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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
40
Citations
6685
World Ranking
4496
National Ranking
675

Computer Science

D-Index
40
Citations
6683
World Ranking
9314
National Ranking
1181

Yunlong Cai 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 Yunlong Cai sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 217 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yunlong Cai 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 Yunlong Cai sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yunlong Cai is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, and Signal Processing.

Their research covers several advanced topics, including:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
  • Wireless Communication Security Techniques
  • Full-Duplex Wireless Communications
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding

Yunlong Cai has published numerous scientific papers, with notable recent works including:

  • Iterative Algorithm Induced Deep-Unfolding Neural Networks: Precoding Design for Multiuser MIMO Systems (2020), IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • RIS-Assisted Communication Radar Coexistence: Joint Beamforming Design and Analysis (2022), IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • Robust Semantic Communications With Masked VQ-VAE Enabled Codebook (2023), IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • Channel Estimation for STAR-RIS-Aided Wireless Communication (2021), IEEE Communications Letters
  • A Unified Multi-Task Semantic Communication System for Multimodal Data (2024), IEEE Transactions on Communications

Frequent coauthors of Yunlong Cai include Guanding Yu, Qiyu Hu, Guojie Hu, Naofal Al-Dhahir, and Minjian Zhao.

The primary venues for their publications are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Best Publications

  • Modulation and Multiple Access for 5G Networks

    Yunlong Cai;Zhijin Qin;Fangyu Cui;Geoffrey Ye Li

  • Joint Offloading and Trajectory Design for UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge Computing Systems

    Qiyu Hu;Yunlong Cai;Guanding Yu;Zhijin Qin

  • Latency Optimization for Resource Allocation in Mobile-Edge Computation Offloading

    Jinke Ren;Guanding Yu;Yunlong Cai;Yinghui He

  • UAV Communications Based on Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

    Yuanwei Liu;Zhijin Qin;Yunlong Cai;Yue Gao

  • RIS-Assisted Communication Radar Coexistence: Joint Beamforming Design and Analysis

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  • Iterative Algorithm Induced Deep-Unfolding Neural Networks: Precoding Design for Multiuser MIMO Systems

    Qiyu Hu;Yunlong Cai;Qingjiang Shi;Kaidi Xu

  • Dual-UAV-Enabled Secure Communications: Joint Trajectory Design and User Scheduling

    Yunlong Cai;Fangyu Cui;Qingjiang Shi;Minjian Zhao

  • D2D Communications Meet Mobile Edge Computing for Enhanced Computation Capacity in Cellular Networks

    Yinghui He;Jinke Ren;Guanding Yu;Yunlong Cai

  • An Edge-Computing Based Architecture for Mobile Augmented Reality

    Jinke Ren;Yinghui He;Guan Huang;Guanding Yu

  • Energy Efficiency Optimization for MISO SWIPT Systems With Zero-Forcing Beamforming

    Qingjiang Shi;Cheng Peng;Weiqiang Xu;Mingyi Hong

  • Multiple Access for Mobile-UAV Enabled Networks: Joint Trajectory Design and Resource Allocation

    Fangyu Cui;Yunlong Cai;Zhijin Qin;Minjian Zhao

  • Deep Learning Based Channel Estimation Algorithm for Fast Time-Varying MIMO-OFDM Systems

    Yong Liao;Yuanxiao Hua;Yunlong Cai

  • Robust Joint Hybrid Transceiver Design for Millimeter Wave Full-Duplex MIMO Relay Systems

    Yunlong Cai;Ying Xu;Qingjiang Shi;Benoit Champagne

  • Partial Offloading for Latency Minimization in Mobile-Edge Computing

    Jinke Ren;Guanding Yu;Yunlong Cai;Yinghui He

  • Space-Time Adaptive MMSE Multiuser Decision Feedback Detectors With Multiple-Feedback Interference Cancellation for CDMA Systems

    Yunlong Cai;R.C. de Lamare

  • Switched Interleaving Techniques with Limited Feedback for Interference Mitigation in DS-CDMA Systems

    Yunlong Cai;R. C. de Lamare;Rui Fa

  • Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Full-Duplex Communication: Passive Beamforming and Deployment Design

    Yunlong Cai;Ming-Min Zhao;Kaidi Xu;Rui Zhang

  • Joint Source-Relay Design for Full-Duplex MIMO AF Relay Systems

    Qingjiang Shi;Mingyi Hong;Xiqi Gao;Enbin Song

  • Adaptive Reduced-Rank Receive Processing Based on Minimum Symbol-Error-Rate Criterion for Large-Scale Multiple-Antenna Systems

    Yunlong Cai;Rodrigo C. de Lamare;Benoit Champagne;Boya Qin

  • Reduced-Rank DOA Estimation Algorithms Based on Alternating Low-Rank Decomposition

    Linzheng Qiu;Yunlong Cai;Rodrigo C. de Lamare;Minjian Zhao

  • Robust Multibranch Tomlinson–Harashima Precoding Design in Amplify-and-Forward MIMO Relay Systems

    Lei Zhang;Yunlong Cai;Rodrigo C. de Lamare;Minjian Zhao

  • Mobile Edge Computing Meets mmWave Communications: Joint Beamforming and Resource Allocation for System Delay Minimization

    Cunzhuo Zhao;Yunlong Cai;An Liu;Minjian Zhao

  • Low-complexity adaptive step size constrained constant modulus SG algorithms for adaptive beamforming

    Lei Wang;Rodrigo C. de Lamare;Yun Long Cai

Frequent Co-Authors

Benoit Champagne
Benoit Champagne McGill University
Qingjiang Shi
Qingjiang Shi Tongji University
Lajos Hanzo
Lajos Hanzo University of Southampton
Guanding Yu
Guanding Yu Zhejiang University
Geoffrey Ye Li
Geoffrey Ye Li Imperial College London
An Liu
An Liu Soochow University
Zhijin Qin
Zhijin Qin Tsinghua University
Mingyi Hong
Mingyi Hong University of Minnesota
R.C. de Lamare
R.C. de Lamare Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Zhenghe Feng
Zhenghe Feng Tsinghua University

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