| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics and Electrical Engineering | 52 | 2554 | 2450 | 425 | 423 | 195 | 9110 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Zhi Sun between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhi Sun published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2017. 27 of the 258 publications appeared in the last two years.
258 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 35 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| Total | 258 |
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 Sun sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 195 publications — 28th percentile
28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.
| 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 | 195 |
| 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 |
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 Sun sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 52 D-Index — 64th percentile
64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 47 | 160 | |
| 48 | 134 | |
| 49 | 130 | |
| 50 | 141 | |
| 51 | 156 | |
| 52 | 108 | 52 |
| 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 |
Zhi Sun is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, ocean engineering, artificial intelligence, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging. Their research output includes publications in various specialized areas such as underwater vehicles and communication systems, advanced wireless communication technologies, antenna design and analysis, energy harvesting in wireless networks, advanced MIMO systems optimization, advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, and wireless signal modulation classification.
The scientist has published research in a variety of venues, frequently appearing in:
Zhi Sun has collaborated often with co-authors including Pu Wang, Long Jiang Zhang, Xu Shi, Jintao Wang, and Zhong Zheng. These collaborations suggest a network of research activities across multiple related specialties within engineering and wireless communications.
Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhi Sun are:
They have produced a book titled Magnetic Communications, published by Cambridge University Press in 2024.
Zhi Sun;Ian F Akyildiz
Ian F. Akyildiz;Zhi Sun;Mehmet C. Vuran
Zhi Sun;Pu Wang;Mehmet C. Vuran;Mznah A. Al-Rodhaan
Xin Tan;Zhi Sun;Dimitrios Koutsonikolas;Josep M. Jornet
Zhi Sun;Pu Wang;Mehmet C. Vuran;Mznah A. Al-Rodhaan
Zhi Sun;Ian F Akyildiz
Xin Tan;Zhi Sun;Josep M. Jornet;Dimitris Pados
Ian F. Akyildiz;Pu Wang;Zhi Sun
Wenhao Wang;Zhi Sun;Sixu Piao;Bocheng Zhu
Wenjun Jiang;Hongfei Xue;Chenglin Miao;Shiyang Wang
Junqing Zhang;Sekhar Rajendran;Zhi Sun;Roger Woods
Z. Sun;I. F. Akyildiz
Yidong Miao;Xuping Zhang;Jiang Zhan;Yanwei Sui
Xin Tan;Zhi Sun;Ian F. Akyildiz
Swetank Kumar Saha;Yasaman Ghasempour;Muhammad Kumail Haider;Tariq Siddiqui
Liyang Jiang;Yanwei Sui;Jiqiu Qi;Yuan Chang
Zhi Sun;I. F. Akyildiz;G. P. Hancke
Swetank Kumar Saha;Yasaman Ghasempour;Muhammad Kumail Haider;Tariq Siddiqui
Zhi Sun;Xiaolong Li;Wei Yi;Guolong Cui
Zhi Sun;Ian F. Akyildiz;Steven Kisseleff;Wolfgang Gerstacker
Xiaolong Li;Zhi Sun;Tat Soon Yeo;Tianxian Zhang
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