Yan Zhang

46.1k citations
915 papers · 34.0k indexed · 38 hit papers · h-index 94
Topics
IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (127 papers)Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data (92 papers)Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (87 papers)
Partner nations
ChinaNorwayUnited States

In The Last Decade

Yan Zhang

826 papers receiving 33.1k citations

Hit Papers

Mobile Edge Computing: A Survey20032026201020182017201720192017201850010001.5k

Peers

Yan Zhang
Comparison fields: 5 of 192
  • Computer Networks and Communications 18.3k
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15.6k
  • Information Systems 9.9k
  • Artificial Intelligence 7.8k
  • Control and Systems Engineering 4.0k
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Countries citing papers authored by Yan Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Zhang

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

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About Yan Zhang

Yan Zhang is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 915 papers that have together received 34.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (127 papers), Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data (92 papers) and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (87 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Networks and Communications (18.3k citations), Information Systems (9.9k citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (15.6k citations). Yan Zhang has collaborated with scholars based in China, Norway and United States. Frequent co-authors include Sabita Maharjan, Ke Zhang, Rong Yu, Yueyue Dai, Shengli Xie, Yunlong Lu, Stein Gjessing, Jiawen Kang, Xiaohong Huang and Tor Skeie. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

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