Jihai Yang

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 792 citations indexed

About

Jihai Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jihai Yang has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 792 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Human-Computer Interaction and 6 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jihai Yang's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (11 papers), Hand Gesture Recognition Systems (7 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (3 papers). Jihai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (11 papers), Hand Gesture Recognition Systems (7 papers) and Motor Control and Adaptation (3 papers). Jihai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Finland and United States. Jihai Yang's co-authors include Kongqiao Wang, Xiang Chen, Vuokko Lantz, Xu Zhang, Yun Li, Xu Zhang, Wenhui Wang, Zhangyan Zhao, Yun Li and Xiang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics - Part A Systems and Humans, Chuangan jishu xuebao and PubMed.

In The Last Decade

Jihai Yang

15 papers receiving 754 citations

Hit Papers

A Framework for Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Acceler... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 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. A Framework for Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Accelerometer and EMG Sensors
    2011 475 citations Xu Zhang, Xiang Chen et al. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics - Part A Systems and Humans profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jihai Yang China 7 525 465 315 148 114 16 792
Vuokko Lantz Finland 13 741 1.4× 494 1.1× 556 1.8× 181 1.2× 106 0.9× 24 1.1k
Marco E. Benalcázar Ecuador 16 434 0.8× 471 1.0× 281 0.9× 91 0.6× 59 0.5× 45 763
Christoph Amma Germany 10 355 0.7× 203 0.4× 247 0.8× 189 1.3× 22 0.2× 15 559
Cheikh Latyr Fall Canada 12 408 0.8× 804 1.7× 472 1.5× 80 0.5× 19 0.2× 18 1.0k
Miguel Simão Portugal 10 223 0.4× 333 0.7× 212 0.7× 87 0.6× 17 0.1× 15 629
Ulysse Côté‐Allard Norway 9 378 0.7× 709 1.5× 442 1.4× 62 0.4× 18 0.2× 24 906
Wentao Wei China 10 715 1.4× 1.3k 2.9× 875 2.8× 82 0.6× 37 0.3× 20 1.6k
Weidong Geng China 6 325 0.6× 695 1.5× 453 1.4× 66 0.4× 15 0.1× 17 826

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jihai Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jihai Yang

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Deng, Hao, et al.. (2014). [Surface electromyogram denoising using adaptive wavelet thresholding].. PubMed. 31(4). 723–8. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Jihai. (2011). A Real-Time DSP-Based Gesture Interaction System. Chuangan jishu xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu, Xiang Chen, Yun Li, et al.. (2011). A Framework for Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Accelerometer and EMG Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics - Part A Systems and Humans. 41(6). 1064–1076. 475 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Jihai. (2010). Noise reduction of surface electromyography signal using spectrum interpolation and empirical mode decomposition. Jisuanji yingyong yanjiu.
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Fan, Wei, Xiang Chen, Wenhui Wang, et al.. (2010). A Method of Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Multiple Sensors. 21. 1–4. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Jihai, et al.. (2010). [Study on the classification of motor unit action potentials from single-channel surface EMG signal based on the wavelet analysis].. PubMed. 27(4). 893–7. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Qiang & Jihai Yang. (2010). Simulation Analysis on the MUAPs Classification Using a Combined Detection Method. International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering. 20. 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenhui, Xiang Chen, Kongqiao Wang, Xu Zhang, & Jihai Yang. (2009). Dynamic gesture recognition based on multiple sensors fusion technology. PubMed. 20. 7014–7017. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, et al.. (2009). Exploration on the feasibility of building muscle-computer interfaces using neck and shoulder motions. PubMed. 17. 7018–7021. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, et al.. (2009). Feasibility of building robust surface electromyography-based hand gesture interfaces. PubMed. 2009. 2983–2986. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu, Xiang Chen, Wenhui Wang, et al.. (2009). Hand gesture recognition and virtual game control based on 3D accelerometer and EMG sensors. 401–406. 156 indexed citations
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Lantz, Vuokko, Xiang Chen, Qiang Li, Jihai Yang, & Kongqiao Wang. (2008). Test-Retest Repeatability of Surface Electromyography Measurement for Hand Gesture. 1923–1926. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Qiang, et al.. (2007). Identification of Model Parameters Basing on Matched Processing between Simulated and Recorded sEMG Signals. Hangtian yixue yu yixue gongcheng. 20(6). 391–397. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, Xu Zhang, Zhangyan Zhao, et al.. (2007). Multiple Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Surface EMG Signal. 506–509. 63 indexed citations
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Yang, Jihai. (2004). Classification of EEG Signal Based on Approximate Entropy. Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research. 2 indexed citations

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