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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 46 3304 3166 1227 1143 200 19726

Yongxiong Ren publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yongxiong Ren between 2009 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yongxiong Ren published across 17 years, from 2009 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2016. 4 of the 206 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2016. 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 15 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
2009 2025

206 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yongxiong Ren: publications per year, 2009 to 2025
Year Publications
2009 1
2010 5
2011 1
2012 15
2013 20
2014 21
2015 21
2016 25
2017 17
2018 11
2019 11
2020 24
2021 15
2022 10
2023 5
2024 2
2025 2
Total 206
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Yongxiong Ren 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 Yongxiong Ren 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, 194–213 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: 200 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
194–213 430 200
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
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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Yongxiong Ren 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 Yongxiong Ren 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 46
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
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

Yongxiong Ren is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on the subfields of Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Additional research interests include Biomedical Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Information Systems.

The main topics in Ren's body of work cover various aspects of optical science and engineering, including:

  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors

Ren's recent publications highlight contributions to high-capacity optical communications and photonic crystal fiber technologies. Selected papers include:

  • "Perspectives on advances in high-capacity, free-space communications using multiplexing of orbital-angular-momentum beams" (2021), published in APL Photonics
  • "Enabling Technology in High-Baud-Rate Coherent Optical Communication Systems" (2020), published in IEEE Access
  • "Air-Core Ring Fiber With >1000 Radially Fundamental OAM Modes Across O, E, S, C, and L Bands" (2020), published in IEEE Access
  • "1.6-Octave Coherent OAM Supercontinuum Generation in As2S3 Photonic Crystal Fiber" (2020), published in IEEE Access
  • "Three-Octave Supercontinuum Generation Using SiO2 Cladded Si3N4 Slot Waveguide With All-Normal Dispersion" (2020), published in Journal of Lightwave Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ren include Zhongqi Pan, Changjing Bao, Yuxi Fang, Yingning Wang, and Yang Yue. These collaborations reflect a consistent research partnership across multiple publications.

The venues in which Ren regularly publishes are notable within the optics and photonics research community. The prominent publication outlets are:

  • IEEE Access
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Optics Express
  • Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science
  • OSA Advanced Photonics Congress (AP) 2020 (IPR, NP, NOMA, Networks, PVLED, PSC, SPPCom, SOF)

Best Publications

  • Terabit free-space data transmission employing orbital angular momentum multiplexing

    Jian Wang;Jian Wang;Jeng-Yuan Yang;Irfan M. Fazal;Nisar Ahmed

  • Terabit-Scale Orbital Angular Momentum Mode Division Multiplexing in Fibers

    Nenad Bozinovic;Yang Yue;Yongxiong Ren;Moshe Tur

  • Optical communications using orbital angular momentum beams

    A. E. Willner;H. Huang;Y. Yan;Y. Ren

  • High-capacity millimetre-wave communications with orbital angular momentum multiplexing

    Yan Yan;Guodong Xie;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang

  • 100 Tbit/s free-space data link enabled by three-dimensional multiplexing of orbital angular momentum, polarization, and wavelength

    Hao Huang;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan;Nisar Ahmed

  • 4 × 20 Gbit/s mode division multiplexing over free space using vector modes and a q-plate mode (de)multiplexer

    Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang;Yongxiong Ren

  • 4 X 20 Gbit/s mode division multiplexing over free space using vector modes and a q-plate mode (de)multiplexer

    Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang;Yongxiong Ren

  • Mode division multiplexing using an orbital angular momentum mode sorter and MIMO-DSP over a graded-index few-mode optical fibre

    Hao Huang;Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Guodong Xie

  • Atmospheric turbulence effects on the performance of a free space optical link employing orbital angular momentum multiplexing

    Yongxiong Ren;Hao Huang;Guodong Xie;Nisar Ahmed

  • Mode Properties and Propagation Effects of Optical Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) Modes in a Ring Fiber

    Yang Yue;Yan Yan;N. Ahmed;Jeng-Yuan Yang

  • Orbital Angular Momentum-based Space Division Multiplexing for High-capacity Underwater Optical Communications.

    Yongxiong Ren;Long Li;Zhe Wang;Seyedeh Mahsa Kamali

  • Adaptive-optics-based simultaneous pre- and post-turbulence compensation of multiple orbital-angular-momentum beams in a bidirectional free-space optical link

    Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Hao Huang;Nisar Ahmed

  • Performance metrics and design considerations for a free-space optical orbital-angular-momentum-multiplexed communication link

    Guodong Xie;Long Li;Yongxiong Ren;Hao Huang

  • Recent advances in high-capacity free-space optical and radio-frequency communications using orbital angular momentum multiplexing

    Alan E. Willner;Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan

  • Adaptive optics compensation of multiple orbital angular momentum beams propagating through emulated atmospheric turbulence.

    Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Hao Huang;Changjing Bao

  • Line-of-Sight Millimeter-Wave Communications Using Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexing Combined With Conventional Spatial Multiplexing

    Yongxiong Ren;Long Li;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan

  • Experimental characterization of a 400 Gbit/s orbital angular momentum multiplexed free-space optical link over 120 m.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Peicheng Liao;Long Li

  • Free-space optical communications using orbital-angular-momentum multiplexing combined with MIMO-based spatial multiplexing.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Guodong Xie;Long Li

  • Crosstalk mitigation in a free-space orbital angular momentum multiplexed communication link using 4×4 MIMO equalization

    Hao Huang;Yinwen Cao;Guodong Xie;Yongxiong Ren

  • Phase correction for a distorted orbital angular momentum beam using a Zernike polynomials-based stochastic-parallel-gradient-descent algorithm

    Guodong Xie;Yongxiong Ren;Hao Huang;Martin P. J. Lavery

  • Octave-spanning supercontinuum generation of vortices in an As_2S_3 ring photonic crystal fiber

    Yang Yue;Lin Zhang;Yan Yan;Nisar Ahmed

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan E. Willner
Alan E. Willner University of Southern California
Guodong Xie
Guodong Xie University of Southern California
Moshe Tur
Moshe Tur Tel Aviv University
Yan Yan
Yan Yan University of Southern California
Nisar Ahmed
Nisar Ahmed University of Southern California
Zhe Zhao
Zhe Zhao University of Southern California
Solyman Ashrafi
Solyman Ashrafi NxGen Partners
Yang Yue
Yang Yue Nankai University
Martin P. J. Lavery
Martin P. J. Lavery University of Glasgow
Andreas F. Molisch
Andreas F. Molisch University of Southern California

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