David K. Cheng

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

David K. Cheng is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, David K. Cheng has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in David K. Cheng's work include Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis (7 papers), Antenna Design and Optimization (7 papers) and Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods (6 papers). David K. Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis (7 papers), Antenna Design and Optimization (7 papers) and Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods (6 papers). David K. Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States. David K. Cheng's co-authors include Jin-Au Kong, W. T. Wintringham, John E. Maxfield, Chang‐Yu Wu, Hai Siong Tan and Chang-Hong Liang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Applied Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

David K. Cheng

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Field and wave electromagnetics 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Field and wave electromagnetics
    1983 1.6k citations David K. Cheng CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David K. Cheng United States 11 1.1k 371 359 316 208 31 1.9k
John R. Whinnery United States 9 2.1k 1.9× 734 2.0× 944 2.6× 523 1.7× 366 1.8× 18 3.2k
R.L. Ferrari United Kingdom 10 875 0.8× 161 0.4× 441 1.2× 127 0.4× 178 0.9× 29 1.2k
Nathan Ida United States 22 1.1k 1.0× 222 0.6× 369 1.0× 280 0.9× 250 1.2× 133 2.1k
P.B. Johns United Kingdom 19 1.6k 1.5× 257 0.7× 947 2.6× 101 0.3× 64 0.3× 55 1.9k
Gilbert De Mey Belgium 25 1.0k 0.9× 207 0.6× 255 0.7× 645 2.0× 123 0.6× 245 2.4k
H. Heinrich Germany 20 1.0k 0.9× 189 0.5× 544 1.5× 187 0.6× 75 0.4× 136 1.8k
Kazuya Kurokawa Japan 22 2.1k 1.9× 649 1.7× 626 1.7× 379 1.2× 52 0.3× 110 3.1k
James R. Melcher United States 30 2.9k 2.7× 177 0.5× 196 0.5× 1.6k 5.0× 99 0.5× 114 4.2k
Markus Clemens Germany 22 1.4k 1.3× 180 0.5× 585 1.6× 404 1.3× 237 1.1× 211 2.2k
Theodoros D. Tsiboukis Greece 25 1.5k 1.3× 307 0.8× 998 2.8× 362 1.1× 293 1.4× 188 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David K. Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David K. Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David K. Cheng based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David K. Cheng. David K. Cheng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheng, David K.. (2014). Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 55 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K.. (1983). Field and wave electromagnetics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1559 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1983). Electromagnetic coupling characteristics of two half spaces through a waveguide with small apertures. Radio Science. 18(6). 1243–1254. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K. & Chang-Hong Liang. (1982). Generalised hybrid-network parameters for electromagnetic coupling between dissimilar regions through a small aperture. IEE Proceedings H Microwaves, Optics and Antennas. 129(6). 325–332. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1981). Directivity optimization for large circular arrays with many parallel dipoles. Radio Science. 16(6). 1071–1075. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1976). On transient electromagnetic excitation of a rectangular cavity through an aperture. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations
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Tan, Hai Siong & David K. Cheng. (1970). Solutions to a Class of Half‐Plane Diffraction Problems. Radio Science. 5(8-9). 1191–1196. 6 indexed citations
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Kong, Jin-Au & David K. Cheng. (1970). Modified reciprocity theorem for bianisotropic media. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. 117(2). 349–349. 12 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1970). Pencil-beam synthesis for large circular arrays. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. 117(7). 1232–1232. 2 indexed citations
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Kong, Jin-Au & David K. Cheng. (1969). Scattering from a conducting cylinder coated with a moving uniaxial medium. Canadian Journal of Physics. 47(3). 353–360. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1968). Spacing Perturbation Techniques for Array Optimization. Radio Science. 3(5). 451–457. 11 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1965). Solution of Electromagnetic Problems in Anisotropic and Compressible Media. Journal of Applied Physics. 36(10). 3320–3323. 12 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K.. (1964). Degradation effects of arbitrary phase errors on high-resolution radar performance. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. 111(8). 1375–1375. 8 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1964). ANTENNA PATTERN RESPONSE TO ARBITRARY TIME SIGNALS. Canadian Journal of Physics. 42(7). 1358–1368. 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1964). Scattered electromagnetic and plasma waves of a conducting cylinder coated with a compressible plasma. Flow Turbulence and Combustion. 11(1). 442–452.
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1964). Synthesis technique for a class of linear signal-processing antenna arrays. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. 111(10). 1687–1687.
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Cheng, David K., et al.. (1962). Microwave magnetic-field measurements by a modulated scattering technique. Proceedings of the IEE Part B Electronic and Communication Engineering. 109(43). 33–33. 12 indexed citations
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Maxfield, John E. & David K. Cheng. (1960). Analysis of Linear Systems.. American Mathematical Monthly. 67(6). 605–605. 35 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K. & W. T. Wintringham. (1960). Analysis of Linear Systems. Physics Today. 13(6). 61–61. 73 indexed citations
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Cheng, David K.. (1956). Encoding Nonintegers in a General p -adic Number System. Science. 124(3212). 120–121. 1 indexed citations

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