Xuemin Shen

99.5k total citations · 50 hit papers
1.8k papers, 69.9k citations indexed

About

Xuemin Shen is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuemin Shen has authored 1.8k papers receiving a total of 69.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1.2k papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 1.0k papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 339 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Xuemin Shen's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (284 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (256 papers) and Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) (245 papers). Xuemin Shen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (284 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (256 papers) and Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) (245 papers). Xuemin Shen collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Xuemin Shen's co-authors include Xiaodong Lin, Rongxing Lu, Ning Zhang, Nan Cheng, J.W. Mark, Lin Cai, Xiaohui Liang, Kuan Zhang, Haibo Zhou and Weihua Zhuang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xuemin Shen

1.8k papers receiving 67.8k citations

Hit Papers

On the Road to 6G: Vision... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2023 2014 2022 2007 2019 250 500 750 1000
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  1. On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds
    2023 1.0k citations Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  2. Connected Vehicles: Solutions and Challenges
    2014 910 citations Nan Cheng, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Internet of Things Journal profile →
  3. A Survey on Metaverse: Fundamentals, Security, and Privacy
    2022 767 citations Dongxiao Liu, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  4. GSIS: A Secure and Privacy-Preserving Protocol for Vehicular Communications
    2007 689 citations Xiaodong Lin, Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  5. Space/Aerial-Assisted Computing Offloading for IoT Applications: A Learning-Based Approach
    2019 674 citations Feng Lyu, Wei Quan et al. profile →
  6. A Survey on Platoon-Based Vehicular Cyber-Physical Systems
    2015 599 citations Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  7. EPPA: An Efficient and Privacy-Preserving Aggregation Scheme for Secure Smart Grid Communications
    2012 572 citations Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems profile →
  8. ECPP: Efficient Conditional Privacy Preservation Protocol for Secure Vehicular Communications
    2008 547 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  9. An Efficient Identity-Based Batch Verification Scheme for Vehicular Sensor Networks
    2008 507 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  10. Operator controlled device-to-device communications in LTE-advanced networks
    2012 491 citations Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Wireless Communications profile →
  11. HC-MAC: A Hardware-Constrained Cognitive MAC for Efficient Spectrum Management
    2008 471 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  12. Securing Fog Computing for Internet of Things Applications: Challenges and Solutions
    2017 467 citations Jianbing Ni, Kuan Zhang et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  13. Smart community: an internet of things application
    2011 422 citations Xuemin Shen, Xiaodong Lin et al. profile →
  14. Security and Privacy in Smart City Applications: Challenges and Solutions
    2017 410 citations Kuan Zhang, Jianbing Ni et al. profile →
  15. Software Defined Space-Air-Ground Integrated Vehicular Networks: Challenges and Solutions
    2017 387 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  16. Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Based Resource Management in MEC- and UAV-Assisted Vehicular Networks
    2020 374 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  17. Evolution of NOMA Toward Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA) for 6G
    2022 374 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  18. A Full Dive Into Realizing the Edge-Enabled Metaverse: Visions, Enabling Technologies, and Challenges
    2022 371 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  19. A Lightweight Message Authentication Scheme for Smart Grid Communications
    2011 354 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  20. Pseudonym Changing at Social Spots: An Effective Strategy for Location Privacy in VANETs
    2011 345 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  21. Semantic Communications for Future Internet: Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges
    2022 331 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  22. Delay-Aware Microservice Coordination in Mobile Edge Computing: A Reinforcement Learning Approach
    2019 318 citations Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
  23. Sybil Attacks and Their Defenses in the Internet of Things
    2014 288 citations Kuan Zhang, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Internet of Things Journal profile →
  24. Securing smart grid: cyber attacks, countermeasures, and challenges
    2012 287 citations Xuemin Shen, Xiaodong Lin et al. profile →
  25. Air-Ground Integrated Mobile Edge Networks: Architecture, Challenges, and Opportunities
    2018 265 citations Nan Cheng, Haibo Zhou et al. profile →
  26. Dynamic Computation Offloading for Mobile Cloud Computing: A Stochastic Game-Theoretic Approach
    2018 260 citations Yuan Wu, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
  27. Holistic Network Virtualization and Pervasive Network Intelligence for 6G
    2021 256 citations Xuemin Shen, Conghao Zhou et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  28. Deep Reinforcement Learning for Delay-Oriented IoT Task Scheduling in SAGIN
    2020 249 citations Conghao Zhou, Feng Lyu et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  29. Energy Efficient Dynamic Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing for Internet of Things
    2019 226 citations Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing profile →
  30. 3D UAV Trajectory Design and Frequency Band Allocation for Energy-Efficient and Fair Communication: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach
    2020 220 citations Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications profile →
  31. Optimizing Federated Learning in Distributed Industrial IoT: A Multi-Agent Approach
    2021 217 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  32. AI-Assisted Network-Slicing Based Next-Generation Wireless Networks
    2020 216 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  33. AI-Native Network Slicing for 6G Networks
    2022 215 citations Conghao Zhou, Huaqing Wu et al. IEEE Wireless Communications profile →
  34. Distributed Artificial Intelligence Empowered by End-Edge-Cloud Computing: A Survey
    2022 204 citations Ju Ren, Feng Lyu et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  35. Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Internet of Things: Model, Applications and Challenges
    2020 198 citations Lei Lei, Yue Tan et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  36. Unleashing the Power of Edge-Cloud Generative AI in Mobile Networks: A Survey of AIGC Services
    2024 186 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  37. Split Learning Over Wireless Networks: Parallel Design and Resource Management
    2023 160 citations Conghao Zhou, Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  38. A Federated Learning Based Privacy-Preserving Smart Healthcare System
    2021 156 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  39. DetFed: Dynamic Resource Scheduling for Deterministic Federated Learning Over Time-Sensitive Networks
    2023 95 citations Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
  40. RIS-Aided Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems for 6G: Fundamentals, System Design, and Applications
    2024 95 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  41. Networking Architecture and Key Supporting Technologies for Human Digital Twin in Personalized Healthcare: A Comprehensive Survey
    2023 92 citations Jiayuan Chen, Changyan Yi et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
  42. Generative AI for Integrated Sensing and Communication: Insights From the Physical Layer Perspective
    2024 83 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Wireless Communications profile →
  43. Exploring Collaborative Distributed Diffusion-Based AI-Generated Content (AIGC) in Wireless Networks
    2023 75 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Network profile →
  44. Burst-Aware Time-Triggered Flow Scheduling With Enhanced Multi-CQF in Time-Sensitive Networks
    2023 66 citations Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  45. Generative AI-Enabled Vehicular Networks: Fundamentals, Framework, and Case Study
    2024 62 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Network profile →
  46. Interactive AI With Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Next Generation Networking
    2024 54 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Network profile →
  47. A Unified Framework for Guiding Generative AI With Wireless Perception in Resource Constrained Mobile Edge Networks
    2024 51 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →
  48. A Revolution of Personalized Healthcare: Enabling Human Digital Twin With Mobile AIGC
    2024 49 citations Jiayuan Chen, Changyan Yi et al. IEEE Network profile →
  49. Generative AI Based Secure Wireless Sensing for ISAC Networks
    2025 46 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. profile →
  50. Enabling AI-Generated Content Services in Wireless Edge Networks
    2024 38 citations Dusit Niyato, Xuemin Shen et al. IEEE Wireless Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xuemin Shen Canada 128 40.7k 36.5k 14.3k 11.1k 7.9k 1.8k 69.9k
Zhu Han United States 112 31.2k 0.8× 36.0k 1.0× 8.6k 0.6× 6.4k 0.6× 11.6k 1.5× 1.9k 60.4k
Mohsen Guizani China 104 30.1k 0.7× 20.2k 0.6× 12.7k 0.9× 12.9k 1.2× 7.4k 0.9× 1.5k 55.5k
Neeraj Kumar India 109 23.5k 0.6× 12.7k 0.3× 11.2k 0.8× 18.6k 1.7× 3.7k 0.5× 1.1k 44.3k
Victor C. M. Leung Canada 100 27.4k 0.7× 23.8k 0.7× 5.6k 0.4× 6.5k 0.6× 4.6k 0.6× 1.7k 45.9k
H. Vincent Poor United States 144 46.7k 1.1× 72.8k 2.0× 17.2k 1.2× 3.2k 0.3× 16.2k 2.1× 2.3k 103.1k
F. Richard Yu Canada 96 23.1k 0.6× 17.2k 0.5× 6.0k 0.4× 7.4k 0.7× 5.2k 0.7× 1.1k 37.6k
Yan Zhang China 94 18.3k 0.5× 15.6k 0.4× 7.8k 0.5× 9.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.3× 915 34.0k
Athanasios V. Vasilakos China 119 25.4k 0.6× 14.1k 0.4× 8.8k 0.6× 11.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.2× 784 45.7k
Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues Portugal 92 17.1k 0.4× 10.6k 0.3× 6.9k 0.5× 8.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.2× 1.1k 33.5k
James Kennedy United States 23 7.3k 0.2× 17.2k 0.5× 32.3k 2.3× 2.9k 0.3× 5.4k 0.7× 38 77.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuemin Shen

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

All Works

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Sun, Ruijin, Nan Cheng, Changle Li, et al.. (2025). A Comprehensive Survey of Knowledge-Driven Deep Learning for Intelligent Wireless Network Optimization in 6G. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 28. 1099–1135. 4 indexed citations
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Zeng, Liekang, Xu Chen, Xiaoxi Zhang, et al.. (2025). Edge Graph Intelligence: Reciprocally Empowering Edge Networks With Graph Intelligence. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 27(6). 3417–3454. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaolong, Ruilong Deng, Xin Wu, et al.. (2025). AIGC-Driven Real-Time Interactive 4-D Traffic Scene Generation in Vehicular Networks. IEEE Network. 39(6). 261–269. 2 indexed citations
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Lyu, Feng, Ju Ren, Huaqing Wu, et al.. (2024). CODE+: Fast and Accurate Inference for Compact Distributed IoT Data Collection. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems. 35(11). 2006–2022. 8 indexed citations
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Lei, Lei, Kan Zheng, Jie Mei, & Xuemin Shen. (2024). VoI-Driven Joint Optimization of Control and Communication in Vehicular Digital Twin Network. IEEE Network. 39(5). 155–164. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Enabling Efficient and Distributed Access Control for Pervasive Edge Computing Services. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(12). 11342–11356. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Nan, Zhisheng Yin, Haibo Zhou, et al.. (2024). Load-Aware Network Resource Orchestration in LEO Satellite Network: A GAT-Based Approach. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(9). 15969–15984. 14 indexed citations
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Zhou, Conghao, et al.. (2024). A Two-Dimensional Hybrid Federated Learning Framework for Secure Data Cooperation of Multiple Network Service Providers. IEEE Wireless Communications. 31(5). 215–222.
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Chen, Jiayin, et al.. (2023). Channel-Aware Latency Tail Taming in Industrial IoT. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 22(9). 6107–6123. 14 indexed citations
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Yu, Kai, et al.. (2022). Fully-Decoupled Radio Access Networks: A Flexible Downlink Multi-Connectivity and Dynamic Resource Cooperation Framework. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 22(6). 4202–4214. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Huiwen, Yue Liao, Linjun Shi, et al.. (2021). Comparative Analyses of the Subgingival Microbiome in Chronic Periodontitis Patients with and without Gingival Erosive Oral Lichen Planus Based on 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing. BioMed Research International. 2021(1). 9995225–9995225. 8 indexed citations
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Yin, Zhisheng, Min Jia, Nan Cheng, et al.. (2021). UAV-Assisted Physical Layer Security in Multi-Beam Satellite-Enabled Vehicle Communications. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 23(3). 2739–2751. 97 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhenqiang, et al.. (2020). Fine-Grained Query Authorization With Integrity Verification Over Encrypted Spatial Data in Cloud Storage. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. 10(3). 1831–1847. 2 indexed citations
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Lei, Lei, Yue Tan, Kan Zheng, et al.. (2020). Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Internet of Things: Model, Applications and Challenges. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 22(3). 1722–1760. 198 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Dongxiao, Jianbing Ni, Cheng Huang, Xiaodong Lin, & Xuemin Shen. (2020). Secure and Efficient Distributed Network Provenance for IoT: A Blockchain-Based Approach. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 7(8). 7564–7574. 36 indexed citations
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Liang, Jinwen, Zheng Qin, Jianbing Ni, Xiaodong Lin, & Xuemin Shen. (2020). Practical and Secure SVM Classification for Cloud-Based Remote Clinical Decision Services. IEEE Transactions on Computers. 70(10). 1612–1625. 27 indexed citations
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Li, Dongyuan, et al.. (2020). [Application of intraoral ultrasonic imaging in diagnosis and treatment of 18 patients with oral leukoplakia in non-masticatory mucosa].. PubMed. 29(3). 275–280.
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Wu, Yuan, Liping Qian, Kejie Ni, Cheng Zhang, & Xuemin Shen. (2019). Delay-Minimization Nonorthogonal Multiple Access Enabled Multi-User Mobile Edge Computation Offloading. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. 13(3). 392–407. 114 indexed citations
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Ni, Jianbing, Kuan Zhang, Qi Xia, Xiaodong Lin, & Xuemin Shen. (2019). Enabling Strong Privacy Preservation and Accurate Task Allocation for Mobile Crowdsensing. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 19(6). 1317–1331. 151 indexed citations

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