John Thompson

17.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
484 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

John Thompson is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John Thompson has authored 484 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 366 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 247 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 85 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in John Thompson's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (176 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (123 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (99 papers). John Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (176 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (123 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (99 papers). John Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. John Thompson's co-authors include Ioannis Krikidis, Yijia Fan, L.G. Barbero, Stephen McLaughlin, Harald Haas, Cheng‐Xiang Wang, Halim Yanıkömeroğlu, H. Vincent Poor, P.M. Grant and B. Mulgrew and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

John Thompson

459 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

On the Road to 6G: Vision... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2023 2011 2008 2018 2009 250 500 750 1000
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. On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds
    2023 1.0k citations Cheng‐Xiang Wang, John Thompson et al. profile →
  2. Green radio: radio techniques to enable energy-efficient wireless networks
    2011 531 citations John Thompson, Cheng‐Xiang Wang et al. profile →
  3. Proceedings IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)
    2008 519 citations John Thompson et al. profile →
  4. A Survey of Positioning Systems Using Visible LED Lights
    2018 455 citations Yuan Zhuang, Pan Cao et al. profile →
  5. Relay selection for secure cooperative networks with jamming
    2009 397 citations John Thompson, Stephen McLaughlin et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  6. Multi-sensor integrated navigation/positioning systems using data fusion: From analytics-based to learning-based approaches
    2023 123 citations Yuan Zhuang, Xiao Sun et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John Thompson 9.5k 6.3k 2.3k 588 578 484 12.0k
Naofal Al‐Dhahir 13.2k 1.4× 5.9k 0.9× 4.2k 1.8× 755 1.3× 1.1k 1.8× 589 15.2k
Xiqi Gao 11.3k 1.2× 5.2k 0.8× 3.7k 1.6× 761 1.3× 603 1.0× 538 13.4k
Tao Jiang 8.9k 0.9× 5.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 446 0.8× 1.2k 2.1× 553 13.1k
Yongming Huang 8.5k 0.9× 3.7k 0.6× 3.5k 1.5× 434 0.7× 735 1.3× 574 11.3k
Sumit Roy 5.7k 0.6× 6.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 430 0.7× 280 0.5× 313 8.9k
Yong Liang Guan 8.7k 0.9× 5.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 381 0.6× 1.5k 2.6× 654 11.2k
Xiaohu You 14.9k 1.6× 7.4k 1.2× 3.9k 1.7× 510 0.9× 1.4k 2.4× 1.0k 18.0k
Yunfei Chen 9.7k 1.0× 6.1k 1.0× 6.2k 2.7× 573 1.0× 1.4k 2.5× 517 14.1k
Xin Liu 5.7k 0.6× 5.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 488 0.8× 769 1.3× 499 9.4k
Jinhong Yuan 16.8k 1.8× 8.4k 1.3× 5.4k 2.3× 460 0.8× 1.6k 2.8× 600 19.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Thompson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Thompson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Kaiyu, Fraser K. Coutts, & John Thompson. (2024). Uninformed Parameter Estimation for Passive Reception of Data Modulated LFM Waveforms. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 61(1). 135–150. 1 indexed citations
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Gong, Wei, Jayakrishnan Methapettyparambu Purushothama, George Goussetis, et al.. (2024). FM Rider: Two-FSK Modulation-Based Ambient FM Backscatter Over 100 m Distance. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 72(9). 5563–5575. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yun, Leixian Shen, Xinhuan Shu, et al.. (2024). WonderFlow: Narration-Centric Design of Animated Data Videos. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 31(9). 4638–4654. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Cheng‐Xiang, et al.. (2024). A 3D Continuous-Space Electromagnetic Channel Model for 6G Tri-Polarized Multi-User Communications. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(11). 17354–17367. 1 indexed citations
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Suraweera, Himal A., et al.. (2022). Neural Network-Based Channel Estimation and Detection in Spatial Modulation VLC Systems. IEEE Communications Letters. 26(7). 1598–1602. 10 indexed citations
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Thompson, John, et al.. (2022). Small-Size Blockage Propagation Modeling at 28 GHz for mmWave Communications System. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 70(9). 8578–8583. 3 indexed citations
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Podilchak, Symon K., Yan Pailhas, Carolina Mateo-Segura, et al.. (2022). Sectorized FMCW MIMO Radar by Modular Design With Non-Uniform Sparse Arrays. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 442–460. 11 indexed citations
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Thompson, John, et al.. (2022). Deep reinforcement learning-based beam training with energy and spectral efficiency maximisation for millimetre-wave channels. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking. 2022(1). 6 indexed citations
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Comite, Davide, Symon K. Podilchak, George Goussetis, et al.. (2021). FMCW Radar With Enhanced Resolution and Processing Time by Beam Switching. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 2. 882–896. 11 indexed citations
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Suraweera, Himal A., et al.. (2021). Average Rate Analysis of Cooperative NOMA Aided Underwater Optical Wireless Systems. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 2. 2292–2310. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Dong, Yuan Zhuang, Jianzhu Huai, et al.. (2021). Coexistence and Interference Mitigation for WPANs and WLANs From Traditional Approaches to Deep Learning: A Review. IEEE Sensors Journal. 21(22). 25561–25589. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Jing, Xiaohu Ge, John Thompson, & Hamid Gharavi. (2020). Power-Consumption Outage in Beyond Fifth Generation Mobile Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 20(2). 897–910. 21 indexed citations
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Thompson, John, et al.. (2019). Deep Learning for Signal Detection in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Wireless Systems. 1–4. 50 indexed citations
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Thompson, John, et al.. (2019). Pairwise Coding for MIMO-OFDM Visible Light Communication. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 19(2). 1210–1220. 17 indexed citations
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Thompson, John, et al.. (2018). Performance of Optical Spatial Modulation in Indoor Multipath Channel. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 17(9). 6042–6052. 16 indexed citations
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Hong, Xuemin, et al.. (2018). Capacity and Delay Tradeoff of Secondary Cellular Networks With Spectrum Aggregation. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 17(6). 3974–3987. 6 indexed citations
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Thompson, John, et al.. (2018). Performance Analysis of Optical Spatial Modulation in Atmospheric Turbulence Channel †. Photonics. 5(4). 53–53. 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Pan, et al.. (2016). Achievable Rate Performance of TDD Multi-cell Massive MIMO with Non-Orthogonal Pilots. International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas. 1–5. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Qi, Pei-Jung Chung, & John Thompson. (2014). A nonparametric approach for spectrum sensing using bootstrap techniques. 851–856. 2 indexed citations
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Hong, Xuemin, et al.. (2009). Interference Cancellation for Cognitive Radio Networks. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. 76–84. 2 indexed citations

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