An Liu

11.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
340 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

An Liu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, An Liu has authored 340 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 196 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 106 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in An Liu's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (111 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (59 papers) and Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies (37 papers). An Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (111 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (59 papers) and Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies (37 papers). An Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. An Liu's co-authors include Vincent K. N. Lau, Peng Ning, Yong He, Jianzhong Fu, Minjian Zhao, Qing Gao, Wenliang Du, Liang Ma, Bingpeng Zhou and Jisheng Dai and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

An Liu

317 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A Survey on Fundamental Limits of Integrated Sensing and Communication

2022 636 citations An Liu, Zhe Huang et al. profile →
TinyECC: A Configurable Library for Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Wireless Sensor Networks

2008 601 citations An Liu et al. profile →
Coaxial nozzle-assisted 3D bioprinting with built-in microchannels for nutrients delivery

2015 492 citations Jianzhong Fu, An Liu et al. profile →
Therapeutic potential and mechanisms of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes as bioactive materials in tendon–bone healing

2023 204 citations An Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
An Liu China	45	3.7k	2.6k	2.0k	1.2k	813	340	8.3k
Xin Zhang China	53	7.2k 1.9×	1.1k 0.4×	616 0.3×	987 0.8×	787 1.0×	943	12.5k
Yue Wang China	38	1.0k 0.3×	913 0.4×	798 0.4×	396 0.3×	1.1k 1.4×	400	6.8k
Dong Sun Hong Kong	58	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	5.4k 2.6×	1.2k 1.0×	390 0.5×	576	13.0k
Hongliang Ren Singapore	57	1.9k 0.5×	859 0.3×	6.1k 3.0×	1.2k 1.0×	587 0.7×	533	12.4k
Jian‐Xin Xu Singapore	60	2.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	555 0.5×	656 0.8×	440	13.5k
Weisong Shi United States	55	3.8k 1.0×	9.1k 3.5×	763 0.4×	690 0.6×	2.8k 3.5×	480	16.1k
Kaamran Raahemifar Canada	38	2.2k 0.6×	706 0.3×	744 0.4×	397 0.3×	451 0.6×	246	6.2k
Yun Liang China	42	2.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	148 0.1×	989 1.2×	337	7.1k
Yan Peng China	52	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	548 0.5×	426 0.5×	446	9.3k
Hiroshi Harada Japan	56	4.7k 1.3×	2.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	3.8k 3.3×	92 0.1×	1.1k	14.3k

Countries citing papers authored by An Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of An Liu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, An, et al.. (2025). Successive Linear Approximation VBI for Joint Sparse Signal Recovery and Dynamic Grid Parameters Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(11). 9645–9659. 2 indexed citations

Li, Min, et al.. (2025). Transmit Beamforming Optimization for Cell-Free Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 25. 1062–1077.

Mu, Xidong, et al.. (2025). Two-Timescale Joint Transmit and Pinching Beamforming for Pinching-Antenna Systems. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 14(9). 2897–2901. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaojuan, et al.. (2025). Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase (NNMT) and Liver Cancer: From Metabolic Networks to Therapeutic Targets. Biomolecules. 15(5). 719–719. 2 indexed citations

Sheng, Xin, An Liu, Chen Gao, et al.. (2024). Radial temperature gradient investigation of the large-diameter ball screw based on mathematical modelling. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 153. 107367–107367. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Jiaying, et al.. (2024). Binocular Vision-Assisted Magnetic Soft Catheter Robot System for Minimally Invasive in-Situ Bioprinting. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 9(12). 11130–11137. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Zhixiang, et al.. (2024). A Stochastic Particle Variational Bayesian Inference Inspired Deep-Unfolding Network for Sensing Over Wireless Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 42(10). 2832–2846.

Liu, An, et al.. (2024). Bayesian Deep Learning via Expectation Maximization and Turbo Deep Approximate Message Passing. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 72. 3865–3878. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Zhe, An Liu, Rui Du, & Tony Xiao Han. (2023). Capacity-CRB Tradeoff in OFDM Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems. 2437–2442. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Chun‐Yu, et al.. (2023). High-performance nitrogen-doped porous carbon electrode materials for capacitive deionization of Industrial salt-contaminated wastewater. Desalination. 565. 116863–116863. 29 indexed citations

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Qing, Zhenjun, Xin Zhou, Haiyan Li, et al.. (2023). Crystal structures, chemical bond features, and Raman vibrations of Li ₂ Co ₂ Mo ₃ O ₁₂ microwave dielectric ceramics with low sintering temperature. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 107(1). 223–233. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Shuhui, Wenjin Cui, Qingxia Xu, et al.. (2023). Two pyrrole acids isolated from Phyllanthus emblica L. and their bioactivities. Natural Products and Bioprospecting. 13(1). 26–26. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xin, et al.. (2023). Raman spectra, bond characteristics, and microwave dielectric properties of Gd2Mo3O12 ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 43(13). 5535–5539. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Jin, Zhenjun Qing, Xin Zhou, et al.. (2023). Crystal structure, Raman spectra, bond characteristics, and microwave dielectric properties of MnMoO4 ceramics. Ceramics International. 49(14). 23627–23633. 22 indexed citations

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Hao, Peng, et al.. (2022). PH-Net: Parallelepiped microstructure homogenization via 3D Convolutional Neural Networks. Additive manufacturing. 60. 103237–103237. 18 indexed citations

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Chu, Man, An Liu, Junting Chen, Vincent K. N. Lau, & Shuguang Cui. (2021). A Stochastic Geometry Analysis for Energy-Harvesting-Based Device-to-Device Communication. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(2). 1591–1607. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2021). Two-Timescale Uplink Channel Estimation for Dual-Hop MIMO Relay Multi-User Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 70(5). 4724–4739. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2020). Mixed-Timescale Channel Estimation for MIMO Relay Multi-User Systems Based on the PARAFAC Decomposition. IEEE Communications Letters. 25(4). 1288–1292. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Xihan, Kaiming Shen, Hei Victor Cheng, et al.. (2019). Power Control for Massive MIMO Systems with Nonorthogonal Pilots. IEEE Communications Letters. 24(3). 612–616. 5 indexed citations

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Hwang, Yuh‐Shyan, et al.. (2013). A tunable Butterworth low-pass filter with digitally controlled DDCC. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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