An analysis of 19 million published research papers by five million authors over a 20-year period has found that six researchers at the University of Rhode Island are among the most highly cited scientists in the world.
Among these is Steven Kay, professor of electrical engineering at the University. Dr. Kay conducts research in mathematical statistics with applications to digital signal processing. This includes the theory of detection, estimation, time series, and spectral analysis
with applications to radar, sonar, communications, image processing, speech processing, biomedical signal processing, vibration, and financial data analysis. In 1989, he was elected to the grade of Fellow of the IEEE for “contributions to the theory and application of parametric spectral estimation and detection.”
“It is a great honor to be included on such a prestigious list and very gratifying to know that so many researchers have found my work useful,” said Dr. Kay. “Such an achievement would have not been possible without the contributions of many individuals. Foremost is the enthusiasm of the many graduate students that I have been privileged to direct in research and also to the support of my colleagues in the department of electrical computer engineering.”