Song Yu

5.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
210 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Song Yu is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Song Yu has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 119 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 72 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Song Yu's work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (80 papers), Optical Network Technologies (69 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (67 papers). Song Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (80 papers), Optical Network Technologies (69 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (67 papers). Song Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Song Yu's co-authors include Hong Guo, Yichen Zhang, Wanyi Gu, Xiangyu Wang, Ziyang Chen, Tianwei Jiang, Zhengyu Li, Vivek N. Prachand, Jeffrey B. Gross and Richard T. Connis and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Nature Photonics.

In The Last Decade

Song Yu

186 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2006 732 citations Song Yu et al. profile →
Long-Distance Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution over 202.81 km of Fiber

2020 259 citations Yichen Zhang, Ziyang Chen et al. profile →
An integrated silicon photonic chip platform for continuous-variable quantum key distribution

2019 240 citations Gong Zhang, Jing Yan Haw et al. Nature Photonics profile →
Continuous-variable quantum key distribution system: Past, present, and future

2024 67 citations Yichen Zhang, Song Yu et al. Applied Physics Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Song Yu China	27	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k	524	357	210	3.6k
L. Sievers United States	12	773 0.5×	213 0.1×	102 0.1×	91 0.2×	45 0.1×	23	2.5k
J.W.M. Bergmans Netherlands	30	125 0.1×	1.1k 0.7×	181 0.1×	163 0.3×	85 0.2×	185	2.9k
Ronald T. Wakai United States	30	906 0.5×	169 0.1×	50 0.0×	66 0.1×	47 0.1×	107	2.8k
J. Walsh Canada	24	78 0.0×	186 0.1×	52 0.0×	65 0.1×	63 0.2×	99	3.1k
Alan V. Sahakian United States	34	533 0.3×	530 0.4×	61 0.0×	159 0.3×	41 0.1×	139	3.6k
Koji Nakajima Japan	18	170 0.1×	166 0.1×	132 0.1×	68 0.1×	20 0.1×	127	1.4k
M. Eiselt Germany	22	78 0.0×	118 0.1×	55 0.0×	53 0.1×	228 0.6×	77	1.6k
D C Barber United Kingdom	34	63 0.0×	2.5k 1.7×	59 0.0×	630 1.2×	22 0.1×	129	4.4k
Da Zhang China	16	210 0.1×	44 0.0×	114 0.1×	48 0.1×	28 0.1×	63	826
Daniel W. Bliss United States	32	34 0.0×	4.3k 2.8×	302 0.2×	31 0.1×	36 0.1×	203	7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Song Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Song Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Song Yu

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

All Works

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Li, Yang, Lujun Fang, Yichen Zhang, et al.. (2025). Secure Combination of Untrusted Time Information Based on Optimized Dempster–Shafer Theory. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 74. 1–9. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Chao, et al.. (2025). High-Performance Carrier Phase Recovery for Local Local Oscillator Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution. Symmetry. 17(1). 139–139. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Xiangyu, et al.. (2025). Long distance local local oscillator continuous variable quantum key distribution with digital signal processing. ArXiv.org. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Xiangyu, et al.. (2024). Experimental Implementation of Four-User Downstream Access Network Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 42(19). 6662–6670. 5 indexed citations

Yu, Dongrui, et al.. (2024). Microwave frequency transfer over 3000-km fiber based on optical frequency combs and active noise cancellation. Physical Review Research. 6(2). 2 indexed citations

Gao, Hao, Chenxia Liu, Jiahui Cheng, et al.. (2024). Impact of PLL Bandwidth on Stable Frequency Dissemination Over a 2500 Km Optical Fiber. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 42(23). 8144–8151.

Zhang, Yichen, et al.. (2024). Continuous-variable quantum key distribution system: Past, present, and future. Applied Physics Reviews. 11(1). 67 indexed citations breakdown →

Cheng, Jiahui, Yaojun Qiao, Hao Gao, et al.. (2024). A CNN-LSTM Phase Compensation Method for Unidirectional Two-way Radio Frequency Transmission System. IEEE photonics journal. 16(3). 1–8. 1 indexed citations

Li, Ziqi, et al.. (2024). Ultra-narrow linewidth single-longitudinal-mode fiber laser using Nested Fiber Ring and saturable absorber. Optical Fiber Technology. 85. 103784–103784. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Chenxia, et al.. (2023). Phase-Modulation-Based Stable Radio Frequency Transmission via 125 km Fiber Optic Link. IEEE photonics journal. 15(3). 1–5. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiangyu, et al.. (2023). Experimental Demonstration of LLO Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution With Polarization Loss Compensation. IEEE photonics journal. 15(2). 1–9. 7 indexed citations

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Gao, Hao, Jiahui Cheng, Chenxia Liu, et al.. (2023). Multi-nodes dissemination of stable radio frequency with 10⁻¹⁷ instability over 2000 km optical fiber. Optics Express. 31(16). 25598–25598. 6 indexed citations

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Xie, Zhihui, et al.. (2023). Fast Calculation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Flow, Heat Transfer Performance, and Mass Flow Rate Matching Optimization of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers Used as Recuperators. Mathematics. 11(20). 4241–4241.

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Li, Yang, Yan Pan, Wei Huang, et al.. (2023). Secure Two-Way Fiber-Optic Time Transfer Against Sub-ns Asymmetric Delay Attack With Clock Model-Based Detection and Mitigation Scheme. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 72. 1–14. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiangyu, et al.. (2023). Non-Gaussian Reconciliation for Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution. Physical Review Applied. 19(5). 10 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yibo, et al.. (2022). 21 Gbps Source-Independent Quantum Random Number Generator Based on Vacuum Fluctuations. 2140–2142. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Ruihuan, Tianwei Jiang, Song Yu, Jianming Shang, & Wanyi Gu. (2019). Multi-Order Nonlinear Distortions Analysis and Suppression in Phase Modulation Microwave Photonics Link. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 37(24). 5973–5981. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yichen, et al.. (2019). Improvement of unidimensional continuous-variable quantum key distribution systems by using a phase-sensitive amplifier. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 52(22). 225502–225502. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Gong, Jing Yan Haw, Hong Cai, et al.. (2019). An integrated silicon photonic chip platform for continuous-variable quantum key distribution. Nature Photonics. 13(12). 839–842. 240 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Chenxia, et al.. (2019). Stabilized Radio Frequency Transfer via 100 km Urban Optical Fiber Link Using Passive Compensation Method. IEEE Access. 7. 97487–97491. 11 indexed citations

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