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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 56 2058 1973 70 68 225 12864
Computer Science 56 4067 3953 117 116 225 12864

Xiangyun Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiangyun Zhou between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiangyun Zhou published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 36 of the 272 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2017. 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 14 publications
2007 2025

272 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiangyun Zhou: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 3
2008 4
2009 6
2010 5
2011 14
2012 6
2013 17
2014 17
2015 22
2016 24
2017 25
2018 17
2019 18
2020 13
2021 14
2022 15
2023 16
2024 22
2025 14
Total 272
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Xiangyun Zhou 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 Xiangyun Zhou 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, 214–233 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: 225 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
214–233 431 225
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
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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Xiangyun Zhou 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 Xiangyun Zhou 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 56
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
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

Xiangyun Zhou is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and specializes in the field of Engineering, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Computer Networks and Communications. Their research spans several subfields including Artificial Intelligence and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics within wireless communication and network optimization. Key research areas include:

  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Wireless Communication Security Techniques
  • IoT Networks and Protocols
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Age of Information Optimization
  • UAV Applications and Optimization

Xiangyun Zhou has contributed extensively to publication venues primarily connected to IEEE and also the arXiv preprint repository. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society

Their recent scientific papers encompass topics such as covert wireless communications, spatial modulation, cellular-connected UAVs, IoT systems, and ambient backscatter communications. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Covert Wireless Communications Under Quasi-Static Fading With Channel Uncertainty" (2020) in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
  • "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Spatial Modulation for Symbiotic Radio" (2021) in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • "Uplink NOMA for Cellular-Connected UAV: Impact of UAV Trajectories and Altitude" (2020) in IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • "Two-Tier Communication for UAV-Enabled Massive IoT Systems: Performance Analysis and Joint Design of Trajectory and Resource Allocation" (2020) in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "IRS-Assisted Ambient Backscatter Communications Utilizing Deep Reinforcement Learning" (2021) in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters

In collaborative research, Xiangyun Zhou has worked regularly with several coauthors, including Nan Yang, Salman Durrani, Xiaolun Jia, Zhifeng Tang, and A. Lee Swindlehurst, reflecting a consistent network of scholarly partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Relaying Protocols for Wireless Energy Harvesting and Information Processing

    A. A. Nasir;Xiangyun Zhou;S. Durrani;R. A. Kennedy

  • Secure Transmission With Artificial Noise Over Fading Channels: Achievable Rate and Optimal Power Allocation

    Xiangyun Zhou;M R McKay

  • Cutting the last wires for mobile communications by microwave power transfer

    Kaibin Huang;Xiangyun Zhou

  • Wireless-Powered Relays in Cooperative Communications: Time-Switching Relaying Protocols and Throughput Analysis

    Ali A. Nasir;Xiangyun Zhou;Salman Durrani;Rodney A. Kennedy

  • Pilot Contamination for Active Eavesdropping

    Xiangyun Zhou;B. Maham;A. Hjorungnes

  • Low Probability of Detection Communication: Opportunities and Challenges

    Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Jinsong Hu;Stephen V. Hanly

  • Rethinking the Secrecy Outage Formulation: A Secure Transmission Design Perspective

    Xiangyun Zhou;M R McKay;B Maham;A Hjørungnes

  • Physical Layer Security in Wireless Communications

    Xiangyun Zhou;Lingyang Song;Yan Zhang

  • On Covert Communication With Noise Uncertainty

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

  • On the Throughput Cost of Physical Layer Security in Decentralized Wireless Networks

    X. Zhou;R. K. Ganti;J. G. Andrews;A. Hjorungnes

  • Throughput and ergodic capacity of wireless energy harvesting based DF relaying network

    Ali A. Nasir;Xiangyun Zhou;Salman Durrani;Rodney A. Kennedy

  • Achieving Covert Wireless Communications Using a Full-Duplex Receiver

    Khurram Shahzad;Xiangyun Zhou;Shihao Yan;Jinsong Hu

  • On the Design of Artificial-Noise-Aided Secure Multi-Antenna Transmission in Slow Fading Channels

    Xi Zhang;Xiangyun Zhou;M. R. McKay

  • Delay-Intolerant Covert Communications With Either Fixed or Random Transmit Power

    Shihao Yan;Biao He;Xiangyun Zhou;Yirui Cong

  • Error Bounds for Uplink and Downlink 3D Localization in 5G Millimeter Wave Systems

    Zohair Abu-Shaban;Xiangyun Zhou;Thushara Abhayapala;Gonzalo Seco-Granados

  • Error Bounds for Uplink and Downlink 3D Localization in 5G mmWave Systems.

    Zohair Abu-Shaban;Xiangyun Zhou;Thushara D. Abhayapala;Gonzalo Seco-Granados

  • Covert Communication Achieved by a Greedy Relay in Wireless Networks

    Jinsong Hu;Shihao Yan;Xiangyun Zhou;Feng Shu

  • Secure Communication With a Wireless-Powered Friendly Jammer

    Wanchun Liu;Xiangyun Zhou;Salman Durrani;Petar Popovski

  • Covert Communication in Fading Channels under Channel Uncertainty

    Khurram Shahzad;Xiangyun Zhou;Shihao Yan

  • Secure Wireless Network Connectivity with Multi-Antenna Transmission

    Xiangyun Zhou;R K Ganti;J G Andrews

  • Physical Layer Security in Cellular Networks: A Stochastic Geometry Approach

    He Wang;Xiangyun Zhou;Mark C. Reed

Frequent Co-Authors

Salman Durrani
Salman Durrani Australian National University
Shihao Yan
Shihao Yan Edith Cowan University
Nan Yang
Nan Yang Australian National University
Rodney A. Kennedy
Rodney A. Kennedy Australian National University
Thushara D. Abhayapala
Thushara D. Abhayapala Australian National University
Are Hjorungnes
Are Hjorungnes University of Oslo
Kaibin Huang
Kaibin Huang University of Hong Kong
Matthew R. McKay
Matthew R. McKay Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Feng Shu
Feng Shu Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Halim Yanikomeroglu
Halim Yanikomeroglu Carleton University

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