Cong Xu

4.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
47 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Cong Xu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Xu has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 7 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Cong Xu's work include Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (16 papers), Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices (13 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (8 papers). Cong Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (16 papers), Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices (13 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (8 papers). Cong Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Cong Xu's co-authors include Yuan Xie, Shuangchen Li, Jishen Zhao, Tao Zhang, Yongpan Liu, Yu Wang, Ping Chi, Chunhua Wang, Hairong Lin and Norman P. Jouppi and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Scientific Reports and Expert Systems with Applications.

In The Last Decade

Cong Xu

44 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

PRIME

2016 910 citations Shuangchen Li, Cong Xu et al. profile →
PRIME: A Novel Processing-in-Memory Architecture for Neural Network Computation in ReRAM-Based Main Memory

2016 401 citations Shuangchen Li, Cong Xu et al. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) profile →
Pinatubo

2016 326 citations Shuangchen Li, Cong Xu et al. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) profile →
Review on chaotic dynamics of memristive neuron and neural network

2021 227 citations Hairong Lin, Chunhua Wang et al. Nonlinear Dynamics profile →
Brain-Like Initial-Boosted Hyperchaos and Application in Biomedical Image Encryption

2022 226 citations Hairong Lin, Chunhua Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cong Xu China	19	2.2k	724	658	558	457	47	3.0k
Majid Ahmadi Canada	22	1.3k 0.6×	628 0.9×	293 0.4×	260 0.5×	154 0.3×	282	2.2k
Cong Xu China	29	1.5k 0.7×	362 0.5×	597 0.9×	1.2k 2.2×	996 2.2×	96	3.7k
P. Hasler United States	38	4.1k 1.9×	819 1.1×	138 0.2×	225 0.4×	355 0.8×	284	4.9k
Saibal Mukhopadhyay United States	39	4.4k 2.0×	912 1.3×	730 1.1×	628 1.1×	1.6k 3.5×	352	5.7k
G.S. Moschytz Switzerland	25	1.6k 0.7×	298 0.4×	337 0.5×	599 1.1×	136 0.3×	233	2.9k
Tetsuya Asai Japan	22	1.6k 0.7×	564 0.8×	191 0.3×	236 0.4×	52 0.1×	227	2.4k
Massimo Alioto Singapore	38	3.8k 1.8×	582 0.8×	488 0.7×	308 0.6×	1.2k 2.6×	302	4.7k
B.J. Sheu United States	26	1.9k 0.9×	623 0.9×	201 0.3×	256 0.5×	239 0.5×	179	2.6k
Janusz A. Starzyk United States	25	1.3k 0.6×	590 0.8×	154 0.2×	370 0.7×	491 1.1×	132	2.3k
Zhengya Zhang United States	29	2.9k 1.3×	583 0.8×	279 0.4×	1.1k 2.0×	188 0.4×	131	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Cong Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cong Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Xu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Cong, et al.. (2025). Deep-to-broad technique to accelerate deep neural networks. Expert Systems with Applications. 274. 126529–126529.

Zhu, Hongjia, et al.. (2024). A novel capsule network based on Multi-Order Descartes Extension Transformation. Neurocomputing. 610. 128526–128526.

Yang, Zhijian, Cong Xu, & Guochang Li. (2024). Behavior of GFRP tube confined hollow high-strength concrete short columns under axial compression. Structures. 61. 106017–106017. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Ying, et al.. (2024). Air quality historical correlation model based on time series. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 22791–22791. 2 indexed citations

Pedretti, Giacomo, Sergey Serebryakov, Ron M. Roth, et al.. (2024). X-TIME: Accelerating Large Tree Ensembles Inference for Tabular Data With Analog CAMs. IEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Computational Devices and Circuits. 10. 116–124. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Cong, et al.. (2024). A novel multi-feature fusion attention neural network for the recognition of epileptic EEG signals. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 18. 1393122–1393122. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Cong, et al.. (2022). Memristive competitive hopfield neural network for image segmentation application. Cognitive Neurodynamics. 17(4). 1061–1077. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Chunhua, et al.. (2022). The dynamics of a memristor-based Rulkov neuron with fractional-order difference. Chinese Physics B. 31(6). 60502–60502. 57 indexed citations

Lin, Hairong, Chunhua Wang, Quanli Deng, et al.. (2021). Review on chaotic dynamics of memristive neuron and neural network. Nonlinear Dynamics. 106(1). 959–973. 227 indexed citations breakdown →

10.

Wen, Wei, Cong Xu, Feng Yan, et al.. (2017). TernGrad: ternary gradients to reduce communication in distributed deep learning. arXiv (Cornell University). 30. 1508–1518. 154 indexed citations

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Li, Shuangchen, Liu Liu, Peng Gu, Cong Xu, & Yuan Xie. (2016). NVSim-CAM. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 1–7. 28 indexed citations

12.

Xu, Cong, Dimin Niu, Zheng Yang, Shimeng Yu, & Yuan Xie. (2015). Impact of Cell Failure on Reliable Cross-Point Resistive Memory Design. ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems. 20(4). 1–21. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Zheng, Cong Xu, & Yuan Xie. (2015). Modeling framework for cross-point resistive memory design emphasizing reliability and variability issues. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 112–117. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Cong, Pai-Yu Chen, Dimin Niu, et al.. (2014). Architecting 3D vertical resistive memory for next-generation storage systems. International Conference on Computer Aided Design. 55–62. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Pai-Yu, Cong Xu, Yuan Xie, & Shimeng Yu. (2014). 3D RRAM design and benchmark with 3d NAND FLASH. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 100. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Cong, Dimin Niu, Shimeng Yu, & Yuan Xie. (2014). Modeling and design analysis of 3D vertical resistive memory — A low cost cross-point architecture. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 825–830. 22 indexed citations

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Niu, Dimin, Cong Xu, Naveen Muralimanohar, Norman P. Jouppi, & Yuan Xie. (2013). Design of cross-point metal-oxide ReRAM emphasizing reliability and cost. International Conference on Computer Aided Design. 17–23. 24 indexed citations

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Niu, Dimin, Cong Xu, Naveen Muralimanohar, Norman P. Jouppi, & Yuan Xie. (2013). Design of cross-point metal-oxide ReRAM emphasizing reliability and cost. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 41 indexed citations

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Xu, Cong, et al.. (2011). Device-architecture co-optimization of STT-RAM based memory for low power embedded systems. International Conference on Computer Aided Design. 463–470. 26 indexed citations

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Xu, Cong. (2009). Application of data mining methods to traditional prediction mathematical models. 1 indexed citations

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