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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 37 5053 4850 229 213 481 7346

Zhizhang Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhizhang Chen between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhizhang Chen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2021. 71 of the 569 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2021. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 37 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 37 publications 2025: 34 publications
1990 2025

569 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhizhang Chen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 5
1992 2
1993 1
1994 4
1995 2
1996 5
1997 8
1998 6
1999 14
2000 8
2001 3
2002 9
2003 7
2004 13
2005 14
2006 10
2007 15
2008 18
2009 11
2010 12
2011 14
2012 21
2013 22
2014 26
2015 25
2016 23
2017 22
2018 29
2019 15
2020 25
2021 38
2022 37
2023 33
2024 37
2025 34
Total 569
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Zhizhang Chen 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 Zhizhang Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 474–493 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 481 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
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
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
474–493 117 481
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
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Zhizhang Chen 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 Zhizhang Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220 37
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
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to time-domain electromagnetic modeling and simulation
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Zhizhang Chen is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada, working primarily in the field of engineering with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Main topics covered in the research include:

  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods
  • Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Microwave Engineering and Waveguides

Zhizhang Chen has contributed to numerous publications, with recent papers including:

  • "1 Bit Electronically Reconfigurable Folded Reflectarray Antenna Based on p-i-n Diodes for Wide-Angle Beam-Scanning Applications," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • "Broadband High-Efficiency Ultrathin Metasurfaces With Simultaneous Independent Control of Transmission and Reflection Amplitudes and Phases," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
  • "A Compact Multibeam Folded Transmitarray Antenna at Ku-Band," 2021, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • "Compact Patch Rectennas Without Impedance Matching Network for Wireless Power Transmission," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
  • "A Distributed Hierarchical Deep Computation Model for Federated Learning in Edge Computing," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

The researcher frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI)

Zhizhang Chen collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Yuehe Ge
  • Zhimeng Xu
  • Shunchuan Yang
  • Ziheng Zhou
  • Yueming Gao

Awards received by Zhizhang Chen include:

  • IEEE Fellow (2010) for contributions to time-domain electromagnetic modeling and simulation
  • Member of The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

  • Numerical dispersion analysis of the unconditionally stable 3-D ADI-FDTD method

    F. Zheng;Z. Chen

  • Introduction to Direction-Of-Arrival Estimation

    Zhizhang Chen;Gopal Gokeda;Yiqiang Yu

  • ChipWhisperer: An Open-Source Platform for Hardware Embedded Security Research

    Colin O’Flynn;Zhizhang (David) Chen

  • ChipWhisperer: An Open-Source Platform for Hardware Embedded Security Research.

    Colin O'Flynn;Zhizhang (David) Chen

  • Development of the Three-Dimensional Unconditionally Stable LOD-FDTD Method

    I. Ahmed;Eng-Kee Chua;Er-Ping Li;Zhizhang Chen

  • A 3-D Radial Point Interpolation Method for Meshless Time-Domain Modeling

    Yiqiang Yu;Zhizhang Chen

  • Development of a $Ka$ -Band Wideband Circularly Polarized 64-Element Microstrip Antenna Array With Double Application of the Sequential Rotation Feeding Technique

    Aixin Chen;Yanjun Zhang;Zhizhang Chen;Chuo Yang

  • A Planar Magnetically Coupled Resonant Wireless Power Transfer System Using Printed Spiral Coils

    Farid Jolani;Yiqiang Yu;Zhizhang Chen

  • 1 Bit Electronically Reconfigurable Folded Reflectarray Antenna Based on p-i-n Diodes for Wide-Angle Beam-Scanning Applications

    Zhenglong Wang;Yuehe Ge;Jixiong Pu;Xuxiang Chen

  • A $Ka$ -Band High-Gain Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna Array

    Aixin Chen;Yanjun Zhang;Zhizhang Chen;Shunfeng Cao

  • A new finite-difference time-domain formulation and its equivalence with the TLM symmetrical condensed node

    Z. Chen;M.M. Ney;W.J.R. Hoefer

  • Towards the Development of an Unconditionally Stable Time-Domain Meshless Method

    Yiqiang Yu;Zhizhang Chen

  • An Unconditionally Stable One-Step Arbitrary-Order Leapfrog ADI-FDTD Method and Its Numerical Properties

    Shun-Chuan Yang;Zhizhang Chen;Yiqiang Yu;Wen-Yan Yin

  • A Wideband Omnidirectional Horizontally Polarized Antenna for 4G LTE Applications

    Yiqiang Yu;F. Jolani;Zhizhang Chen

  • Broadband High-Efficiency Ultrathin Metasurfaces With Simultaneous Independent Control of Transmission and Reflection Amplitudes and Phases

    Yufang Wang;Yuehe Ge;Zhizhang Chen;Xin Liu

  • An Arbitrary-Order LOD-FDTD Method and its Stability and Numerical Dispersion

    Qi-Feng Liu;Zhizhang Chen;Wen-Yan Yin

  • Development of a Resistor-Loaded Ultrawideband Absorber With Antenna Reciprocity

    Xian Qi Lin;Peng Mei;Peng Cheng Zhang;Zhi Zhang David Chen

  • A Compact Multibeam Folded Transmitarray Antenna at Ku-Band

    Guowei Li;Yuehe Ge;Zhizhang Chen

  • Experimental studies of the 2.4-GHz ISM wireless indoor channel

    H. MacLeod;C. Loadman;Z. Chen

  • The Unconditionally Stable One-Step Leapfrog ADI-FDTD Method and Its Comparisons With Other FDTD Methods

    Shun-Chuan Yang;Zhizhang Chen;Yi-qiang Yu;Wen-Yan Yin

  • Impulse ultra-wideband radio communication system

    Hong Nie;Zhizhang Chen

  • Recent developments of the meshless radial point interpolation method for time-domain electromagnetics

    T. Kaufmann;Y. Yu;C. Engström;Z. Chen

  • Development of three-dimensional unconditionally stable finite-difference time-domain methods

    Fenghua Zheng;Zhizhang Chen;Jiazong Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Wen-Yan Yin
Wen-Yan Yin Zhejiang University
Er-Ping Li
Er-Ping Li Zhejiang University
Jun-Fa Mao
Jun-Fa Mao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Guangjun Wen
Guangjun Wen University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yongjun Huang
Yongjun Huang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yang Hao
Yang Hao Queen Mary University of London
Christophe Fumeaux
Christophe Fumeaux University of Queensland
Tayeb A. Denidni
Tayeb A. Denidni Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ke Wu
Ke Wu Polytechnique Montréal
Yonghui Li
Yonghui Li University of Sydney

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