Junfeng Yang

7.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
55 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Junfeng Yang is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Numerical Analysis and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Junfeng Yang has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Computational Mechanics, 15 papers in Numerical Analysis and 14 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Junfeng Yang's work include Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques (27 papers), Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research (15 papers) and Optimization and Variational Analysis (11 papers). Junfeng Yang is often cited by papers focused on Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques (27 papers), Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research (15 papers) and Optimization and Variational Analysis (11 papers). Junfeng Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Junfeng Yang's co-authors include Wotao Yin, Yin Zhang, Yilun Wang, Xiaoming Yuan, Dawson Engler, Yinzhi Cao, Andy Chou, Benjamin Chelf, Seth Hallem and Raymond H. Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Mathematics of Computation, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series and SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing.

In The Last Decade

Junfeng Yang

49 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

A New Alternating Minimization Algorithm for Total Variat... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2008 2011 2001 2010 2012 400 800 1.2k
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 New Alternating Minimization Algorithm for Total Variation Image Reconstruction
    2008 1.4k citations Junfeng Yang et al. SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences profile →
  2. Alternating Direction Algorithms for $\ell_1$-Problems in Compressive Sensing
    2011 778 citations Junfeng Yang et al. profile →
  3. An empirical study of operating systems errors
    2001 513 citations Junfeng Yang, Dawson Engler et al. profile →
  4. A Fast Alternating Direction Method for TVL1-L2 Signal Reconstruction From Partial Fourier Data
    2010 418 citations Junfeng Yang et al. profile →
  5. Linearized augmented Lagrangian and alternating direction methods for nuclear norm minimization
    2012 300 citations Junfeng Yang, Xiaoming Yuan profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junfeng Yang China 23 2.2k 1.7k 800 787 656 55 4.8k
Maryam Fazel United States 21 3.0k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 592 0.7× 795 1.0× 535 0.8× 79 5.2k
Tom Goldstein United States 24 1.7k 0.8× 2.4k 1.5× 738 0.9× 848 1.1× 333 0.5× 91 5.5k
Jean‐Christophe Pesquet France 34 1.8k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 582 0.7× 469 0.6× 170 0.3× 207 4.2k
Gitta Kutyniok Germany 29 2.6k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 405 0.5× 400 0.6× 129 5.9k
Seung-Jean Kim United States 18 1.2k 0.6× 883 0.5× 519 0.6× 740 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 35 4.8k
Justin Romberg United States 25 4.2k 1.9× 2.4k 1.4× 2.0k 2.5× 634 0.8× 592 0.9× 138 7.4k
Roman Vershynin United States 28 3.6k 1.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.9× 1.2k 1.6× 642 1.0× 66 6.4k
Brett W. Bader United States 13 1.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 238 0.3× 1.6k 2.1× 434 0.7× 25 7.7k
Thomas Strohmer United States 33 2.7k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.7× 659 0.8× 1.5k 2.3× 98 7.6k
Deanna Needell United States 23 5.0k 2.3× 1.4k 0.9× 2.2k 2.8× 933 1.2× 548 0.8× 112 6.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junfeng Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junfeng Yang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Weiliang, et al.. (2025). Learning to Rewrite: Generalized LLM-Generated Text Detection. 6421–6434.
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Ma, Shiqian, et al.. (2025). AdaBB: Adaptive Barzilai-Borwein Method for Convex Optimization. Mathematics of Operations Research. 51(1). 715–745.
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Yang, Yi, et al.. (2024). The extended weighted t-norms-based linear hybrid aggregation function and its application for aggregating improved basic uncertain linguistic information. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 136. 108975–108975. 2 indexed citations
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Yin, Chao, et al.. (2024). A Modified Primal-Dual Algorithm for Structured Convex Optimization with a Lipschitzian Term. Journal of the Operations Research Society of China.
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Yang, Junfeng, et al.. (2023). Proximal Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers with Convex Combination Proximal Centers. Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research. 41(3). 2 indexed citations
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Yin, Chao & Junfeng Yang. (2023). Golden Ratio Proximal Gradient ADMM for Distributed Composite Convex Optimization. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications. 200(3). 895–922.
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Yang, Junfeng, et al.. (2023). Divergent Representations: When Compiler Optimizations Enable Exploitation. 337–348. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Hongmei, et al.. (2022). A hybrid alternating minimization algorithm for structured convex optimization problems with application in Poissonian image processing. Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization. 19(7). 5078–5098. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Junfeng, et al.. (2022). On τ matrix-based approximate inverse preconditioning technique for diagonal-plus-Toeplitz linear systems from spatial fractional diffusion equations. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 407. 114088–114088. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Junfeng, et al.. (2021). A Golden Ratio Primal–Dual Algorithm for Structured Convex Optimization. Journal of Scientific Computing. 87(2). 20 indexed citations
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Yang, Junfeng, et al.. (2017). The Development of Safety Cases for an Autonomous Vehicle: A Comparative Study on Different Methods. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 6 indexed citations
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Yuan, Xiaoming & Junfeng Yang. (2013). Sparse and low-rank matrix decomposition via alternating direction method. HKBU Institutional Repository (Hong Kong Baptist University). 60 indexed citations
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Wu, Jingyue, Yang Tang, Gang Hu, Heming Cui, & Junfeng Yang. (2012). Sound and precise analysis of parallel programs through schedule specialization. ACM SIGPLAN Notices. 47(6). 205–216. 3 indexed citations
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Ke, Qifa, Vijayan Prabhakaran, Yinglian Xie, et al.. (2011). Optimizing data partitioning for data-parallel computing. 13–13. 23 indexed citations
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Chan, Raymond H., Junfeng Yang, & Xiaoming Yuan. (2011). Alternating Direction Method for Image Inpainting in Wavelet Domains. SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences. 4(3). 807–826. 80 indexed citations
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Yang, Junfeng. (2008). Dynamic power price problem: An inverse variational inequality approach. Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization. 4(4). 673–684. 25 indexed citations
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Yang, Junfeng, et al.. (2006). EXPLODE: a lightweight, general system for finding serious storage system errors. Operating Systems Design and Implementation. 131–146. 121 indexed citations
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Yang, Junfeng, et al.. (2004). Using Model Checking to Find Serious File System Errors (Awarded Best Paper. Operating Systems Design and Implementation. 273–288. 8 indexed citations

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