G. David Forney

23.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
86 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

G. David Forney is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, G. David Forney has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 52 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 42 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in G. David Forney's work include Error Correcting Code Techniques (47 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (39 papers) and Coding theory and cryptography (33 papers). G. David Forney is often cited by papers focused on Error Correcting Code Techniques (47 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (39 papers) and Coding theory and cryptography (33 papers). G. David Forney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Sweden. G. David Forney's co-authors include M.V. Eyuboglu, Sae-Young Chung, Tom Richardson, Rüdiger Urbanke, G. Ungerboeck, Lee-Fang Wei, J.M. Cioffi, M.D. Trott, G.P. Dudevoir and Daniel J. Costello and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

In The Last Decade

G. David Forney

83 papers receiving 13.4k 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.

The viterbi algorithm

1973 3.8k citations G. David Forney Proceedings of the IEEE profile →
Maximum-likelihood sequence estimation of digital sequences in the presence of intersymbol interference

1972 1.7k citations G. David Forney IEEE Transactions on Information Theory profile →
On the design of low-density parity-check codes within 0.0045 dB of the Shannon limit

2001 998 citations G. David Forney et al. profile →
Minimal Bases of Rational Vector Spaces, with Applications to Multivariable Linear Systems

1975 497 citations G. David Forney SIAM Journal on Control profile →
Efficient Modulation for Band-Limited Channels

1984 493 citations G. David Forney et al. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications profile →
Convolutional codes I: Algebraic structure

1970 454 citations G. David Forney IEEE Transactions on Information Theory profile →
MMSE decision-feedback equalizers and coding. I. Equalization results

1995 420 citations M.V. Eyuboglu, G. David Forney et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. David Forney United States	40	9.7k	7.7k	5.4k	2.1k	1.9k	86	14.7k
Imre Csiszár Hungary	42	6.4k 0.7×	4.3k 0.6×	4.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	546 0.3×	100	12.8k
Andrew J. Viterbi United States	32	10.5k 1.1×	9.3k 1.2×	3.0k 0.6×	594 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	82	14.7k
Robert G. Gallager United States	42	17.7k 1.8×	21.8k 2.8×	4.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	788 0.4×	85	26.8k
A.D. Wyner United States	39	10.3k 1.1×	7.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	640 0.3×	86	12.8k
J. Ziv Israel	33	3.2k 0.3×	4.2k 0.5×	6.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	97	12.6k
Sergio Verdú United States	67	21.4k 2.2×	18.6k 2.4×	3.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	326	27.0k
Kannan Ramchandran United States	65	5.4k 0.6×	9.1k 1.2×	3.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	3.2k 1.7×	436	18.0k
Vipin Kumar United States	40	3.7k 0.4×	4.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	763 0.4×	137	12.3k
José M. F. Moura United States	62	3.0k 0.3×	6.2k 0.8×	6.6k 1.2×	938 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	517	16.5k
Michael Luby United States	49	4.9k 0.5×	9.0k 1.2×	4.3k 0.8×	3.1k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	124	13.9k

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Forney, G. David, et al.. (2007). Channel Coding: The Road to Channel Capacity Fifty years of effort and invention have finally produced coding schemes that closely approach Shannon's channel capacity limit on memoryless communication channels.. Proceedings of the IEEE. 95(6). 1150–1177. 6 indexed citations

Costello, Daniel J. & G. David Forney. (2007). Channel coding: The road to channel capacity. Proceedings of the IEEE. 95(6). 1150–1177. 243 indexed citations

Barg, Alexander & G. David Forney. (2002). Random codes: minimum distances and error exponents. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 48(9). 2568–2573. 131 indexed citations

Eldar, Yonina C. & G. David Forney. (2002). Optimal tight frames and quantum measurement. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 48(3). 599–610. 88 indexed citations

Forney, G. David & G. Ungerboeck. (1998). Modulation and coding for linear Gaussian channels. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 44(6). 2384–2415. 391 indexed citations

Feigenbaum, Joan, G. David Forney, Brian Marcus, Robert J. McEliece, & Alexander Vardy. (1996). Introduction to the special issue on codes and complexity.. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 42. 1649–1659. 8 indexed citations

Forney, G. David, et al.. (1996). The V.34 high speed modem standard. IEEE Communications Magazine. 34(12). 28–33. 29 indexed citations

Loeliger, Hans‐Andrea, G. David Forney, Thomas Mittelholzer, & Mitchell Trott. (1994). Minimality and observability of group systems. Linear Algebra and its Applications. 205-206. 937–963. 42 indexed citations

Calderbank, Robert, G. David Forney, & Nader Moayeri. (1993). Coding and Quantization. 6 indexed citations

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Eyuboglu, M.V., et al.. (1993). Advanced Modulation Techniques for V.Fast. European Transactions on Telecommunications. 4(3). 243–256. 31 indexed citations

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Forney, G. David. (1989). Trellis shaping. 4 indexed citations

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Forney, G. David. (1989). Multidimensional constellations. II. Voronoi constellations. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 7(6). 941–958. 148 indexed citations

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Forney, G. David. (1975). Minimal Bases of Rational Vector Spaces, with Applications to Multivariable Linear Systems. SIAM Journal on Control. 13(3). 493–520. 497 indexed citations breakdown →

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Forney, G. David. (1974). Convolutional codes. II - Maximum-likelihood decoding. III - Sequential decoding. Information and Computation. 25. 1 indexed citations

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Forney, G. David. (1974). Convolutional codes III. Sequential decoding. Information and Control. 25(3). 267–297. 52 indexed citations

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Forney, G. David. (1972). Lower Bounds on Error Probability in the Presence of Large Intersymbol Interference. IRE Transactions on Communications Systems. 20(1). 76–77. 84 indexed citations

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Forney, G. David. (1972). Maximum-likelihood sequence estimation of digital sequences in the presence of intersymbol interference. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 18(3). 363–378. 1710 indexed citations breakdown →

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Forney, G. David. (1971). Correction to 'Convolution Codes I: Algebraic Structure'. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 17(3). 360–360. 8 indexed citations

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Forney, G. David. (1970). Convolutional codes I: Algebraic structure. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 16(6). 720–738. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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Forney, G. David. (1965). Concatenated codes Technical report 440. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).

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