Kai Qu

560 total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 365 citations indexed

About

Kai Qu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Qu has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 365 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Kai Qu's work include Energy Load and Power Forecasting (6 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (2 papers) and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (2 papers). Kai Qu is often cited by papers focused on Energy Load and Power Forecasting (6 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (2 papers) and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (2 papers). Kai Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Bangladesh. Kai Qu's co-authors include Gangquan Si, Zhou Zhou, Xianguo Tuo, Huailiang Li, Junkai Tan, Xiao‐Yuan Liu, Xiao-Yong Yu, Juan Ren, Zhimin Xu and Ming Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Technometrics, ACS Catalysis and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Kai Qu

32 papers receiving 361 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Finite-time safe reinforcement learning control of multi-player nonzero-sum game for quadcopter systems
    2025 16 citations Junkai Tan, Kai Qu et al. Information Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Qu China 11 114 93 46 36 29 35 365
Amedeo Buonanno Italy 11 163 1.4× 95 1.0× 57 1.2× 29 0.8× 13 0.4× 56 400
Chuliang Wei China 11 93 0.8× 109 1.2× 36 0.8× 72 2.0× 11 0.4× 42 386
Yufei Liang China 8 64 0.6× 112 1.2× 32 0.7× 46 1.3× 6 0.2× 18 319
Shaobing Chen China 8 65 0.6× 58 0.6× 33 0.7× 158 4.4× 39 1.3× 12 688
Zhuoning Yuan United States 6 39 0.3× 135 1.5× 41 0.9× 68 1.9× 10 0.3× 16 471
Ma. del Rosario Martínez-Blanco Mexico 11 37 0.3× 47 0.5× 31 0.7× 15 0.4× 39 1.3× 32 605
Hesheng Tang China 15 47 0.4× 94 1.0× 131 2.8× 38 1.1× 9 0.3× 77 851

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Qu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Qu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Qu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qu, Kai, et al.. (2025). Improving economic operation of a microgrid through expert behaviors and prediction intervals. Applied Energy. 383. 125391–125391. 3 indexed citations
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Tan, Junkai, et al.. (2025). Finite-time safe reinforcement learning control of multi-player nonzero-sum game for quadcopter systems. Information Sciences. 712. 122117–122117. 16 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Chang‐Zhi, et al.. (2025). Sparse optimal control of cyber-physical systems via PQA approach. 21(3). 553–569. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Qian, Xiang Li, Xun Xu, et al.. (2024). Liver tumor imaging staging: a multi-institutional study of a preoperative staging tool for hepatocellular carcinoma. Abdominal Radiology. 50(9). 4063–4075. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Shuguang, et al.. (2024). Homogenization Modeling of Single-Phase Gas Local Flow in Porous Media. 应用数学和力学. 45(2). 175–183.
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Wang, Zhenqi, et al.. (2024). Amide and peptide synthesis via nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(11). 102248–102248. 3 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, et al.. (2023). Forwardformer: Efficient Transformer With Multi-Scale Forward Self-Attention for Day-Ahead Load Forecasting. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 39(1). 1421–1433. 14 indexed citations
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Si, Gangquan, et al.. (2023). Multiscale Self-Attention Architecture in Temporal Neural Network for Nonintrusive Load Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 72. 1–12. 16 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhou, et al.. (2022). A robust clustering algorithm based on the identification of core points and KNN kernel density estimation. Expert Systems with Applications. 195. 116573–116573. 30 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiao‐Yuan, et al.. (2022). Research Progress of Chinese Herbal Medicine Intervention in Renal Interstitial Fibrosis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 900491–900491. 18 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, et al.. (2022). Short-term forecasting for multiple wind farms based on transformer model. Energy Reports. 8. 483–490. 53 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, et al.. (2021). Time series simulation for multiple wind farms based on HMMs and regular vine copulas. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 13(2). 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Ming, Shaobao Liu, Zhimin Xu, et al.. (2020). Characterizing poroelasticity of biological tissues by spherical indentation: An improved theory for large relaxation. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 138. 103920–103920. 34 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, et al.. (2020). Correlation modeling of multiple wind farms based on piecewise cloud representation and regular vine copulas. Energy Reports. 6. 289–297. 8 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhang, et al.. (2018). Generalized modeling and character analyzing of composite fractional-order memristors in series connection. Nonlinear Dynamics. 95(1). 101–115. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuelang, et al.. (2012). EADC Values in Diagnosis of Renal Lesions by 3.0 T Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Compared with the ADC Values. Applied Magnetic Resonance. 44(3). 349–363. 20 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lei, Fandi Meng, Qifei Wu, et al.. (2011). Exploration on Surgical-Related Factors Influencing HCC Patients Prognosis. Hepatogastroenterology. 59(117). 1541–3. 6 indexed citations
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Qu, Kai, et al.. (2011). Characteristics and endovascular treatment of intracranial vertebral artery aneurysms. Neurology India. 59(6). 833–833. 7 indexed citations

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