Yong Ren

10.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
315 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Yong Ren is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Ren has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 112 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 63 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yong Ren's work include Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (41 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (34 papers) and UAV Applications and Optimization (34 papers). Yong Ren is often cited by papers focused on Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (41 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (34 papers) and UAV Applications and Optimization (34 papers). Yong Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yong Ren's co-authors include Chunxiao Jiang, Jingjing Wang, Lajos Hanzo, Zhu Han, Jun Du, Haijun Zhang, Kwang‐Cheng Chen, Xiuming Shan, Xiangwang Hou and Zhengru Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

In The Last Decade

Yong Ren

290 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Machine Learning Paradigms for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

2016 765 citations Chunxiao Jiang, Haijun Zhang et al. profile →
Taking Drones to the Next Level: Cooperative Distributed Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicular Networks for Small and Mini Drones

2017 386 citations Jingjing Wang, Chunxiao Jiang et al. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine profile →
Machine Learning for 6G Wireless Networks: Carrying Forward Enhanced Bandwidth, Massive Access, and Ultrareliable/Low-Latency Service

2020 289 citations Jun Du, Chunxiao Jiang et al. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine profile →
Reliable Computation Offloading for Edge-Computing-Enabled Software-Defined IoV

2020 255 citations Xiangwang Hou, Jingjing Wang et al. IEEE Internet of Things Journal profile →
SDN-Based Resource Allocation in Edge and Cloud Computing Systems: An Evolutionary Stackelberg Differential Game Approach

2022 121 citations Jun Du, Chunxiao Jiang et al. profile →
3U: Joint Design of UAV-USV-UUV Networks for Cooperative Target Hunting

2023 105 citations Jingjing Wang, Zhengru Fang et al. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong Ren China	45	4.3k	3.6k	2.6k	1.3k	883	315	8.0k
Tao Jiang China	56	5.4k 1.3×	8.9k 2.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	456 0.5×	553	13.1k
Shibo He China	44	3.5k 0.8×	3.4k 0.9×	718 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	358 0.4×	259	7.0k
Georges Kaddoum Canada	55	4.8k 1.1×	7.5k 2.1×	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	438	12.9k
Dapeng Wu United States	60	8.0k 1.9×	6.5k 1.8×	1.9k 0.8×	2.2k 1.7×	444 0.5×	524	14.6k
Kin K. Leung United Kingdom	44	7.0k 1.7×	6.2k 1.7×	898 0.4×	2.7k 2.1×	800 0.9×	307	11.4k
Kaigui Bian China	36	2.2k 0.5×	2.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	604 0.5×	344 0.4×	177	5.0k
Jun Li China	44	3.2k 0.8×	3.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	3.3k 2.6×	185 0.2×	552	9.6k
Kun Yang China	49	5.5k 1.3×	5.2k 1.5×	1.9k 0.7×	994 0.8×	264 0.3×	645	10.4k
Liuqing Yang United States	52	3.8k 0.9×	8.2k 2.3×	2.1k 0.8×	767 0.6×	872 1.0×	440	10.6k
Guihai Chen China	53	7.2k 1.7×	5.7k 1.6×	750 0.3×	2.2k 1.7×	466 0.5×	750	12.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Ren

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hou, Xiangwang, et al.. (2025). DRESS: Diffusion Model-Based Reward Shaping Scheme for Intelligent Networks. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 73. 4285–4300. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jingjing, et al.. (2025). OFDM-Based Underwater Integrated Sensing and Communication: Receiver Design for Doubly Spread Acoustic Channels. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73(10). 9372–9387. 1 indexed citations

Xia, Yimin, et al.. (2024). Collaborative design of atmospheric cutterhead opening and disc cutter arrangement. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 154. 106101–106101. 2 indexed citations

Qian, Bin, et al.. (2024). The Formation and Pressure-Bearing Characteristics of Plugging Layers in Hydraulic Fracture: A Visualization Experimental Study. SPE Journal. 29(10). 5441–5451. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Ze, et al.. (2024). Environment- and Energy-Aware AUV-Assisted Data Collection for the Internet of Underwater Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(15). 26406–26418. 29 indexed citations

Wang, Ziyuan, Jun Du, Chunxiao Jiang, Yong Ren, & Xiao–Ping Zhang. (2024). UAV-Assisted Target Tracking and Computation Offloading in USV-Based MEC Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(12). 11389–11405. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Jingjing, et al.. (2024). AUV-Aided Deep-Sea Internet of Things: A Machine Learning Perspective. IEEE Network. 39(5). 209–220. 1 indexed citations

Xia, Yimin, et al.. (2023). Design of O-ring with skeleton seal of cutter changing robot storage tank gate for large diameter shield machine. Tribology International. 185. 108591–108591. 19 indexed citations

Xia, Zhaoyue, Jun Du, Chunxiao Jiang, et al.. (2023). Distributed Subgradient Method With Random Quantization and Flexible Weights: Convergence Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 54(2). 1223–1235. 2 indexed citations

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Fang, Zhengru, Jingjing Wang, Yong Ren, et al.. (2022). Age of Information in Energy Harvesting Aided Massive Multiple Access Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 40(5). 1441–1456. 137 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xuemin, et al.. (2020). Method for Training Convolutional Neural Networks for In Situ Plankton Image Recognition and Classification Based on the Mechanisms of the Human Eye. Sensors. 20(9). 2592–2592. 10 indexed citations

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Duan, Ruiyang, Jingjing Wang, Chunxiao Jiang, et al.. (2019). Resource Allocation for Multi-UAV Aided IoT NOMA Uplink Transmission Systems. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 6(4). 7025–7037. 164 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xuemin, et al.. (2019). Reduced data set for multi-target recognition using compressed sensing frame. Pattern Recognition Letters. 129. 86–91. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongming, Chunxiao Jiang, Jingjing Wang, et al.. (2019). Multicast Beamforming Optimization in Cloud-Based Heterogeneous Terrestrial and Satellite Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 69(2). 1766–1776. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingjing, et al.. (2019). Colonel Blotto Games in Network Systems: Models, Strategies, and Applications. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. 7(2). 637–649. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingjing, Chunxiao Jiang, Zhongxiang Wei, et al.. (2018). Joint UAV Hovering Altitude and Power Control for Space-Air-Ground IoT Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 6(2). 1741–1753. 256 indexed citations

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Du, Jun, Chunxiao Jiang, Haijun Zhang, Yong Ren, & Mohsen Guizani. (2018). Auction Design and Analysis for SDN-Based Traffic Offloading in Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 36(10). 2202–2217. 119 indexed citations

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Huang, Haiyu, Kejie Lu, Giovanni Pau, Yong Ren, & Pai‐Yen Chen. (2018). Advanced Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Technologies for the Internet of Things. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 2018(1). 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingjing, Chunxiao Jiang, Zhu Han, et al.. (2017). Taking Drones to the Next Level: Cooperative Distributed Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicular Networks for Small and Mini Drones. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. 12(3). 73–82. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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Luo, Feng, Chunxiao Jiang, Shui Yu, et al.. (2017). Stability of Cloud-Based UAV Systems Supporting Big Data Acquisition and Processing. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. 7(3). 866–877. 59 indexed citations

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