Yang Lu

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yang Lu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Lu has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 29 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 28 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Yang Lu's work include Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (34 papers), Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (31 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (17 papers). Yang Lu is often cited by papers focused on Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (34 papers), Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (31 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (17 papers). Yang Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Yang Lu's co-authors include Ke Xiong, Pingyi Fan, Khaled B. Letaief, Zhangdui Zhong, Ruichen Zhang, Zhiguo Ding, Bo Ai, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, Bo Gao and Jingxian Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Molecular Sciences, IEEE Access and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yang Lu

82 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Energy Efficiency Maximization in RIS-Assisted SWIPT Netw... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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. Energy Efficiency Maximization in RIS-Assisted SWIPT Networks With RSMA: A PPO-Based Approach
    2023 145 citations Ruichen Zhang, Ke Xiong et al. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in 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
Yang Lu China 21 1.1k 517 477 93 75 87 1.5k
Zhongxiang Wei China 20 1.2k 1.0× 696 1.3× 506 1.1× 137 1.5× 35 0.5× 82 1.5k
Chao Shen China 20 1.8k 1.6× 780 1.5× 915 1.9× 112 1.2× 43 0.6× 89 2.2k
Bin Xia China 29 2.0k 1.8× 393 0.8× 1.3k 2.8× 112 1.2× 36 0.5× 148 2.6k
Kannan Srinivasan United States 16 2.8k 2.5× 770 1.5× 1.6k 3.4× 62 0.7× 77 1.0× 65 3.2k
Wessam Ajib Canada 22 1.7k 1.6× 370 0.7× 1.4k 3.0× 75 0.8× 28 0.4× 235 2.2k
Daniel K. C. So United Kingdom 27 2.1k 1.9× 702 1.4× 923 1.9× 89 1.0× 60 0.8× 131 2.4k
Kechen Zheng China 19 631 0.6× 158 0.3× 585 1.2× 67 0.7× 16 0.2× 53 904
Junyu Liu China 21 1.1k 1.0× 515 1.0× 688 1.4× 81 0.9× 114 1.5× 126 1.6k
Jukka Talvitie Finland 19 1.0k 0.9× 367 0.7× 364 0.8× 99 1.1× 193 2.6× 101 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yang Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yang Lu 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 Yang Lu. Yang Lu 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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Lu, Yang, et al.. (2025). Multi-Waveguide Pinching Antennas for ISAC. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 25. 5846–5858. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yuhang, Yang Lu, Guangyang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Graph Learning for Hybrid Beamforming in mmWave Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(10). 8086–8100. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guangyang, et al.. (2024). Joint Uplink and Downlink Robust Transmission for Cell-Free Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(10). 15308–15321. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Jixu, et al.. (2024). Under-Actuated Motion Control of Haidou-1 ARV Using Data-Driven, Model-Free Adaptive Sliding Mode Control Method. Sensors. 24(11). 3592–3592. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, et al.. (2024). AI-Empowered RIS-Assisted Networks: CV-Enabled RIS Selection and DNN-Enabled Transmission. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(11). 17854–17858. 8 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, et al.. (2024). Hybrid MRT and ZF Learning for Energy-Efficient Transmission in Multi-RIS-Assisted Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(8). 12247–12251. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Yuhang, Yang Lu, Bo Ai, et al.. (2024). GNN-Enabled Max-Min Fair Beamforming. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(8). 12184–12188. 9 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, et al.. (2024). A Deep Learning Framework for Physical-Layer Secure Beamforming. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(12). 19844–19849. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Yuhang, et al.. (2024). ICNet: GNN-Enabled Beamforming for MISO Interference Channels With Statistical CSI. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(8). 12225–12230. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Yuhang, Yang Lu, Bo Ai, et al.. (2024). GNN-Based Beamforming for Sum-Rate Maximization in MU-MISO Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(8). 9251–9264. 22 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, et al.. (2023). Beamforming Design in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems. 546–551. 14 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, Pingyi Fan, Bo Ai, et al.. (2023). Outage Constrained Sum-Rate Maximization for MISO Interference Channels With Multiple RISs. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 12(12). 2238–2242. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruichen, Ke Xiong, Yang Lu, et al.. (2023). Energy Efficiency Maximization in RIS-Assisted SWIPT Networks With RSMA: A PPO-Based Approach. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 41(5). 1413–1430. 145 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Guangyang, et al.. (2023). AoI Minimization in RIS-Aided SWIPT Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(2). 2895–2900. 10 indexed citations
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Xiong, Ke, et al.. (2023). Energy Consumption Minimization in Secure Multi-Antenna UAV-Assisted MEC Networks With Channel Uncertainty. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 22(11). 7185–7200. 42 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ruichen, Ke Xiong, Yang Lu, et al.. (2023). SWIPT-Enabled Cell-Free Massive MIMO-NOMA Networks: A Machine Learning-Based Approach. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(7). 6701–6718. 27 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, et al.. (2022). Combination Strategy of Genetic Dereplication and Manipulation of Epigenetic Regulators Reveals a Novel Compound from Plant Endophytic Fungus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(7). 3686–3686. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Jingxian, Ke Xiong, Yang Lu, et al.. (2020). Energy Efficiency in Secure IRS-Aided SWIPT. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 9(11). 1884–1888. 100 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, Ke Xiong, Pingyi Fan, et al.. (2020). Secrecy Energy Efficiency in Multi-Antenna SWIPT Networks With Dual-Layer PS Receivers. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 19(6). 4290–4306. 20 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, et al.. (2014). A New Green Clustering Algorithm for Energy Efficiency in High-Density WLANs. KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems. 8(2). 326–354. 4 indexed citations

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