Huaning Niu

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 865 citations indexed

About

Huaning Niu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Huaning Niu has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 865 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 22 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 3 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Huaning Niu's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (17 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (13 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (12 papers). Huaning Niu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (17 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (13 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (12 papers). Huaning Niu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Huaning Niu's co-authors include Geng Wu, Qian Clara Li, Apostolos Papathanassiou, Jeongho Jeon, James A. Ritcey, Chiu Ngo, Geng Wu, Manyuan Shen, Hui Liu and Rose Qingyang Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine.

In The Last Decade

Huaning Niu

31 papers receiving 836 citations

Hit Papers

5G Network Capacity: Key ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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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. 5G Network Capacity: Key Elements and Technologies
    2014 442 citations Qian Clara Li, Huaning Niu et al. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huaning Niu United States 13 792 417 113 38 16 31 865
Sorour Falahati Sweden 13 723 0.9× 526 1.3× 57 0.5× 37 1.0× 12 0.8× 42 788
Qian Clara Li United States 10 710 0.9× 361 0.9× 94 0.8× 34 0.9× 7 0.4× 12 766
Iana Siomina Sweden 11 641 0.8× 466 1.1× 84 0.7× 25 0.7× 23 1.4× 35 677
Richard MacKenzie United Kingdom 14 486 0.6× 253 0.6× 145 1.3× 22 0.6× 20 1.3× 32 572
Ανδρέας Γεωργακόπουλος Greece 11 603 0.8× 377 0.9× 196 1.7× 52 1.4× 13 0.8× 41 745
Manijeh Bashar United Kingdom 14 790 1.0× 309 0.7× 135 1.2× 34 0.9× 20 1.3× 36 849
Adriana Flores United States 7 749 0.9× 310 0.7× 167 1.5× 39 1.0× 33 2.1× 12 856
Binbin Dai Canada 9 640 0.8× 429 1.0× 69 0.6× 22 0.6× 8 0.5× 15 703

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huaning Niu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huaning Niu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Huaning Niu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Huaning 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 Huaning Niu. Huaning Niu 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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Sun, Rongrong, et al.. (2019). Design and Performance of Unlicensed NB-IoT. 469–473. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Rongrong, et al.. (2019). Enabling NB-IoT on Unlicensed Spectrum. 1–7. 9 indexed citations
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Ibars, Christian, et al.. (2015). A comparison of waveform candidates for 5G millimeter wave systems. 1747–1751. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, et al.. (2015). Millimeter wave channel model and system design considerations. 1214–1219. 5 indexed citations
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Pawar, Sameer, Huaning Niu, & Apostolos Papathanassiou. (2015). Front-Haul Compression Using Scheduling Side Information for Cloud Radio Access Networks. 2015 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). 2. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, Huaning Niu, Apostolos Papathanassiou, & Geng Wu. (2014). Edge Cloud and Underlay Networks: Empowering 5G Cell-Less Wireless Architecture. European Wireless Conference. 1–6. 21 indexed citations
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Niu, Huaning, et al.. (2014). RAN architecture options and performance for 5G network evolution. 294–298. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Qian Clara, et al.. (2014). 5G Network Capacity: Key Elements and Technologies. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. 9(1). 71–78. 442 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jeon, Jeongho, Huaning Niu, Qian Clara Li, Apostolos Papathanassiou, & Geng Wu. (2014). LTE in the unlicensed spectrum: Evaluating coexistence mechanisms. 740–745. 56 indexed citations
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Li, Qian Clara, Huaning Niu, Geng Wu, & Rose Qingyang Hu. (2013). Anchor-booster based heterogeneous networks with mmWave capable booster cells. 93–98. 43 indexed citations
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Singh, Harkirat, Huaning Niu, Xiangping Qin, et al.. (2008). Supporting Uncompressed HD Video Streaming without Retransmissions over 60GHz Wireless Networks. 1939–1944. 18 indexed citations
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Xia, Pengfei, Huaning Niu, Jisung Oh, & Chiu Ngo. (2008). Practical Antenna Training for Millimeter Wave MIMO Communication. 1–5. 18 indexed citations
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Xia, Pengfei, Xiangping Qin, Huaning Niu, et al.. (2007). Short Range Gigabit Wireless Communications Systems: Potentials, Challenges and Techniques. 123–128. 25 indexed citations
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Niu, Huaning & Chiu Ngo. (2006). Diversity and Multiplexing Switching in 802.11n MIMO Systems. 1644–1648. 13 indexed citations
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Niu, Huaning & James A. Ritcey. (2005). Pilot-symbol-assisted LDPC coded BICM over correlated Rayleigh fading channels. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 4(5). 2076–2082. 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Manyuan, Huaning Niu, Hui Liu, & James A. Ritcey. (2004). Finite precision implementation of LDPC coded M-ary modulation over wireless channels. 37. 114–118. 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Manyuan, Huaning Niu, & Hui Liu. (2004). Iterative receiver design in rayleigh fading using factor graph. 4. 2604–2608. 2 indexed citations
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Niu, Huaning & James A. Ritcey. (2004). Threshold of LDPC coded BICM for Rayleigh fading: density evolution and EXIT chart. 2422–2427. 2 indexed citations
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Niu, Huaning, et al.. (2003). Performance of clustered OFDM with low density parity check codes over dispersive channels. 1. 160–164. 1 indexed citations

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