Kangda Zhi

2.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
34 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kangda Zhi is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Kangda Zhi has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 16 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 6 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Kangda Zhi's work include Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (20 papers), Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (9 papers) and Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies (7 papers). Kangda Zhi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (20 papers), Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (9 papers) and Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies (7 papers). Kangda Zhi collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Germany. Kangda Zhi's co-authors include Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, Kezhi Wang, Maged Elkashlan, Kok Keong Chai, Marco Di Renzo, Gui Zhou, Tuo Wu, Sheng Hong and Yijin Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications and IEEE Transactions on Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kangda Zhi

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

3 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.

An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for RIS/IRS-Aided Wireless Systems

2022 506 citations Cunhua Pan, Gui Zhou et al. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing profile →
Active RIS Versus Passive RIS: Which is Superior With the Same Power Budget?

2022 417 citations Kangda Zhi, Cunhua Pan et al. IEEE Communications Letters profile →
Power Scaling Law Analysis and Phase Shift Optimization of RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Statistical CSI

2022 182 citations Kangda Zhi, Cunhua Pan et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kangda Zhi China	14	1.4k	835	263	138	53	34	1.7k
Hehao Niu China	20	1.5k 1.1×	996 1.2×	479 1.8×	73 0.5×	70 1.3×	44	1.9k
Li Wei China	12	976 0.7×	539 0.6×	163 0.6×	71 0.5×	61 1.2×	57	1.2k
Gui Zhou China	19	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.7×	379 1.4×	234 1.7×	82 1.5×	52	2.7k
Bin Lyu China	19	1.1k 0.7×	368 0.4×	250 1.0×	75 0.5×	35 0.7×	72	1.2k
Wanming Hao China	28	2.4k 1.7×	959 1.1×	639 2.4×	116 0.8×	69 1.3×	136	2.7k
Tianwei Hou China	18	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.6×	357 1.4×	184 1.3×	41 0.8×	62	2.4k
Telex M. N. Ngatched Canada	22	1.5k 1.1×	367 0.4×	378 1.4×	119 0.9×	99 1.9×	114	1.6k
Jiancheng An Singapore	24	1.4k 1.0×	881 1.1×	242 0.9×	85 0.6×	124 2.3×	93	1.9k
Xinrong Guan China	20	1.5k 1.1×	795 1.0×	432 1.6×	97 0.7×	182 3.4×	64	1.7k
Huayan Guo China	18	2.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.5×	425 1.6×	192 1.4×	158 3.0×	34	2.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tao, Qin, Zhongjie Li, Kangda Zhi, et al.. (2025). A Survey on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Systems. IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology. 6. 1881–1909.

Yao, Junteng, Xiazhi Lai, Kangda Zhi, et al.. (2025). A Framework of FAS-RIS Systems: Performance Analysis and Throughput Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 25. 1333–1348. 8 indexed citations

Wu, Te‐Kao, Kangda Zhi, Junteng Yao, et al.. (2025). Fluid Antenna Systems Enabling 6G: Principles, Applications, and Research Directions. IEEE Wireless Communications. 1–9. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Xianzhe, Hong Ren, Cunhua Pan, et al.. (2025). Performance Analysis on RIS-Aided Wideband Massive MIMO OFDM Systems With Low-Resolution ADCs. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(12). 10227–10243. 1 indexed citations

Lai, Xiazhi, et al.. (2025). FAS-RIS for V2X: Unlocking Realistic Performance Analysis with Finite Elements. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 1–6.

Pan, Cunhua, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Precoding Design for Near-Field Wideband THz Systems With Spatial Non-Stationarity. IEEE Communications Letters. 28(10). 2372–2376. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Tuo, Cunhua Pan, Kangda Zhi, et al.. (2024). Exploit High-Dimensional RIS Information to Localization: What Is the Impact of Faulty Element?. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 42(10). 2803–2819. 29 indexed citations

Wang, Kezhi, et al.. (2024). Device Scheduling for Secure Aggregation in Wireless Federated Learning. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(17). 28851–28862. 1 indexed citations

Dai, Jianxin, Kangda Zhi, Cunhua Pan, et al.. (2024). Two-Timescale Design for Simultaneous Transmitting and Reflecting RIS-Assisted Massive MIMO Systems With Imperfect CSI. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 72(7). 4287–4304. 3 indexed citations

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Zhi, Kangda, Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, et al.. (2024). Performance Analysis and Low-Complexity Design for XL-MIMO With Near-Field Spatial Non-Stationarities. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 42(6). 1656–1672. 42 indexed citations

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Dai, Jianxin, Kangda Zhi, Cunhua Pan, et al.. (2023). Two-Timescale Transmission Design for RIS-Aided Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(6). 6498–6517. 29 indexed citations

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Zhi, Kangda, Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, et al.. (2022). Two-Timescale Design for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Imperfect CSI. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 69(5). 3001–3033. 109 indexed citations

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Zhi, Kangda, Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, Kok Keong Chai, & Maged Elkashlan. (2022). Active RIS Versus Passive RIS: Which is Superior With the Same Power Budget?. IEEE Communications Letters. 26(5). 1150–1154. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhi, Kangda, Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, & Kezhi Wang. (2022). Power Scaling Law Analysis and Phase Shift Optimization of RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Statistical CSI. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 70(5). 3558–3574. 182 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhi, Kangda, Cunhua Pan, Gui Zhou, et al.. (2022). Is RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Promising With ZF Detectors and Imperfect CSI?. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 40(10). 3010–3026. 47 indexed citations

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Pan, Cunhua, Gui Zhou, Kangda Zhi, et al.. (2022). An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for RIS/IRS-Aided Wireless Systems. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. 16(5). 883–917. 506 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dai, Jianxin, Yuanyuan Wang, Cunhua Pan, et al.. (2021). Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Low-Resolution DACs. IEEE Communications Letters. 25(9). 3124–3128. 24 indexed citations

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Zhi, Kangda, Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, & Kezhi Wang. (2021). Statistical CSI-Based Design for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Direct Links. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 10(5). 1128–1132. 114 indexed citations

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Zhi, Kangda, Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, & Kezhi Wang. (2021). Ergodic Rate Analysis of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With ZF Detectors. IEEE Communications Letters. 26(2). 264–268. 33 indexed citations

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Zhi, Kangda, Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, & Kezhi Wang. (2020). Uplink Achievable Rate of Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Millimeter-Wave Communications With Low-Resolution ADC and Phase Noise. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 10(3). 654–658. 62 indexed citations

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