Bo Zhao

4.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
147 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Bo Zhao is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Bo Zhao has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 73 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 61 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Bo Zhao's work include Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (71 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (61 papers) and Reinforcement Learning in Robotics (39 papers). Bo Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (71 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (61 papers) and Reinforcement Learning in Robotics (39 papers). Bo Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Bo Zhao's co-authors include Derong Liu, Bin Xian, Yao Zhang, Xu Zhang, Yuanchun Li, Qinglai Wei, Yongwei Zhang, Shan Xue, Biao Luo and Shunchao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Bo Zhao

135 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Control: A... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2020 2014 2023 100 200 300 400
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. Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Control: A Survey and Recent Advances
    2020 456 citations Derong Liu, Bo Zhao et al. profile →
  2. Nonlinear Robust Adaptive Tracking Control of a Quadrotor UAV Via Immersion and Invariance Methodology
    2014 445 citations Bo Zhao, Bin Xian et al. profile →
  3. An efficient lightweight convolutional neural network for industrial surface defect detection
    2023 89 citations Bo Zhao et al. Artificial Intelligence Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bo Zhao China 30 2.2k 1.8k 988 573 548 147 3.5k
Yanhong Luo China 31 2.5k 1.1× 3.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.6× 1.3k 2.3× 841 1.5× 130 4.8k
Bahare Kiumarsi United States 18 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 454 0.8× 426 0.8× 46 2.7k
Yongliang Yang China 28 1.1k 0.5× 961 0.5× 558 0.6× 273 0.5× 480 0.9× 95 2.7k
Guoxing Wen China 30 3.4k 1.5× 2.0k 1.1× 834 0.8× 418 0.7× 2.4k 4.4× 68 4.7k
Hamidreza Modares United States 42 3.7k 1.7× 3.6k 2.0× 2.1k 2.1× 1.2k 2.1× 1.8k 3.3× 116 6.5k
Yan‐Jun Liu China 44 5.2k 2.3× 1.9k 1.0× 733 0.7× 437 0.8× 1.9k 3.4× 139 6.3k
Zhen Ni United States 30 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 867 0.9× 1.3k 2.2× 347 0.6× 131 3.1k
Yuanheng Zhu China 24 920 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 975 1.0× 453 0.8× 249 0.5× 70 2.1k
Kun Zhang China 26 1.1k 0.5× 775 0.4× 462 0.5× 331 0.6× 504 0.9× 158 2.1k
Jie Huang China 21 3.5k 1.6× 847 0.5× 396 0.4× 359 0.6× 1.7k 3.1× 129 4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Bo Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bo Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bo Zhao

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

All Works

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Wang, Hongjian, et al.. (2024). Possibilistic C-means with novel image representation for image segmentation. Artificial Intelligence Review. 58(2). 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bo, et al.. (2023). Dynamic compensator-based near-optimal control for unknown nonaffine systems via integral reinforcement learning. Neurocomputing. 564. 126973–126973. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Yongliang, et al.. (2021). Sparse online kernelized actor-critic Learning in reproducing kernel Hilbert space. Artificial Intelligence Review. 55(1). 23–58. 27 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bo & Dong Yue. (2018). Nonlinear Robust Control Design for a Miniature Variable-Pitch Quadrotor. 757–762. 4 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai, et al.. (2017). Optimal control for discrete‐time systems with actuator saturation. Optimal Control Applications and Methods. 38(6). 1071–1080. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bo, et al.. (2015). Multiple Faults Detection and Isolation via Decentralized Sliding Mode Observer for Reconfigurable Manipulator. Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology. 10(6). 2393–2405. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bo. (2014). Active substituting decentralized fault-tolerant control for reconfigurable manipulators with multi-sensor failures. Kongzhi yu juece. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bo. (2014). Signal Reconstruction Based Active Decentralized Fault Tolerant Control for Reconfigurable Manipulators. Acta Automatica Sinica. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Fu, Bin Xian, Guoping Huang, & Bo Zhao. (2013). Autonomous hovering control for a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle. Chinese Control Conference. 620–625. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bo. (2012). Backstepping time delay decentralized fault-tolerant control for reconfigurable manipulators. Kongzhi yu juece. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiang, et al.. (2012). Nonlinear robust attitude tracking control of an underactuated 3 degree-of-freedom helicopter. Chinese Control Conference. 986–991. 3 indexed citations
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Diao, Chen, et al.. (2012). Nonlinear control for an underactuated quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle with parametric uncertainties. Chinese Control Conference. 42(8). 998–1003. 5 indexed citations
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Dong, Bo, Bo Zhao, & Yuanchun Li. (2011). Backstepping sliding mode decentralized control for reconfigurable manipulators based on ESO. Chinese Control Conference. 3985–3989. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Bo, Bo Dong, & Yuanchun Li. (2011). Support vector machine observer based fault detection for reconfigurable manipulators. Chinese Control Conference. 3979–3984. 2 indexed citations

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