Yaohua Sun

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yaohua Sun is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaohua Sun has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 42 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yaohua Sun's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (25 papers), Satellite Communication Systems (15 papers) and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (15 papers). Yaohua Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (25 papers), Satellite Communication Systems (15 papers) and Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (15 papers). Yaohua Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yaohua Sun's co-authors include Mugen Peng, Shiwen Mao, Shi Yan, Yangcheng Zhou, Chonggang Wang, Xuelong Li, Zhendong Mao, Shuo Yuan, Hongyu Xiang and H. Vincent Poor and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Yaohua Sun

59 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Application of Machine Learning in Wireless Networks: Key Techniques and Open Issues

2019 422 citations Yaohua Sun, Mugen Peng et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
Recent Advances in Cloud Radio Access Networks: System Architectures, Key Techniques, and Open Issues

2016 303 citations Mugen Peng, Yaohua Sun et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaohua Sun China	18	1.2k	1.2k	353	263	157	65	1.9k
Daniele Tarchi Italy	23	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	492 1.4×	195 0.7×	221 1.4×	152	1.9k
Shi Yan China	19	1.2k 0.9×	933 0.8×	227 0.6×	182 0.7×	175 1.1×	82	1.7k
Chi Lin China	24	787 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	176 0.5×	222 0.8×	170 1.1×	104	1.7k
Vuk Marojevic United States	20	699 0.6×	971 0.8×	470 1.3×	190 0.7×	97 0.6×	131	1.4k
Ziaul Haq Abbas Pakistan	26	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	179 0.5×	266 1.0×	309 2.0×	118	1.8k
Nguyen Cong Luong Singapore	10	1.1k 0.9×	906 0.8×	279 0.8×	398 1.5×	315 2.0×	13	1.8k
Yunjian Jia China	22	1.1k 0.8×	905 0.8×	161 0.5×	153 0.6×	145 0.9×	137	1.6k
Xianzhong Xie China	19	733 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	176 0.5×	162 0.6×	98 0.6×	158	1.5k
Ishan Budhiraja India	22	562 0.5×	878 0.7×	350 1.0×	196 0.7×	177 1.1×	78	1.4k
Ying Li China	23	795 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	232 0.7×	198 0.8×	64 0.4×	173	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yaohua Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yaohua Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaohua Sun

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Hongtao, et al.. (2025). Coordinating Communication and Computing for Wireless VR in Open Radio Access Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 24(7). 6075–6089. 1 indexed citations

Yuan, Shuo, Mugen Peng, & Yaohua Sun. (2025). Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Fog Networks: Architecture, Technologies, and Challenges. IEEE Wireless Communications. 32(4). 208–215.

Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2025). Predictive Beamforming for Joint Radar and Communication Transmission in LEO Satellite Aeronautical Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(8). 12206–12221. 1 indexed citations

Yuan, Shuo, Yaohua Sun, & Mugen Peng. (2024). Cache-Aware Cooperative Multicast Beamforming in Dynamic Satellite-Terrestrial Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(1). 1433–1445. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Jingjing, et al.. (2024). AoI-Minimal Data Collection in Multi-UAV Assisted Pre-Clustered IoT Networks. 2003–2008.

Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2024). Distributed Satellite-Terrestrial Cooperative Routing Strategy Based on Minimum Hop-Count Analysis in Mega LEO Satellite Constellation. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(11). 10678–10693. 16 indexed citations

Zhou, Yu, et al.. (2024). Decomposition and Meta-DRL Based Multi-Objective Optimization for Asynchronous Federated Learning in 6G-Satellite Systems. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 42(5). 1115–1129. 16 indexed citations

Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2024). Beam Management in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communication With Handover Frequency Control and Satellite-Terrestrial Spectrum Sharing. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(7). 5247–5263. 9 indexed citations

Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2024). Beam Management in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Networks With Random Traffic Arrival and Time-Varying Topology. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(9). 13352–13367. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2023). Joint Beam Scheduling and Beamforming Design for Cooperative Positioning in Multi-Beam LEO Satellite Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(4). 5276–5287. 26 indexed citations

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Long, Qiang & Yaohua Sun. (2022). Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Bitrate and Redundance Ratio Adaption for Panoramic Video Transmission. 2378–2383.

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Sun, Yaohua & Mugen Peng. (2022). Edge intelligence assisted resource management for satellite communication. China Communications. 19(8). 31–40. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2021). The sixth-generation mobile communication network with endogenous intelligence： architectures，use cases and challenges. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2019). Application of Machine Learning in Wireless Networks: Key Techniques and Open Issues. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 21(4). 3072–3108. 422 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Yaohua, Mugen Peng, & Shiwen Mao. (2019). A Game-Theoretic Approach to Cache and Radio Resource Management in Fog Radio Access Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 68(10). 10145–10159. 36 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaohua, Mugen Peng, & H. Vincent Poor. (2018). A Distributed Approach to Improving Spectral Efficiency in Uplink Device-to-Device-Enabled Cloud Radio Access Networks. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 66(12). 6511–6526. 39 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaohua & Mugen Peng. (2018). Recent Advances of Heterogenous RadioAccess Networks: A Survey. Journal of Mobile Multimedia. 14(4). 345–366. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2015). Performance analysis in cloud radio access networks: user-centralized coordination approach. China Communications. 12(11). 1–12. 1 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Manzoor, Wenbo Wang, Biling Zhang, et al.. (2014). A dynamic coalition formation framework for interference management in dense small‐cell networks. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies. 26(4). 718–731. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaohua, et al.. (2009). Multiple Backhaul Mobile Access Router Striping. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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