The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Y. Thomas Hou sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 257 publications — 64th percentile
64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Y. Thomas Hou sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 54 D-Index — 69th percentile
69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.
Y. Thomas Hou is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within computer science and engineering, focusing primarily on electrical and electronic engineering and computer networks and communications. The subfields reflecting their work also include artificial intelligence, information systems, and molecular biology.
The scientist's publication record includes significant contributions to research topics such as:
Frequent coauthors collaborating with Y. Thomas Hou include Wenjing Lou, Chengzhang Li, Shaoran Li, Sastry Kompella, and Jeffrey H. Reed.
Their work has been published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent outlets being:
Selected recent papers highlight a range of topics:
Y. Thomas Hou has also received recognitions such as the ACM Senior Member status, awarded in 2009, and the ACM Distinguished Member in 2014.
Yang Xiao;Ning Zhang;Wenjing Lou;Y. Thomas Hou
Wenhai Sun;Bing Wang;Ning Cao;Ming Li
Jianping Pan;Y. Thomas Hou;Lin Cai;Yi Shi
Alexander M Wyglinski;Maziar Nekovee;Y. Thomas Hou
Bing Wang;Yao Zheng;Wenjing Lou;Y. Thomas Hou
Bing Wang;Shucheng Yu;Wenjing Lou;Y. Thomas Hou
Liguang Xie;Yi Shi;Y. Thomas Hou;Hanif D. Sherali
Yi Shi;Liguang Xie;Y. Thomas Hou;Hanif D. Sherali
Wenhai Sun;Shucheng Yu;Wenjing Lou;Y. Thomas Hou
Wenhai Sun;Shucheng Yu;Wenjing Lou;Y. Thomas Hou
Ning Cao;Shucheng Yu;Zhenyu Yang;Wenjing Lou
Wenhai Sun;Bing Wang;Ning Cao;Ming Li
Yue Wang;Xiaofeng Tao;Xuefei Zhang;Ping Zhang
Liguang Xie;Yi Shi;Y. Thomas Hou;Wenjing Lou
Yi Shi;Sushant Sharma;Y. Thomas Hou;Sastry Kompella
Liguang Xie;Yi Shi;Y. Thomas Hou;Wenjing Lou
Wenhai Sun;Xuefeng Liu;Wenjing Lou;Y. Thomas Hou
Yi Shi;Y. Thomas Hou;Jia Liu;Sastry Kompella
Sushant Sharma;Yi Shi;Y. Thomas Hou;Sastry Kompella
Wei Feng;Zheng Yan;Hengrun Zhang;Kai Zeng
Y. Thomas Hou;Yi Shi;Hanif D. Sherali
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