Defu Zhang

118 papers and 3.9k indexed citations i.

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Defu Zhang is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Defu Zhang has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 20 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Defu Zhang’s work include Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (29 papers), Optimization and Packing Problems (28 papers) and Smart Agriculture and AI (18 papers). Defu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (29 papers), Optimization and Packing Problems (28 papers) and Smart Agriculture and AI (18 papers). Defu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Macao. Defu Zhang's co-authors include Junde Chen, Yaser A. Nanehkaran, Stephen C.H. Leung, Adnan Zeb, Yuandong Sun, Jinxiu Chen, Lijun Wei, Zhenzhen Zhang, Wenhua Zeng and Yangbin Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, European Journal of Operational Research and Expert Systems with Applications.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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