Safwan Alfattani

955 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 549 citations indexed

About

Safwan Alfattani is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Safwan Alfattani has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 549 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 1 paper in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Safwan Alfattani's work include UAV Applications and Optimization (7 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (6 papers) and Satellite Communication Systems (4 papers). Safwan Alfattani is often cited by papers focused on UAV Applications and Optimization (7 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (6 papers) and Satellite Communication Systems (4 papers). Safwan Alfattani collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Saudi Arabia and France. Safwan Alfattani's co-authors include Halim Yanıkömeroğlu, Abbas Yongaçoğlu, Md Sahabul Alam, Mohammad G. Khoshkholgh, Güneş Karabulut Kurt, Tasneem Darwish, Ahmed Ibrahim, Wael Jaafar, Yassine Hmamouche and Peiying Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters and IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine.

In The Last Decade

Safwan Alfattani

10 papers receiving 540 citations

Hit Papers

A Vision and Framework for the High Altitude Platform Sta... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300
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  1. A Vision and Framework for the High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Networks of the Future
    2021 321 citations Güneş Karabulut Kurt, Mohammad G. Khoshkholgh et al. PolyPublie (École Polytechnique de Montréal) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Safwan Alfattani Canada 8 392 350 163 39 34 10 549
Ahmed Ibrahim Canada 8 266 0.7× 368 1.1× 180 1.1× 25 0.6× 28 0.8× 22 522
Mohammad G. Khoshkholgh Canada 10 258 0.7× 468 1.3× 329 2.0× 20 0.5× 27 0.8× 33 626
Sathyanarayanan Chandrasekharan Australia 11 365 0.9× 364 1.0× 239 1.5× 47 1.2× 20 0.6× 12 539
Chuyen T. Nguyen Vietnam 13 165 0.4× 346 1.0× 171 1.0× 20 0.5× 59 1.7× 77 471
Gengxin Zhang China 14 296 0.8× 288 0.8× 201 1.2× 28 0.7× 30 0.9× 66 458
Jia He China 8 152 0.4× 299 0.9× 76 0.5× 33 0.8× 33 1.0× 22 443
Yuqi Li China 8 231 0.6× 309 0.9× 114 0.7× 21 0.5× 8 0.2× 17 399
Hazem Sallouha Belgium 8 379 1.0× 311 0.9× 205 1.3× 47 1.2× 57 1.7× 21 574
Mahmood F. Mosleh Iraq 11 216 0.6× 329 0.9× 75 0.5× 23 0.6× 16 0.5× 94 401
Antonio Pérez Yuste Spain 8 227 0.6× 300 0.9× 55 0.3× 23 0.6× 24 0.7× 30 380

Countries citing papers authored by Safwan Alfattani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Safwan Alfattani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Safwan Alfattani

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Jaafar, Wael, et al.. (2024). XLM for Autonomous Driving Systems: A Comprehensive Review. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Alfattani, Safwan, Animesh Yadav, Halim Yanıkömeroğlu, & Abbas Yongaçoğlu. (2023). Resource-Efficient HAPS-RIS Enabled Beyond-Cell Communications. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 12(4). 679–683. 12 indexed citations
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Alfattani, Safwan, Wael Jaafar, Halim Yanıkömeroğlu, & Abbas Yongaçoğlu. (2023). Multimode High-Altitude Platform Stations for Next-Generation Wireless Networks: Selection Mechanism, Benefits, and Potential Challenges. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. 18(3). 20–28. 15 indexed citations
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Alfattani, Safwan, Animesh Yadav, Halim Yanıkömeroğlu, & Abbas Yongaçoğlu. (2022). Beyond-Cell Communications via HAPS-RIS. 2022 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps). 1383–1388. 7 indexed citations
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Alfattani, Safwan, Wael Jaafar, Yassine Hmamouche, Halim Yanıkömeroğlu, & Abbas Yongaçoğlu. (2021). Link Budget Analysis for Reconfigurable Smart Surfaces in Aerial Platforms. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 2. 1980–1995. 36 indexed citations
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Alfattani, Safwan, et al.. (2021). Aerial Platforms with Reconfigurable Smart Surfaces for 5G and Beyond. IEEE Communications Magazine. 59(1). 96–102. 72 indexed citations
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Kurt, Güneş Karabulut, Mohammad G. Khoshkholgh, Safwan Alfattani, et al.. (2021). A Vision and Framework for the High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Networks of the Future. PolyPublie (École Polytechnique de Montréal). 321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jaafar, Wael, et al.. (2021). Offline and Online UAV-Enabled Data Collection in Time-Constrained IoT Networks. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking. 5(4). 1918–1933. 47 indexed citations
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Alfattani, Safwan. (2018). Review of LiFi Technology and Its Future Applications. Journal of Optical Communications. 42(1). 121–132. 30 indexed citations
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Alfattani, Safwan & Abbas Yongaçoğlu. (2018). Indirect Methods for Constructing Radio Environment Map. uO Research (University of Ottawa). 1–5. 8 indexed citations

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