Ning Cao

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ning Cao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Cao has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 31 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 28 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Ning Cao's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (17 papers), Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (14 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (12 papers). Ning Cao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (17 papers), Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (14 papers) and Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (12 papers). Ning Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Ning Cao's co-authors include Heidi S. Camp, Philip R. Kym, Yunfei Chen, Ernst U. Frevert, Barbara L. Cool, Robert Dickinson, Paul Jung, William J. Chiou, Bradley A. Zinker and Gang Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell Metabolism, Scientific Reports and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ning Cao

110 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Identification and characterization of a small molecule A... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 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. Identification and characterization of a small molecule AMPK activator that treats key components of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
    2006 733 citations Ning Cao, Ernst U. Frevert 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
Ning Cao China 18 837 398 247 188 166 130 1.6k
Yühong Huang China 27 1.2k 1.4× 128 0.3× 367 1.5× 141 0.8× 133 0.8× 155 2.7k
Stephen Scott United States 27 591 0.7× 205 0.5× 163 0.7× 273 1.5× 417 2.5× 82 2.5k
Xun Shen China 29 1.4k 1.6× 173 0.4× 479 1.9× 146 0.8× 333 2.0× 125 3.1k
Han Zhang China 16 438 0.5× 154 0.4× 426 1.7× 48 0.3× 107 0.6× 110 1.6k
Vikas Chandra United States 27 1.1k 1.3× 91 0.2× 1.5k 6.2× 143 0.8× 149 0.9× 120 4.1k
Jinjin Xu China 27 1.0k 1.2× 113 0.3× 82 0.3× 78 0.4× 120 0.7× 63 2.3k
Hua Qu China 18 369 0.4× 124 0.3× 177 0.7× 65 0.3× 135 0.8× 89 1.1k
Ahmed Sultan Egypt 29 466 0.6× 740 1.9× 701 2.8× 107 0.6× 43 0.3× 188 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ning Cao. 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 Ning Cao. The network helps show where Ning Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ning Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ning Cao 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 Ning Cao. Ning Cao 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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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2025). CBCT-to-CT synthesis using a hybrid U-Net diffusion model based on transformers and information bottleneck theory. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 10816–10816. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2024). Medical Image Classification with a Hybrid SSM Model Based on CNN and Transformer. Electronics. 13(15). 3094–3094. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2023). Radar and communication integrated systems design based on deep neural networks. IET Radar Sonar & Navigation. 17(9). 1368–1379. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Fang, et al.. (2023). Customer Churn Prediction Framework of Inclusive Finance Based on Blockchain Smart Contract. Computer Systems Science and Engineering. 47(1). 1–17. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2022). CSDL‐Net: An iterative network based on compressed sensing and deep learning. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology. 32(5). 1511–1520. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Qian, Xiaoyi Wang, Jiping Xu, et al.. (2021). Energy-Efficient Routing Algorithm Based on Small-World Characteristics. Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print). 69(2). 2749–2759. 5 indexed citations
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Shen, Mingwei, et al.. (2021). A Truncated Matrix Completion Algorithm Using Prior Information for Wind Turbine Clutter Suppression. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2021. 1–10.
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2020). Joint Radar-Communication Waveform Designs Using Signals From Multiplexed Users. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 68(8). 5216–5227. 19 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2020). Performance evaluation of heterogeneous wireless information and power networks. IET Communications. 14(21). 3771–3777. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2020). Joint Bi-Static Radar and Communications Designs for Intelligent Transportation. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 69(11). 13060–13071. 25 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2019). Load-Aware Energy Efficiency With Unequal User Priority in Downlink Heterogeneous Network System. IEEE Access. 7. 106275–106283. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2019). Performance analysis and optimisation of wireless powered decode‐and‐forward considering circuit power consumption. IET Communications. 13(9). 1179–1184. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2018). Joint User Association and Energy Offloading in Downlink Heterogeneous Cellular Networks. Mobile Information Systems. 2018. 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning, et al.. (2018). UAV Detection Using Continuous Wave Radar. 1–5. 16 indexed citations
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Cao, Ning. (2009). Study on the Systematic Effect of Real Estate Market on Banks' Earnings:Based on the Markets in USA,Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland. Cai-jing yanjiu. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaojun, et al.. (2004). A Self-Contained 48-Well Fatty Acid Oxidation Assay. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 2(1). 63–69. 5 indexed citations

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