Özlem Tuğfe Demir

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Özlem Tuğfe Demir is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Özlem Tuğfe Demir has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 39 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 28 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Özlem Tuğfe Demir's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (52 papers), Antenna Design and Analysis (22 papers) and Antenna Design and Optimization (20 papers). Özlem Tuğfe Demir is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (52 papers), Antenna Design and Analysis (22 papers) and Antenna Design and Optimization (20 papers). Özlem Tuğfe Demir collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, Sweden and Italy. Özlem Tuğfe Demir's co-authors include Emil Björnson, Luca Sanguinetti, T. Engin Tuncer, Çiçek Çavdar, Meysam Masoudi, Marina Petrova, Pontus Giselsson, Sucharita Chakraborty, Ki Won Sung and Jens Zander and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Sensors and IEEE Transactions on Communications.

In The Last Decade

Özlem Tuğfe Demir

73 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Foundations of User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO

2021 418 citations Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson et al. arXiv (Cornell University) profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Özlem Tuğfe Demir Türkiye	17	1.3k	447	438	101	51	86	1.4k
Hani Mehrpouyan United States	19	1.0k 0.8×	274 0.6×	466 1.1×	37 0.4×	59 1.2×	86	1.2k
Maxime Guillaud France	17	1.4k 1.1×	383 0.9×	750 1.7×	47 0.5×	87 1.7×	68	1.5k
Behrooz Makki Sweden	21	1.4k 1.1×	279 0.6×	759 1.7×	51 0.5×	23 0.5×	131	1.6k
Youxi Tang China	21	1.6k 1.2×	542 1.2×	467 1.1×	42 0.4×	38 0.7×	210	1.7k
Ulf Gustavsson Sweden	16	1.2k 0.9×	203 0.5×	182 0.4×	94 0.9×	36 0.7×	58	1.3k
Mikael Coldrey Sweden	19	1.3k 1.0×	259 0.6×	524 1.2×	72 0.7×	31 0.6×	54	1.4k
Hsueh‐Jyh Li Taiwan	14	627 0.5×	385 0.9×	219 0.5×	74 0.7×	63 1.2×	94	797
H.M. El-Sallabi Finland	17	971 0.8×	347 0.8×	408 0.9×	43 0.4×	35 0.7×	74	1.1k
Jianhua Mo United States	18	2.3k 1.8×	511 1.1×	602 1.4×	171 1.7×	119 2.3×	36	2.5k

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, Mustafa Özger, Ferdi Kara, Woong‐Hee Lee, & Emil Björnson. (2025). Near-Field SWIPT With gMIMO in the Upper Mid-Band: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward. IEEE Wireless Communications. 1–8.

Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2025). Energy-Aware Resource Allocation for Multi-Operator Cell-Free Massive MIMO in V-CRAN Architectures. 1–6.

Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2025). Spatial Frequencies and Degrees of Freedom: Their roles in near-field communications. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. 42(1). 33–44. 3 indexed citations

Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2025). A Novel Access Point Deployment Framework for mmWave Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(6). 4581–4597.

Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2025). UAV-Based Cell-Free Massive MIMO: Joint Activation and Power Optimization Under Fronthaul Capacity Limitations. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 14(8). 2496–2500.

Elbir, Ahmet M., Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Symeon Chatzinotas, & Martin Haardt. (2025). Near-Field Signal Processing: Unleashing the power of proximity. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. 42(1). 20–32. 2 indexed citations

Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2024). Multi-Static Target Detection and Power Allocation for Integrated Sensing and Communication in Cell-Free Massive MIMO. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(9). 11580–11596. 55 indexed citations

Li, Zhenyu, et al.. (2024). Mixed Static and Reconfigurable Metasurface Deployment in Indoor Dense Spaces: How Much Reconfigurability is Needed?. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Demir, Özlem Tuğfe & Emil Björnson. (2024). Wideband Channel Capacity Maximization With Beyond Diagonal RIS Reflection Matrices. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13(10). 2687–2691. 9 indexed citations

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2024). When Are Sensing Symbols Required for ISAC?. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(10). 15709–15714. 3 indexed citations

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2024). Malicious Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: How Impactful Can Destructive Beamforming be?. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13(7). 1918–1922. 6 indexed citations

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2024). Multi-Target Integrated Sensing and Communications in Massive MIMO Systems. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 14(2). 345–349. 4 indexed citations

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, Meysam Masoudi, Emil Björnson, & Çiçek Çavdar. (2024). Cell-Free Massive MIMO in O-RAN: Energy-Aware Joint Orchestration of Cloud, Fronthaul, and Radio Resources. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 42(2). 356–372. 40 indexed citations

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Björnson, Emil & Özlem Tuğfe Demir. (2024). Introduction to Multiple Antenna Communications and Reconfigurable Surfaces. 41 indexed citations

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, Emil Björnson, & Luca Sanguinetti. (2024). Efficient Channel Estimation With Shorter Pilots in RIS-Aided Communications: Using Array Geometries and Interference Statistics. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(1). 462–478. 1 indexed citations

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Short Transmissions: How Detailed Configurations Can Be Afforded?. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(4). 3377–3391. 3 indexed citations

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe, Emil Björnson, & Luca Sanguinetti. (2021). Foundations of User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO. arXiv (Cornell University). 418 indexed citations breakdown →

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Händel, Peter, Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson, & Daniel Rönnow. (2020). Impact of Backward Crosstalk in 2 × 2 MIMO Transmitters on NMSE and Spectral Efficiency. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 68(7). 4277–4292. 3 indexed citations

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Demir, Özlem Tuğfe & Emil Björnson. (2020). The Bussgang Decomposition of Nonlinear Systems: Basic Theory and MIMO Extensions [Lecture Notes]. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. 38(1). 131–136. 90 indexed citations

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Chakraborty, Sucharita, Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Emil Björnson, & Pontus Giselsson. (2020). Efficient Downlink Power Allocation Algorithms for Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 2. 168–186. 54 indexed citations

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