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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 67 1063 1014 189 188 608 20169
Computer Science 67 2176 2109 295 292 609 20142

Vincent K. N. Lau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vincent K. N. Lau between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vincent K. N. Lau published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 22.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2007. 37 of the 683 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 49. Peak 49 publications in 2007. 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 35 publications 2007: 49 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 39 publications 2015: 34 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 18 publications
1996 2025

683 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vincent K. N. Lau: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 3
1997 5
1998 2
1999 4
2000 19
2001 12
2002 17
2003 19
2004 20
2005 14
2006 35
2007 49
2008 28
2009 35
2010 25
2011 26
2012 25
2013 17
2014 39
2015 34
2016 22
2017 25
2018 23
2019 28
2020 20
2021 40
2022 20
2023 40
2024 19
2025 18
Total 683
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Vincent K. N. Lau 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 Vincent K. N. Lau 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: 608 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 69 608
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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Vincent K. N. Lau 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 Vincent K. N. Lau 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 67
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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Overview

Vincent K. N. Lau is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a significant focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications, Aerospace Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics within these fields. Major research topics include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data, Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques, Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies, Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques, Age of Information Optimization, and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies.

Vincent K. N. Lau has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, with numerous publications in both journals and repositories. Frequent publication venues include arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, and IEEE Transactions on Communications.

Recent papers provide insight into their research areas and contributions. These include:

  • "Uplink Cascaded Channel Estimation for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Multiuser MISO Systems" (2022), published in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  • "Analog Gradient Aggregation for Federated Learning Over Wireless Networks: Customized Design and Convergence Analysis" (2020), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Model Compression for Communication Efficient Federated Learning" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • "Toward Industrial Metaverse: Age of Information, Latency and Reliability of Short-Packet Transmission in 6G" (2023), published in IEEE Wireless Communications
  • "Online Trajectory and Radio Resource Optimization of Cache-Enabled UAV Wireless Networks With Content and Energy Recharging" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Notable co-authors include An Liu, Huayan Guo, Xu Zhu, Songfu Cai, and Feng Wang.

Best Publications

  • An overview of limited feedback in wireless communication systems

    D.J. Love;R.W. Heath;V.K.N. Lau;D. Gesbert

  • Enabling Wireless Power Transfer in Cellular Networks: Architecture, Modeling and Deployment

    Kaibin Huang;Vincent K. N. Lau

  • Distributed Compressive CSIT Estimation and Feedback for FDD Multi-User Massive MIMO Systems

    Xiongbin Rao;Vincent K. N. Lau

  • Automatic performance setting for dynamic voltage scaling

    Krisztián Flautner;Steve Reinhardt;Trevor Mudge

  • Fronthaul-constrained cloud radio access networks: insights and challenges

    Mugen Peng;Chonggang Wang;Vincent Lau;H. Vincent Poor

  • On the Performance of the MIMO Zero-Forcing Receiver in the Presence of Channel Estimation Error

    Cheng Wang;E.K.S. Au;R.D. Murch;Wai Ho Mow

  • On the design of MIMO block-fading channels with feedback-link capacity constraint

    V. Lau;Youjian Liu;T.-A. Chen

  • Spectrum sharing between cellular and mobile ad hoc networks: transmission-capacity trade-off

    Kaibin Huang;V.K.N. Lau;Yan Chen

  • On Covert Communication With Noise Uncertainty

    Biao He;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Vincent K. N. Lau

  • Autonomous robot-assisted indoor wireless coverage characterization platform

    Vincent Kin Nang Lau

  • A Survey on Delay-Aware Resource Control for Wireless Systems—Large Deviation Theory, Stochastic Lyapunov Drift, and Distributed Stochastic Learning

    Ying Cui;V. K. N. Lau;Rui Wang;Huang Huang

  • The evolution path of 4G networks: FDD or TDD?

    P.W.C. Chan;E.S. Lo;R.R. Wang;E.K.S. Au

  • Fronthaul-Constrained Cloud Radio Access Networks: Insights and Challenges

    M. Peng;C. Wang;V. Lau;H. V. Poor

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

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

  • Phase Only RF Precoding for Massive MIMO Systems With Limited RF Chains

    An Liu;Vincent Kin Nang Lau

  • Recent Advances in Underlay Heterogeneous Networks: Interference Control, Resource Allocation, and Self-Organization

    Mugen Peng;Chonggang Wang;Jian Li;Hongyu Xiang

  • FDD Massive MIMO Channel Estimation With Arbitrary 2D-Array Geometry

    Jisheng Dai;An Liu;Vincent K. N. Lau

  • Interference Alignment for Partially Connected MIMO Cellular Networks

    Liangzhong Ruan;V. K. N. Lau;Xiongbin Rao

  • Green and Mobility-Aware Caching in 5G Networks

    Min Chen;Yixue Hao;Long Hu;Kaibin Huang

  • Uplink Cascaded Channel Estimation for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Multiuser MISO Systems

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  • The Mobile Radio Propagation Channel

    Yu-Kwong Ricky Kwok;Vincent K. N. Lau

Frequent Co-Authors

An Liu
An Liu Soochow University
Yu-Kwong Kwok
Yu-Kwong Kwok Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Kaibin Huang
Kaibin Huang University of Hong Kong
Roger Shu Kwan Cheng
Roger Shu Kwan Cheng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ying Cui
Ying Cui Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ross D. Murch
Ross D. Murch Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Chi-Ying Tsui
Chi-Ying Tsui Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Danny H. K. Tsang
Danny H. K. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zhaoyang Zhang
Zhaoyang Zhang Zhejiang University
Ling Shi
Ling Shi Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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