Hongyang Du

8.1k total citations · 19 hit papers
197 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Hongyang Du is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongyang Du has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 72 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 54 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Hongyang Du's work include IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (29 papers), Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data (26 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (25 papers). Hongyang Du is often cited by papers focused on IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (29 papers), Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data (26 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (25 papers). Hongyang Du collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Hongyang Du's co-authors include Dusit Niyato, Jiawen Kang, Zehui Xiong, Dong In Kim, Xuemin Shen, Jiayi Zhang, Bo Ai, Jiacheng Wang, H. Vincent Poor and Khaled B. Letaief and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence.

In The Last Decade

Hongyang Du

172 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Semantic Communications for Future Internet: Fundamentals... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2024 2024 2023 2024 100 200 300
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. Semantic Communications for Future Internet: Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges
    2022 331 citations Hongyang Du, Wei Yang Bryan Lim et al. profile →
  2. Unleashing the Power of Edge-Cloud Generative AI in Mobile Networks: A Survey of AIGC Services
    2024 186 citations Hongyang Du, Dusit Niyato et al. profile →
  3. A Tutorial on Extremely Large-Scale MIMO for 6G: Fundamentals, Signal Processing, and Applications
    2024 176 citations Hongyang Du, Dusit Niyato et al. profile →
  4. Extremely Large-Scale MIMO: Fundamentals, Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
    2023 131 citations Hongyang Du, Bo Ai et al. IEEE Wireless Communications profile →
  5. Enhancing Deep Reinforcement Learning: A Tutorial on Generative Diffusion Models in Network Optimization
    2024 111 citations Hongyang Du, Ruichen Zhang et al. profile →
  6. RIS-Aided Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems for 6G: Fundamentals, System Design, and Applications
    2024 95 citations Hongyang Du, Bo Ai et al. profile →
  7. Diffusion-Based Reinforcement Learning for Edge-Enabled AI-Generated Content Services
    2024 90 citations Hongyang Du, Zonghang Li et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
  8. Generative AI for Integrated Sensing and Communication: Insights From the Physical Layer Perspective
    2024 83 citations Jiacheng Wang, Hongyang Du et al. IEEE Wireless Communications profile →
  9. Exploring Collaborative Distributed Diffusion-Based AI-Generated Content (AIGC) in Wireless Networks
    2023 75 citations Hongyang Du, Ruichen Zhang et al. IEEE Network profile →
  10. Generative AI Agents With Large Language Model for Satellite Networks via a Mixture of Experts Transmission
    2024 70 citations Ruichen Zhang, Hongyang Du et al. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications profile →
  11. Generative AI-Enabled Vehicular Networks: Fundamentals, Framework, and Case Study
    2024 62 citations Ruichen Zhang, Hongyang Du et al. IEEE Network profile →
  12. Generative AI-Driven Semantic Communication Networks: Architecture, Technologies, and Applications
    2024 61 citations Hongyang Du, Dusit Niyato et al. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking profile →
  13. Generative AI for Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks
    2024 55 citations Ruichen Zhang, Hongyang Du et al. IEEE Wireless Communications profile →
  14. Interactive AI With Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Next Generation Networking
    2024 54 citations Ruichen Zhang, Hongyang Du et al. IEEE Network profile →
  15. A Unified Framework for Guiding Generative AI With Wireless Perception in Resource Constrained Mobile Edge Networks
    2024 51 citations Jiacheng Wang, Hongyang Du et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
  16. A Revolution of Personalized Healthcare: Enabling Human Digital Twin With Mobile AIGC
    2024 49 citations Hongyang Du, Dusit Niyato et al. IEEE Network profile →
  17. Generative AI Based Secure Wireless Sensing for ISAC Networks
    2025 46 citations Jiacheng Wang, Hongyang Du et al. profile →
  18. Enabling AI-Generated Content Services in Wireless Edge Networks
    2024 38 citations Hongyang Du, Zonghang Li et al. IEEE Wireless Communications profile →
  19. Generative AI for Deep Reinforcement Learning: Framework, Analysis, and Use Cases
    2025 15 citations Dusit Niyato, Jiawen Kang et al. IEEE Wireless 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
Hongyang Du China 41 1.7k 1.4k 953 886 492 197 4.7k
Kun Zhu China 34 1.7k 1.0× 1.9k 1.4× 638 0.7× 855 1.0× 472 1.0× 177 3.8k
Bing Chen China 33 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 411 0.5× 610 1.2× 258 3.7k
Li Wang China 39 2.9k 1.7× 2.6k 1.9× 736 0.8× 904 1.0× 518 1.1× 324 5.1k
Feng Lyu China 34 2.3k 1.4× 2.8k 2.0× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 627 1.3× 133 5.0k
Tu N. Nguyen United States 39 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 784 0.8× 263 0.3× 680 1.4× 126 3.9k
Yuntao Wang China 26 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 953 1.0× 567 0.6× 1.4k 2.8× 99 3.7k
Kwok‐Yan Lam Singapore 27 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 454 0.5× 981 2.0× 202 3.5k
Lei Wang China 34 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 796 0.8× 271 0.3× 609 1.2× 281 3.9k
Muhammad Bilal South Korea 33 840 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 714 0.7× 312 0.4× 866 1.8× 197 3.3k
Wei Yang Bryan Lim Singapore 24 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 2.7k 2.8× 599 0.7× 774 1.6× 67 4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongyang Du

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Du, Hongyang, Ruichen Zhang, Dusit Niyato, et al.. (2025). Reinforcement Learning With LLMs Interaction for Distributed Diffusion Model Services. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 47(10). 8838–8855. 3 indexed citations
2.
Zhang, Ruichen, et al.. (2025). Embodied AI-Enhanced Vehicular Networks: An Integrated Vision Language Models and Reinforcement Learning Method. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 24(11). 11494–11510. 8 indexed citations
3.
Liu, Yinqiu, Hongyang Du, Dusit Niyato, et al.. (2025). Generative AI in Data Center Networking: Fundamentals, Perspectives, and Case Study. IEEE Network. 40(2). 165–174. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liu, Hongyang Du, Xiangwang Hou, et al.. (2025). Two-Timescale Model Caching and Resource Allocation for Edge-Enabled AI-Generated Content Services. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 25(4). 4822–4838. 1 indexed citations
5.
Yu, Kai, et al.. (2025). Large Sequence Model for MIMO Equalization in Fully Decoupled Radio Access Network. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 6. 4491–4504. 1 indexed citations
6.
Qian, Bo, Hongyang Du, Jiacheng Chen, et al.. (2025). Fully-Decoupled RAN for Feedback-Free Multi-Base Station Transmission in MIMO-OFDM System. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 43(3). 780–794. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Zonghang, et al.. (2025). SecureShare: Blockchain Based Secure and Verifiable Knowledge Sharing for AI-Generated Content (AIGC) Services. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(11). 18112–18125.
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Du, Hongyang, Ruichen Zhang, Gang Feng, et al.. (2025). A Survey of Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence and 6G Mobile Services: Architectures, Solutions, Technologies and Outlooks. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 11(3). 1334–1356. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Weizheng, et al.. (2025). Lightweight and Fast Authentication Protocol for Digital Healthcare Services. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 25(1). 403–418. 2 indexed citations
10.
Huang, Tao, Yudong Huang, Xinyuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Hirail: Core-Agnostic Deterministic Networks for Long-Distance Time-Sensitive IIoT Applications. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(10). 17198–17209. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yinqiu, Hongyang Du, Dusit Niyato, et al.. (2024). ProSecutor: Protecting Mobile AIGC Services on Two-Layer Blockchain via Reputation and Contract Theoretic Approaches. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(12). 10966–10983. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruichen, Hongyang Du, Yinqiu Liu, et al.. (2024). Interactive AI With Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Next Generation Networking. IEEE Network. 38(6). 414–424. 54 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Yijing, et al.. (2024). Incentive and Dynamic Client Selection for Federated Unlearning. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 2936–2944. 5 indexed citations
14.
Wen, Jinbo, Jiangtian Nie, Jiawen Kang, et al.. (2024). From Generative AI to Generative Internet of Things: Fundamentals, Framework, and Outlooks. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine. 7(3). 30–37. 39 indexed citations
15.
Yang, Yaoqi, Daoxing Guo, Hongyang Du, et al.. (2024). Generative AI for Secure and Privacy-Preserving Mobile Crowdsensing. IEEE Wireless Communications. 31(6). 29–38. 4 indexed citations
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Ng, Wei Chong, Hongyang Du, Wei Yang Bryan Lim, et al.. (2024). Stochastic Resource Allocation for Semantic Communication-Aided Virtual Transportation Networks in the Metaverse. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Xiu, Yue, Yang Zhao, Songjie Yang, et al.. (2024). Robust Beamforming Design for Near-Field DMA-NOMA mmWave Communications With Imperfect Position Information. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(2). 1678–1692. 8 indexed citations
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Kang, Jiawen, Hongyang Du, Jiangtian Nie, et al.. (2024). Securing Federated Diffusion Model With Dynamic Quantization for Generative AI Services in Multiple-Access Artificial Intelligence of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(17). 28064–28077. 10 indexed citations
19.
Lu, Yang, et al.. (2024). AI-Empowered RIS-Assisted Networks: CV-Enabled RIS Selection and DNN-Enabled Transmission. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(11). 17854–17858. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiacheng, Hongyang Du, Zengshan Tian, et al.. (2023). Semantic-Aware Sensing Information Transmission for Metaverse: A Contest Theoretic Approach. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 22(8). 5214–5228. 50 indexed citations

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