Wenqian Shen

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Wenqian Shen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenqian Shen has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wenqian Shen's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (22 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (11 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (9 papers). Wenqian Shen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (22 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (11 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques (9 papers). Wenqian Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Wenqian Shen's co-authors include Linglong Dai, Jianping An, Robert W. Heath, Pingzhi Fan, Lajos Hanzo, Zhaocheng Wang, Byonghyo Shim, Xinyu Gao, Yi Shi and Shahid Mumtaz and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and IEEE Transactions on Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wenqian Shen

35 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Channel Estimation for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (O... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Channel Estimation for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) Massive MIMO
    2019 290 citations Wenqian Shen, Linglong Dai et al. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenqian Shen China 16 977 330 196 53 37 38 1.1k
Xinwei Yue China 19 981 1.0× 482 1.5× 191 1.0× 13 0.2× 25 0.7× 69 1.2k
Ibrahim Hemadeh United Kingdom 16 1.1k 1.1× 473 1.4× 181 0.9× 12 0.2× 44 1.2× 40 1.2k
Tri Nhu South Korea 18 1.1k 1.1× 193 0.6× 297 1.5× 61 1.2× 10 0.3× 66 1.2k
Mengnan Jian China 12 563 0.6× 314 1.0× 74 0.4× 14 0.3× 19 0.5× 30 687
Albert Heuberger Germany 14 505 0.5× 257 0.8× 252 1.3× 5 0.1× 65 1.8× 122 667
Zhen-Qing He China 10 865 0.9× 547 1.7× 96 0.5× 45 0.8× 8 0.2× 16 1.0k
Xiangyu Chen China 6 1.2k 1.2× 851 2.6× 107 0.5× 4 0.1× 26 0.7× 9 1.4k
Huahua Xiao China 12 517 0.5× 266 0.8× 99 0.5× 7 0.1× 19 0.5× 44 575
Zhenyao He China 7 598 0.6× 399 1.2× 107 0.5× 14 0.3× 5 0.1× 14 705

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenqian Shen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenqian Shen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenqian Shen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenqian Shen 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 Wenqian Shen. Wenqian Shen 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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Gong, Shiqi, et al.. (2025). Channel Estimation for Irregular Subarrayed RIS-Aided mmwave Communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(11). 17247–17264.
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Gong, Shiqi, et al.. (2025). Multi-Carrier Faster-Than-Nyquist Signaling for OTFS Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(12). 19339–19354.
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Shen, Wenqian, et al.. (2024). Precoding Design for OTFS-MIMO System with Beam Squint Effect. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, et al.. (2023). Channel Estimation for XL-RIS-Aided Millimeter-Wave Systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 71(9). 5519–5533. 15 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, et al.. (2023). Beamforming Design With Partial Channel Estimation and Feedback for FDD RIS-Assisted Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(6). 6347–6361. 4 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, et al.. (2022). Joint Bayesian Channel Estimation and Data Detection for OTFS Systems in LEO Satellite Communications. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 70(7). 4386–4399. 37 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, et al.. (2022). Robust Channel Estimation for RIS-Aided Millimeter-Wave System With RIS Blockage. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 71(5). 5621–5626. 20 indexed citations
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Dai, Hui, et al.. (2022). Subarray Partition Algorithms for RIS-Aided MIMO Communications. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(17). 16196–16208. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2022). Optimal Transmission Strategy and Time Allocation for RIS-Enhanced Partially WPSNs. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 21(9). 7207–7221. 15 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, et al.. (2021). Wideband Channel Estimation for IRS-Aided Systems in the Face of Beam Squint. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 20(10). 6240–6253. 54 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, Xiangyuan Bu, Xinyu Gao, Chengwen Xing, & Lajos Hanzo. (2019). Beamspace Precoding and Beam Selection for Wideband Millimeter-Wave MIMO Relying on Lens Antenna Arrays. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 67(24). 6301–6313. 42 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, Linglong Dai, Shuangfeng Han, I Chih‐Lin, & Robert W. Heath. (2019). Channel Estimation for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) Massive MIMO. 1–6. 18 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, Linglong Dai, Yue Li, Zhaocheng Wang, & Lajos Hanzo. (2018). Channel Feedback Codebook Design for Millimeter-Wave Massive MIMO Systems Relying on Lens Antenna Array. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 7(5). 736–739. 11 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, Linglong Dai, Guan Gui, et al.. (2017). AoD-adaptive subspace codebook for channel feedback in FDD massive MIMO systems. 1–5. 16 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, Linglong Dai, Yi Shi, Zhen Gao, & Zhaocheng Wang. (2016). Massive MIMO channel estimation based on block iterative support detection. 1–6. 12 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, Linglong Dai, Yi Shi, Byonghyo Shim, & Zhaocheng Wang. (2015). Joint Channel Training and Feedback for FDD Massive MIMO Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 65(10). 8762–8767. 61 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, Linglong Dai, Yi Shi, Xudong Zhu, & Zhaocheng Wang. (2015). Compressive sensing‐based differential channel feedback for massive MIMO. Electronics Letters. 51(22). 1824–1826. 12 indexed citations
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Shen, Wenqian, Linglong Dai, Byonghyo Shim, Shahid Mumtaz, & Zhaocheng Wang. (2015). Joint CSIT Acquisition Based on Low-Rank Matrix Completion for FDD Massive MIMO Systems. IEEE Communications Letters. 19(12). 2178–2181. 72 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yiqian, Aijun Wang, Wenqian Shen, et al.. (2010). Nanofibrous Patches for Spinal Cord Regeneration. Advanced Functional Materials. 20(9). 1433–1440. 43 indexed citations
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Zhang, Rong, Wenqian Shen, & Liangfu Zhou. (2007). [Primary pediatric central nervous system tumors statistic: study of 763 cases in a single institution].. PubMed. 87(7). 442–7. 12 indexed citations

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