Thomas Novlan

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Novlan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Novlan has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 4 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas Novlan's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (25 papers), Advanced Wireless Network Optimization (9 papers) and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (8 papers). Thomas Novlan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (25 papers), Advanced Wireless Network Optimization (9 papers) and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (8 papers). Thomas Novlan collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and India. Thomas Novlan's co-authors include Jeffrey G. Andrews, Harpreet S. Dhillon, Radha Krishna Ganti, Arunabha Ghosh, Nitin Mangalvedhe, Rapeepat Ratasuk, Bishwarup Mondal, Han‐Shin Jo, Mark Cudak and Eugene Visotsky and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Communications Magazine and IEEE Transactions on Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Novlan

31 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Heterogeneous cellular networks: From theory to practice 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2013 200 400 600
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. Heterogeneous cellular networks: From theory to practice
    2012 623 citations Jeffrey G. Andrews, Harpreet S. Dhillon et al. IEEE Communications Magazine profile →
  2. Analytical Modeling of Uplink Cellular Networks
    2013 329 citations Thomas Novlan, Harpreet S. Dhillon et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Novlan United States 17 2.0k 1.5k 180 85 26 34 2.2k
Francois Baccelli United States 4 2.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 271 1.5× 67 0.8× 27 1.0× 5 2.3k
Tianyang Bai United States 16 3.0k 1.5× 926 0.6× 736 4.1× 174 2.0× 28 1.1× 28 3.1k
Bishwarup Mondal United States 14 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 170 0.9× 94 1.1× 30 1.2× 50 2.0k
Mark C. Reed Australia 15 2.0k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 126 0.7× 68 0.8× 33 1.3× 101 2.1k
Rahul Vaze India 17 1.2k 0.6× 790 0.5× 174 1.0× 31 0.4× 18 0.7× 88 1.3k
M. Gudmundson Sweden 6 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 87 0.5× 36 0.4× 22 0.8× 14 1.5k
Dennis Roberson United States 12 671 0.3× 750 0.5× 82 0.5× 56 0.7× 26 1.0× 32 942
Naga Bhushan United States 8 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 113 0.6× 99 1.2× 27 1.0× 13 1.7k
Álvaro Valcarce United Kingdom 12 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 96 0.5× 104 1.2× 26 1.0× 29 1.4k
Yong Huat Chew Singapore 18 783 0.4× 761 0.5× 190 1.1× 18 0.2× 30 1.2× 118 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Novlan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Novlan, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Joint Uplink–Downlink Capacity and Coverage Optimization via Site-Specific Learning of Antenna Settings. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(5). 4032–4048. 10 indexed citations
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Novlan, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Uplink-Downlink Joint Antenna Optimization in Cellular Systems with Sample-Efficient Learning. GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference. 11. 6499–6504. 1 indexed citations
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Novlan, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Bandit Learning-based Online User Clustering and Selection for Cellular Networks. 33–40. 1 indexed citations
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Novlan, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Steer: Beam Selection for Full-Duplex Millimeter Wave Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 70(10). 6902–6917. 17 indexed citations
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Sen, Rajat, et al.. (2021). Auto-Tuning for Cellular Scheduling Through Bandit-Learning and Low-Dimensional Clustering. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. 29(5). 1933–1947. 1 indexed citations
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Humphreys, Todd E., et al.. (2017). Exploiting Antenna Motion for Faster Initialization of Centimeter-Accurate GNSS Positioning With Low-Cost Antennas. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 53(4). 1597–1613. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Yingzhe, Jeffrey G. Andrews, François Baccelli, Thomas Novlan, & Charlie Jianzhong Zhang. (2017). Design and Analysis of Initial Access in Millimeter Wave Cellular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 16(10). 6409–6425. 59 indexed citations
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Humphreys, Todd E., et al.. (2016). A dense reference network for mass-market centimeter-accurate positioning. Texas ScholarWorks (Texas Digital Library). 243–254. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Yingzhe, Jeffrey G. Andrews, François Baccelli, Thomas Novlan, & Jianzhong Charlie Zhang. (2016). Performance analysis of millimeter-wave cellular networks with two-stage beamforming initial access protocols. 1171–1175. 8 indexed citations
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Jeon, Jeongho, Abhijeet Bhorkar, Qiaoyang Ye, et al.. (2016). Licensed-Assisted Access to Unlicensed Spectrum in LTE Release 13. IEEE Communications Magazine. 55(2). 201–207. 76 indexed citations
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Li, Yingzhe, François Baccelli, Jeffrey G. Andrews, Thomas Novlan, & Jianzhong Charlie Zhang. (2016). Modeling and Analyzing the Coexistence of Wi-Fi and LTE in Unlicensed Spectrum. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 15(9). 6310–6326. 96 indexed citations
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Chen, Hao, Lingjia Liu, Thomas Novlan, et al.. (2016). Spatial Spectrum Sensing-Based Device-to-Device Cellular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 15(11). 7299–7313. 41 indexed citations
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Li, Yingzhe, François Baccelli, Jeffrey G. Andrews, Thomas Novlan, & Jianzhong Zhang. (2015). Modeling and Analyzing the Coexistence of Licensed-Assisted Access LTE and Wi-Fi. 1–6. 18 indexed citations
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Ng, Boon Loong, Thomas Novlan, & Jianzhong Charlie Zhang. (2014). Dynamic measurement for small cell ON/OFF operation of heterogeneous networks. 1260–1265. 1 indexed citations
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Novlan, Thomas, Harpreet S. Dhillon, & Jeffrey G. Andrews. (2013). Analytical Modeling of Uplink Cellular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 12(6). 2669–2679. 329 indexed citations breakdown →
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Novlan, Thomas, Radha Krishna Ganti, Jeffrey G. Andrews, & Anumoy Ghosh. (2011). A New Model for Coverage with Fractional Frequency Reuse in OFDMA Cellular Networks. 1–5. 15 indexed citations
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Novlan, Thomas, Jeffrey G. Andrews, Illsoo Sohn, Radha Krishna Ganti, & Arunabha Ghosh. (2010). Comparison of Fractional Frequency Reuse Approaches in the OFDMA Cellular Downlink. 1–5. 153 indexed citations

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