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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 74 732 699 120 120 295 15556
Computer Science 74 1526 1481 211 209 359 16228

Anfeng Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anfeng Liu between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anfeng Liu published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 18.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 62 publications in 2018. 56 of the 405 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 62. Peak 62 publications in 2018. 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 62 publications 2019: 46 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 27 publications
2004 2025

405 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anfeng Liu: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 5
2005 7
2006 5
2007 4
2008 8
2009 6
2010 7
2011 1
2012 6
2013 6
2014 2
2015 13
2016 29
2017 35
2018 62
2019 46
2020 30
2021 30
2022 16
2023 31
2024 29
2025 27
Total 405
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Anfeng Liu publications per year - data summary

  • Anfeng Liu, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Central South University, has 405 publications recorded across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 62 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2011, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 18.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.4 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 133 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 43 publications (5.4 per year); 2012-2019: 199 publications (24.9 per year); 2020-2025: 163 publications (27.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Anfeng Liu publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anfeng Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 294–313 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 295 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300 295
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Anfeng Liu publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Anfeng Liu, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Central South University, records 295 publications - the 56th percentile of the discipline.
  • 56% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Anfeng Liu, and about 44% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Anfeng Liu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Anfeng Liu D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anfeng Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38 74
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Anfeng Liu D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Anfeng Liu, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Central South University, records 74 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Anfeng Liu, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Anfeng Liu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Anfeng Liu is affiliated with Central South University in China and has made significant contributions in the fields of computer science and engineering. Their research spans a broad range of topics, with a particular focus on IoT, edge computing, and network security.

The main fields of study for Anfeng Liu include:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Within these areas, their work delves into several subfields such as:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering

The most frequent topics covered in their publications are:

  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Age of Information Optimization
  • Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Anfeng Liu include:

  • Multiagent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Vehicular Computation Offloading in IoT, 2020, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • Energy-Efficient Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in OFDMA-Based Collaborative Edge Computing, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • A Novel UAV-Enabled Data Collection Scheme for Intelligent Transportation System Through UAV Speed Control, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • BD-VTE: A Novel Baseline Data Based Verifiable Trust Evaluation Scheme for Smart Network Systems, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering
  • Edge-Computing-Based Trustworthy Data Collection Model in the Internet of Things, 2020, IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Anfeng Liu include:

  • Shaobo Zhang
  • Tian Wang
  • Naixue Xiong
  • Houbing Song
  • Mianxiong Dong

The most common venues for Liu's publications are:

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Expert Systems with Applications
  • IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • ActiveTrust: Secure and Trustable Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Yuxin Liu;Mianxiong Dong;Kaoru Ota;Anfeng Liu

  • Partial Offloading Scheduling and Power Allocation for Mobile Edge Computing Systems

    Zhufang Kuang;Linfeng Li;Jie Gao;Lian Zhao

  • A Secure IoT Service Architecture With an Efficient Balance Dynamics Based on Cloud and Edge Computing

    Tian Wang;Guangxue Zhang;Anfeng Liu;Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan

  • RMER: Reliable and Energy-Efficient Data Collection for Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks

    Mianxiong Dong;Kaoru Ota;Anfeng Liu

  • Lifetime and Energy Hole Evolution Analysis in Data-Gathering Wireless Sensor Networks

    Ju Ren;Yaoxue Zhang;Kuan Zhang;Anfeng Liu

  • Big Data Cleaning Based on Mobile Edge Computing in Industrial Sensor-Cloud

    Tian Wang;Haoxiong Ke;Xi Zheng;Kun Wang

  • Energy-Efficient Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in OFDMA-based Collaborative Edge Computing

    Lin Tan;Zhufang Kuang;Lian Zhao;Anfeng Liu

  • Fog-Based Computing and Storage Offloading for Data Synchronization in IoT

    Tian Wang;Jiyuan Zhou;Anfeng Liu;Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan

  • MTES: An Intelligent Trust Evaluation Scheme in Sensor-Cloud-Enabled Industrial Internet of Things

    Tian Wang;Hao Luo;Weijia Jia;Anfeng Liu

  • Multiagent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Vehicular Computation Offloading in IoT

    Xiaoyu Zhu;Yueyi Luo;Anfeng Liu;Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan

  • Joint Optimization of Lifetime and Transport Delay under Reliability Constraint Wireless Sensor Networks

    Mianxiong Dong;Kaoru Ota;Anfeng Liu;Minyi Guo

  • Deployment guidelines for achieving maximum lifetime and avoiding energy holes in sensor network

    Anfeng Liu;Xin Jin;Guohua Cui;Zhigang Chen

  • Secure and Energy-Efficient Disjoint Multipath Routing for WSNs

    Anfeng Liu;Zhongming Zheng;Chao Zhang;Zhigang Chen

  • A novel trust mechanism based on Fog Computing in Sensor–Cloud System

    Tian Wang;Tian Wang;Guangxue Zhang;Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan;Anfeng Liu

  • Design principles and improvement of cost function based energy aware routing algorithms for wireless sensor networks

    Anfeng Liu;Ju Ren;Xu Li;Zhigang Chen

  • Design and Analysis of Probing Route to Defense Sink-Hole Attacks for Internet of Things Security

    Yuxin Liu;Ming Ma;Xiao Liu;Neal N. Xiong

  • A Novel UAV-Enabled Data Collection Scheme for Intelligent Transportation System Through UAV Speed Control

    Xiong Li;Jiawei Tan;Anfeng Liu;Pandi Vijayakumar

  • A novel code data dissemination scheme for Internet of Things through mobile vehicle of smart cities

    Haojun Teng;Yuxin Liu;Anfeng Liu;Neal N. Xiong

  • A Cloud–MEC Collaborative Task Offloading Scheme With Service Orchestration

    Mingfeng Huang;Wei Liu;Tian Wang;Anfeng Liu

  • Power extraction efficiency optimization of horizontal-axis wind turbines through optimizing control parameters of yaw control systems using an intelligent method

    Dongran Song;Xinyu Fan;Jian Yang;Anfeng Liu

  • Theoretical analysis of the lifetime and energy hole in cluster based wireless sensor networks

    An-Feng Liu;Peng-Hui Zhang;Zhi-Gang Chen

  • Achieving Source Location Privacy and Network Lifetime Maximization Through Tree-Based Diversionary Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Jun Long;Mianxiong Dong;Kaoru Ota;Anfeng Liu

  • BD-VTE: A Novel Baseline Data Based Verifiable Trust Evaluation Scheme for Smart Network Systems

    Shaobo Huang;Anfeng Liu;Shaobo Zhang;Tian Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Tian Wang
Tian Wang Beijing Normal University
Kaoru Ota
Kaoru Ota Tohoku University
Mianxiong Dong
Mianxiong Dong Muroran Institute of Technology
Houbing Song
Houbing Song University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Zhetao Li
Zhetao Li Xiangtan University
Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan
Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan Fordham University
Jie Li
Jie Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Laurence T. Yang
Laurence T. Yang St. Francis Xavier University
Naixue Xiong
Naixue Xiong Northeastern State University
Jian Yang
Jian Yang Central South University

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