Kezhi Wang

14.6k total citations · 13 hit papers
222 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Kezhi Wang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Kezhi Wang has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 93 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 92 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Kezhi Wang's work include Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (92 papers), UAV Applications and Optimization (58 papers) and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (47 papers). Kezhi Wang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (92 papers), UAV Applications and Optimization (58 papers) and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (47 papers). Kezhi Wang collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Kezhi Wang's co-authors include Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren, Arumugam Nallanathan, Kun Yang, Maged Elkashlan, Wei Xu, Lajos Hanzo, Jiangzhou Wang, Gui Zhou and Pei-Qiu Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Kezhi Wang

205 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

Multicell MIMO Communications Relying on Intelligent Refl... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2020 2020 2021 2020 2019 250 500 750
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. Multicell MIMO Communications Relying on Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces
    2020 798 citations Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  2. Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided MIMO Broadcasting for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer
    2020 685 citations Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren et al. profile →
  3. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for 6G Systems: Principles, Applications, and Research Directions
    2021 648 citations Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren et al. profile →
  4. A Framework of Robust Transmission Design for IRS-Aided MISO Communications With Imperfect Cascaded Channels
    2020 416 citations Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren et al. profile →
  5. Energy Efficient Resource Allocation in UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge Computing Networks
    2019 348 citations Zhaohui Yang, Cunhua Pan et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  6. Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Trajectory Planning for Multi-UAV Assisted Mobile Edge Computing
    2020 344 citations Kezhi Wang, Cunhua Pan et al. profile →
  7. Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Multigroup Multicast MISO Communication Systems
    2020 265 citations Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren et al. profile →
  8. Artificial-Noise-Aided Secure MIMO Wireless Communications via Intelligent Reflecting Surface
    2020 254 citations Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →
  9. Joint Deployment and Task Scheduling Optimization for Large-Scale Mobile Users in Multi-UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge Computing
    2019 241 citations Yong Wang, Kezhi Wang et al. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics profile →
  10. Robust Beamforming Design for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided MISO Communication Systems
    2020 238 citations Cunhua Pan, Hong Ren et al. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters profile →
  11. Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Dynamic Trajectory Control for UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing
    2021 224 citations Kezhi Wang, Cunhua Pan et al. profile →
  12. 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 →
  13. Large AI Model-Based Semantic Communications
    2024 48 citations Kezhi Wang, Kun Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kezhi Wang United Kingdom 49 7.0k 5.6k 3.4k 1.2k 726 222 10.3k
Cunhua Pan China 61 12.3k 1.8× 7.6k 1.4× 4.1k 1.2× 810 0.7× 689 0.9× 375 15.3k
Nan Zhao China 63 10.1k 1.4× 7.0k 1.3× 6.4k 1.9× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 2.1× 525 14.8k
Changsheng You China 38 8.7k 1.2× 4.2k 0.7× 6.4k 1.9× 908 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 134 12.9k
Lingyang Song China 77 13.7k 2.0× 5.9k 1.1× 8.7k 2.6× 975 0.8× 963 1.3× 497 18.2k
Jiangzhou Wang United Kingdom 50 9.7k 1.4× 4.1k 0.7× 4.2k 1.3× 249 0.2× 715 1.0× 497 11.5k
Naofal Al‐Dhahir United States 58 13.2k 1.9× 4.2k 0.7× 5.9k 1.7× 374 0.3× 1.1k 1.5× 589 15.2k
Kai‐Kit Wong United Kingdom 68 14.9k 2.1× 5.8k 1.0× 8.0k 2.4× 715 0.6× 1.5k 2.0× 699 18.4k
Fuhui Zhou China 47 5.5k 0.8× 3.2k 0.6× 3.2k 0.9× 704 0.6× 768 1.1× 278 7.6k
Miaowen Wen China 50 8.1k 1.1× 2.3k 0.4× 2.7k 0.8× 269 0.2× 614 0.8× 394 9.7k
Arumugam Nallanathan United Kingdom 73 18.7k 2.7× 7.2k 1.3× 9.8k 2.9× 965 0.8× 1.5k 2.0× 732 23.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kezhi Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kezhi Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kezhi Wang 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 Kezhi Wang. Kezhi Wang 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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Wang, Kezhi, et al.. (2025). Secure and Private Over-the-Air Federated Learning: Biased and Unbiased Aggregation Design. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(7). 5901–5916. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Minghao, et al.. (2025). LLM-Based Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in Satellite Edge Computing Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 75(3). 5262–5267.
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Xiao, Ming, et al.. (2025). Large Language Model Based Multi-Objective Optimization for Integrated Sensing and Communications in UAV Networks. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 14(4). 979–983. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Deyou, et al.. (2024). Fluid Antenna Array Enhanced Over-the-Air Computation. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13(6). 1541–1545. 22 indexed citations
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Wassell, Ian, et al.. (2024). Large Language Model-Based Wireless Network Design. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13(12). 3340–3344. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Kezhi, et al.. (2023). Average Error Probability for UAV-RIS Enabled Short Packet Communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(2). 2912–2917. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Kezhi, Jian-Yu Li, Meng Xu, Zonghai Chen, & Jikai Wang. (2022). LiDAR-Only Ground Vehicle Navigation System in Park Environment. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 13(11). 201–201. 5 indexed citations
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Bi, Huibo, Wen‐Long Shang, Yanyan Chen, & Kezhi Wang. (2022). Joint Optimization for Pedestrian, Information and Energy Flows in Emergency Response Systems With Energy Harvesting and Energy Sharing. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 23(11). 22421–22435. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Kezhi, et al.. (2022). Secrecy Performance Analysis of RIS-Aided Communication System With Randomly Flying Eavesdroppers. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 11(10). 2240–2244. 30 indexed citations
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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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Bi, Huibo, Wen‐Long Shang, Yanyan Chen, et al.. (2021). GIS aided sustainable urban road management with a unifying queueing and neural network model. Applied Energy. 291. 116818–116818. 65 indexed citations
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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. (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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Ma, Shuai, et al.. (2020). Efficient Multitask Scheduling for Completion Time Minimization in UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing. Mobile Information Systems. 2020. 1–11. 18 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yi, Cunhua Pan, Phee Lep Yeoh, et al.. (2019). Secure Communications for UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge Computing Systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 68(1). 376–388. 229 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhaohui, Cunhua Pan, Kezhi Wang, & Mohammad Shikh‐Bahaei. (2019). Energy Efficient Resource Allocation in UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge Computing Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 18(9). 4576–4589. 348 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Pei-Qiu, Yong Wang, Kezhi Wang, & Zhizhong Liu. (2019). A Bilevel Optimization Approach for Joint Offloading Decision and Resource Allocation in Cooperative Mobile Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 50(10). 4228–4241. 97 indexed citations
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Xu, Wei, et al.. (2018). MIMO Channel Information Feedback Using Deep Recurrent Network. IEEE Communications Letters. 23(1). 188–191. 105 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinhou, Kezhi Wang, Song Wu, et al.. (2018). Dynamic Resource Scheduling in Mobile Edge Cloud with Cloud Radio Access Network. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems. 29(11). 2429–2445. 85 indexed citations

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