Jian Li

27.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
594 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

Jian Li is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Signal Processing and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian Li has authored 594 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 250 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 176 papers in Signal Processing and 170 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jian Li's work include Radar Systems and Signal Processing (140 papers), Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (137 papers) and Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Techniques (125 papers). Jian Li is often cited by papers focused on Radar Systems and Signal Processing (140 papers), Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (137 papers) and Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Techniques (125 papers). Jian Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Jian Li's co-authors include Petre Stoica, Zhisong Wang, Luzhou Xu, Hao He, Yi Jiang, Tarik Yardibi, Prabhu Babu, William W. Hager, Xumin Zhu and Ming Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence.

In The Last Decade

Jian Li

556 papers receiving 19.5k citations

Hit Papers

MIMO Radar with Colocated Antennas 2003 2026 2010 2018 2007 2003 2010 2008 2010 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. MIMO Radar with Colocated Antennas
    2007 2.0k citations Jian Li, Petre Stoica profile →
  2. On robust Capon beamforming and diagonal loading
    2003 1.1k citations Jian Li, Petre Stoica et al. profile →
  3. Source Localization and Sensing: A Nonparametric Iterative Adaptive Approach Based on Weighted Least Squares
    2010 488 citations Jian Li, Petre Stoica et al. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems profile →
  4. Exact and Approximate Solutions of Source Localization Problems
    2008 464 citations Petre Stoica, Jian Li et al. profile →
  5. SPICE: A Sparse Covariance-Based Estimation Method for Array Processing
    2010 449 citations Petre Stoica, Jian Li et al. profile →
  6. Target detection and parameter estimation for MIMO radar systems
    2008 359 citations Luzhou Xu, Jian Li et al. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems profile →
  7. Heterogeneous cloud radio access networks: a new perspective for enhancing spectral and energy efficiencies
    2014 340 citations Jian Li et al. profile →
  8. Performance optimization of a diesel engine fueled with hydrogen/biodiesel with water addition based on the response surface methodology
    2022 182 citations Jian Li et al. profile →

Peers

Jian Li
Arye Nehorai United States
Moeness G. Amin United States
Harry L. Van Trees United States
Hing Cheung So Hong Kong
Yimin D. Zhang United States
Petre Stoica Sweden
Steven Kay United States
Xiang‐Gen Xia United States
Bhaskar D. Rao United States
K. C. Ho United States
Arye Nehorai United States
Jian Li
Citations per year, relative to Jian Li Jian Li (= 1×) peers Arye Nehorai

Countries citing papers authored by Jian Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jian Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jian Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jian Li. The network helps show where Jian Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jian Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jian Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jian Li 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 Jian Li. Jian Li 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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Liu, Caiwei, Weifeng Li, Shilong Zhang, et al.. (2025). Bond behavior of reinforced concrete structures under different cooling methods based on pull-out tests. Structures. 72. 108189–108189. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Boming, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and performance of cross-linked poly(aryl ether nitrile) anion exchange membranes with dense cations and flexible side-chain structures for water electrolysis. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 974. 118750–118750. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Li, et al.. (2024). Meta-Calib: A generic, robust and accurate camera calibration framework with ArUco-encoded meta-board. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 212. 357–380. 1 indexed citations
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Jia, Junfeng, et al.. (2024). Shear behavior of precast bridge deck panels with UHPC wet joints. Engineering Structures. 316. 118569–118569. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Boming, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and performance of poly(aryl ether nitrile) anion exchange membranes containing highly dense quaternary ammonium cationic side chains for water electrolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 62. 498–509. 10 indexed citations
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Fu, Zhijian, Shuxiang Yang, Lin Luo, Jian Li, & Xiaobo Liu. (2024). Experimental study of pedestrian dynamics and crowd risk on ramps. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 659. 130345–130345.
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Han, Xianghui, et al.. (2024). Dynamic and efficient device collaborations in 5G‐advanced and 6G networks. IET Communications. 18(19). 1437–1450.
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Huang, Junfeng, Yantao Wang, Jian Li, et al.. (2024). Oxygen-coordinated cobalt single atom steered by doped-O and CoO for efficient hydrogen evolution at industrial current densities. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 156990–156990. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Hongjuan, Jian Li, Lei Yang, et al.. (2023). Parameter inversion and target localization in layered media containing solids based on acoustic ray tracing method. Measurement. 213. 112719–112719. 1 indexed citations
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Jia, Junfeng, et al.. (2023). Tensile behavior of UHPC wet joints for precast bridge deck panels. Engineering Structures. 282. 115826–115826. 20 indexed citations
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Fu, Zhijian, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of pedestrian dynamics in narrow aisles: Empirical results. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 625. 128983–128983. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Jian, et al.. (2023). Efficient binary sequence set designs for MIMO PMCW radar. Signal Processing. 213. 109204–109204. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Jian, et al.. (2023). Research on Improvement Measures of Cementing Acoustic Amplitude Logging. Academic Journal of Science and Technology. 5(2). 4–9. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Luzhou, Jaime Lien, & Jian Li. (2021). Doppler–Range Processing for Enhanced High-Speed Moving Target Detection Using LFMCW Automotive Radar. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 58(1). 568–580. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Fangqing, et al.. (2020). Angular-Domain Channel Estimation for One-Bit Massive MIMO Systems: Performance Bounds and Algorithms. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 69(3). 2928–2942. 20 indexed citations
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Zhu, Heng, Fangqing Liu, & Jian Li. (2019). Computationally Efficient Sinusoidal Parameter Estimation From Signed Measurements: ADMM Approaches. IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 26(12). 1798–1802. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Rong, et al.. (2019). Range Estimation and Range-Doppler Imaging Using Signed Measurements in LFMCW Radar. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 55(6). 3531–3550. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Rong, et al.. (2018). Bayesian Information Criterion for Signed Measurements With Application to Sinusoidal Signals. IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 25(8). 1251–1255. 18 indexed citations

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