Zhi Lin

5.2k citations

110 papers · 4.0k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 28

Aerospace Engineering top 0.2%
- Satellite Communication Systems 40
- UAV Applications and Optimization 19
Computer Networks and Communications top 1%
- Cooperative Communication and Network Coding 15
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 1%
- Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies 33
- Wireless Communication Security Techniques 14
- Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization 11
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks 10
- IoT Networks and Protocols 9
Media Technology top 5%
Mechanical Engineering top 5%

Co-authors: Min Lin Wei‐Ping Zhu Jun-Bo Wang Kang An Naofal Al‐Dhahir Hehao Niu Tomaso de Cola Jiangzhou Wang
Cited by: Aerospace Engineering Computer Networks and Communications Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Journals: Journal of Hazardous Materials (1 paper)Scientific Reports (2 papers)IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (1 paper)
Partner nations: China United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Zhi Lin

89 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

9 papers align trajectories log scale

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.

2025 IEEE Wireless Communications
2024 China Communications
2024 IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
2024 IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
2022 IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
2022 IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
2021 IEEE Transactions on Communications
2021 IEEE Internet of Things Journal
2019 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Zhi Lin, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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

About Zhi Lin

Zhi Lin is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 110 papers that have together received 4.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Satellite Communication Systems (40 papers), Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (33 papers), UAV Applications and Optimization (19 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (15 papers), Wireless Communication Security Techniques (14 papers), Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (11 papers), Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (10 papers) and IoT Networks and Protocols (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aerospace Engineering (2.4k citations), Computer Networks and Communications (1.3k citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2.6k citations). Zhi Lin has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Scientific Reports and IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

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