Hussein A. Ammar

620 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 407 citations indexed

About

Hussein A. Ammar is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hussein A. Ammar has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 407 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 1 paper in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hussein A. Ammar's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (10 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (8 papers) and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling (3 papers). Hussein A. Ammar is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (10 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (8 papers) and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling (3 papers). Hussein A. Ammar collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Lebanon and United States. Hussein A. Ammar's co-authors include Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, Gary Boudreau, K. V. Srinivas, Zehua Li, Youssef Nasser, Ayman Kayssi, George N. Rouskas, Hassan Artail and Israfil Bahceci and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hussein A. Ammar

11 papers receiving 400 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. User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks: A Survey of Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions
    2021 274 citations Hussein A. Ammar, Raviraj Adve et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hussein A. Ammar Canada 7 352 191 74 28 26 13 407
Juho Pirskanen Finland 13 431 1.2× 288 1.5× 28 0.4× 42 1.5× 26 1.0× 21 493
Dajie Jiang China 9 408 1.2× 277 1.5× 47 0.6× 24 0.9× 21 0.8× 24 449
Daniel Larsson Sweden 7 383 1.1× 274 1.4× 53 0.7× 17 0.6× 38 1.5× 8 438
C. Umit Bas United States 14 396 1.1× 87 0.5× 119 1.6× 43 1.5× 33 1.3× 26 433
Ali A. Esswie Denmark 10 257 0.7× 144 0.8× 32 0.4× 15 0.5× 24 0.9× 21 293
Kianoush Hosseini Canada 8 384 1.1× 268 1.4× 61 0.8× 14 0.5× 11 0.4× 17 423
Ali Behravan Sweden 9 358 1.0× 173 0.9× 58 0.8× 26 0.9× 16 0.6× 18 394
Jeongho Jeon United States 12 438 1.2× 332 1.7× 51 0.7× 14 0.5× 22 0.8× 28 498
Zhanji Wu China 10 323 0.9× 145 0.8× 40 0.5× 15 0.5× 10 0.4× 40 345
Xiaoming She China 11 424 1.2× 300 1.6× 76 1.0× 15 0.5× 20 0.8× 77 479

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Ammar, Hussein A., et al.. (2025). Handoff Design in User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks Using DRL. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(11). 11368–11384.
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Ammar, Hussein A., Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, Gary Boudreau, & K. V. Srinivas. (2024). Handoffs in User-Centric Cell-Free MIMO Networks: A POMDP Framework. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(8). 10319–10335. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Zehua, et al.. (2022). Decentralized User Scheduling and Beamforming in Multi-cell MIMO Networks. ICC 2022 - IEEE International Conference on Communications. 1980–1985. 10 indexed citations
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Ammar, Hussein A., Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, Gary Boudreau, & K. V. Srinivas. (2022). POMDP-based Handoffs for User-Centric Cell-Free MIMO Networks. GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference. 341–346. 4 indexed citations
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Ammar, Hussein A., Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, Gary Boudreau, & K. V. Srinivas. (2021). Downlink Resource Allocation in Multiuser Cell-Free MIMO Networks With User-Centric Clustering. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 21(3). 1482–1497. 71 indexed citations
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Ammar, Hussein A., Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, Gary Boudreau, & K. V. Srinivas. (2021). User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks: A Survey of Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 24(1). 611–652. 274 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ammar, Hussein A., Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, Gary Boudreau, & K. V. Srinivas. (2021). RWP+: A New Random Waypoint Model for High-Speed Mobility. IEEE Communications Letters. 25(11). 3748–3752. 6 indexed citations
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Ammar, Hussein A., Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, & Gary Boudreau. (2021). Analysis and Design of Distributed MIMO Networks With a Wireless Fronthaul. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 70(2). 980–998. 4 indexed citations
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Ammar, Hussein A., et al.. (2020). A Poisson Line Process-Based Framework for Determining the Needed RSU Density and Relaying Hops in Vehicular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 19(10). 6643–6659. 4 indexed citations
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Ammar, Hussein A., Raviraj Adve, Shahram Shahbazpanahi, & Gary Boudreau. (2020). Statistical Analysis of Downlink Zero-Forcing Beamforming. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 9(11). 1965–1969. 7 indexed citations
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Ammar, Hussein A. & Raviraj Adve. (2019). Power Delay Profile in Coordinated Distributed Networks: User-Centric v/s Disjoint Clustering. 1–5. 14 indexed citations
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Ammar, Hussein A., Youssef Nasser, & Ayman Kayssi. (2017). Dynamic SDN controllers-switches mapping for load balancing and controller failure handling. 10. 216–221. 7 indexed citations
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Rouskas, George N. & Hussein A. Ammar. (2002). Minimizing delay and packet loss in single-hop lightwave WDM networks using TDM schedules. 2. 1267–1271. 1 indexed citations

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