Hehao Niu

2.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
44 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Hehao Niu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Hehao Niu has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 22 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 8 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Hehao Niu's work include Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (22 papers), Wireless Communication Security Techniques (17 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (14 papers). Hehao Niu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (22 papers), Wireless Communication Security Techniques (17 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (14 papers). Hehao Niu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Hehao Niu's co-authors include Zhi Lin, Kang An, Gan Zheng, Yihua Hu, Zheng Chu, Symeon Chatzinotas, Fuhui Zhou, Zhengyu Zhu, Yong Wang and Naofal Al‐Dhahir and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Access and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hehao Niu

38 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Refracting RIS-Aided Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Relay N... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2022 2024 100 200 300 400 500
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. Refracting RIS-Aided Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Relay Networks: Joint Beamforming Design and Optimization
    2022 516 citations Zhi Lin, Hehao Niu et al. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems profile →
  2. SLNR-based Secure Energy Efficient Beamforming in Multibeam Satellite Systems
    2022 186 citations Zhi Lin, Kang An et al. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems profile →
  3. Self-powered absorptive reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for securing satellite-terrestrial integrated networks
    2024 85 citations Zhi Lin, Hehao Niu et al. China Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hehao Niu China 20 1.5k 996 479 73 70 44 1.9k
Trinh Van Chien Vietnam 19 1.3k 0.8× 496 0.5× 485 1.0× 44 0.6× 123 1.8× 107 1.5k
Wanming Hao China 28 2.4k 1.6× 959 1.0× 639 1.3× 116 1.6× 69 1.0× 136 2.7k
Jiancheng An Singapore 24 1.4k 0.9× 881 0.9× 242 0.5× 85 1.2× 124 1.8× 93 1.9k
Alexandros–Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos Greece 24 1.7k 1.1× 607 0.6× 477 1.0× 51 0.7× 57 0.8× 116 2.0k
Weidong Mei China 26 2.2k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 592 1.2× 118 1.6× 78 1.1× 92 2.7k
Shuaishuai Guo China 21 937 0.6× 545 0.5× 342 0.7× 57 0.8× 115 1.6× 84 1.2k
Jiguang He China 21 1.3k 0.8× 559 0.6× 346 0.7× 131 1.8× 71 1.0× 99 1.6k
Kangda Zhi China 14 1.4k 0.9× 835 0.8× 263 0.5× 138 1.9× 53 0.8× 34 1.7k
Zheng Yang China 21 2.1k 1.4× 528 0.5× 592 1.2× 51 0.7× 94 1.3× 68 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Hehao Niu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hehao Niu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hehao Niu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hehao Niu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hehao Niu 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 Hehao Niu. Hehao Niu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Liang, Xiaohu, et al.. (2024). An Interpolation-Based Blind CFO Estimator for Faster-Than-Nyquist Signaling Over LEO Satellite Channel. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 61(2). 5337–5342.
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Niu, Hehao, et al.. (2024). Secure energy efficiency maximization for joint ITS and IRS assisted satellite downlink communications. IET Communications. 18(20). 1943–1955.
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Lin, Zhi, et al.. (2024). Self-powered absorptive reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for securing satellite-terrestrial integrated networks. China Communications. 21(9). 276–291. 85 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Yifu, Kang An, Zhi Lin, et al.. (2023). Joint Transmissive and Reflective RIS-Aided Secure MIMO Systems Design Under Spatially-Correlated Angular Uncertainty and Coupled PSEs. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 18. 3606–3621. 19 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zhengyu, Zheng Chu, Jing Liang, et al.. (2023). Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Enhanced Internet of Medical Things. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 28(7). 3831–3840. 9 indexed citations
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Niu, Hehao, Zhi Lin, Kang An, et al.. (2023). Active RIS Assisted Rate-Splitting Multiple Access Network: Spectral and Energy Efficiency Tradeoff. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 41(5). 1452–1467. 88 indexed citations
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Lin, Zhi, Hehao Niu, Kang An, et al.. (2023). Pain Without Gain: Destructive Beamforming From a Malicious RIS Perspective in IoT Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(5). 7619–7629. 69 indexed citations
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Lin, Zhi, Kang An, Hehao Niu, et al.. (2022). SLNR-based Secure Energy Efficient Beamforming in Multibeam Satellite Systems. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 1–4. 186 indexed citations breakdown →
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Niu, Hehao, Zhi Lin, Kang An, et al.. (2022). Active RIS-Assisted Secure Transmission for Cognitive Satellite Terrestrial Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 72(2). 2609–2614. 61 indexed citations
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Niu, Hehao, Zheng Chu, Fuhui Zhou, et al.. (2021). Double Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Multi-User MIMO Mmwave Systems With Hybrid Precoding. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 71(2). 1575–1587. 58 indexed citations
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Niu, Hehao, Zheng Chu, Fuhui Zhou, et al.. (2021). Weighted Sum Secrecy Rate Maximization Using Intelligent Reflecting Surface. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 69(9). 6170–6184. 87 indexed citations
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Niu, Hehao, Zheng Chu, Fuhui Zhou, Pei Xiao, & Naofal Al‐Dhahir. (2021). Weighted Sum Rate Optimization for STAR-RIS-Assisted MIMO System. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 71(2). 2122–2127. 93 indexed citations
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Liang, Xiaohu, et al.. (2021). Blind CFO Estimator for Spectrally Efficient Frequency Division Multiplexing System. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 34(1). 59–62. 3 indexed citations
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Yan, Yan, Weiwei Yang, Daoxing Guo, et al.. (2020). Robust Secure Beamforming and Power Splitting for Millimeter-Wave Cognitive Satellite–Terrestrial Networks With SWIPT. IEEE Systems Journal. 14(3). 3233–3244. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xianyu, Daoxing Guo, Kefeng Guo, & Hehao Niu. (2018). Secure performance analysis and detection of pilot attack in massive multiple-input multiple-output system. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 14(5). 812230460–812230460. 9 indexed citations
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Niu, Hehao, Bangning Zhang, Yuzhen Huang, et al.. (2018). Robust Secrecy Beamforming and Power-Splitting Design for Multiuser MISO Downlink With SWIPT. IEEE Systems Journal. 13(2). 1367–1375. 17 indexed citations
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