the IEEE. 53(5). 494–495. 1 indexed citations

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Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1965). On the minimum mean square error resulting from linear filtering of stationary signals in white noise (Corresp.). IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 11(4). 594–595. 17 indexed citations

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Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1963). Phase-locked loop dynamics in the presence of noise by Fokker-Planck techniques. Proceedings of the IEEE. 51(12). 1737–1753. 178 indexed citations

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Viterbi, Andrew J.. (1958). Acquisition and Tracking Behavior of Phase-Locked Loops. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 41 indexed citations

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