Qian Liu

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
191 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Qian Liu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Liu has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 61 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 25 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Qian Liu's work include Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (46 papers), Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (36 papers) and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling (28 papers). Qian Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (46 papers), Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (36 papers) and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling (28 papers). Qian Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Qian Liu's co-authors include Ming Li, Rang Liu, A. Lee Swindlehurst, Yang Liu, Hongyu Li, Zihuan Wang, Qingqing Wu, Wenhao Cai, Chang Wen Chen and Tiesong Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

In The Last Decade

Qian Liu

174 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Joint Transmit Waveform and Passive Beamforming Design for RIS-Aided DFRC Systems
    2022 225 citations Rang Liu, Ming Li et al. profile →
  2. Integrated Sensing and Communication with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Opportunities, Applications, and Future Directions
    2023 157 citations Rang Liu, Ming Li 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
Qian Liu China 32 2.2k 1.4k 623 434 355 191 3.8k
Robert Fitch United States 34 1.6k 0.7× 542 0.4× 390 0.6× 426 1.0× 705 2.0× 201 4.9k
Matthew S. Reynolds United States 31 3.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 384 0.6× 246 0.6× 382 1.1× 119 4.6k
Mikko A. Uusitalo Finland 25 2.6k 1.2× 899 0.6× 1.6k 2.6× 507 1.2× 89 0.3× 98 4.9k
Aman Behal United States 30 495 0.2× 755 0.5× 207 0.3× 259 0.6× 732 2.1× 125 2.9k
Alanson P. Sample United States 33 4.0k 1.8× 592 0.4× 680 1.1× 822 1.9× 453 1.3× 96 5.2k
Vijay Kumar United States 28 458 0.2× 1.1k 0.8× 555 0.9× 795 1.8× 1.2k 3.4× 73 3.7k
Laxmidhar Behera India 33 557 0.2× 510 0.4× 803 1.3× 311 0.7× 1000 2.8× 313 4.2k
Swarun Kumar United States 31 2.5k 1.1× 459 0.3× 1.2k 2.0× 85 0.2× 313 0.9× 115 3.3k
Lei Liu China 40 538 0.2× 341 0.2× 1.4k 2.2× 757 1.7× 160 0.5× 200 5.7k
Weitao Xu China 27 679 0.3× 159 0.1× 326 0.5× 581 1.3× 433 1.2× 159 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qian Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qian Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qian Liu 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 Qian Liu. Qian Liu 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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Liu, Rang, Ming Li, Qian Liu, & A. Lee Swindlehurst. (2024). DOA Estimation-Oriented Joint Array Partitioning and Beamforming Designs for ISAC Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(3). 2052–2066. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, et al.. (2024). The Use and Improvements of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors in the Field of New Energy Vehicles. 525. 1307–1310. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ming, et al.. (2024). Low-Range-Sidelobe Waveform Design for MIMO-OFDM ISAC Systems. 909–914. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Rang, et al.. (2024). Deep Learning for SLP-based ISAC Waveform Design. 2270–2275. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Sifan, et al.. (2024). Cooperative Cell-Free ISAC Networks: Joint BS Mode Selection and Beamforming Design. 1–6. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Ming, et al.. (2024). A Novel Dynamic Hybrid Beamforming Design for ELAA Systems. 4494–4499. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tian‐Ping, et al.. (2023). Generative Table Pre-training Empowers Models for Tabular Prediction. 14836–14854. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, et al.. (2023). A novel channel estimation strategy for practical RIS-aided wideband OFDMA communications. Wireless Networks. 29(7). 3075–3089. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, et al.. (2023). DRL-Based Secrecy Rate Optimization for RIS-Assisted Secure ISAC Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 72(12). 16871–16875. 38 indexed citations
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Ma, Yanan, Ming Li, Yang Liu, Qingqing Wu, & Qian Liu. (2022). Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Energy Efficiency in MU-MISO Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 72(3). 4103–4107. 36 indexed citations
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Liu, Rang, et al.. (2022). Joint Transmit Beamforming Design for Secure Communication and Radar Coexistence Systems. 2022 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC). 205–209. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Ming, et al.. (2022). Joint Beamforming Designs for Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: A Sub-Connected Array Architecture. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 70(11). 7628–7643. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Rang, et al.. (2022). Joint Beamforming Design for RIS-Assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 71(12). 13393–13397. 106 indexed citations
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Liu, Rang, et al.. (2022). Low-Complexity Designs of Symbol-Level Precoding for MU-MISO Systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 70(7). 4624–4639. 7 indexed citations
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Cai, Wenhao, Ming Li, Yang Liu, Qingqing Wu, & Qian Liu. (2022). Joint Beamforming Design for Intelligent Omni Surface Assisted Wireless Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 22(2). 1281–1297. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, Zhisheng Yan, & Chang Wen Chen. (2016). Integrating Mobile Display Energy Saving into Cloud-Based Video Streaming via Rate-Distortion-Display Energy Profiling. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. 8(4). 1250–1263. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian. (2012). Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Mechanical Properties and Surface Interaction for NR/BR Blends. China Plastics. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian. (2009). Research on cutting database based on dynamics simulation and optimization. Manufacturing Automation. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian. (2007). Tribological Properties and Mechanism of Cu Nanoparticles. Cailiao gongcheng.

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