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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
67
Citations
17070
World Ranking
1086
National Ranking
458

Computer Science

D-Index
67
Citations
17090
World Ranking
2201
National Ranking
1105

Zhi Ding 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 Zhi Ding sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 530 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhi Ding 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 Zhi Ding sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to blind estimation and equalization of communication.

Overview

Zhi Ding is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and computer science, with particular emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, and artificial intelligence.

Their work frequently appears in several publication venues, including the following:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Zhi Ding's research topics focus on advanced wireless communication techniques and technologies, with specific attention to the following areas:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques

They have published notable recent papers such as:

  • "Federated Learning via Over-the-Air Computation," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Iterative Algorithm Induced Deep-Unfolding Neural Networks: Precoding Design for Multiuser MIMO Systems," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Divergent responses of ecosystem water-use efficiency to extreme seasonal droughts in Southwest China," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Receiver Design for OTFS with a Fractionally Spaced Sampling Approach," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "OTFS Signaling for Uplink NOMA of Heterogeneous Mobility Users," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Communications

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Songyang Zhang
  • Xuguang Tang
  • Qinwen Deng
  • Achintha Wijesinghe
  • Jiaheng Wang

Zhi Ding has been recognized as an IEEE Fellow since 2003 for contributions to blind estimation and equalization of communication systems.

Best Publications

  • Federated Learning via Over-the-Air Computation

    Kai Yang;Tao Jiang;Yuanming Shi;Zhi Ding

  • A novel ultra-wideband pulse design algorithm

    B. Parr;ByungLok Cho;K. Wallace;Zhi Ding

  • Opportunistic Spectrum Access in Cognitive Radio Networks

    Senhua Huang;Xin Liu;Zhi Ding

  • Blind Equalization and Identification

    Zhi Ding;Ye Li

  • Beam Division Multiple Access Transmission for Massive MIMO Communications

    Chen Sun;Xiqi Gao;Shi Jin;Michail Matthaiou

  • Ill-convergence of Godard blind equalizers in data communication systems

    Z. Ding;R.A. Kennedy;B.D.O. Anderson;C.R. Johnson

  • Source Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks From Signal Time-of-Arrival Measurements

    Enyang Xu;Zhi Ding;Soura Dasgupta

  • Wireless communications in the era of big data

    Suzhi Bi;Rui Zhang;Zhi Ding;Shuguang Cui

  • Global convergence of fractionally spaced Godard (CMA) adaptive equalizers

    Ye Li;Zhi Ding

  • Globally Optimal Linear Precoders for Finite Alphabet Signals Over Complex Vector Gaussian Channels

    Chengshan Xiao;Yahong Rosa Zheng;Zhi Ding

  • Single-user channel estimation and equalization

    J.K. Tugnait;Lang Tong;Zhi ding

  • Design of currents to reduce torque ripple in brushless permanent magnet motors

    J.Y. Hung;Z. Ding

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

    Qiyu Hu;Yunlong Cai;Qingjiang Shi;Kaidi Xu

  • Graph-Based Resource Sharing in Vehicular Communication

    Le Liang;Shijie Xie;Geoffrey Ye Li;Zhi Ding

  • Matrix outer-product decomposition method for blind multiple channel identification

    Zhi Ding

  • Target Tracking and Mobile Sensor Navigation in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Enyang Xu;Zhi Ding;S. Dasgupta

  • Optimal Sensing-Transmission Structure for Dynamic Spectrum Access

    S. Huang;X. Liu;Z. Ding

  • Engineering Radio Maps for Wireless Resource Management

    Suzhi Bi;Jiangbin Lyu;Zhi Ding;Rui Zhang

  • Optimal Transmission Strategies for Dynamic Spectrum Access in Cognitive Radio Networks

    Senhua Huang;Xin Liu;Zhi Ding

  • Broadband DOA estimation using frequency invariant beamforming

    D.B. Ward;Zhi Ding;R.A. Kennedy

  • Blind channel identification based on second order cyclostationary statistics

    Y. Li;Z. Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Soura Dasgupta
Soura Dasgupta University of Iowa
Rodney A. Kennedy
Rodney A. Kennedy Australian National University
Chunming Zhao
Chunming Zhao Southeast University
S. J. B. Yoo
S. J. B. Yoo University of California, Davis
Chengshan Xiao
Chengshan Xiao Lehigh University
Yuanming Shi
Yuanming Shi ShanghaiTech University
Xiqi Gao
Xiqi Gao Southeast University
Jiaheng Wang
Jiaheng Wang Southeast University
Risto Wichman
Risto Wichman Aalto University
Ryan P. Scott
Ryan P. Scott Keysight Technologies (United States)

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