Thomas Watteyne

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
113 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas Watteyne is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Watteyne has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 62 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas Watteyne's work include Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (51 papers), Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (29 papers) and Wireless Body Area Networks (22 papers). Thomas Watteyne is often cited by papers focused on Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (51 papers), Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (29 papers) and Wireless Body Area Networks (22 papers). Thomas Watteyne collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Spain. Thomas Watteyne's co-authors include Xavier Vilajosana, Kristofer S. J. Pister, Pere Tuset‐Peiró, Ferrán Adelantado, Joan Melià‐Seguí, Mischa Döhler, Tengfei Chang, Simon Duquennoy, Kin K. Leung and Abdelmalik Bachir and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Watteyne

101 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Understanding the Limits of LoRaWAN 2010 2026 2015 2020 2017 2010 2015 250 500 750
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. Understanding the Limits of LoRaWAN
    2017 972 citations Xavier Vilajosana, Pere Tuset‐Peiró et al. profile →
  2. MAC Essentials for Wireless Sensor Networks
    2010 361 citations Thomas Watteyne et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  3. Orchestra
    2015 308 citations Simon Duquennoy, Thomas Watteyne et al. 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 Watteyne France 28 3.5k 2.6k 977 205 171 113 4.3k
Andreas Willig New Zealand 23 3.2k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 411 0.4× 300 1.5× 234 1.4× 103 3.8k
Jeroen Hoebeke Belgium 28 2.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 603 0.6× 113 0.6× 269 1.6× 177 3.5k
Sinem Çöleri Türkiye 29 2.9k 0.8× 3.5k 1.3× 297 0.3× 383 1.9× 211 1.2× 149 4.8k
Giuseppe Anastasi Italy 24 3.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 324 0.3× 83 0.4× 233 1.4× 75 3.7k
Jennifer Yick United States 6 3.9k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 346 0.4× 160 0.8× 279 1.6× 9 4.5k
Ahmed E. Kamal United States 28 4.7k 1.4× 3.3k 1.3× 202 0.2× 81 0.4× 172 1.0× 246 5.6k
Konstantin Mikhaylov Finland 26 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.9× 658 0.7× 79 0.4× 128 0.7× 115 2.9k
Ilenia Tinnirello Italy 29 2.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 264 0.3× 88 0.4× 83 0.5× 177 3.2k
Luca Mottola Italy 28 2.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 214 0.2× 128 0.6× 440 2.6× 132 3.2k
Waltenegus Dargie Germany 18 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 200 0.2× 98 0.5× 228 1.3× 95 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Watteyne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Watteyne

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Doherty, Lance, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive survey on channel hopping and scheduling enhancements for TSCH networks. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 238. 104164–104164.
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Watteyne, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Lighthouse Localization of Miniature Wireless Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(10). 8443–8450.
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Vučinić, Mališa, et al.. (2024). Single-Chip Motes and SRAM PUF: Feasibility Study. PDXScholar (Portland State University). 24–29. 2 indexed citations
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Watteyne, Thomas, et al.. (2023). WELOC: Localizing Equipment in Marinas Using Ultrasound. 1–6.
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Vučinić, Mališa, et al.. (2023). Implications of Physical Fault Injections on Single Chip Motes. PDXScholar (Portland State University). 1–6.
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Vilajosana, Xavier, et al.. (2022). Constrained Localization: A Survey. IEEE Access. 10. 49297–49321. 15 indexed citations
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Chang, Tengfei, Thomas Watteyne, Lydia Lee, et al.. (2020). 6TiSCH on SCμM: Running a Synchronized Protocol Stack without Crystals. Sensors. 20(7). 1912–1912. 9 indexed citations
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Vučinić, Mališa, et al.. (2020). Key Performance Indicators of the Reference 6TiSCH Implementation in Internet-of-Things Scenarios. IEEE Access. 8. 79147–79157. 20 indexed citations
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Chang, Tengfei, et al.. (2020). QuickCal: Assisted Calibration for Crystal-Free Micromotes. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 8(3). 1846–1858. 5 indexed citations
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Watteyne, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Accurate 3D Lighthouse Localization of a Low-Power Crystal-Free Single-Chip Mote. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 29(5). 818–824. 7 indexed citations
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Tuset‐Peiró, Pere, et al.. (2019). Experimental Interference Robustness Evaluation of IEEE 802.15.4-2015 OQPSK-DSSS and SUN-OFDM Physical Layers for Industrial Communications. Electronics. 8(9). 1045–1045. 13 indexed citations
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Vilajosana, Xavier, Thomas Watteyne, Tengfei Chang, et al.. (2019). IETF 6TiSCH: A Tutorial. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 22(1). 595–615. 133 indexed citations
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Vilajosana, Xavier, Thomas Watteyne, Mališa Vučinić, Tengfei Chang, & Kristofer S. J. Pister. (2019). 6TiSCH: Industrial Performance for IPv6 Internet-of-Things Networks. Proceedings of the IEEE. 107(6). 1153–1165. 48 indexed citations
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Bromberg, Facundo, et al.. (2018). Prediction of Frost Events Using Machine Learning and IoT Sensing Devices. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 5(6). 4589–4597. 68 indexed citations
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Chang, Tengfei, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of IEEE802.15.4g for Environmental Observations. Sensors. 18(10). 3468–3468. 28 indexed citations
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Dujovne, Diego, et al.. (2018). Using SmartMesh IP in Smart Agriculture and Smart Building applications. Computer Communications. 121. 83–90. 20 indexed citations
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Vilajosana, Xavier, et al.. (2017). On the Suitability of 6TiSCH for wireless seismic data streaming. Internet Technology Letters. 1(2). 2 indexed citations
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Vučinić, Mališa, Thomas Watteyne, & Xavier Vilajosana. (2017). Broadcasting strategies in 6TiSCH networks. Internet Technology Letters. 1(1). 31 indexed citations
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Gomes, Pedro Henrique, et al.. (2016). Competition: Reliability through Timeslotted Channel Hopping and Flooding-based Routing. 297–298. 6 indexed citations
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Watteyne, Thomas & Isabelle Augé-Blum. (2005). Proposition of a hard real-time MAC protocol for wireless sensor networks. 533–536. 17 indexed citations

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