Zhilin Chen

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Zhilin Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhilin Chen has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 4 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Zhilin Chen's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (13 papers), Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies (5 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (5 papers). Zhilin Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (13 papers), Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies (5 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (5 papers). Zhilin Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Hong Kong. Zhilin Chen's co-authors include Wei Yu, Foad Sohrabi, Chenyang Yang, Ya‐Feng Liu, Weiqiang Lv, Fei Yang, Kechun Wen, Yachun Liang, Jinchao Li and Yuqian Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials and Advanced Energy Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhilin Chen

32 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Sparse Activity Detection... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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. Sparse Activity Detection for Massive Connectivity
    2018 263 citations Zhilin Chen, Foad Sohrabi et al. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhilin Chen China 18 1.1k 216 213 148 140 35 1.3k
Wang China 11 490 0.4× 37 0.2× 66 0.3× 84 0.6× 42 0.3× 254 793
Wang United States 13 556 0.5× 31 0.1× 84 0.4× 34 0.2× 36 0.3× 256 885
Alexander Baranov Russia 23 847 0.8× 25 0.1× 252 1.2× 42 0.3× 77 0.6× 116 1.5k
Xiangrong Li China 15 163 0.1× 120 0.6× 44 0.2× 26 0.2× 496 3.5× 55 845
Luís Castañer Spain 19 1.4k 1.3× 75 0.3× 43 0.2× 37 0.3× 50 0.4× 96 2.1k
P.L. Garcı́a-Ybarra Spain 23 616 0.6× 47 0.2× 63 0.3× 53 0.4× 545 3.9× 66 1.4k
Jun Yu China 13 403 0.4× 84 0.4× 13 0.1× 72 0.5× 67 0.5× 74 818
Qi Kang China 18 163 0.1× 37 0.2× 124 0.6× 29 0.2× 434 3.1× 142 1.1k
Chen Taiwan 11 365 0.3× 30 0.1× 39 0.2× 35 0.2× 31 0.2× 149 512

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhilin Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhilin Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhilin Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhilin Chen 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 Zhilin Chen. Zhilin Chen 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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Chen, Zhilin & Jiaohua Qin. (2025). Reversible data hiding in encrypted images based on histogram shifting and prediction error block coding. International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems. 18(1). 45–66. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Particle damping equivalent method based on force chain for high frequency vibration reduction: Mechanism analysis and experimental verification. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 588. 118519–118519. 2 indexed citations
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Gong, Feilong, Zhilin Chen, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2024). Trifunctional L‐Cysteine Assisted Construction of MoO 2 /MoS 2 /C Nanoarchitecture Toward High‐Rate Sodium Storage. Small. 20(25). e2307986–e2307986. 8 indexed citations
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Zhou, Shenghui, Nan Li, Jiajia Han, et al.. (2024). Long‐Durable Potassium Ion Batteries Enabled by Medium‐Entropy Lattice Engineering on Prussian Blue Analogues Cathodes. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(15). 19 indexed citations
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Gong, Feilong, Zhilin Chen, Haitao Li, et al.. (2024). Hollow Mo/MoS Vn Nanoreactors with Tunable Built‐in Electric Fields for Sustainable Hydrogen Production. Advanced Materials. 37(5). e2415269–e2415269. 46 indexed citations
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Xu, Jian, Shuo Wan, Yinchuan Li, et al.. (2024). Cooperative Multi-Model Training for Personalized Federated Learning Over Heterogeneous Devices. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. 19(1). 195–207. 1 indexed citations
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Gong, Lihua, et al.. (2023). Construction of carbon net supported heterostructure with enhanced mesoscale diffusion for hydrogen production. Materials Letters. 353. 135294–135294. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hehe, Zhilin Chen, Zhefei Sun, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the Origin of Enhanced K+ Storage of Carbonaceous Anodes Enabled by Nitrogen/Sulfur Co‐Doping. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(34). 31 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, Zhilin Chen, Yunqi Wang, et al.. (2022). Heterogeneous Transformer: A Scale Adaptable Neural Network Architecture for Device Activity Detection. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 22(5). 3432–3446. 21 indexed citations
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Yu, Yiming, Zhilin Chen, Chenxi Zhao, et al.. (2022). A 39 GHz Dual-Channel Transceiver Chipset with an Advanced LTCC Package for 5G Multi-Beam MIMO Systems. Engineering. 22. 125–140. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhilin, Foad Sohrabi, Ya‐Feng Liu, & Wei Yu. (2021). Phase Transition Analysis for Covariance-Based Massive Random Access With Massive MIMO. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 68(3). 1696–1715. 38 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhilin, Foad Sohrabi, & Wei Yu. (2021). Sparse Activity Detection in Multi-Cell Massive MIMO Exploiting Channel Large-Scale Fading. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 69. 3768–3781. 36 indexed citations
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Sohrabi, Foad, Zhilin Chen, & Wei Yu. (2021). Deep Active Learning Approach to Adaptive Beamforming for mmWave Initial Alignment. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 39(8). 2347–2360. 37 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhilin, Foad Sohrabi, Ya‐Feng Liu, & Wei Yu. (2019). Covariance Based Joint Activity and Data Detection for Massive Random Access with Massive MIMO. 1–6. 86 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhilin, Xueying Hou, & Chenyang Yang. (2015). Training Resource Allocation for User-Centric Base Station Cooperation Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 65(4). 2729–2735. 37 indexed citations
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Bai, Lu, Tingting Liu, Zhilin Chen, & Chenyang Yang. (2014). A graph-based interference topology control for ultra-dense networks. 1676–1681. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanping, et al.. (2009). Wood anatomical properties and their variations of Fraxinus chinensis.. 33(4). 125–128.
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Wu, Dianhua, Zhilin Chen, & Minquan Cheng. (2008). A note on the existence of balanced (q, {3, 4}, 1) difference families.. Australas. J Comb.. 41. 171–174. 8 indexed citations

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