Defu Zhang

7.2k citations

150 papers · 5.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 39

Plant Science top 1%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.2%
Artificial Intelligence top 1%
Analytical Chemistry top 0.5%
Management Science and Operations Research top 1%

Co-authors: Junde Chen Yaser A. Nanehkaran Stephen C.H. Leung Adnan Zeb Yuandong Sun Jinxiu Chen Lijun Wei Zhenzhen Zhang
Topics: Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (35 papers)Optimization and Packing Problems (33 papers)Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (18 papers)
Cited by: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Analytical Chemistry
Journals: PLoS ONE European Journal of Operational Research Expert Systems with Applications
Partner nations: China Hong Kong Macao

In The Last Decade

Defu Zhang

146 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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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.

Using deep transfer learning for image-based plant disease identification

2020 683 citations Junde Chen, Jinxiu Chen et al. profile →
Identification of rice plant diseases using lightweight attention networks

2021 178 citations Junde Chen, Defu Zhang et al. Expert Systems with Applications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Advanced deep learning model for crop-specific and cross-crop pest identification 2025 ·Expert Systems with Applications ·(unknown),Defu Zhang,Adnan Zeb,Junde Chen,(unknown),(unknown)	4
2	Graph contrastive learning with cross-encoder for community discovery 2024 ·Applied Intelligence ·(unknown),Defu Zhang,Yunqi Lei	2
3	Data-driven intelligent method for detection of electricity theft 2023 ·International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems ·Junde Chen,Yaser A. Nanehkaran,Weirong Chen,(unknown),Defu Zhang	18
4	Development of a Zero-Dimensional Model for a Low-Speed Two-Stroke Marine Diesel Engine with Exhaust Gas Bypass and Performance Evaluation 2023 ·Processes ·Defu Zhang,(unknown),Nan Xu,Tingting Zhu,(unknown),Hui Song	3
5	MuRCL: Multi-Instance Reinforcement Contrastive Learning for Whole Slide Image Classification 2022 ·IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging ·(unknown),Lequan Yu,(unknown),Rongshan Yu,Defu Zhang,Liansheng Wang	30
6	A hybrid improved LSTM-CNN model for Chinese stock price trend prediction 2022 ·(unknown),Minggang Yang,Heng Liu,Defu Zhang	2
7	Complex graph convolutional network for link prediction in knowledge graphs 2022 ·Expert Systems with Applications ·Adnan Zeb,(unknown),Junde Chen,Anwar Ul Haq,Zhiguo Gong,Defu Zhang	41
8	Neural Embedding Singular Value Decomposition for Collaborative Filtering 2021 ·IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems ·(unknown),Rujie Zhao,Lvqing Bi,Defu Zhang,Chao Lü	19
9	Deadline‐constrained cost‐energy aware workflow scheduling in cloud 2021 ·Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience ·(unknown),Wei Zheng,(unknown),Defu Zhang,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	5
10	Multi-scale U-like network with attention mechanism for automatic pancreas segmentation 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Defu Zhang	19
11	A cognitive vision method for the detection of plant disease images 2021 ·Machine Vision and Applications ·Junde Chen,Jinxiu Chen,Defu Zhang,Yaser A. Nanehkaran,Yuandong Sun	42
12	Identification of plant disease images via a squeeze‐and‐excitation MobileNet model and twice transfer learning 2020 ·IET Image Processing ·Junde Chen,Defu Zhang,(unknown),Yaser A. Nanehkaran,Yuandong Sun	78
13	A component overlapping attribute clustering (COAC) algorithm for single-cell RNA sequencing data analysis and potential pathobiological implications 2019 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·(unknown),Xiangxiang Zeng,Yadi Zhou,Defu Zhang,Ruth Nussinov,Feixiong Cheng	13
14	A hybrid swarm algorithm based on ABC and AIS for 2L-HFCVRP 2017 ·Applied Soft Computing ·Defu Zhang,Ruibing Dong,Yain‐Whar Si,Furong Ye,(unknown)	13
15	Three-stage heuristic algorithm for three-dimensional irregular packing problem 2016 ·Applied Mathematical Modelling ·(unknown),Stephen C.H. Leung,Yain‐Whar Si,Defu Zhang,(unknown)	17
16	A novel forecasting method based on multi-order fuzzy time series and technical analysis 2016 ·Information Sciences ·Furong Ye,Liming Zhang,Defu Zhang,Hamido Fujita,Zhiguo Gong	94
17	Study on curves fitting Bama miniature pigs’early-stage growth 2012 ·Shanghai nongye xuebao ·Defu Zhang	1
18	A clique-based algorithm for constructing feasible timetables 2010 ·Optimization methods & software ·Yongkai Liu,Defu Zhang,Francis Y. L. Chin	11
19	A Modified Genetic Programming for Behavior Scoring Problem 2007 ·Qingshan Chen,Defu Zhang,Lijun Wei,Huowang Chen	10
20	Packing Different-sized Circles into a Rectangular Container Using Simulated Annealing Algorithm. 2004 ·Defu Zhang,Yanjuan Liu,(unknown)	3

About Defu Zhang

Defu Zhang is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Management Science and Operations Research, having authored 150 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (35 papers), Optimization and Packing Problems (33 papers) and Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (1.3k citations), Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design (289 citations) and Analytical Chemistry (658 citations). Defu Zhang has collaborated with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Macao. Frequent 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 Anwar Ul Haq. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, European Journal of Operational Research and Expert Systems with Applications.

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