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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 82 468 451 26 25 636 23121

Ning Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ning Zhang between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ning Zhang published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 34.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 154 publications in 2021. 154 of the 1,282 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 154. Peak 154 publications in 2021. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 44 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 48 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 61 publications 2017: 72 publications 2018: 67 publications 2019: 79 publications 2020: 87 publications 2021: 154 publications 2022: 147 publications 2023: 137 publications 2024: 87 publications 2025: 67 publications
1989 2025

1,282 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ning Zhang: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 5
2002 7
2003 3
2004 6
2005 13
2006 8
2007 12
2008 22
2009 30
2010 44
2011 26
2012 25
2013 32
2014 48
2015 36
2016 61
2017 72
2018 67
2019 79
2020 87
2021 154
2022 147
2023 137
2024 87
2025 67
Total 1,282
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Ning Zhang 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 Ning Zhang 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, 634–653 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: 636 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 62 636
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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Ning Zhang 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 Ning Zhang 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, 82 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: 82 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34 82
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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Overview

Ning Zhang is affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in areas spanning computer science and engineering. Their work focuses significantly on subfields like electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, aerospace engineering, and computer vision and pattern recognition.

The researcher's primary topics of investigation include IoT and edge/fog computing, UAV applications and optimization, advanced wireless communication technologies, age of information optimization, privacy-preserving technologies in data, blockchain technology applications and security, and advanced MIMO systems optimization.

Ning Zhang's recent publications include the following works:

  • "A Survey on Metaverse: Fundamentals, Security, and Privacy" (2022), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "Integrated Sensing and Communication Signals Toward 5G-A and 6G: A Survey" (2023), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "UAV-Assisted Data Collection for Internet of Things: A Survey" (2022), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "AI-Native Network Slicing for 6G Networks" (2022), published in IEEE Wireless Communications
  • "Learning in the Air: Secure Federated Learning for UAV-Assisted Crowdsensing" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering

Frequent co-authors associated with Ning Zhang include:

  • Xuemin Shen
  • Qinyu Zhang
  • Shaohua Wu
  • Jian Jiao
  • Peng Yang

With respect to publication venues, Ning Zhang has contributed to a range of journals and platforms, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Ning Zhang has also authored books published by Springer International Publishing, including:

  • "Energy Efficient Computation Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing" (2022)
  • "MAC Protocol Design in Full-Duplex Enabled Wireless Networks" (2024)

Best Publications

  • Connected Vehicles: Solutions and Challenges

    Ning Lu;Nan Cheng;Ning Zhang;Xuemin Shen

  • Lossless compression of color mosaic images

    Ning Zhang;Xiaolin Wu

  • Software Defined Space-Air-Ground Integrated Vehicular Networks: Challenges and Solutions

    Ning Zhang;Shan Zhang;Peng Yang;Omar Alhussein

  • Integrated Sensing and Communication Signals Toward 5G-A and 6G: A Survey

    Unknown

  • A Secure Charging Scheme for Electric Vehicles With Smart Communities in Energy Blockchain

    Zhou Su;Yuntao Wang;Qichao Xu;Minrui Fei

  • A Survey on Service Migration in Mobile Edge Computing

    Shangguang Wang;Jinliang Xu;Ning Zhang;Yujiong Liu

  • Cloud assisted HetNets toward 5G wireless networks

    Ning Zhang;Nan Cheng;Amila Tharaperiya Gamage;Kuan Zhang

  • Lossless compression of color mosaic images

    Ning Zhang;Xiaolin Wu

  • Energy Efficient Dynamic Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing for Internet of Things

    Ying Chen;Ning Zhang;Yongchao Zhang;Xin Chen

  • Drone Assisted Vehicular Networks: Architecture, Challenges and Opportunities

    Weisen Shi;Haibo Zhou;Junling Li;Wenchao Xu

  • Secure and Efficient Federated Learning for Smart Grid With Edge-Cloud Collaboration

    Zhou Su;Yuntao Wang;Tom H. Luan;Ning Zhang

  • Space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) for 6G: Requirements, architecture and challenges

    Unknown

  • LVBS: Lightweight Vehicular Blockchain for Secure Data Sharing in Disaster Rescue

    Zhou Su;Yuntao Wang;Qichao Xu;Ning Zhang

  • Unified Biometric Privacy Preserving Three-Factor Authentication and Key Agreement for Cloud-Assisted Autonomous Vehicles

    Qi Jiang;Ning Zhang;Jianbing Ni;Jianfeng Ma

  • BSIS: Blockchain-Based Secure Incentive Scheme for Energy Delivery in Vehicular Energy Network

    Yuntao Wang;Zhou Su;Ning Zhang

  • Energy-Harvesting-Aided Spectrum Sensing and Data Transmission in Heterogeneous Cognitive Radio Sensor Network

    Deyu Zhang;Zhigang Chen;Ju Ren;Ning Zhang

  • Synergy of Big Data and 5G Wireless Networks: Opportunities, Approaches, and Challenges

    Ning Zhang;Peng Yang;Ju Ren;Dajiang Chen

  • Dynamic Channel Access to Improve Energy Efficiency in Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks

    Ju Ren;Yaoxue Zhang;Ning Zhang;Deyu Zhang

  • Content Popularity Prediction Towards Location-Aware Mobile Edge Caching

    Peng Yang;Ning Zhang;Shan Zhang;Li Yu

  • Online Proactive Caching in Mobile Edge Computing Using Bidirectional Deep Recurrent Neural Network

    Laha Ale;Ning Zhang;Huici Wu;Dajiang Chen

  • Energy-Aware Traffic Offloading for Green Heterogeneous Networks

    Shan Zhang;Ning Zhang;Sheng Zhou;Jie Gong

  • Cooperative UAV Cluster-Assisted Terrestrial Cellular Networks for Ubiquitous Coverage

    Huici Wu;Xiaofeng Tao;Ning Zhang;Xuemin Shen

  • Utility-Optimal Resource Management and Allocation Algorithm for Energy Harvesting Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks

    Deyu Zhang;Zhigang Chen;Mohamad Khattar Awad;Ning Zhang

  • S2M: A Lightweight Acoustic Fingerprints-Based Wireless Device Authentication Protocol

    Dajiang Chen;Ning Zhang;Zhen Qin;Xufei Mao

  • Analysis of mobile WiMAX security: Vulnerabilities and solutions

    Tao Han;Ning Zhang;Kaiming Liu;Bihua Tang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuemin Shen
Xuemin Shen University of Waterloo
Nan Cheng
Nan Cheng Xidian University
Shan Zhang
Shan Zhang Beihang University
Jon W. Mark
Jon W. Mark University of Waterloo
Haibo Zhou
Haibo Zhou Nanjing University
Zhou Su
Zhou Su Xi'an Jiaotong University
Ju Ren
Ju Ren Tsinghua University
Weihua Zhuang
Weihua Zhuang University of Waterloo
Xiaofeng Tao
Xiaofeng Tao Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Kuan Zhang
Kuan Zhang University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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