Arumugam Nallanathan

32.3k total citations · 14 hit papers
732 papers, 23.1k citations indexed

About

Arumugam Nallanathan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Arumugam Nallanathan has authored 732 papers receiving a total of 23.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 589 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 354 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 204 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Arumugam Nallanathan's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (216 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (214 papers) and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (115 papers). Arumugam Nallanathan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (216 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (214 papers) and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (115 papers). Arumugam Nallanathan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Singapore. Arumugam Nallanathan's co-authors include Yuanwei Liu, Maged Elkashlan, Cunhua Pan, Yansha Deng, Hong Ren, Kezhi Wang, Lajos Hanzo, Zhiguo Ding, Feifei Gao and Zhijin Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing and IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

In The Last Decade

Arumugam Nallanathan

681 papers receiving 22.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Nonorthogonal Multiple Access for 5G and Beyond
    2017 1.0k citations Yuanwei Liu, Maged Elkashlan et al. profile →
  2. Multicell MIMO Communications Relying on Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces
    2020 798 citations Cunhua Pan, Maged Elkashlan et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  3. Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided MIMO Broadcasting for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer
    2020 685 citations Cunhua Pan, Maged Elkashlan et al. profile →
  4. Optimal power allocation for fading channels in cognitive radio networks: Ergodic capacity and outage capacity
    2009 447 citations Arumugam Nallanathan et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  5. A Framework of Robust Transmission Design for IRS-Aided MISO Communications With Imperfect Cascaded Channels
    2020 416 citations Cunhua Pan, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. profile →
  6. Wideband spectrum sensing for cognitive radio networks: a survey
    2013 414 citations Hongjian Sun, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. profile →
  7. Latency Minimization for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Mobile Edge Computing
    2020 402 citations Cunhua Pan, Yansha Deng et al. profile →
  8. Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning-Based Resource Allocation for UAV Networks
    2019 393 citations Yuanwei Liu, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  9. On channel estimation and optimal training design for amplify and forward relay networks
    2008 339 citations Arumugam Nallanathan et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  10. Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Multigroup Multicast MISO Communication Systems
    2020 265 citations Cunhua Pan, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. profile →
  11. Artificial-Noise-Aided Secure MIMO Wireless Communications via Intelligent Reflecting Surface
    2020 254 citations Cunhua Pan, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →
  12. Robust Beamforming Design for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided MISO Communication Systems
    2020 238 citations Cunhua Pan, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters profile →
  13. Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Dynamic Trajectory Control for UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing
    2021 224 citations Cunhua Pan, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. profile →
  14. Covert Communications: A Comprehensive Survey
    2023 161 citations Nan Zhao, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Arumugam Nallanathan United Kingdom 73 18.7k 9.8k 7.2k 1.5k 965 732 23.1k
Derrick Wing Kwan Ng Australia 86 22.6k 1.2× 7.0k 0.7× 9.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 854 0.9× 549 25.9k
Robert Schober Canada 89 33.2k 1.8× 11.6k 1.2× 8.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 620 0.6× 874 36.7k
Zhiguo Ding United Kingdom 95 38.6k 2.1× 11.6k 1.2× 10.7k 1.5× 2.0k 1.4× 868 0.9× 896 42.3k
Bo Ai China 71 16.8k 0.9× 5.1k 0.5× 5.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 687 0.7× 967 20.0k
Kai‐Kit Wong United Kingdom 68 14.9k 0.8× 8.0k 0.8× 5.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 715 0.7× 699 18.4k
Xiaohu You China 56 14.9k 0.8× 7.4k 0.8× 3.9k 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 506 0.5× 1.0k 18.0k
Jinhong Yuan Australia 64 16.8k 0.9× 8.4k 0.9× 5.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 619 0.6× 600 19.2k
Geoffrey Ye Li China 83 23.8k 1.3× 12.7k 1.3× 5.9k 0.8× 5.6k 3.9× 1.4k 1.4× 503 30.1k
Yunfei Chen United Kingdom 56 9.7k 0.5× 6.1k 0.6× 6.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 872 0.9× 517 14.1k
Symeon Chatzinotas Luxembourg 65 12.9k 0.7× 7.6k 0.8× 9.7k 1.3× 864 0.6× 378 0.4× 843 17.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Zhaolin, Chongjun Ouyang, Yuanwei Liu, & Arumugam Nallanathan. (2025). Wireless Sensing via Pinching-Antenna Systems. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 14(11). 3475–3479. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Bo, et al.. (2025). Joint Trajectory and Resource Optimization for AAV-Relayed Multiuser SWIPT. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(12). 9854–9867.
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Ye, Neng, et al.. (2025). Delay-Doppler Domain Spectral Shaping Multiple Access (SSMA) for Satellite Communications: A Unified Multi-Branch Framework. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(4). 3546–3560. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhilong, Jiayi Zhang, Jiakang Zheng, et al.. (2025). Distributed URLLC Beamforming for Partially Connected Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems With Scalable Graph Neural Networks. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(11). 11992–12007. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Demin, Shuai Wang, Weizheng Wang, et al.. (2024). WiLo: Long-Range Cross-Technology Communication From Wi-Fi to LoRa. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(3). 1677–1691. 13 indexed citations
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Deng, Dan, Wen Zhou, Xingwang Li, et al.. (2024). Joint Beamforming and UAV Trajectory Optimization for Covert Communications in ISAC Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(2). 1016–1030. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haijun, Xiaoqi Zhang, Keping Long, Chao Ren, & Arumugam Nallanathan. (2024). Resource Allocation for STAR-IRS-Aided UAV Secure Communication. 5658–5663. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingqian, et al.. (2024). Multi-Component LFM Signal Parameter Estimation for Symbiotic Chirp-UWB Radio Systems. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 10(5). 1608–1619.
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Xie, Ziyi, Wenqiang Yi, Xuanli Wu, Yuanwei Liu, & Arumugam Nallanathan. (2023). Is the Envelope Beneficial to Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access?. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 72(3). 1625–1640. 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Ziyi, Yuanwei Liu, Jiaqi Xu, Xuanli Wu, & Arumugam Nallanathan. (2023). Performance Analysis for Near-Field MIMO: Discrete and Continuous Aperture Antennas. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 12(12). 2258–2262. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Xingwang, et al.. (2023). QoS-Aware Resource Allocation of RIS-Aided Multi-User MISO Wireless Communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(2). 2872–2877. 2 indexed citations
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Qi, Chenhao, et al.. (2023). Fast Multibeam Training for RIS-Assisted Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO. IEEE Communications Letters. 28(1). 168–172.
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Deng, Dan, Xingwang Li, Shuping Dang, M. Cenk Gursoy, & Arumugam Nallanathan. (2022). Covert Communications in Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Two-Way Relaying Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 71(11). 12380–12385. 19 indexed citations
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Qi, Chenhao, Huajian Chen, Yansha Deng, & Arumugam Nallanathan. (2019). Energy Efficient Multicast Precoding for Multiuser Multibeam Satellite Communications. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 9(4). 567–570. 32 indexed citations
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Chen, Ming, et al.. (2019). Joint Trajectory and Communication Design for Secure UAV Networks. IEEE Communications Letters. 23(4). 636–639. 70 indexed citations
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Li, Bin, Weisi Guo, Haijun Zhang, et al.. (2018). Spectrum Detection and Link Quality Assessment for Heterogeneous Shared Access Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 68(2). 1431–1445. 10 indexed citations
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Deng, Yansha, et al.. (2018). Stochastic Geometry Modeling of Cellular V2X Communication on Shared Uplink Channels.. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations
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Deng, Yansha, Kyeong Jin Kim, Trung Q. Duong, et al.. (2016). Full-Duplex Spectrum Sharing in Cooperative Single Carrier Systems. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 2(1). 68–82. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Shancang, Hongjian Sun, Arumugam Nallanathan, et al.. (2014). Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 10(8). 218050–218050. 9 indexed citations
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Chan, S. C., et al.. (2002). Integer lapped transforms and their applications to image coding. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 11(10). 1152–1159. 7 indexed citations

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