Geng Sun

3.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
170 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Geng Sun is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Geng Sun has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 84 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 51 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Geng Sun's work include UAV Applications and Optimization (63 papers), Antenna Design and Optimization (48 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (30 papers). Geng Sun is often cited by papers focused on UAV Applications and Optimization (63 papers), Antenna Design and Optimization (48 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (30 papers). Geng Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Geng Sun's co-authors include Yanheng Liu, Shuang Liang, Jiahui Li, Aimin Wang, Ying Zhang, Qingqing Wu, Zemin Sun, Dusit Niyato, Aimin Wang and Victor C. M. Leung and has published in prestigious journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, IEEE Access and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

In The Last Decade

Geng Sun

153 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

BARGAIN-MATCH: A Game Theoretical Approach for Resource Allocation and Task Offloading in Vehicular Edge Computing Networks

2023 112 citations Zemin Sun, Geng Sun et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in Aerial-Terrestrial UAV Networks With Edge and Fog Computing for Post-Disaster Rescue

2024 89 citations Geng Sun, Zemin Sun et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
Generative AI Based Secure Wireless Sensing for ISAC Networks

2025 46 citations Jiacheng Wang, Hongyang Du et al. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security profile →
Aerial Reliable Collaborative Communications for Terrestrial Mobile Users via Evolutionary Multi-Objective Deep Reinforcement Learning

2025 19 citations Geng Sun, Jiahui Li et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
Generative AI for Deep Reinforcement Learning: Framework, Analysis, and Use Cases

2025 15 citations Geng Sun, Dusit Niyato et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Geng Sun China	28	1.1k	944	683	344	218	170	2.2k
Yanheng Liu China	28	802 0.7×	899 1.0×	758 1.1×	527 1.5×	252 1.2×	194	2.4k
Huici Wu China	26	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	1.0k 1.5×	185 0.5×	209 1.0×	118	2.4k
Haitao Zhao China	24	1.1k 1.0×	996 1.1×	1.4k 2.1×	263 0.8×	408 1.9×	149	2.4k
Ursula Challita United Kingdom	12	734 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	868 1.3×	379 1.1×	260 1.2×	15	1.9k
Lüxi Yang China	33	1.5k 1.3×	2.6k 2.8×	1.4k 2.1×	274 0.8×	264 1.2×	263	3.6k
Helin Yang China	30	659 0.6×	2.3k 2.4×	908 1.3×	381 1.1×	148 0.7×	110	3.0k
Bo Bai China	30	913 0.8×	1.8k 1.9×	1.9k 2.8×	515 1.5×	632 2.9×	192	3.5k
Jie Jia China	19	268 0.2×	775 0.8×	842 1.2×	174 0.5×	90 0.4×	123	1.5k
Zhen Yang China	28	461 0.4×	1.9k 2.0×	810 1.2×	523 1.5×	366 1.7×	235	2.8k
Long D. Nguyen Vietnam	25	740 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	729 1.1×	199 0.6×	188 0.9×	68	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Geng Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geng Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Jiacheng, Hongyang Du, Yinqiu Liu, et al.. (2025). Generative AI Based Secure Wireless Sensing for ISAC Networks. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 20. 5195–5210. 46 indexed citations breakdown →

Kang, Hui, Jiahui Li, Geng Sun, et al.. (2025). AAV-Assisted Joint Mobile Edge Computing and Data Collection via Matching-Enabled Deep Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 12(12). 19782–19800. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, et al.. (2025). Beam Tracking for High-Speed UAV via Generative Diffusion Model-Enabled Joint Optimization Approach. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(9). 14054–14068.

Zhang, Kunpeng, et al.. (2024). Enhancing IoT (Internet of Things) feature selection: A two-stage approach via an improved whale optimization algorithm. Expert Systems with Applications. 256. 124936–124936. 5 indexed citations

Liang, Shuang, et al.. (2024). An enhanced sparrow search swarm optimizer via multi-strategies for high-dimensional optimization problems. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 88. 101603–101603. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Jiawei, et al.. (2024). Physical Layer Encrypted Maritime Communications Utilizing UAV-Enabled Virtual Antenna Array. 67–72. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Geng, Yixian Wang, Zemin Sun, et al.. (2024). Multi-Objective Optimization for Multi-UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(12). 14803–14820. 30 indexed citations

Sun, Zemin, et al.. (2024). A Two Time-Scale Joint Optimization Approach for UAV-assisted MEC. 91–100. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Geng, Jiahui Li, Shuang Liang, et al.. (2024). Reliable and Energy-Efficient Communications via Collaborative Beamforming for UAV Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(10). 13235–13251. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Geng, Dusit Niyato, Hongyang Du, et al.. (2024). Generative AI for Advanced UAV Networking. IEEE Network. 39(4). 244–253. 22 indexed citations

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Liang, Shuang, Minghao Yin, Geng Sun, et al.. (2024). Cooperative Communication via Automated Guided Vehicle and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: A Distributed Collaborate Beamforming Method. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. 10(5). 3368–3381. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Yaoqi, Hongyang Du, Geng Sun, et al.. (2024). Exploring Equilibrium Strategies in Network Games With Generative AI. IEEE Network. 39(5). 191–200. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kunpeng, Yanheng Liu, Fang Mei, Geng Sun, & Jingyi Jin. (2023). IBGJO: Improved Binary Golden Jackal Optimization with Chaotic Tent Map and Cosine Similarity for Feature Selection. Entropy. 25(8). 1128–1128. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Jiahui, Geng Sun, Aimin Wang, et al.. (2023). Multi-objective sparse synthesis optimization of concentric circular antenna array via hybrid evolutionary computation approach. Expert Systems with Applications. 231. 120771–120771. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhao, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary feature selection based on hybrid bald eagle search and particle swarm optimization. Intelligent Data Analysis. 28(1). 121–159. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Jiahui, Geng Sun, Hui Kang, et al.. (2023). Multi-Objective Optimization Approaches for Physical Layer Secure Communications Based on Collaborative Beamforming in UAV Networks. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. 31(4). 1902–1917. 31 indexed citations

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Kang, Hui, et al.. (2022). Bio-Inspired Feature Selection in Brain Disease Detection via an Improved Sparrow Search Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 72. 1–15. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanheng, et al.. (2021). Joint Scheduling and Trajectory Optimization of Charging UAV in Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(14). 11796–11813. 27 indexed citations

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Liang, Shuang, Zhiyi Fang, Geng Sun, et al.. (2021). Charging UAV deployment for improving charging performance of wireless rechargeable sensor networks via joint optimization approach. Computer Networks. 201. 108573–108573. 20 indexed citations

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Sun, Geng, Xiaohui Zhao, Shuang Liang, et al.. (2019). A Hybrid Optimization Approach for Suppressing Sidelobe Level and Reducing Transmission Power in Collaborative Beamforming. 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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