Zhi Lin

5.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
110 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Zhi Lin is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi Lin has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 55 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 32 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Zhi Lin's work include Satellite Communication Systems (40 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (33 papers) and UAV Applications and Optimization (19 papers). Zhi Lin is often cited by papers focused on Satellite Communication Systems (40 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (33 papers) and UAV Applications and Optimization (19 papers). Zhi Lin collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhi Lin's co-authors include Min Lin, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Jun-Bo Wang, Kang An, Naofal Al‐Dhahir, Hehao Niu, Tomaso de Cola, Jiangzhou Wang, Gan Zheng and Yihua Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Scientific Reports and IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

In The Last Decade

Zhi Lin

89 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Refracting RIS-Aided Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Relay Networks: Joint Beamforming Design and Optimization

2022 516 citations Zhi Lin, Hehao Niu et al. profile →
Supporting IoT With Rate-Splitting Multiple Access in Satellite and Aerial-Integrated Networks

2021 440 citations Zhi Lin, Min Lin et al. IEEE Internet of Things Journal profile →
Joint Beamforming and Power Allocation for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks With Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

2019 358 citations Zhi Lin, Min Lin et al. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing profile →
Secrecy-Energy Efficient Hybrid Beamforming for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks

2021 341 citations Zhi Lin, Min Lin et al. IEEE Transactions on Communications profile →
SLNR-based Secure Energy Efficient Beamforming in Multibeam Satellite Systems

2022 186 citations Zhi Lin, Kang An et al. profile →
Exploiting Multi-Layer Refracting RIS-Assisted Receiver for HAP-SWIPT Networks

2024 106 citations Kang An, Yifu Sun et al. profile →
Self-powered absorptive reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for securing satellite-terrestrial integrated networks

2024 85 citations Zhi Lin, Hehao Niu et al. profile →
Multi-Functional RIS-Assisted Semantic Anti-Jamming Communication and Computing in Integrated Aerial-Ground Networks

2024 78 citations Yifu Sun, Zhi Lin et al. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications profile →
AI-Driven Seamless and Massive Access in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks

2025 17 citations Zhi Lin, Kefeng Guo et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi Lin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhi Lin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhi Lin 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 Zhi Lin. Zhi Lin 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Symbiotic Secure and Efficient Hybrid Near/Far-Field Transmission Design for STAR-RIS-Aided RSMA Networks 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking ·(unknown), (unknown), Zhi Lin, Ruiqian Ma, Kang An, Dusit Niyato, Jiangzhou Wang	0
2	Covert Communication in Multi-User ISAC Systems: Joint Beamforming and Jamming Optimization 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology ·Yutao Wang, (unknown), Xue Ni, Xinrong Guan, Wendong Yang, Zhi Lin	0
3	RIS-Assisted SATINs With RSMA and DRL: A Trade-Off Between Spectral, Secrecy, and Energy Efficiency 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Communications ·Min Wu, Kefeng Guo, Xingwang Li, Zhi Lin, Liang Yang, Theodoros A. Tsiftsis, Chau Yuen	1
4	SDC4 protein action and related key genes in nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers based on bioinformatics analysis and machine learning 2024 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), (unknown), Zhi Lin, Yu Lu, Xiaohua Hu, Yuming Shen, Weili Du	4
5	Multi-Functional RIS-Assisted Semantic Anti-Jamming Communication and Computing in Integrated Aerial-Ground Networks breakdown → 2024 ·IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications ·Yifu Sun, Zhi Lin, Kang An, Dong Li, (unknown), Yonggang Zhu, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, Naofal Al‐Dhahir, Jiangzhou Wang	78
6	Orbital Angular Momentum State Detection Method of Vortex Optical Beams under the Influence of Offset based on Deep Learning 2024 ·Qingsong Zhao, Yong Wang, (unknown), Zhi Lin, (unknown), (unknown)	0
7	Joint Trajectory and Scheduling Optimization for Age of Synchronization Minimization in UAV-Assisted Networks With Random Updates 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Communications ·(unknown), Dong Li, (unknown), Tingting Zhang, Zhi Lin, Naofal Al‐Dhahir	13
8	Gain Without Pain: Recycling Reflected Energy From Wireless-Powered RIS-Aided Communications 2023 ·IEEE Internet of Things Journal ·Hao Xie, Bowen Gu, Dong Li, Zhi Lin, Yongjun Xu	19
9	Joint Transmissive and Reflective RIS-Aided Secure MIMO Systems Design Under Spatially-Correlated Angular Uncertainty and Coupled PSEs 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security ·Yifu Sun, Kang An, (unknown), Zhi Lin, Hehao Niu, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, Jiangzhou Wang, Naofal Al‐Dhahir	19
10	Supporting IoT With Rate-Splitting Multiple Access in Satellite and Aerial-Integrated Networks breakdown → 2021 ·IEEE Internet of Things Journal ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Tomaso de Cola, Jun-Bo Wang, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Julian Cheng	440
11	Secrecy-Energy Efficient Hybrid Beamforming for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks breakdown → 2021 ·IEEE Transactions on Communications ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Benoı̂t Champagne, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Naofal Al‐Dhahir	341
12	Robust Secure Beamforming for Wireless Powered Cognitive Satellite-Terrestrial Networks 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Jun-Bo Wang, Julian Cheng	69
13	Secure Beamforming for Cognitive Satellite Terrestrial Networks With Unknown Eavesdroppers 2020 ·IEEE Systems Journal ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Benoı̂t Champagne, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Naofal Al‐Dhahir	85
14	Secure and Energy Efficient Transmission for RSMA-Based Cognitive Satellite-Terrestrial Networks 2020 ·IEEE Wireless Communications Letters ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Benoı̂t Champagne, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Naofal Al‐Dhahir	174
15	Joint Beamforming and Power Allocation for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks With Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access breakdown → 2019 ·IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Jun-Bo Wang, Tomaso de Cola, Jiangzhou Wang	358
16	Robust Multi-Objective Beamforming for Integrated Satellite and High Altitude Platform Network With Imperfect Channel State Information 2019 ·IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Yongming Huang, Tomaso de Cola, Wei‐Ping Zhu	56
17	Robust Secure Beamforming for Multibeam Satellite Communication Systems 2019 ·IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Jian Ouyang, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Athanasios D. Panagopoulos, Mohamed‐Slim Alouini	62
18	Joint Beamforming for Secure Communication in Cognitive Satellite Terrestrial Networks 2018 ·IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications ·Min Lin, Zhi Lin, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Jun-Bo Wang	151
19	Beamforming for Secure Wireless Information and Power Transfer in Terrestrial Networks Coexisting With Satellite Networks 2018 ·IEEE Signal Processing Letters ·Zhi Lin, Min Lin, Jian Ouyang, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Symeon Chatzinotas	26
20	Plastic equation of state determined by nano indentation 2002 ·International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials ·Yanli Wang, Zhi Lin, Junpin Lin, Guoliang Chen	1

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