F. Frank Chen

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

F. Frank Chen is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management Information Systems and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Frank Chen has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 16 papers in Management Information Systems and 7 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in F. Frank Chen's work include Digital Transformation in Industry (16 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (12 papers) and Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection (10 papers). F. Frank Chen is often cited by papers focused on Digital Transformation in Industry (16 papers), Manufacturing Process and Optimization (12 papers) and Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection (10 papers). F. Frank Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Jordan. F. Frank Chen's co-authors include Hamed Bouzary, Mohammad Shahin, Ali Hosseinzadeh, Leonardo Rivera, Hung-da Wan, Ming Dong, Radu F. Babiceanu, Bongju Jeong, Hosang Jung and Robert H. Sturges and has published in prestigious journals such as Sensors, Sustainability and International Journal of Production Research.

In The Last Decade

F. Frank Chen

58 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Advancing Network Security in Industrial IoT: A Deep Dive into AI-Enabled Intrusion Detection Systems

2024 43 citations Mohammad Shahin, Ali Hosseinzadeh et al. Advanced Engineering Informatics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. Frank Chen United States	21	724	561	373	185	163	60	1.5k
Giovanni Miragliotta Italy	14	640 0.9×	479 0.9×	483 1.3×	107 0.6×	173 1.1×	47	1.7k
Shanhu Yang United States	6	1.2k 1.7×	399 0.7×	242 0.6×	79 0.4×	159 1.0×	7	1.8k
Anders Skoogh Sweden	24	946 1.3×	516 0.9×	298 0.8×	357 1.9×	94 0.6×	98	1.8k
Bernard Grabot France	22	721 1.0×	701 1.2×	377 1.0×	273 1.5×	153 0.9×	79	2.0k
Young B. Moon United States	19	561 0.8×	329 0.6×	173 0.5×	101 0.5×	196 1.2×	83	1.4k
Hyunbo Cho South Korea	18	513 0.7×	282 0.5×	190 0.5×	188 1.0×	180 1.1×	83	1.2k
Marco Garetti Italy	19	884 1.2×	355 0.6×	572 1.5×	100 0.5×	211 1.3×	74	1.8k
Enzo Morosini Frazzon Brazil	22	1.1k 1.5×	599 1.1×	603 1.6×	182 1.0×	98 0.6×	123	1.9k
Ángel Ortíz Spain	21	342 0.5×	682 1.2×	507 1.4×	157 0.8×	225 1.4×	121	1.5k

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Shahin, Mohammad, Ali Hosseinzadeh, & F. Frank Chen. (2025). A Two-Stage Hybrid Federated Learning Framework for Privacy-Preserving IoT Anomaly Detection and Classification. IoT. 6(3). 48–48. 1 indexed citations

Shahin, Mohammad, Ali Hosseinzadeh, & F. Frank Chen. (2025). AI-Enabled Sustainable Manufacturing: Intelligent Package Integrity Monitoring for Waste Reduction in Supply Chains. Electronics. 14(14). 2824–2824. 2 indexed citations

Shahin, Mohammad, Ali Hosseinzadeh, & F. Frank Chen. (2025). Generative artificial intelligence in manufacturing: applications, case studies, and future directions for next-generation intelligent production systems. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 141(3-4). 1159–1265.

Shahin, Mohammad, et al.. (2024). Advancing Network Security in Industrial IoT: A Deep Dive into AI-Enabled Intrusion Detection Systems. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 62. 102685–102685. 43 indexed citations breakdown →

Shahin, Mohammad, et al.. (2024). A novel approach to voice of customer extraction using GPT-3.5 Turbo: linking advanced NLP and Lean Six Sigma 4.0. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 131(7-8). 3615–3630. 10 indexed citations

Shahin, Mohammad, et al.. (2024). Adapting the GPT engine for proactive customer insight extraction in product development. Manufacturing Letters. 41. 1376–1385. 3 indexed citations

Chen, F. Frank, et al.. (2023). Soft-NMS-Enabled YOLOv5 with SIOU for Small Water Surface Floater Detection in UAV-Captured Images. Sustainability. 15(14). 10751–10751. 16 indexed citations

Chen, F. Frank, et al.. (2023). Reinforcement Learning-Based Model for Optimization of Cloud Manufacturing-Based Multi Objective Resource Scheduling: A Review. Lecture notes in mechanical engineering. 133–140. 4 indexed citations

Shahin, Mohammad, F. Frank Chen, & Ali Hosseinzadeh. (2023). Machine-based identification system via optical character recognition. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal. 36(2). 453–480. 18 indexed citations

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Shahin, Mohammad, et al.. (2023). Using machine learning and deep learning algorithms for downtime minimization in manufacturing systems: an early failure detection diagnostic service. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 128(9-10). 3857–3883. 41 indexed citations

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Shahin, Mohammad, et al.. (2020). Frameworks Proposed to Address the Threat of Cyber-Physical Attacks to Lean 4.0 Systems. Procedia Manufacturing. 51. 1184–1191. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Jing, Ming Dong, & F. Frank Chen. (2015). Joint decisions of shipment consolidation and dynamic pricing of food supply chains. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 43. 135–147. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, F. Frank, et al.. (2015). Web-based Visual Decision Support System (WVDSS) for letter shop. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 43. 148–154. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, F. Frank, et al.. (2012). Ship part nesting by pattern recognition and group arrangement. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 29(3). 56–63. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, F. Frank, et al.. (2011). Enhancing lean training for the office environment through simulation and gaming. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital. 8(2). 206–206. 6 indexed citations

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Wu, Yifan, et al.. (2010). Performance analysis of serial supply chain networks considering system disruptions. Production Planning & Control. 21(8). 774–793. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, F. Frank, et al.. (2009). CBIMS: Case-based impeller machining strategy support system. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 25(6). 980–988. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, F. Frank, et al.. (2009). A Web-Based Lean Simulation Game for Office Operations: Training the Other Side of a Lean Enterprise. Simulation & Gaming. 41(4). 487–510. 22 indexed citations

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Jung, Hosang, F. Frank Chen, & Bongju Jeong. (2008). Decentralized supply chain planning framework for third party logistics partnership. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 55(2). 348–364. 50 indexed citations

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Musa, Rami & F. Frank Chen. (2007). Simulated annealing and ant colony optimization algorithms for the dynamic throughput maximization problem. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 37(7-8). 837–850. 4 indexed citations

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