Shan Zhang

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Shan Zhang is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shan Zhang has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 68 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 30 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shan Zhang's work include Caching and Content Delivery (24 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (22 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (22 papers). Shan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Caching and Content Delivery (24 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (22 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (22 papers). Shan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Shan Zhang's co-authors include Xuemin Shen, Peng Yang, Ning Zhang, Weihua Zhuang, Weisen Shi, Lian Zhao, Nan Cheng, Sheng Zhou, Junling Li and Haibo Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Shan Zhang

140 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Software Defined Space-Air-Ground Integrated Vehicular Ne... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. Software Defined Space-Air-Ground Integrated Vehicular Networks: Challenges and Solutions
    2017 387 citations Ning Zhang, Shan Zhang 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
Shan Zhang China 36 2.8k 1.9k 1.1k 516 348 150 4.2k
Juha Plosila Finland 33 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 562 0.5× 848 1.6× 297 0.9× 282 4.6k
Ying Wang China 33 2.4k 0.9× 2.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 258 0.5× 226 0.6× 421 4.5k
Muhammad Asghar Khan Pakistan 31 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 558 1.1× 604 1.7× 145 3.6k
Haixia Zhang China 30 1.4k 0.5× 2.2k 1.1× 806 0.8× 165 0.3× 360 1.0× 256 3.5k
Hailin Zhang China 35 2.0k 0.7× 2.8k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 141 0.3× 278 0.8× 312 4.6k
Hongbo Zhu China 40 2.8k 1.0× 5.5k 2.8× 2.1k 2.0× 535 1.0× 843 2.4× 598 7.6k
Jiaheng Wang China 38 1.8k 0.7× 4.1k 2.1× 723 0.7× 327 0.6× 188 0.5× 231 5.1k
Xin Wang China 40 4.3k 1.5× 4.8k 2.5× 1.0k 1.0× 591 1.1× 602 1.7× 439 7.2k
Ruonan Zhang China 30 1.0k 0.4× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 119 0.2× 259 0.7× 279 3.3k
Xi Zhang United States 38 4.6k 1.7× 4.9k 2.5× 441 0.4× 152 0.3× 233 0.7× 363 6.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Shan Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shan Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shan Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shan Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shan Zhang 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 Shan Zhang. Shan Zhang 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, Zhiyuan, et al.. (2025). Performance Evaluation for Latency-Stability Tradeoff in Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks. 33(6). 2961–2976. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiyuan, et al.. (2025). OpenSN: An Open Source Library for Emulating LEO Satellite Networks. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems. 36(8). 1574–1590. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shan, Xu Wu, Xingzi Liu, et al.. (2024). Bottom‐Up Assembling Hierarchical Enamel‐Like Bulk Materials with Excellent Optical and Mechanical Properties for Tooth Restoration. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(26). e2401095–e2401095. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shan, et al.. (2024). Towards Timely Video Analytics Services at the Network Edge. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(11). 10443–10459. 1 indexed citations
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Xue, Ying, et al.. (2024). A review of terahertz metamaterial sensors and their applications. Optics Communications. 556. 130266–130266. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiyuan, et al.. (2024). Logic Path Identified Hierarchical Routing for Large-Scale LEO Satellite Networks. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. 11(4). 3731–3746. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shan, et al.. (2023). A Switchable Frequency Selective Rasorber with a Broad Transmission Window at the X-Band. Electronics. 12(18). 3941–3941. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiyuan, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Link-Identified Forwarding Framework in LEO Satellite Networks. 1–8. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shan, et al.. (2023). Placing Timely Refreshing Services at the Network Edge. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10(18). 16450–16464. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Hongbin, et al.. (2022). Preventing DDoS Flooding Attacks With Cryptographic Path Identifiers in Future Internet. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. 19(2). 1690–1704. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Junling, Weisen Shi, Qiang Ye, et al.. (2021). Joint Virtual Network Topology Design and Embedding for Cybertwin-Enabled 6G Core Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 8(22). 16313–16325. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Junling, Weisen Shi, Huaqing Wu, Shan Zhang, & Xuemin Shen. (2021). Cost-Aware Dynamic SFC Mapping and Scheduling in SDN/NFV-Enabled Space–Air–Ground-Integrated Networks for Internet of Vehicles. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(8). 5824–5838. 104 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shan, Liudi Wang, Hongbin Luo, Xiao Ma, & Sheng Zhou. (2021). AoI-Delay Tradeoff in Mobile Edge Caching With Freshness-Aware Content Refreshing. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 20(8). 5329–5342. 41 indexed citations
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Sun, Heli, et al.. (2020). A personalized event–participant arrangement framework based on user interests in social network. Computer Networks. 183. 107607–107607. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Guangchao, Sheng Zhou, Shan Zhang, Zhisheng Niu, & Xuemin Shen. (2020). SFC-Based Service Provisioning for Reconfigurable Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 38(7). 1478–1489. 128 indexed citations
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Sun, Ruijin, Ying Wang, Ling Lyu, et al.. (2020). Delay-Oriented Caching Strategies in D2D Mobile Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 69(8). 8529–8541. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shan, Junjie Li, Hongbin Luo, et al.. (2020). Low-Latency and Fresh Content Provision in Information-Centric Vehicular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 21(5). 1723–1738. 48 indexed citations
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Xue, Qianzhong, et al.. (2018). Development and Demonstration of a Ka-Band Gyrotron Traveling-Wave Tube. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 46(6). 1975–1983. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Fei, Nan Cheng, Shan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Reinforcement Learning Based Computation Migration for Vehicular Cloud Computing. 1–6. 18 indexed citations
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Wu, Huici, Xiaofeng Tao, Ning Zhang, et al.. (2017). On Base Station Coordination in Cache- and Energy Harvesting-Enabled HetNets: A Stochastic Geometry Study. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 66(7). 3079–3091. 23 indexed citations

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