Bruno Silva

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Bruno Silva is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruno Silva has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 28 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 14 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bruno Silva's work include Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies (28 papers), Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (13 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (12 papers). Bruno Silva is often cited by papers focused on Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies (28 papers), Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (13 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (12 papers). Bruno Silva collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Hong Kong and Brazil. Bruno Silva's co-authors include Gerhard P. Hancke, Adnan M. Abu‐Mahfouz, Godfrey A. Akpakwu, Gerhard P. Hancke, Anuj Kumar, Johan Åkerberg, Zhibo Pang, Daniel Ramotsoela, Raphael E. Nkrow and Paulo Maciel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Bruno Silva

69 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Survey on 5G Networks for the Internet of Things: Comm... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2017 2012 250 500 750
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.

  1. A Survey on 5G Networks for the Internet of Things: Communication Technologies and Challenges
    2017 915 citations Bruno Silva, Gerhard P. Hancke et al. profile →
  2. The Role of Advanced Sensing in Smart Cities
    2012 389 citations Gerhard P. Hancke, Bruno Silva et al. Sensors profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruno Silva South Africa 17 1.3k 881 292 261 194 75 2.2k
Abdellah Chehri Canada 27 1.2k 0.9× 724 0.8× 335 1.1× 179 0.7× 245 1.3× 243 3.0k
Dirk Pesch Ireland 28 2.0k 1.5× 1.7k 1.9× 246 0.8× 294 1.1× 103 0.5× 190 3.0k
Fuqiang Liu China 24 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 161 0.6× 312 1.2× 55 0.3× 186 2.6k
Zhixin Liu China 31 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 263 0.9× 179 0.7× 60 0.3× 216 3.3k
Giovanni Pau Italy 32 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 387 1.3× 205 0.8× 238 1.2× 151 3.6k
Rashid A. Saeed Sudan 26 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 413 1.4× 113 0.4× 125 0.6× 224 2.6k
Yim Fun Hu United Kingdom 20 1.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.8× 401 1.4× 266 1.0× 91 0.5× 137 2.5k
Juan Luo China 23 734 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 137 0.5× 214 0.8× 79 0.4× 186 2.3k
Nitin Mittal India 26 846 0.6× 717 0.8× 185 0.6× 201 0.8× 140 0.7× 122 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Bruno Silva

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruno Silva

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruno Silva

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bruno Silva. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bruno Silva based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bruno Silva. Bruno Silva is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nkrow, Raphael E., et al.. (2025). AdaLOS: A Domain Adaptive UWB NLOS Identification for Dynamic Settings. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 12(16). 33363–33375.
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Nkrow, Raphael E., et al.. (2025). UWB Physical Layer Key Sharing Using the Frequency Domain CIR Magnitude. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 21(2). 2000–2009. 2 indexed citations
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Nkrow, Raphael E., et al.. (2024). Physical Layer Key Sharing for an Off-The-Shelf UWB Module. CityU Scholars. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Nkrow, Raphael E., et al.. (2024). NLOS Identification and Mitigation for Time-based Indoor Localization Systems: Survey and Future Research Directions. ACM Computing Surveys. 56(12). 1–41. 7 indexed citations
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Nkrow, Raphael E., et al.. (2023). UWB-Based NLOS Identification and Mitigation: A Performance Evaluation in Dynamic Settings. CityU Scholars. 1–6. 5 indexed citations
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Costa, Inês, et al.. (2023). Can Gender Nouns Influence the Stereotypes of Animals?. Animals. 13(16). 2604–2604. 2 indexed citations
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García, Nuno M., et al.. (2023). Application of Content-Base Recommendation Algorithms on Mobile Travel Applications. 1 indexed citations
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Nkrow, Raphael E., et al.. (2023). Transfer Learning-Based NLOS Identification for UWB in Dynamic Obstructed Settings. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 20(3). 4839–4849. 17 indexed citations
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Nkrow, Raphael E., Bruno Silva, Gerhard P. Hancke, Adnan M. Abu‐Mahfouz, & Lei Shu. (2022). Wi-Fi Fine Time Measurement: Is it a Viable Alternative to Ultrawideband for Ranging in Industrial Environments?. IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine. 17(3). 33–41. 8 indexed citations
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Hancke, Gerhard P. & Bruno Silva. (2021). Wireless Positioning in Underground Mines: Challenges and Recent Advances. IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine. 15(3). 39–48. 28 indexed citations
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Silva, Bruno, et al.. (2021). Picturing donations: Do images influence conservation fundraising?. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0251882–e0251882. 6 indexed citations
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Hancke, Gerhard P., et al.. (2020). An Efficient Routing Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks based on Centrality Measures. Acta Polytechnica Hungarica. 17(1). 83–99. 8 indexed citations
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Silva, Bruno, Diego Passos, & Célio Albuquerque. (2018). Reducing the Variability in Routing Decisions in Wireless Mesh Networks. 504–507.
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Silva, Bruno, et al.. (2017). Sentiment Analysis of Travis CI Builds. 459–462. 15 indexed citations
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Hancke, Gerhard P., et al.. (2016). Sensor network for DC distribution for energy-efficient data centers and future buildings. 2048–2052. 2 indexed citations
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Niezen, Gerrit, et al.. (2016). Multimodal biometric authentication in wireless sensor networks. 1003–1007. 2 indexed citations
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Hancke, Gerhard P., et al.. (2016). An occupational health and safety monitoring system. 107. 966–971. 3 indexed citations
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Silva, Bruno, et al.. (2014). Dependability models for Eucalyptus infrastructure clouds considering VM life-cycle. 2. 1336–1341. 1 indexed citations
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Hancke, Gerhard P., et al.. (2012). The Role of Advanced Sensing in Smart Cities. Sensors. 13(1). 393–425. 389 indexed citations breakdown →

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