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D-Index
49
Citations
8736
World Ranking
4333
National Ranking
856

Xianbin Cao publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xianbin Cao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 208 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Xianbin Cao D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xianbin Cao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xianbin Cao is affiliated with Beihang University in China and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of computer science and engineering. Their work spans a significant number of publications, addressing topics that include UAV applications, advanced neural networks, and wireless communication systems among others.

The research focuses mainly on the following main areas of study:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Within these broader areas, Xianbin Cao's subfields of study encompass:

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence

Their research covers various main topics, including:

  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Advanced Neural Network Applications
  • Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods
  • Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
  • Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Satellite Communication Systems

Xianbin Cao has published numerous papers in reputable venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering
  • IEEE Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Some of their recent publications are:

  • "Realizing the Metaverse with Edge Intelligence: A Match Made in Heaven" (2022), published in IEEE Wireless Communications
  • "Space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) for 6G: Requirements, architecture and challenges" (2022), published in China Communications
  • "Millimeter-Wave Full-Duplex UAV Relay: Joint Positioning, Beamforming, and Power Control" (2020), published in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "Trajectory Design for UAV-Based Internet of Things Data Collection: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach" (2021), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Cooperative path planning optimization for multiple UAVs with communication constraints" (2022), published in Knowledge-Based Systems

Xianbin Cao has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Tony Q. S. Quek
  • Peng Yang
  • Baochang Zhang
  • Dapeng Wu
  • Wenbo Du

Best Publications

  • Crowd Counting and Density Estimation by Trellis Encoder-Decoder Networks

    Xiaolong Jiang;Zehao Xiao;Baochang Zhang;Xiantong Zhen

  • Airborne Communication Networks: A Survey

    Xianbin Cao;Peng Yang;Mohamed Alzenad;Xing Xi

  • Realizing the Metaverse with Edge Intelligence: A Match Made in Heaven

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  • Optimal User Pairing for Downlink Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA)

    Lipeng Zhu;Jun Zhang;Zhenyu Xiao;Xianbin Cao

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

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  • Few-Shot Semantic Segmentation with Democratic Attention Networks

    Haochen Wang;Haochen Wang;Xudong Zhang;Yutao Hu;Yandan Yang

  • Delay causality network in air transport systems

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  • Relational Attention Network for Crowd Counting

    Anran Zhang;Jiayi Shen;Zehao Xiao;Fan Zhu

  • Linear SVM classification using boosting HOG features for vehicle detection in low-altitude airborne videos

    Xianbin Cao;Changxia Wu;Pingkun Yan;Xuelong Li

  • Improving the network robustness against cascading failures by adding links

    Xian-Bin Cao;Chen Hong;Wen-Bo Du;Jun Zhang

  • Trajectory Design for UAV-Based Internet-of-Things Data Collection: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

    Yang Wang;Zhen Gao;Jun Zhang;Xianbin Cao

  • Millimeter-Wave Full-Duplex UAV Relay: Joint Positioning, Beamforming, and Power Control

    Lipeng Zhu;Jun Zhang;Zhenyu Xiao;Xianbin Cao

  • Offline and Online Search: UAV Multiobjective Path Planning Under Dynamic Urban Environment

    Chao Yin;Zhenyu Xiao;Xianbin Cao;Xing Xi

  • Path Planning for Single Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by Separately Evolving Waypoints

    Peng Yang;Ke Tang;Jose A. Lozano;Xianbin Cao

  • 3-D Beamforming for Flexible Coverage in Millimeter-Wave UAV Communications

    Lipeng Zhu;Jun Zhang;Zhenyu Xiao;Xianbin Cao

  • Semantic Communication Meets Edge Intelligence

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  • Analysis and Design of Optimum Sparse Array Configurations for Adaptive Beamforming

    Xiangrong Wang;Moeness Amin;Xianbin Cao

  • Proactive Drone-Cell Deployment: Overload Relief for a Cellular Network Under Flash Crowd Traffic

    Peng Yang;Xianbin Cao;Chao Yin;Zhenyu Xiao

  • Attentional Neural Fields for Crowd Counting

    Anran Zhang;Lei Yue;Jiayi Shen;Fan Zhu

  • Detection of Sudden Pedestrian Crossings for Driving Assistance Systems

    Yanwu Xu;Dong Xu;S. Lin;T. X. Han

  • Vehicle Detection and Motion Analysis in Low-Altitude Airborne Video Under Urban Environment

    Xianbin Cao;Changxia Wu;Jinhe Lan;Pingkun Yan

  • A Low-Cost Pedestrian-Detection System With a Single Optical Camera

    Xian-Bin Cao;Hong Qiao;J. Keane

  • Joint Power Control and Beamforming for Uplink Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access in 5G Millimeter-Wave Communications

    Lipeng Zhu;Jun Zhang;Zhenyu Xiao;Xianbin Cao

  • Projection Convolutional Neural Networks for 1-bit CNNs via Discrete Back Propagation

    Jiaxin Gu;Ce Li;Baochang Zhang;Jungong Han

  • An Efficient Tree Classifier Ensemble-Based Approach for Pedestrian Detection

    Yanwu Xu;Xianbin Cao;Hong Qiao

  • A real-time schedule method for Aircraft Landing Scheduling problem based on Cellular Automation

    Sheng-Peng Yu;Xian-Bin Cao;Jun Zhang

  • Output Constraint Transfer for Kernelized Correlation Filter in Tracking

    Baochang Zhang;Zhigang Li;Xianbin Cao;Qixiang Ye

Frequent Co-Authors

Dapeng Wu
Dapeng Wu City University of Hong Kong
Tony Q. S. Quek
Tony Q. S. Quek Singapore University of Technology and Design
Zhenyu Xiao
Zhenyu Xiao Beihang University

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