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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 78 588 564 262 244 400 21177
Computer Science 87 736 711 388 374 468 26529

Houbing Song publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Houbing Song between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Houbing Song published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 35.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 104 publications in 2025. 107 of the 812 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 104. Peak 104 publications in 2025. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 53 publications 2017: 97 publications 2018: 71 publications 2019: 64 publications 2020: 53 publications 2021: 77 publications 2022: 77 publications 2023: 84 publications 2024: 91 publications 2025: 104 publications 2026: 3 publications
2004 2026

812 publications in total across all disciplines

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Houbing Song: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 0
2006 1
2007 1
2008 0
2009 1
2010 2
2011 2
2012 3
2013 2
2014 6
2015 19
2016 53
2017 97
2018 71
2019 64
2020 53
2021 77
2022 77
2023 84
2024 91
2025 104
2026 3
Total 812
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Houbing Song publications per year - data summary

  • Houbing Song, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has 812 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 104 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 23 years in the span carry no publications at all (2005 and 2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 35.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 38.7 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 359 publications, 44% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 8 publications (1.0 per year); 2012-2019: 315 publications (39.4 per year); 2020-2026: 489 publications (69.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Houbing Song 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 Houbing Song 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, 394–413 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: 400 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152 400
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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Houbing Song 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.
  • Houbing Song, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, records 400 publications - the 74th percentile of the discipline.
  • 74% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Houbing Song, and about 26% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Houbing Song 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).

Houbing Song 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 Houbing Song 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, 78 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: 78 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31 78
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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Houbing Song 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.
  • Houbing Song, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, records 78 D-Index - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Houbing Song, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Houbing Song 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - IEEE Fellow for contributions to big data analytics and integration of AI with Internet of Things
  • 2022 - ACM Distinguished Member
  • 2017 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Houbing Song is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Their research spans over 500 publications, with a significant focus on subfields such as Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Information Systems.

The scientist's main research topics include IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, UAV Applications and Optimization, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs), Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data, and Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications.

Frequent co-authors of Houbing Song include:

  • Yongxin Liu
  • Zhihan Lv
  • Ahmed Farouk
  • Jian Wang
  • Shuteng Niu

Key publication venues where Houbing Song has frequently published are:

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering

Representative recent papers include:

  • A Decade Survey of Transfer Learning (2010-2020), 2020, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence
  • A Survey on Blockchain Technology: Evolution, Architecture and Security, 2021, IEEE Access
  • A Novel Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Path Planning of UAVs, 2022, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • A Many-Objective Optimization Model of Industrial Internet of Things Based on Private Blockchain, 2020, IEEE Network
  • Visual Perception Enabled Industry Intelligence: State of the Art, Challenges and Prospects, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Houbing Song has contributed to book publications under Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, with three titles including "Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment" (2022), and "Simulation Tools and Techniques" (2021 and 2022).

The scientist was recognized as an ACM Senior Member in 2017, a distinction reflecting a level of professional achievement and contributions to their field.

Best Publications

  • Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics for Smart and Connected Communities

    Yunchuan Sun;Houbing Song;Antonio J. Jara;Rongfang Bie

  • Security of the Internet of Things: Vulnerabilities, Attacks, and Countermeasures

    Ismail Butun;Patrik Osterberg;Houbing Song

  • A Decade Survey of Transfer Learning (2010–2020)

    Shuteng Niu;Yongxin Liu;Jian Wang;Houbing Song

  • ART: An Attack-Resistant Trust Management Scheme for Securing Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

    Wenjia Li;Houbing Song

  • A Survey on Blockchain Technology: Evolution, Architecture and Security

    Muhammad Nasir Mumtaz Bhutta;Amir A. Khwaja;Adnan Nadeem;Hafiz Farooq Ahmad

  • Industrial Internet of Things: Cybermanufacturing Systems

    Sabina Jeschke;Christian Brecher;Houbing Song;Danda B. Rawat

  • Next-Generation Big Data Analytics: State of the Art, Challenges, and Future Research Topics

    Zhihan Lv;Houbing Song;Pablo Basanta-Val;Anthony Steed

  • Imperfect Information Dynamic Stackelberg Game Based Resource Allocation Using Hidden Markov for Cloud Computing

    Wei Wei;Xunli Fan;Houbing Song;Xiumei Fan

  • A Scalable and Quick-Response Software Defined Vehicular Network Assisted by Mobile Edge Computing

    Jianqi Liu;Jiafu Wan;Bi Zeng;Qinruo Wang

  • Mobile Cloud Computing Model and Big Data Analysis for Healthcare Applications

    Lo'ai A. Tawalbeh;Rashid Mehmood;Elhadj Benkhlifa;Houbing Song

  • Ubiquitous WSN for Healthcare: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

    Yuan Zhang;Limin Sun;Houbing Song;Xiaojun Cao

  • A New Deep-Q-Learning-Based Transmission Scheduling Mechanism for the Cognitive Internet of Things

    Jiang Zhu;Yonghui Song;Dingde Jiang;Houbing Song

  • A Joint Multi-Criteria Utility-Based Network Selection Approach for Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Networking

    Dingde Jiang;Liuwei Huo;Zhihan Lv;Houbing Song

  • Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques for Predicting Air Quality in Smart Cities

    Saba Ameer;Munam Ali Shah;Abid Khan;Houbing Song

  • Security and Privacy Preservation Scheme of Face Identification and Resolution Framework Using Fog Computing in Internet of Things

    Pengfei Hu;Huansheng Ning;Tie Qiu;Houbing Song

  • A Many-Objective Optimization Model of Industrial Internet of Things Based on Private Blockchain

    Bin Cao;Xuesong Wang;Weizheng Zhang;Houbing Song

  • Visual Perception Enabled Industry Intelligence: State of the Art, Challenges and Prospects

    Jiachen Yang;Chenguang Wang;Bin Jiang;Houbing Song

  • A Novel Scheme for an Energy Efficient Internet of Things Based on Wireless Sensor Networks

    Shalli Rani;Rajneesh Talwar;Jyoteesh Malhotra;Syed Hassan Ahmed

  • Energy-Efficient Multi-Constraint Routing Algorithm With Load Balancing for Smart City Applications

    Dingde Jiang;Peng Zhang;Zhihan Lv;Houbing Song

  • Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications

    Houbing Song;Danda B. Rawat;Sabina Jeschke;Christian Brecher

  • A Self-Assessment Stereo Capture Model Applicable to the Internet of Things.

    Yancong Lin;Jiachen Yang;Zhihan Lv;Wei Wei

  • Gradient-driven parking navigation using a continuous information potential field based on wireless sensor network

    Wei Wei;Houbing Song;Wei Li;Peiyi Shen

  • Adaboost-based security level classification of mobile intelligent terminals

    Feng Wang;Dingde Jiang;Hong Wen;Houbing Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhihan Lyu
Zhihan Lyu Xidian University
Dingde Jiang
Dingde Jiang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Anfeng Liu
Anfeng Liu Central South University
Qinghe Du
Qinghe Du Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jaime Lloret
Jaime Lloret Universitat Politècnica de València
Tian Wang
Tian Wang Beijing Normal University
Jianqiang Li
Jianqiang Li Beijing University of Technology
Lui Sha
Lui Sha University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tie Qiu
Tie Qiu Tianjin University
Yue Cao
Yue Cao Wuhan University

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