Nan Zhao

19.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
525 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Nan Zhao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Zhao has authored 525 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 379 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 225 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 182 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Nan Zhao's work include Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (170 papers), UAV Applications and Optimization (146 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (118 papers). Nan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (170 papers), UAV Applications and Optimization (146 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (118 papers). Nan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Canada. Nan Zhao's co-authors include F. Richard Yu, Yunfei Chen, Jie Tang, Victor C. M. Leung, Hongxi Yin, Mohamed‐Slim Alouini, Kai‐Kit Wong, Weidang Lu, Xiaowei Pang and Zhiguo Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Carbon and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Nan Zhao

485 papers receiving 14.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

A survey of channel modeling for UAV communications \n

2018 648 citations Yunfei Chen, Nan Zhao et al. profile →
UAV-Assisted Emergency Networks in Disasters

2019 560 citations Nan Zhao, Weidang Lu et al. profile →
Integrated Networking, Caching, and Computing for Connected Vehicles: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

2017 447 citations Nan Zhao et al. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology profile →
UAV Trajectory Optimization for Data Offloading at the Edge of Multiple Cells

2018 303 citations Yunfei Chen, Nan Zhao et al. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology profile →
Caching UAV Assisted Secure Transmission in Hyper-Dense Networks Based on Interference Alignment

2018 272 citations Nan Zhao, Jie Tang et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →
Joint Trajectory and Precoding Optimization for UAV-Assisted NOMA Networks

2019 271 citations Nan Zhao, Xiaowei Pang et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →
Software-Defined Networks with Mobile Edge Computing and Caching for Smart Cities: A Big Data Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

2017 270 citations Nan Zhao et al. profile →
IRS-Assisted Secure UAV Transmission via Joint Trajectory and Beamforming Design

2021 246 citations Xiaowei Pang, Nan Zhao et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →
When UAV Meets IRS: Expanding Air-Ground Networks via Passive Reflection

2021 241 citations Xiaowei Pang, Nan Zhao et al. profile →
Covert Communications: A Comprehensive Survey

2023 161 citations Xinying Chen, Zehui Xiong et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nan Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nan Zhao 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 Nan Zhao. Nan Zhao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Blockchain and timely auction mechanism-based spectrum management 2025 ·Future Generation Computer Systems ·Hongyi Zhang, Mingqian Liu, Yunfei Chen, Nan Zhao	3
2	Covert ISAC Against Collusive Wardens 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications ·Yujie Wu, Chengwen Xing, Jie Tang, Nan Zhao, Xiu Yin Zhang, Kai‐Kit Wong, George K. Karagiannidis	0
3	Tensor-Based Joint Channel Estimation and Activity Detection for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Massive Connectivity 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Communications ·(unknown), Chengwen Xing, Wei Ni, Shiqi Gong, Nan Zhao, Dusit Niyato	1
4	UAV-Aided Covert ISAC via Full-Duplex Jamming 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications ·Qunshu Wang, Xiaoqi Qin, Hu Jin, Chunguo Li, Nan Zhao, Dusit Niyato	0
5	UAV-Assisted Covert Transmission for Cooperative Cognitive Radio Networks 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications ·Qunshu Wang, Chengwen Xing, Nan Zhao, Dusit Niyato	1
6	Hot workability and recrystallization mechanism of 60NiTi alloy 2025 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·(unknown), (unknown), Yingli Zhao, Jie Yang, Xiaoyang Li, Mei Yan, Nan Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), Jian Ding, Yunfei Zhang, Xingchuan Xia	0
7	Robust Sensing-Assisted Secure Communication via Cooperative Base Stations 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Zehui Xiong, Guanjun Xu, Nan Zhao, Dusit Niyato	1
8	Learning-Based Predictive Beamforming for Secure ISAC via IRS 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Chao Dong, Chengwen Xing, Nan Zhao, Qihui Wu, Dusit Niyato	0
9	UAV-Enabled Robust Covert Communication Against Active Wardens 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology ·(unknown), Chao Wang, Jun Xiong, Na Deng, Nan Zhao, Yonghui Li	19
10	Cramér-Rao Bound and Secure Transmission Trade-Off Design for Semi-IRS-Enabled ISAC 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications ·Wenjing Wei, Xiaowei Pang, Xiaoqi Qin, Shiqi Gong, Chengwen Xing, Nan Zhao, Dusit Niyato	7
11	Near-Field Positioning and Attitude Sensing Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Modeling 2024 ·IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications ·(unknown), Li Chen, Yunfei Chen, Nan Zhao, Changsheng You	11
12	Robust Covert Multicasting Aided by STAR-RIS With Hardware Impairment 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications ·Jifa Zhang, Wei Wang, Yuan Gao, Weidang Lu, Nan Zhao, Dusit Niyato	4
13	Performance Analysis of Cellular Edge Users with Air-Ground Cooperation 2024 ·(unknown), Na Deng, Martin Haenggi, (unknown), Nan Zhao	1
14	Dynamic ISAC Beamforming Design for UAV-Enabled Vehicular Networks 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications ·Xiaowei Pang, Shaoyong Guo, Jie Tang, Nan Zhao, Naofal Al‐Dhahir	12
15	NOMA-Enhanced IRS-ISAC: A Security Approach 2024 ·Dongdong Li, (unknown), Zhutian Yang, Nan Zhao, Zhilu Wu, Tony Q. S. Quek	5
16	UAV-Relayed Finite-Blocklength Covert Communication With Channel Estimation 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology ·(unknown), Xinying Chen, Lexi Xu, Na Deng, Nan Zhao, Xianbin Wang	13
17	Modeling and Analysis of IRS-Assisted Networks Based on Gauss-Poisson Process 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications ·Na Deng, (unknown), (unknown), Nan Zhao, Dusit Niyato	0
18	Energy-Efficiency Optimization for D2D Communications Underlaying UAV-Assisted Industrial IoT Networks With SWIPT 2022 ·IEEE Internet of Things Journal ·(unknown), Wanmei Feng, Jie Tang, Zhen Chen, Yuli Fu, Nan Zhao, Kai‐Kit Wong	46
19	Indoor WLAN Intelligent Target Intrusion Sensing Using Ray-Aided Generative Adversarial Network 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence ·Mu Zhou, (unknown), Nan Zhao, Qing Jiang, Xiaolong Yang, Zengshan Tian	37
20	Multiple UAVs as Relays: Multi-Hop Single Link Versus Multiple Dual-Hop Links 2018 ·IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications ·Yunfei Chen, Nan Zhao, Zhiguo Ding, Mohamed‐Slim Alouini	220

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