Liang Liu

9.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
126 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Liang Liu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Liu has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 37 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 35 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Liang Liu's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (38 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (25 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (22 papers). Liang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (38 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (25 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (22 papers). Liang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Liang Liu's co-authors include Rui Zhang, Wei Yu, Shuguang Cui, Kee-Chaing Chua, Zhaorui Wang, Jie Xu, Kee-Chaing Chua, Shuowen Zhang, Kee Chaing Chua and Weiqiang Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Transactions on Information Theory.

In The Last Decade

Liang Liu

115 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Channel Estimation for Intelligent R... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2020 2012 2018 2013 2014 200 400 600
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. Channel Estimation for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Multiuser Communications: Framework, Algorithms, and Analysis
    2020 677 citations Zhaorui Wang, Liang Liu et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  2. Wireless Information Transfer with Opportunistic Energy Harvesting
    2012 510 citations Liang Liu, Rui Zhang et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  3. Massive Connectivity With Massive MIMO—Part I: Device Activity Detection and Channel Estimation
    2018 471 citations Liang Liu, Wei Yu profile →
  4. Wireless Information and Power Transfer: A Dynamic Power Splitting Approach
    2013 426 citations Liang Liu, Rui Zhang et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →
  5. Joint Transmit Beamforming and Receive Power Splitting for MISO SWIPT Systems
    2014 408 citations Liang Liu, Rui Zhang et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  6. Multiuser MISO Beamforming for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer
    2014 407 citations Jie Xu, Liang Liu et al. profile →
  7. Multi-Antenna Wireless Powered Communication With Energy Beamforming
    2014 365 citations Liang Liu, Rui Zhang et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →
  8. Secrecy Wireless Information and Power Transfer With MISO Beamforming
    2014 353 citations Liang Liu, Rui Zhang et al. profile →
  9. Sparse Signal Processing for Grant-Free Massive Connectivity: A Future Paradigm for Random Access Protocols in the Internet of Things
    2018 334 citations Liang Liu, Erik G. Larsson et al. IEEE Signal Processing 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
Liang Liu China 33 5.6k 1.8k 1.5k 387 329 126 6.5k
Ming Li China 36 3.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 451 1.2× 104 0.3× 228 4.6k
Amitava Ghosh United States 36 6.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 2.7k 1.8× 404 1.0× 70 0.2× 181 6.8k
Wensheng Zhang China 29 2.2k 0.4× 647 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 114 0.3× 51 0.2× 181 3.6k
Kai Yang China 30 2.1k 0.4× 739 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 135 0.3× 49 0.1× 189 3.0k
Xiao Li China 25 1.9k 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 526 0.3× 99 0.3× 85 0.3× 237 2.7k
Zhi Lin China 28 2.6k 0.5× 2.4k 1.3× 1.3k 0.8× 118 0.3× 25 0.1× 110 4.0k
Nan Guo China 29 1.8k 0.3× 343 0.2× 399 0.3× 510 1.3× 113 0.3× 151 2.5k
Jun-Bo Wang China 34 3.4k 0.6× 2.4k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 150 0.4× 27 0.1× 233 4.6k
Yi Fang China 31 1.9k 0.3× 386 0.2× 1.2k 0.8× 199 0.5× 85 0.3× 206 3.1k
Zhi Zhang China 24 1.2k 0.2× 663 0.4× 437 0.3× 58 0.1× 224 0.7× 228 2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Liu

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All Works

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Liu, Liang, Xiaoyang Li, Ying Xu, et al.. (2025). Theoretical and experimental study of the heterogeneous bubble nucleation in boiling of pure liquids and binary mixtures based on Gibbs free energy analysis and heated surface characteristics. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 164. 108844–108844. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuowen, et al.. (2025). User Equipment Assisted Localization for 6G Integrated Sensing and Communication. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(11). 12593–12607.
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Yin, Yanshan, Wei Zhang, Zhiliang Wu, et al.. (2024). Quantum chemical study of the effect of oxygen-containing functional groups on N2O adsorption on char. Fuel. 365. 131319–131319. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhaorui, et al.. (2024). Finding Defective Elements in Intelligent Reflecting Surface via Over-the-Air Measurements. 656–661. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haobo, et al.. (2024). Target Detection and Positioning Aided by Reconfigurable Surfaces: Reflective or Holographic?. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(12). 19215–19230. 40 indexed citations
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Liu, Liang, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Near-Field and Far-Field XL-MIMO: How Many Users Can Be Supported?. IEEE Communications Letters. 28(10). 2402–2406. 5 indexed citations
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Clerckx, Bruno, Yijie Mao, Zhaohui Yang, et al.. (2024). Multiple Access Techniques for Intelligent and Multifunctional 6G: Tutorial, Survey, and Outlook. Proceedings of the IEEE. 112(7). 832–879. 49 indexed citations
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Gao, Qiang, et al.. (2023). Computational investigation of a 3D-printed skin substitute with orthotropy in mechanical property. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 166. 107536–107536. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Xinying, et al.. (2023). Construction and optimization of molecular multidimensional model of Changqing petroleum residue. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1281. 135170–135170. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Liang, et al.. (2023). Detecting Abrupt Change of Channel Covariance Matrix in IRS-Assisted Communication. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13(2). 318–322. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Xianxin, Yuan Fang, Ling Qiu, et al.. (2023). Fundamental CRB-Rate Tradeoff in Multi-Antenna ISAC Systems With Information Multicasting and Multi-Target Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(4). 3870–3885. 46 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhaorui, Ya‐Feng Liu, Ziyue Wang, et al.. (2023). Device Activity Detection in mMTC With Low-Resolution ADCs: A New Protocol. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(6). 5847–5862. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Liang, et al.. (2022). Device-Free Sensing in OFDM Cellular Network. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 40(6). 1838–1853. 75 indexed citations
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Xie, Hailiang, Jie Xu, Ya‐Feng Liu, Liang Liu, & Derrick Wing Kwan Ng. (2021). User Grouping and Reflective Beamforming for IRS-Aided URLLC. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 10(11). 2533–2537. 46 indexed citations
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Liu, Liang, Shuowen Zhang, & Rui Zhang. (2019). Exploiting NOMA for Multi-Beam UAV Communication in Cellular Uplink. 1–6. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Liang, Shuowen Zhang, & Rui Zhang. (2018). Cooperative Interference Cancellation for Multi-Beam UAV Uplink Communication: A DoF Analysis. 1–6. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Liang, Erik G. Larsson, Wei Yu, et al.. (2018). Sparse Signal Processing for Grant-Free Massive Connectivity: A Future Paradigm for Random Access Protocols in the Internet of Things. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. 35(5). 88–99. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Liang, et al.. (2018). Channel Diagonalization for Cloud Radio Access. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 7(4). 622–625. 1 indexed citations

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