Olav Tirkkonen

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
285 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Olav Tirkkonen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Olav Tirkkonen has authored 285 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 229 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 180 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 24 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Olav Tirkkonen's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (134 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (100 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (64 papers). Olav Tirkkonen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (134 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (100 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (64 papers). Olav Tirkkonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and China. Olav Tirkkonen's co-authors include Klaus Doppler, Ari Hottinen, Chia-Hao Yu, Cassio Ribeiro, A. Boariu, Lu Wei, Risto Wichman, Christoph Studer, Natalia Y. Ermolova and Chengpu Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and IEEE Transactions on Information Theory.

In The Last Decade

Olav Tirkkonen

267 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Resource Sharing Optimization for Device-to-Device Commun... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 250 500 750
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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. Resource Sharing Optimization for Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks
    2011 830 citations Chia-Hao Yu, Klaus Doppler et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olav Tirkkonen Finland 31 4.8k 3.7k 463 369 196 285 5.4k
Mansoor Shafi New Zealand 27 5.5k 1.2× 3.0k 0.8× 205 0.4× 1.3k 3.5× 263 1.3× 140 6.1k
Lizhong Zheng United States 22 4.3k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 536 1.2× 405 1.1× 41 0.2× 119 5.0k
Rudolf Mathar Germany 27 2.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 343 0.7× 418 1.1× 74 0.4× 320 3.2k
Anant Sahai United States 29 4.1k 0.9× 4.8k 1.3× 441 1.0× 547 1.5× 140 0.7× 152 6.7k
Sriram Vishwanath United States 32 6.9k 1.4× 5.5k 1.5× 375 0.8× 814 2.2× 48 0.2× 209 7.8k
Young-Han Kim United States 27 3.3k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 576 1.2× 145 0.4× 55 0.3× 155 4.2k
Emanuele Viterbo Australia 34 7.1k 1.5× 4.3k 1.2× 1.7k 3.8× 809 2.2× 203 1.0× 257 7.8k
Aria Nosratinia United States 32 6.6k 1.4× 6.2k 1.7× 269 0.6× 433 1.2× 86 0.4× 225 7.5k
Emre Telatar Switzerland 20 8.7k 1.8× 7.1k 1.9× 727 1.6× 1.0k 2.8× 52 0.3× 78 9.5k
Tom Richardson United States 19 8.7k 1.8× 8.5k 2.3× 1.4k 2.9× 225 0.6× 215 1.1× 40 10.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olav Tirkkonen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Xinze, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Weighted K-Nearest Neighbor Positioning. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 1–6.
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Calderbank, Robert, et al.. (2023). Extended Binary Chirps Codebooks for Non-Coherent Communications. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 1824–1829.
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Tirkkonen, Olav, et al.. (2023). Optimal Multicast-Cache-Aided On-Demand Streaming in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks via a Path/Surface Following Approach. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(7). 7833–7848. 2 indexed citations
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Ruttik, Kalle, et al.. (2023). Midhaul Performance Modelling Using Commodity Hardware C-RAN Testbed. Wireless Personal Communications. 131(2). 1339–1363. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Liang, Olav Tirkkonen, Saeed R. Khosravirad, et al.. (2022). Dual-mode Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications for Industrial Wireless Control. 2022 IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference: (VTC2022-Spring). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Gang, et al.. (2021). Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Empowered Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 69(11). 7790–7805. 50 indexed citations
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Leinonen, Markus, et al.. (2021). Exploiting spatial correlation for pilot reuse in single-cell mMTC. University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu). 4 indexed citations
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Al–Tous, Hanan, et al.. (2021). Orthogonal Multipoint Multicast Caching in OFDM Cellular Networks with ICI and IBI. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 394–399. 2 indexed citations
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You, Xiaohu, et al.. (2020). Minimizing Pilot Overhead in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems via Joint Estimation and Detection. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 1–5. 8 indexed citations
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Hollanti, Camilla, et al.. (2018). Coded Caching Clusters with Device-to-Device Communications. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 18(2). 264–275. 4 indexed citations
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Singh, Bikramjit, Olav Tirkkonen, Zexian Li, & Mikko A. Uusitalo. (2017). Contention-Based Access for Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Uplink Transmissions. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 7(2). 182–185. 105 indexed citations
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Singh, Bikramjit, Zexian Li, Olav Tirkkonen, Mikko A. Uusitalo, & Preben Mogensen. (2016). Ultra-reliable communication in a factory environment for 5G wireless networks: Link level and deployment study. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1–5. 18 indexed citations
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Määttänen, Helka‐Liina & Olav Tirkkonen. (2012). Simple zero interference transmissions to users with rank deficient channels. Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications. 281–285. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yu, Olav Tirkkonen, & Danpu Liu. (2011). Distributed Greedy Synchronization with Memory in Self-Organized Wireless Network. 2(3). 49–59. 1 indexed citations
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Ribeiro, Cassio, et al.. (2011). SINR Prediction Versus Reverse Reporting for Soft Reuse and Interference Management. 1–6.
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Tirkkonen, Olav, et al.. (2010). Distributed Graph Coloring for Self‐Organization in LTE Networks. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 2010(1). 31 indexed citations
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Jänis, Pekka, Chia-Hao Yu, Klaus Doppler, et al.. (2009). Device-to-Device communication underlaying cellular communications systems. International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems. 2(3). 169–178. 61 indexed citations
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Jänis, Pekka, Chia-Hao Yu, Klaus Doppler, et al.. (2009). Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Communications Systems. International Journal of Communications Network and System Sciences. 2(3). 169–178. 304 indexed citations
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Tirkkonen, Olav, et al.. (1997). Excited States in the Twisted XXZ Spin Chain. 3 indexed citations

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