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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 45 3552 3408 114 112 200 8143
Computer Science 45 7210 7000 230 229 202 8156

Nan Yang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nan Yang between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nan Yang published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 21.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2022. 40 of the 412 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 73. Peak 73 publications in 2022. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 73 publications 2023: 69 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 38 publications 2026: 2 publications
2008 2026

412 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nan Yang: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 3
2010 7
2011 5
2012 15
2013 12
2014 14
2015 15
2016 20
2017 22
2018 26
2019 13
2020 18
2021 21
2022 73
2023 69
2024 38
2025 38
2026 2
Total 412
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Nan Yang publications per year - data summary

  • Nan Yang, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Australian National University, has 412 publications recorded across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2008 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 73 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2008, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 21.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.7 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 220 publications, 53% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2008-2014: 57 publications (8.1 per year); 2015-2021: 135 publications (19.3 per year); 2022-2026: 220 publications (44.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Nan Yang 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 Nan Yang 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, 194–213 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: 200 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
194–213 430 200
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
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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Nan Yang 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.
  • Nan Yang, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Australian National University, records 200 publications - the 29th percentile of the discipline.
  • 29% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Nan Yang, and about 71% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Nan Yang ranks below 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).

Nan Yang 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 Nan Yang 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 45
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
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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Nan Yang 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.
  • Nan Yang, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Australian National University, records 45 D-Index - the 50th percentile of the discipline.
  • 50% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Nan Yang, and about 50% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Nan Yang ranks below 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

Nan Yang is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and computer science. Their work spans fields that include electrical and electronic engineering, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, and molecular biology.

Their research topics cover various advanced and specialized areas such as:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Communication Security Techniques
  • IoT Networks and Protocols

Nan Yang has authored numerous papers published in well-known venues. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond Wireless Networks: Challenges, Key Advancements, and Opportunities, 2022, IEEE Network
  • Text Embeddings by Weakly-Supervised Contrastive Pre-training, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Hybrid Beamforming for Terahertz Multi-Carrier Systems Over Frequency Selective Fading, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • Opportunistic Access Point Selection for Mobile Edge Computing Networks, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • Uplink NOMA for Cellular-Connected UAV: Impact of UAV Trajectories and Altitude, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Communications

Frequent publication venues for Nan Yang's work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Xiangyun Zhou
  • Akram Shafie
  • Josep Miquel Jornet
  • Salman Durrani
  • Chong Han

Best Publications

  • Safeguarding 5G wireless communication networks using physical layer security

    Nan Yang;Lifeng Wang;Giovanni Geraci;Maged Elkashlan

  • Transmit Antenna Selection for Security Enhancement in MIMO Wiretap Channels

    Nan Yang;P. L. Yeoh;M. Elkashlan;R. Schober

  • Short-Packet Downlink Transmission With Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

    Xiaofang Sun;Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Zhiguo Ding

  • On the Design of Secure Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems

    Biao He;An Liu;Nan Yang;Vincent K. N. Lau

  • Secure Multiple Amplify-and-Forward Relaying With Cochannel Interference

    Lisheng Fan;Xianfu Lei;Nan Yang;Trung Q. Duong

  • Physical Layer Security of TAS/MRC With Antenna Correlation

    Nan Yang;H. A. Suraweera;I. B. Collings;Chau Yuen

  • Secrecy Cooperative Networks With Outdated Relay Selection Over Correlated Fading Channels

    Lisheng Fan;Xianfu Lei;Nan Yang;Trung Q. Duong

  • Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access: Achieving Sustainable Future Radio Access

    Kai Yang;Nan Yang;Neng Ye;Min Jia

  • Joint Beamforming and Power Allocation in Downlink NOMA Multiuser MIMO Networks

    Xiaofang Sun;Nan Yang;Shihao Yan;Zhiguo Ding

  • Secure Multiple Amplify-and-Forward Relaying Over Correlated Fading Channels

    Lisheng Fan;Rui Zhao;Feng-Kui Gong;Nan Yang

  • Cognitive Relay Networks With Multiple Primary Transceivers Under Spectrum-Sharing

    T. Q. Duong;Phee Lep Yeoh;Vo Nguyen Quoc Bao;M. Elkashlan

  • Artificial Noise: Transmission Optimization in Multi-Input Single-Output Wiretap Channels

    Nan Yang;Shihao Yan;Jinhong Yuan;Robert Malaney

  • Physical Layer Security of Maximal Ratio Combining in Two-Wave With Diffuse Power Fading Channels

    Lifeng Wang;Nan Yang;Maged Elkashlan;Phee Lep Yeoh

  • Outage Probability of Multiuser Relay Networks in Nakagami- $m$ Fading Channels

    Nan Yang;Maged Elkashlan;Jinhong Yuan

  • Exploiting Direct Links for Physical Layer Security in Multiuser Multirelay Networks

    Lisheng Fan;Nan Yang;Trung Q. Duong;Maged Elkashlan

  • Optimal Transmission With Artificial Noise in MISOME Wiretap Channels

    Nan Yang;Maged Elkashlan;Trung Q. Duong;Jinhong Yuan

  • Transmit Antenna Selection with Alamouti Coding and Power Allocation in MIMO Wiretap Channels

    Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Robert Malaney;Jinhong Yuan

  • MIMO Wiretap Channels: Secure Transmission Using Transmit Antenna Selection and Receive Generalized Selection Combining

    Nan Yang;Phee Lep Yeoh;Maged Elkashlan;Robert Schober

  • Optimization of Code Rates in SISOME Wiretap Channels

    Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Giovanni Geraci;Robert Malaney

  • Two-Way Relaying With Multi-Antenna Sources: Beamforming and Antenna Selection

    Nan Yang;Phee Lep Yeoh;M. Elkashlan;I. B. Collings

  • Beamforming Design and Power Allocation for Secure Transmission With NOMA

    Youhong Feng;Shihao Yan;Zhen Yang;Nan Yang

  • Short-Packet Communications with NOMA for IoT Applications.

    Xiaofang Sun;Shihao Yan;Nan Yang;Zhiguo Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinhong Yuan
Jinhong Yuan University of New South Wales
Shihao Yan
Shihao Yan Edith Cowan University
Maged Elkashlan
Maged Elkashlan Queen Mary University of London
Phee Lep Yeoh
Phee Lep Yeoh University of Sydney
Xiangyun Zhou
Xiangyun Zhou Australian National University
Trung Q. Duong
Trung Q. Duong Memorial University of Newfoundland
Andrew W. Eckford
Andrew W. Eckford York University
Iain B. Collings
Iain B. Collings Macquarie University
Daniel Benevides da Costa
Daniel Benevides da Costa King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Giovanni Geraci
Giovanni Geraci Pompeu Fabra University

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