Wanli Ni

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wanli Ni is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanli Ni has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 38 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 33 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wanli Ni's work include Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (60 papers), Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data (30 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (22 papers). Wanli Ni is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (60 papers), Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data (30 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (22 papers). Wanli Ni collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United Kingdom. Wanli Ni's co-authors include Hui Tian, Yuanwei Liu, Zhaohui Yang, Wen Wang, Dusit Niyato, Yonina C. Eldar, Xiao Liu, Yue Chen, Xuemin Shen and Kai‐Kit Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wanli Ni

97 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Exploiting Multi-Layer Refracting RIS-Assisted Receiver for HAP-SWIPT Networks

2024 106 citations Wanli Ni, Dusit Niyato et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wanli Ni China	19	895	451	350	326	50	108	1.3k
Toan-Van Nguyen South Korea	23	991 1.1×	370 0.8×	312 0.9×	393 1.2×	26 0.5×	95	1.4k
Shuaishuai Guo China	21	937 1.0×	545 1.2×	115 0.3×	342 1.0×	63 1.3×	84	1.2k
Jingjing Cui United Kingdom	20	1.1k 1.2×	587 1.3×	136 0.4×	434 1.3×	92 1.8×	47	1.5k
Lina Bariah United Arab Emirates	19	917 1.0×	220 0.5×	132 0.4×	313 1.0×	51 1.0×	68	1.2k
Wei Duan China	20	960 1.1×	270 0.6×	104 0.3×	414 1.3×	48 1.0×	110	1.2k
Wenqiang Yi United Kingdom	20	942 1.1×	503 1.1×	115 0.3×	333 1.0×	45 0.9×	72	1.2k
Chengwen Xing China	22	1.5k 1.6×	653 1.4×	199 0.6×	656 2.0×	110 2.2×	112	1.9k
Xuelin Cao United States	20	731 0.8×	478 1.1×	159 0.5×	613 1.9×	147 2.9×	41	1.3k
Junsheng Mu China	16	426 0.5×	316 0.7×	207 0.6×	262 0.8×	107 2.1×	88	905

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wanli Ni

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20 of 20 papers shown

Quan, Hongping, Wanli Ni, Xiangyu Ye, et al.. (2025). Large Language Model Agents for Radio Map Generation and Wireless Network Planning. IEEE Networking Letters. 7(3). 166–170. 5 indexed citations

Tian, Hui, et al.. (2025). Joint Beamforming Design for Multifunctional RIS-Aided Over-the-Air Federated Learning. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 12(12). 21720–21739.

Xu, Wenjun, et al.. (2024). Diffusion Model-Based Channel Estimation for RIS-Aided Communication Systems. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13(9). 2586–2590. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Chuanhong, Caili Guo, Yang Yang, et al.. (2024). Explainable Semantic Communication for Text Tasks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(24). 39820–39833. 6 indexed citations

Tian, Hui, et al.. (2024). Federated Split Learning for Distributed Intelligence with Resource-Constrained Devices. 798–803. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinran, Hui Tian, Wanli Ni, & Zhaohui Yang. (2024). Deep Reinforcement Learning for Multi-Functional RIS-Aided Over-the-Air Federated Learning in Internet of Robotic Things. 5461–5466. 3 indexed citations

Ni, Wanli, et al.. (2024). Federated Contrastive Learning for Personalized Semantic Communication. IEEE Communications Letters. 28(8). 1875–1879. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Wen, et al.. (2024). Multi-Functional RIS-Aided Cell-Free Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(9). 13968–13973. 6 indexed citations

Ni, Wanli, et al.. (2024). Federated Learning-Based Cooperative Model Training for Task-Oriented Semantic Communication. 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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Tian, Hui, et al.. (2024). Multipath Identification, User Localization, and Environment Mapping in Radio SLAM. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 72(10). 6457–6473. 6 indexed citations

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Tian, Hui, et al.. (2024). Deep Reinforcement Learning Enables Joint Trajectory and Communication in Internet of Robotic Things. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(12). 18154–18168. 7 indexed citations

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Tian, Hui, et al.. (2024). Federated Low-Rank Adaptation for Large Models Fine-Tuning Over Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(1). 659–675. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junhe, Wanli Ni, & Dongyu Wang. (2024). Federated Split Learning With Model Pruning and Gradient Quantization in Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(4). 6850–6855.

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Ni, Wanli, et al.. (2023). Federated Semantic Learning Driven by Information Bottleneck for Task-Oriented Communications. IEEE Communications Letters. 27(10). 2652–2656. 20 indexed citations

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Ni, Wanli, et al.. (2023). Joint Trajectory and Radio Resource Optimization for Autonomous Mobile Robots Exploiting Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 71(9). 5244–5258. 5 indexed citations

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Ni, Wanli, et al.. (2023). Semi-Federated Learning: Convergence Analysis and Optimization of a Hybrid Learning Framework. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 22(12). 9438–9456. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuchen, Boyu Ning, Wanli Ni, et al.. (2023). Exploiting Faster-Than-Nyquist Signaling for MIMO Covert Communications: A Low-Complexity Design. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(5). 7322–7327. 2 indexed citations

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Ni, Wanli, Yuanwei Liu, Zhaohui Yang, Hui Tian, & Xuemin Shen. (2022). Integrating Over-the-Air Federated Learning and Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access: What Role Can RIS Play?. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 21(12). 10083–10099. 57 indexed citations

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Tian, Hui, et al.. (2022). Balancing Accuracy and Integrity for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Over-the-Air Federated Learning. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 21(12). 10964–10980. 33 indexed citations

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Ni, Wanli, Yuanwei Liu, Yonina C. Eldar, Zhaohui Yang, & Hui Tian. (2022). STAR-RIS Integrated Nonorthogonal Multiple Access and Over-the-Air Federated Learning: Framework, Analysis, and Optimization. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(18). 17136–17156. 69 indexed citations

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