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D-Index
92
Citations
34788
World Ranking
272
National Ranking
40

Yuanwei Liu 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 Yuanwei Liu sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 939 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Yuanwei Liu 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 Yuanwei Liu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yuanwei Liu is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Engineering, focusing heavily on Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Key subfields in their work also include Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's research encompasses topics such as:

  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Satellite Communication Systems
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Antenna Design and Optimization

Yuanwei Liu has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers across various respected venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Principles and Opportunities, 2021, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • STAR: Simultaneous Transmission and Reflection for 360° Coverage by Intelligent Surfaces, 2021, IEEE Wireless Communications
  • Evolution of NOMA Toward Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA) for 6G, 2022, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Other papers closely related to their network include:

  • Simultaneously Transmitting And Reflecting (STAR) RIS Aided Wireless Communications, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University) (co-authored with Xidong Mu)
  • STAR-RISs: Simultaneous Transmitting and Reflecting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, 2021, IEEE Communications Letters

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters

Yuanwei Liu has collaborated extensively with co-authors, including:

  • Xidong Mu
  • Zhaolin Wang
  • Chongjun Ouyang
  • Zhiguo Ding
  • Arumugam Nallanathan

The scholar has also contributed to academic books published by Springer. These include:

  • Fundamentals of 6G Communications and Networking, published by Springer Vienna in 2023
  • Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Surfaces for Wireless Communications, published by Springer International Publishing in 2024

Best Publications

  • Application of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access in LTE and 5G Networks

    Zhiguo Ding;Yuanwei Liu;Jinho Choi;Qi Sun

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Principles and Opportunities

    Yuanwei Liu;Xiao Liu;Xidong Mu;Tianwei Hou

  • Nonorthogonal Multiple Access for 5G and Beyond

    Yuanwei Liu;Zhijin Qin;Maged Elkashlan;Zhiguo Ding

  • Cooperative Non-orthogonal Multiple Access With Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer

    Yuanwei Liu;Zhiguo Ding;Maged Elkashlan;H. Vincent Poor

  • Simultaneously Transmitting And Reflecting (STAR) RIS Aided Wireless Communications

    Xidong Mu;Yuanwei Liu;Li Guo;Jiaru Lin

  • Evolution of NOMA Toward Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA) for 6G

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  • Enhancing the Physical Layer Security of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access in Large-Scale Networks

    Yuanwei Liu;Zhijin Qin;Maged Elkashlan;Yue Gao

  • STAR: Simultaneous Transmission And Reflection for 360° Coverage by Intelligent Surfaces.

    Yuanwei Liu;Xidong Mu;Jiaqi Xu;Robert Schober

  • Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning-Based Resource Allocation for UAV Networks

    Jingjing Cui;Yuanwei Liu;Arumugam Nallanathan

  • STAR-RISs: Simultaneous Transmitting and Reflecting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

    Jiaqi Xu;Yuanwei Liu;Xidong Mu;Octavia A. Dobre

  • Nonorthogonal Multiple Access in Large-Scale Underlay Cognitive Radio Networks

    Yuanwei Liu;Zhiguo Ding;Maged Elkashlan;Jinhong Yuan

  • Near-Field Communications: A Tutorial Review

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  • Exploiting Full/Half-Duplex User Relaying in NOMA Systems

    Xinwei Yue;Yuanwei Liu;Shaoli Kang;Arumugam Nallanathan

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided NOMA Networks

    Tianwei Hou;Yuanwei Liu;Zhengyu Song;Xin Sun

  • Trajectory Design and Power Control for Multi-UAV Assisted Wireless Networks: A Machine Learning Approach

    Xiao Liu;Yuanwei Liu;Yue Chen;Lajos Hanzo

  • Residual Transceiver Hardware Impairments on Cooperative NOMA Networks

    Xingwang Li;Jingjing Li;Yuanwei Liu;Zhiguo Ding

  • Exploiting Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces in NOMA Networks: Joint Beamforming Optimization

    Xidong Mu;Yuanwei Liu;Li Guo;Jiaru Lin

  • Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for wireless communications: Overview of hardware designs, channel models, and estimation techniques

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  • Reinforcement Learning in Multiple-UAV Networks: Deployment and Movement Design

    Xiao Liu;Yuanwei Liu;Yue Chen

  • Machine Learning Empowered Trajectory and Passive Beamforming Design in UAV-RIS Wireless Networks

    Xiao Liu;Yuanwei Liu;Yue Chen

  • NOMA Empowered Integrated Sensing and Communication

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  • UAV Communications Based on Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

    Yuanwei Liu;Zhijin Qin;Yunlong Cai;Yue Gao

  • Relay Selection for Security Enhancement in Cognitive Relay Networks

    Yuanwei Liu;Lifeng Wang;Tran Trung Duy;Maged Elkashlan

  • Application of Non-orthogonal Multiple Access in LTE and 5G Networks

    Zhiguo Ding;Yuanwei Liu;Jinho Choi;Qi Sun

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided NOMA Networks

    Tianwei Hou;Student Member;Yuanwei Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Arumugam Nallanathan
Arumugam Nallanathan Queen Mary University of London
Zhiguo Ding
Zhiguo Ding Nanyang Technological University
Maged Elkashlan
Maged Elkashlan Queen Mary University of London
Lajos Hanzo
Lajos Hanzo University of Southampton
Naofal Al-Dhahir
Naofal Al-Dhahir The University of Texas at Dallas
Geoffrey Ye Li
Geoffrey Ye Li Imperial College London
H. Vincent Poor
H. Vincent Poor Princeton University
Trung Q. Duong
Trung Q. Duong Memorial University of Newfoundland
Pingzhi Fan
Pingzhi Fan Southwest Jiaotong University
Yansha Deng
Yansha Deng King's College London

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