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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 70 893 852 155 154 604 26226
Computer Science 70 1835 1776 252 249 657 26843

Pingzhi Fan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pingzhi Fan between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pingzhi Fan published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 22.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2023. 93 of the 798 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2023. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 30 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 37 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 38 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 43 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 53 publications 2024: 46 publications 2025: 47 publications
1990 2025

798 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pingzhi Fan: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 8
1995 7
1996 2
1997 4
1998 0
1999 4
2000 9
2001 9
2002 4
2003 30
2004 12
2005 17
2006 20
2007 37
2008 28
2009 38
2010 32
2011 33
2012 34
2013 19
2014 23
2015 22
2016 33
2017 36
2018 43
2019 38
2020 37
2021 31
2022 36
2023 53
2024 46
2025 47
Total 798
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Pingzhi Fan 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 Pingzhi Fan 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, 594–613 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: 604 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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 69 604
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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Pingzhi Fan 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 Pingzhi Fan 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, 70 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: 70 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 70
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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Overview

Pingzhi Fan is affiliated with Southwest Jiaotong University in China and has made significant contributions in the fields of Engineering and Computer Science. Their research primarily spans Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Aerospace Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Signal Processing.

The scientist's work covers key topics including:

  • PAPR reduction in OFDM
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques
  • Wireless Communication Networks Research
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Radar Systems and Signal Processing
  • Satellite Communication Systems

Pingzhi Fan has published extensively in several venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, with the most frequent being:

  • Zhengchun Zhou
  • Zilong Liu
  • Zhiguo Ding
  • Avik Ranjan Adhikary
  • Zheng Ma

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pingzhi Fan include:

  • A New Path Division Multiple Access for the Massive MIMO-OTFS Networks, 2020, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • New delay Doppler communication paradigm in 6G era: A survey of orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS), 2023, China Communications
  • Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Computation Offloading and Trajectory Planning for Multi-UAV Cooperative Target Search, 2022, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • Joint Channel Estimation and Data Detection for Hybrid RIS Aided Millimeter Wave OTFS Systems, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • Stackelberg-Game-Based Computation Offloading Method in Cloud-Edge Computing Networks, 2022, IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Best Publications

  • 6G Wireless Networks: Vision, Requirements, Architecture, and Key Technologies

    Zhengquan Zhang;Yue Xiao;Zheng Ma;Ming Xiao

  • On the Performance of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access in 5G Systems with Randomly Deployed Users

    Zhiguo Ding;Zheng Yang;Pingzhi Fan;H. Vincent Poor

  • Impact of User Pairing on 5G Nonorthogonal Multiple-Access Downlink Transmissions

    Zhiguo Ding;Pingzhi Fan;H. Vincent Poor

  • Sequence design for communications applications

    Pingzhi Fan;Mike Darnell

  • A General Power Allocation Scheme to Guarantee Quality of Service in Downlink and Uplink NOMA Systems

    Zheng Yang;Zhiguo Ding;Pingzhi Fan;Naofal Al-Dhahir

  • Class of binary sequences with zero correlation zone

    P.Z. Fan;N. Suehiro;N. Kuroyanagi;X.M. Deng

  • On the Performance of Non-orthogonal Multiple Access Systems With Partial Channel Information

    Zheng Yang;Zhiguo Ding;Pingzhi Fan;George K. Karagiannidis

  • Lower bounds on correlation of spreading sequence set with low or zero correlation zone

    X.H. Tang;P.Z. Fan;S. Matsufuji

  • Channel Estimation for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) Massive MIMO

    Wenqian Shen;Linglong Dai;Jianping An;Pingzhi Fan

  • Full-Duplex Device-to-Device-Aided Cooperative Nonorthogonal Multiple Access

    Zhengquan Zhang;Zheng Ma;Ming Xiao;Zhiguo Ding

  • Random Beamforming in Millimeter-Wave NOMA Networks

    Zhiguo Ding;Pingzhi Fan;H. Vincent Poor

  • A Survey on High Mobility Wireless Communications: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions

    Jingxian Wu;Pingzhi Fan

  • b-SPECS+: Batch Verification for Secure Pseudonymous Authentication in VANET

    Shi-Jinn Horng;Shiang-Feng Tzeng;Yi Pan;Pingzhi Fan

  • Performance evaluation of score level fusion in multimodal biometric systems

    Mingxing He;Shi-Jinn Horng;Pingzhi Fan;Ray-Shine Run

  • An Efficient Watermarking Method Based on Significant Difference of Wavelet Coefficient Quantization

    Wei-Hung Lin;Shi-Jinn Horng;Tzong-Wann Kao;Pingzhi Fan

  • Generalized Orthogonal Sequences and Their Applications in Synchronous CDMA Systems

    Pingzhi Fan;Li Hao

  • Impact of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access on the Offloading of Mobile Edge Computing

    Zhiguo Ding;Pingzhi Fan;H. Vincent Poor

  • The Impact of Power Allocation on Cooperative Non-orthogonal Multiple Access Networks With SWIPT

    Zheng Yang;Zhiguo Ding;Pingzhi Fan;Naofal Al-Dhahir

  • Z-complementary Binary Sequences

    Pingzhi Fan;Weina Yuan;Yifeng Tu

  • Lower bounds on the Hamming auto- and cross correlations of frequency-hopping sequences

    Daiyuan Peng;Pingzhi Fan

  • Channel Estimation for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) Massive MIMO

    Wenqian Shen;Linglong Dai;Shuangfeng Han;I. Chih-Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiguo Ding
Zhiguo Ding Nanyang Technological University
Xianfu Lei
Xianfu Lei Southwest Jiaotong University
Xiaohu Tang
Xiaohu Tang Southwest Jiaotong University
H. Vincent Poor
H. Vincent Poor Princeton University
Ming Xiao
Ming Xiao Royal Institute of Technology
Muhammad Khurram Khan
Muhammad Khurram Khan King Saud University
Zhengchun Zhou
Zhengchun Zhou Southwest Jiaotong University
George K. Karagiannidis
George K. Karagiannidis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Shi-Jinn Horng
Shi-Jinn Horng Asia University Taiwan
Rose Qingyang Hu
Rose Qingyang Hu Virginia Tech

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