Robert Malaney

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Robert Malaney is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Malaney has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 67 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 53 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Robert Malaney's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (41 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (32 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (29 papers). Robert Malaney is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (41 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (32 papers) and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture (29 papers). Robert Malaney collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Robert Malaney's co-authors include Jinhong Yuan, Shihao Yan, William A. Fowler, Nan Yang, Lawrence Kawano, M. S. Smith, Grant J. Mathews, Nadeem Ahmed, Sanjay Jha and Chenxi Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Robert Malaney

156 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Survey of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. A Survey of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
    2020 379 citations Nadeem Ahmed, Regio A. Michelin et al. IEEE Access profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Malaney Australia 27 1.3k 914 747 582 541 166 2.9k
Koji Hashimoto Japan 28 98 0.1× 228 0.2× 1.5k 2.0× 974 1.7× 182 0.3× 186 2.5k
M. Reiser United States 33 3.0k 2.4× 1.0k 1.1× 1.7k 2.3× 109 0.2× 88 0.2× 315 6.0k
M.L. Walker United States 32 417 0.3× 186 0.2× 3.0k 4.1× 689 1.2× 126 0.2× 194 3.8k
Andrew Lucas United States 32 506 0.4× 143 0.2× 729 1.0× 525 0.9× 1.5k 2.7× 89 4.4k
A. F. Pacheco Spain 19 79 0.1× 428 0.5× 306 0.4× 246 0.4× 85 0.2× 114 2.2k
Filippo Neri United States 21 373 0.3× 56 0.1× 596 0.8× 98 0.2× 314 0.6× 98 1.6k
Kurunathan Ratnavelu Malaysia 26 192 0.2× 431 0.5× 121 0.2× 51 0.1× 216 0.4× 168 2.2k
Vasily E. Tarasov Russia 42 209 0.2× 288 0.3× 117 0.2× 165 0.3× 277 0.5× 202 6.4k
Charles B. Morrey United States 22 180 0.1× 343 0.4× 84 0.1× 142 0.2× 84 0.2× 51 4.0k
A. Sill United States 20 137 0.1× 227 0.2× 898 1.2× 69 0.1× 48 0.1× 85 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Malaney

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Malaney

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Malaney

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Malaney. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Malaney based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Malaney. Robert Malaney is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ralph, Timothy C., et al.. (2025). Exploiting Spatial Diversity in Earth-to-Satellite Quantum-Classical Communications. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(11). 11736–11752. 1 indexed citations
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Schediwy, Sascha, et al.. (2025). Relative Wavefront Errors in Continuous-Variable Quantum Communication. arXiv (Cornell University). 510–511.
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Malaney, Robert, et al.. (2024). Classical-quantum dual encoding for laser communications in space. New Journal of Physics. 26(3). 33012–33012. 2 indexed citations
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Ralph, Timothy C., et al.. (2024). Quantum-Amplified Simultaneous Quantum-Classical Communications. 160–167. 1 indexed citations
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Ralph, Timothy C., et al.. (2024). Classical-Quantum Signaling via Stokes Parameters. 3497–3502.
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Malaney, Robert, et al.. (2023). A Survey of Machine Learning Assisted Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution. Information. 14(10). 553–553. 6 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Nadeem, et al.. (2023). Darknet Traffic Analysis: Investigating the Impact of Modified Tor Traffic on Onion Service Traffic Classification. IEEE Access. 11. 70011–70022. 5 indexed citations
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Malaney, Robert, et al.. (2023). Quantum super-resolution with balanced homodyne detection in low-earth-orbit. Laser Physics. 34(2). 25201–25201. 3 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Minh, Arne Laucht, Alexander S. Solntsev, et al.. (2023). Quantum Key Distribution Using a Quantum Emitter in Hexagonal Boron Nitride. Advanced Quantum Technologies. 6(9). 30 indexed citations
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Dzurak, Andrew S., Julien Epps, Arne Laucht, et al.. (2022). Development of an Undergraduate Quantum Engineering Degree. IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering. 3. 1–10. 16 indexed citations
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Malaney, Robert, et al.. (2022). Performance analysis of inter-satellite round-robin differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution. Quantum Information Processing. 21(9). 1 indexed citations
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Malaney, Robert, et al.. (2022). Teleportation of hybrid entangled states with continuous-variable entanglement. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 17169–17169. 9 indexed citations
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Malaney, Robert, et al.. (2022). Beyond the Standard Quantum Limit in the Synchronization of Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites. 98. 1–6. 4 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Nadeem, et al.. (2021). De-Anonymisation Attacks on Tor: A Survey. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 23(4). 2324–2350. 41 indexed citations
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Malaney, Robert, et al.. (2021). Enhancing Continuous Variable Quantum Teleportation using Non-Gaussian Resources. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Nadeem, Regio A. Michelin, Wanli Xue, et al.. (2020). A Survey of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps. IEEE Access. 8. 134577–134601. 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Malaney, Robert, et al.. (2019). Artificial Intelligence and Location Verification in Vehicular Networks. arXiv (Cornell University). 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Xie, Yixuan, Jun Li, Robert Malaney, & Jinhong Yuan. (2016). Improved quantum LDPC decoding strategies for the misidentified quantum depolarization channel. UNSWorks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia). 493–497. 5 indexed citations
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Malaney, Robert. (2006). A Secure and Energy Efficient Scheme for Wireless VoIP Emergency Service. Global Communications Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Malaney, Robert. (1986). Heavy-element synthesis in AGB and post-AGB stars of low mass. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 223(4). 709–725. 3 indexed citations

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