Wei Xu

16.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
430 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Wei Xu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Xu has authored 430 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 343 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 170 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 89 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Xu's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (169 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (119 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (92 papers). Wei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (169 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (119 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (92 papers). Wei Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Wei Xu's co-authors include Zhaohui Yang, Cunhua Pan, Xiaodai Dong, Chunming Zhao, Kezhi Wang, Hong Shen, Le Liang, Xiaohu You, Arumugam Nallanathan and Lajos Hanzo and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, PLoS ONE and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Wei Xu

405 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

Multicell MIMO Communications Relying on In... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2020 2014 2019 2023 2020 250 500 750
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. Multicell MIMO Communications Relying on Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces
    2020 798 citations Cunhua Pan, Wei Xu et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  2. Low-Complexity Hybrid Precoding in Massive Multiuser MIMO Systems
    2014 566 citations Wei Xu, Xiaodai Dong et al. profile →
  3. Secrecy Rate Maximization for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Multi-Antenna Communications
    2019 396 citations Hong Shen, Wei Xu et al. profile →
  4. Edge Learning for B5G Networks With Distributed Signal Processing: Semantic Communication, Edge Computing, and Wireless Sensing
    2023 392 citations Wei Xu, Zhaohui Yang et al. profile →
  5. Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Trajectory Planning for Multi-UAV Assisted Mobile Edge Computing
    2020 344 citations Cunhua Pan, Wei Xu et al. profile →
  6. Energy-Efficient Wireless Communications With Distributed Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
    2021 236 citations Zhaohui Yang, Mingzhe Chen et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  7. Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Dynamic Trajectory Control for UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing
    2021 224 citations Cunhua Pan, Wei Xu et al. profile →
  8. Full-Duplex Communication for ISAC: Joint Beamforming and Power Optimization
    2023 167 citations Wei Xu, Hong Shen 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
Wei Xu China 55 9.4k 4.0k 3.6k 963 603 430 11.9k
Xiqi Gao China 54 11.3k 1.2× 3.7k 0.9× 5.2k 1.4× 603 0.6× 614 1.0× 538 13.4k
Ming Xiao Sweden 44 8.1k 0.9× 2.2k 0.5× 4.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 283 0.5× 396 10.6k
Hongbo Zhu China 40 5.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 2.8k 0.8× 843 0.9× 313 0.5× 598 7.6k
Bo Ai China 71 16.8k 1.8× 5.9k 1.5× 5.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 687 1.1× 967 20.0k
Cunhua Pan China 61 12.3k 1.3× 7.6k 1.9× 4.1k 1.1× 689 0.7× 810 1.3× 375 15.3k
Trung Q. Duong United Kingdom 67 12.8k 1.4× 2.9k 0.7× 8.2k 2.3× 1.2k 1.3× 845 1.4× 570 15.7k
Miaowen Wen China 50 8.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 614 0.6× 269 0.4× 394 9.7k
Liuqing Yang United States 52 8.2k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 3.8k 1.1× 767 0.8× 464 0.8× 440 10.6k
Mingzhe Chen China 44 7.3k 0.8× 3.1k 0.8× 4.8k 1.3× 4.0k 4.2× 890 1.5× 214 12.2k
Jie Tang China 47 5.0k 0.5× 3.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 389 0.4× 572 0.9× 336 8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Xu 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 Wei Xu. Wei Xu 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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Xu, Jindan, et al.. (2025). Joint RIS-UE Association and Beamforming Design in RIS-Assisted Cell-Free MIMO Network. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(11). 10616–10630.
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Xu, Wei, et al.. (2025). Robust Semantic Communication via Adversarial Training. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(12). 19849–19853.
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Xu, Wei, et al.. (2024). Evaluation method of tight sandstone reservoir saturation based on frequency domain electrical dispersion measurement data. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 241. 212977–212977. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Jindan, et al.. (2024). Asymmetric PoolCsiNet With Parameter-Free Encoder at UE for CSI Feedback. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 72(12). 7480–7496. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Hong, et al.. (2024). One-Bit Transceiver Optimization for mmWave Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(2). 800–816. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Tianheng, Wei Xu, Wen Du, et al.. (2024). When Statistical Signal Transmission Meets Nonorthogonal Multiple Access: A Potential Solution for Industrial Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(20). 33459–33476. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoming, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary Law of Pore Structure of Ion-Adsorbed Rare Earth Ore Leaching Process. Minerals. 13(3). 322–322. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wenqi, Lisheng Fan, Fasheng Zhou, et al.. (2023). Priority-Aware Resource Scheduling for UAV-Mounted Mobile Edge Computing Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 72(7). 9682–9687. 76 indexed citations
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Xu, Wei, et al.. (2023). Disentangled Representation Learning for RF Fingerprint Extraction Under Unknown Channel Statistics. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 71(7). 3946–3962. 20 indexed citations
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Zhu, Huijie, et al.. (2022). Mobile Communication Signal Selection Algorithm for Signal of Opportunity Navigation. 166–171. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiankang, et al.. (2022). Secure Multiantenna Transmission With an Unknown Eavesdropper: Power Allocation and Secrecy Outage Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 17. 2906–2919. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Jindan, et al.. (2022). Semi-Blind Channel Estimation for RIS-Assisted MISO Systems Using Expectation Maximization. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 71(9). 10173–10178. 23 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhaohui, Mingzhe Chen, Walid Saad, et al.. (2021). Energy-Efficient Wireless Communications With Distributed Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 21(1). 665–679. 236 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Zhaohui, Wei Xu, Chongwen Huang, Jianfeng Shi, & Mohammad Shikh‐Bahaei. (2020). Beamforming Design for Multiuser Transmission Through Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 69(1). 589–601. 85 indexed citations
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Wang, Ning, Shujun Han, Yanhui Lu, Jun Zhu, & Wei Xu. (2020). Distributed Energy Efficiency Optimization for Multi-User Cognitive Radio Networks Over MIMO Interference Channels: A Non-Cooperative Game Approach. IEEE Access. 8. 26701–26714. 7 indexed citations
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Huo, Yiming, et al.. (2019). Distributed and Multilayer UAV Networks for Next-Generation Wireless Communication and Power Transfer: A Feasibility Study. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 6(4). 7103–7115. 92 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhaohui, Cunhua Pan, Wei Xu, Hao Xu, & Ming Chen. (2017). Joint Time Allocation and Power Control in Multicell Networks With Load Coupling: Energy Saving and Rate Improvement. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 66(11). 10470–10485. 14 indexed citations
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Xu, Hao, Wei Xu, Zhaohui Yang, Jianfeng Shi, & Ming Chen. (2017). Pilot Reuse Among D2D Users in D2D Underlaid Massive MIMO Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 67(1). 467–482. 27 indexed citations
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Shen, Hong, Wei Xu, A. Lee Swindlehurst, & Chunming Zhao. (2016). Transmitter Optimization for Per-Antenna Power Constrained Multi-Antenna Downlinks:An SLNR Maximization Methodology. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 64(10). 2712–2725. 22 indexed citations
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Xu, Wei, et al.. (2004). POPULATION CHANGE OF CULTER ALBURNUS IN XINGKAI LAKE. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica. 28(5). 490–495. 1 indexed citations

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