Yu Xu

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Yu Xu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Xu has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 32 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 27 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Yu Xu's work include UAV Applications and Optimization (29 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (17 papers) and Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (9 papers). Yu Xu is often cited by papers focused on UAV Applications and Optimization (29 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (17 papers) and Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (9 papers). Yu Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Macao. Yu Xu's co-authors include Dingcheng Yang, Tiankui Zhang, Lin Xiao, Yuanwei Liu, Jonathan Loo, Meixia Tao, Yong Zeng, Laurie Cuthbert, Yixuan Zou and Yapeng Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Access, Sensors and IEEE Transactions on Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yu Xu

37 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Joint Computation and Communication Design for UAV-Assist... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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. Joint Computation and Communication Design for UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing in IoT
    2019 335 citations Tiankui Zhang, Yu Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yu Xu China 16 954 697 553 296 59 46 1.2k
Dingcheng Yang China 20 1.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.5× 961 1.7× 468 1.6× 73 1.2× 86 1.9k
Hongli He China 7 683 0.7× 775 1.1× 507 0.9× 139 0.5× 100 1.7× 11 1.1k
Azade Fotouhi Australia 7 844 0.9× 417 0.6× 548 1.0× 188 0.6× 38 0.6× 17 976
Yixin He China 18 505 0.5× 361 0.5× 474 0.9× 116 0.4× 83 1.4× 68 818
Lorenzo Galati Giordano Germany 13 838 0.9× 554 0.8× 827 1.5× 146 0.5× 33 0.6× 34 1.2k
Ruijin Sun China 16 304 0.3× 491 0.7× 466 0.8× 129 0.4× 66 1.1× 83 893
Daosen Zhai China 21 546 0.6× 609 0.9× 1.0k 1.8× 89 0.3× 64 1.1× 89 1.3k
İlker Bekmezci Türkiye 11 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 435 0.8× 187 0.6× 35 0.6× 27 1.4k
Dianxiong Liu China 15 481 0.5× 494 0.7× 314 0.6× 87 0.3× 74 1.3× 39 720

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yu Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yu Xu. The network helps show where Yu Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu Xu 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 Yu Xu. Yu Xu 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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Xu, Yu, et al.. (2025). Energy Minimization for Fixed-Wing AAV Inspection System in Multi-Hangar and Windy Environment. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 74(11). 17840–17853.
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Yang, Dingcheng, et al.. (2025). Movable Antenna Array for Improving AAV Relaying Networks. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 14(12). 4127–4131.
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Xiao, Lin, et al.. (2025). STAR-RIS Assisted Hybrid Far- and Near-Field SWIPT. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 75(2). 3525–3530.
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Xu, Yu, et al.. (2025). Energy Consumption Optimization for Cellular-Connected Multi-UAV Pickup and Delivery System. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 26(11). 19106–19119.
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Xu, Yu, et al.. (2024). Energy Minimization for Radio Map-Based UAV Pickup and Delivery Logistics System. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(11). 17893–17898. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Yu, et al.. (2024). Pair Scheduling and Beamforming in STAR-RIS Empowered ISAC Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(11). 17732–17736. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yujing, et al.. (2024). Optimal Trajectory Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cargo Pickup and Delivery System Based on Radio Map. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(8). 11706–11718. 10 indexed citations
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Xu, Yu, et al.. (2024). UAV-Assisted ISCC Networks: Joint Resource and Trajectory Optimization. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13(9). 2372–2376. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yu, et al.. (2023). Joint resource optimization and trajectory design for energy minimization in UAV-assisted mobile-edge computing systems. Computer Communications. 203. 312–323. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Yu, Tiankui Zhang, Yixuan Zou, & Yuanwei Liu. (2022). Reconfigurable Intelligence Surface Aided UAV-MEC Systems With NOMA. IEEE Communications Letters. 26(9). 2121–2125. 46 indexed citations
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Xu, Yu, Tiankui Zhang, Yuanwei Liu, et al.. (2022). Cellular-Connected Multi-UAV MEC Networks: An Online Stochastic Optimization Approach. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 70(10). 6630–6647. 39 indexed citations
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Yang, Dingcheng, et al.. (2022). Energy Minimization for Cellular-Connected UAV-MEC Patrol Inspection Systems. 389–394. 3 indexed citations
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Xiao, Lin, Yu Xu, Dingcheng Yang, & Yong Zeng. (2019). Secrecy Energy Efficiency Maximization for UAV-Enabled Mobile Relaying. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking. 4(1). 180–193. 94 indexed citations
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Xu, Yu, et al.. (2015). ABAL: Aerial Beacon Assisted Localization Of Wireless Sensor Networks with RSS Maxima.. Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks. 29. 93–112. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Mu, et al.. (2012). On the Statistical Errors of RADAR Location Sensor Networks with Built-In Wi-Fi Gaussian Linear Fingerprints. Sensors. 12(3). 3605–3626. 17 indexed citations
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