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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 60 3205 3112 429 426 278 16549

Xingming Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xingming Sun between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xingming Sun published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2014. 13 of the 302 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2014. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 10 publications
2001 2025

302 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xingming Sun: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 0
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 7
2008 11
2009 11
2010 11
2011 25
2012 7
2013 17
2014 36
2015 22
2016 29
2017 32
2018 23
2019 13
2020 19
2021 12
2022 10
2023 1
2024 3
2025 10
Total 302
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Xingming Sun publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

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 Xingming Sun sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 32–41 to 991+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 609. Most scientists, 609, have 142–151 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 272–281 publications, is where this scientist sits. 32–41 publications: 7 scientists 42–51 publications: 22 scientists 52–61 publications: 82 scientists 62–71 publications: 134 scientists 72–81 publications: 249 scientists 82–91 publications: 324 scientists 92–101 publications: 421 scientists 102–111 publications: 420 scientists 112–121 publications: 497 scientists 122–131 publications: 544 scientists 132–141 publications: 555 scientists 142–151 publications: 609 scientists 152–161 publications: 559 scientists 162–171 publications: 534 scientists 172–181 publications: 556 scientists 182–191 publications: 583 scientists 192–201 publications: 519 scientists 202–211 publications: 508 scientists 212–221 publications: 490 scientists 222–231 publications: 437 scientists 232–241 publications: 423 scientists 242–251 publications: 408 scientists 252–261 publications: 377 scientists 262–271 publications: 301 scientists 272–281 publications: 335 scientists 282–291 publications: 320 scientists 292–301 publications: 293 scientists 302–311 publications: 250 scientists 312–321 publications: 238 scientists 322–331 publications: 206 scientists 332–341 publications: 209 scientists 342–351 publications: 208 scientists 352–361 publications: 162 scientists 362–371 publications: 176 scientists 372–381 publications: 127 scientists 382–391 publications: 158 scientists 392–401 publications: 128 scientists 402–411 publications: 104 scientists 412–421 publications: 94 scientists 422–431 publications: 99 scientists 432–441 publications: 83 scientists 442–451 publications: 108 scientists 452–461 publications: 73 scientists 462–471 publications: 77 scientists 472–481 publications: 69 scientists 482–491 publications: 84 scientists 492–501 publications: 62 scientists 502–511 publications: 54 scientists 512–521 publications: 57 scientists 522–531 publications: 51 scientists 532–541 publications: 51 scientists 542–551 publications: 32 scientists 552–561 publications: 38 scientists 562–571 publications: 28 scientists 572–581 publications: 43 scientists 582–591 publications: 33 scientists 592–601 publications: 41 scientists 602–611 publications: 32 scientists 612–621 publications: 28 scientists 622–631 publications: 25 scientists 632–641 publications: 27 scientists 642–651 publications: 17 scientists 652–661 publications: 20 scientists 662–671 publications: 17 scientists 672–681 publications: 15 scientists 682–691 publications: 14 scientists 692–701 publications: 21 scientists 702–711 publications: 13 scientists 712–721 publications: 12 scientists 722–731 publications: 19 scientists 732–741 publications: 14 scientists 742–751 publications: 12 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 10 scientists 772–781 publications: 11 scientists 782–791 publications: 10 scientists 792–801 publications: 11 scientists 802–811 publications: 8 scientists 812–821 publications: 8 scientists 822–831 publications: 7 scientists 832–841 publications: 11 scientists 842–851 publications: 10 scientists 852–861 publications: 5 scientists 862–871 publications: 9 scientists 872–881 publications: 4 scientists 882–891 publications: 6 scientists 892–901 publications: 3 scientists 902–911 publications: 6 scientists 912–921 publications: 3 scientists 922–931 publications: 2 scientists 932–941 publications: 2 scientists 942–951 publications: 2 scientists 952–961 publications: 3 scientists 962–971 publications: 3 scientists 972–981 publications: 3 scientists 982–990 publications: 5 scientists 991+ publications: 100 scientists
32–41 publications 991+

This scientist: 278 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

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Number of Computer Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
32–41 7
42–51 22
52–61 82
62–71 134
72–81 249
82–91 324
92–101 421
102–111 420
112–121 497
122–131 544
132–141 555
142–151 609
152–161 559
162–171 534
172–181 556
182–191 583
192–201 519
202–211 508
212–221 490
222–231 437
232–241 423
242–251 408
252–261 377
262–271 301
272–281 335 278
282–291 320
292–301 293
302–311 250
312–321 238
322–331 206
332–341 209
342–351 208
352–361 162
362–371 176
372–381 127
382–391 158
392–401 128
402–411 104
412–421 94
422–431 99
432–441 83
442–451 108
452–461 73
462–471 77
472–481 69
482–491 84
492–501 62
502–511 54
512–521 57
522–531 51
532–541 51
542–551 32
552–561 38
562–571 28
572–581 43
582–591 33
592–601 41
602–611 32
612–621 28
622–631 25
632–641 27
642–651 17
652–661 20
662–671 17
672–681 15
682–691 14
692–701 21
702–711 13
712–721 12
722–731 19
732–741 14
742–751 12
752–761 10
762–771 10
772–781 11
782–791 10
792–801 11
802–811 8
812–821 8
822–831 7
832–841 11
842–851 10
852–861 5
862–871 9
872–881 4
882–891 6
892–901 3
902–911 6
912–921 3
922–931 2
932–941 2
942–951 2
952–961 3
962–971 3
972–981 3
982–990 5
991+ 100
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Xingming Sun D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

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 Xingming Sun sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 52 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 131+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 990. Most scientists, 990, have 36–37 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

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Number of Computer Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 879
32–33 983
34–35 918
36–37 990
38–39 968
40–41 907
42–43 821
44–45 763
46–47 689
48–49 543
50–51 543
52–53 518
54–55 500
56–57 458
58–59 400
60–61 337 60
62–63 308
64–65 292
66–67 249
68–69 213
70–71 192
72–73 189
74–75 165
76–77 139
78–79 119
80–81 121
82–83 113
84–85 88
86–87 87
88–89 75
90–91 69
92–93 57
94–95 46
96–97 38
98–99 34
100–101 36
102–103 27
104–105 37
106–107 18
108–109 31
110–111 19
112–113 16
114–115 12
116–117 20
118–119 15
120–121 5
122–123 20
124–125 8
126–127 5
128–129 7
130 3
131+ 98
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Overview

Xingming Sun is affiliated with Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily centers on the field of Computer Science with a significant focus on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, as well as related subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing, Plant Science, and Genetics.

Their research topics encompass a diverse range of areas including:

  • Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques
  • Digital Media Forensic Detection
  • Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
  • Biometric Identification and Security
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research

Xingming Sun has published extensively in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print)
  • Nature Communications
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Future Generation Computer Systems
  • Computer Vision and Image Understanding

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Robust Reversible Audio Watermarking Scheme for Telemedicine and Privacy Protection," 2021, Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print)
  • "Fake face detection via adaptive manipulation traces extraction network," 2021, Computer Vision and Image Understanding
  • "Blockchain-based decentralized reputation system in E-commerce environment," 2021, Future Generation Computer Systems
  • "Integrating SIFT and CNN Feature Matching for Partial-Duplicate Image Detection," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence
  • "Coverless information hiding based on the generation of anime characters," 2020, EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing

Coauthorship is a notable aspect of Sun's research activities, with frequent collaborators including:

  • Zhili Zhou
  • Q. M. Jonathan Wu
  • Zichao Li
  • Zhihua Xia
  • Zhanying Zhang

Sun's contributions also extend to book publications. Their works published by Springer Science+Business Media mainly cover topics related to Artificial Intelligence and Security, with multiple editions released between 2020 and 2021.

Best Publications

  • A Secure and Dynamic Multi-Keyword Ranked Search Scheme over Encrypted Cloud Data

    Zhihua Xia;Xinhui Wang;Xingming Sun;Qian Wang

  • Segmentation-Based Image Copy-Move Forgery Detection Scheme

    Jian Li;Xiaolong Li;Bin Yang;Xingming Sun

  • Enabling Personalized Search over Encrypted Outsourced Data with Efficiency Improvement

    Zhangjie Fu;Kui Ren;Jiangang Shu;Xingming Sun

  • Achieving Efficient Cloud Search Services: Multi-Keyword Ranked Search over Encrypted Cloud Data Supporting Parallel Computing

    Zhangjie Fu;Xingming Sun;Qi Liu;Lu Zhou

  • A Privacy-Preserving and Copy-Deterrence Content-Based Image Retrieval Scheme in Cloud Computing

    Zhihua Xia;Xinhui Wang;Liangao Zhang;Zhan Qin

  • Toward Efficient Multi-Keyword Fuzzy Search Over Encrypted Outsourced Data With Accuracy Improvement

    Zhangjie Fu;Xinle Wu;Chaowen Guan;Xingming Sun

  • Steganalysis of LSB matching using differences between nonadjacent pixels

    Zhihua Xia;Xinhui Wang;Xingming Sun;Quansheng Liu

  • Effective and Efficient Global Context Verification for Image Copy Detection

    Zhili Zhou;Yunlong Wang;Q. M. Jonathan Wu;Ching-Nung Yang

  • Structural Minimax Probability Machine

    Bin Gu;Xingming Sun;Victor S. Sheng

  • Steganalysis of least significant bit matching using multi-order differences

    Zhihua Xia;Xinhui Wang;Xingming Sun;Baowei Wang

  • Color Image Analysis by Quaternion-Type Moments

    Beijing Chen;Huazhong Shu;Gouenou Coatrieux;Gang Chen

  • Block Design-Based Key Agreement for Group Data Sharing in Cloud Computing

    Jian Shen;Tianqi Zhou;Debiao He;Yuexin Zhang

  • A lightweight multi-layer authentication protocol for wireless body area networks

    Jian Shen;Shaohua Chang;Jun Shen;Qi Liu

  • Fingerprint liveness detection based on multi-scale LPQ and PCA

    Chengsheng Yuan;Xingming Sun;Rui Lv

  • EPCBIR: An efficient and privacy-preserving content-based image retrieval scheme in cloud computing

    Zhihua Xia;Neal N. Xiong;Athanasios V. Vasilakos;Xingming Sun

  • Efficient algorithm for k-barrier coverage based on integer linear programming

    Yanhua Zhang;Xingming Sun;Baowei Wang

  • Fast Motion Estimation Based on Content Property for Low-Complexity H.265/HEVC Encoder

    Zhaoqing Pan;Jianjun Lei;Yun Zhang;Xingming Sun

  • Towards Privacy-Preserving Content-Based Image Retrieval in Cloud Computing

    Zhihua Xia;Yi Zhu;Xingming Sun;Zhan Qin

  • Coverless Image Steganography Without Embedding

    Zhili Zhou;Huiyu Sun;Rohan Harit;Xianyi Chen

  • Dynamic Resource Allocation for Load Balancing in Fog Environment

    Xiaolong Xu;Shucun Fu;Qing Cai;Wei Tian

  • Enabling Semantic Search Based on Conceptual Graphs over Encrypted Outsourced Data

    Zhangjie Fu;Fengxiao Huang;Xingming Sun;Athanasios V. Vasilakos

Frequent Co-Authors

Q. M. Jonathan Wu
Q. M. Jonathan Wu University of Windsor
Wei Liang
Wei Liang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ching-Nung Yang
Ching-Nung Yang National Dong Hwa University
Yang Xiang
Yang Xiang Swinburne University of Technology
Kui Ren
Kui Ren Zhejiang University
Alex X. Liu
Alex X. Liu Michigan State University
Chuan Qin
Chuan Qin University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Chang-Tsun Li
Chang-Tsun Li Deakin University
Hongxia Wang
Hongxia Wang Queensland University of Technology
Zhan Qin
Zhan Qin Zhejiang University

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