2026 Yuan Shen: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	42	8284	8048	1083	1077	187	8942

Overview

Yuan Shen is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on engineering and computer science. Their work spans 213 publications in engineering and 160 in computer science, with notable contributions in subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence, and signal processing.

Their recent papers include:

A Survey on Fundamental Limits of Integrated Sensing and Communication, 2022, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
DRL-Based V2V Computation Offloading for Blockchain-Enabled Vehicular Networks, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
The Integrated Sensing and Communication Revolution for 6G: Vision, Techniques, and Applications, 2024, Proceedings of the IEEE
Location Awareness in Beyond 5G Networks via Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, 2022, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Dynamic Computation Offloading With Energy Harvesting Devices: A Hybrid-Decision-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach, 2020, IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to sensing, communication, and network optimization, including:

Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
Speech and Audio Processing
Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques
Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks
Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis

Yuan Shen frequently publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Communications Letters, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, and the 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM).

Coauthor collaborations are a significant aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors including Jian Wang, Yunlong Wang, Hanying Zhao, Tianyu Wang, and Keke Hu. The collaboration counts with these coauthors range from 9 to 14 joint publications.

Best Publications

Fundamental Limits of Wideband Localization— Part I: A General Framework

Yuan Shen;M Z Win

843
Citations
A Survey on Fundamental Limits of Integrated Sensing and Communication

An Liu;Zhe Huang;Min Li;Yubo Wan

827
Citations
Fundamental Limits of Wideband Localization— Part II: Cooperative Networks

Yuan Shen;H Wymeersch;M Z Win

637
Citations
Network localization and navigation via cooperation

M Z Win;A Conti;S Mazuelas;Yuan Shen

617
Citations
High-Accuracy Localization for Assisted Living: 5G systems will turn multipath channels from foe to friend

Klaus Witrisal;Paul Meissner;Erik Leitinger;Yuan Shen

483
Citations
Autonomous Navigation of UAVs in Large-Scale Complex Environments: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

Chao Wang;Jian Wang;Yuan Shen;Xudong Zhang

405
Citations
A Theoretical Foundation of Network Localization and Navigation

Moe Z. Win;Yuan Shen;Wenhan Dai

319
Citations
Network Navigation: Theory and Interpretation

Yuan Shen;S. Mazuelas;M. Z. Win

199
Citations
On the accuracy of localization systems using wideband antenna arrays

Yuan Shen;M.Z. Win

158
Citations
Power optimization for network localization

Yuan Shen;Wenhan Dai;Moe Z. Win

157
Citations
Network Operation Strategies for Efficient Localization and Navigation

Moe Z. Win;Wenhan Dai;Yuan Shen;George Chrisikos

151
Citations
Location Awareness in Beyond 5G Networks via Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

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151
Citations
Performance Limits and Geometric Properties of Array Localization

Yanjun Han;Yuan Shen;Xiao-Ping Zhang;Moe Z. Win

141
Citations
Distributed Power Allocation for Cooperative Wireless Network Localization

Wenhan Dai;Yuan Shen;Moe Z. Win

121
Citations
Robust power allocation for energy-efficient location-aware networks

William Wei-Liang Li;Yuan Shen;Ying Jun Zhang;Moe Z. Win

112
Citations
Cooperative Network Synchronization: Asymptotic Analysis

Yifeng Xiong;Nan Wu;Yuan Shen;Moe Z. Win

108
Citations
Dynamic Computation Offloading With Energy Harvesting Devices: A Hybrid-Decision-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

Jing Zhang;Jun Du;Yuan Shen;Jian Wang

99
Citations
Joint Power and Bandwidth Allocation in Wireless Cooperative Localization Networks

Tingting Zhang;Andreas F. Molisch;Yuan Shen;Qinyu Zhang

71
Citations
Energy-Efficient Network Navigation Algorithms

Wenhan Dai;Yuan Shen;Moe Z. Win

68
Citations
Distributed 3D Relative Localization of UAVs

Yuanpeng Liu;Yunlong Wang;Jian Wang;Yuan Shen

68
Citations
NLOS Effect Mitigation via Spatial Geometry Exploitation in Cooperative Localization

Yunlong Wang;Kai Gu;Ying Wu;Wei Dai

66
Citations
Robust power allocation for energy-efficient location aware networks

William Wei-Liang Li;Yuan Shen;Ying Jun;Zhang

1
Citations
Performance Limits and Geometric Properties of Narrowband Array Localization

Yanjun Han;Huadong Meng;Yuan Shen;Xiao-Ping Zhang

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Moe Z. Win MIT

Ronald Benner University of South Carolina

Ning Zhang Tsinghua University

Andreas F. Molisch University of Southern California

Andrea Conti University of Ferrara

Ying Jun Zhang Chinese University of Hong Kong

Henk Wymeersch Chalmers University of Technology

Vincent K. N. Lau Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Rainer M. W. Amon Texas A&M University

Xiao-Ping Zhang University of Birmingham

External Links

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