Li Cao

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Li Cao is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Cao has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 21 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Li Cao's work include Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (19 papers), Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (18 papers) and Machine Learning and ELM (8 papers). Li Cao is often cited by papers focused on Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (19 papers), Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (18 papers) and Machine Learning and ELM (8 papers). Li Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Li Cao's co-authors include Yinggao Yue, Francis E. H. Tay, Yong Cai, Zhongyi Hu, Minghai Xu, Shuxin Wang, Bo Hang, Bo Li, Zhongqiang Luo and An Yong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Scientific Reports and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Li Cao

58 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Review and empirical analysis of sparrow search algorithm 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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. Review and empirical analysis of sparrow search algorithm
    2023 128 citations Yinggao Yue, Li Cao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Li Cao China 20 371 297 279 159 133 60 1.1k
Zhenyu Lu China 24 549 1.5× 272 0.9× 208 0.7× 216 1.4× 183 1.4× 120 1.7k
Jiaqi Zhang China 15 286 0.8× 407 1.4× 484 1.7× 61 0.4× 142 1.1× 89 1.2k
Bhavya Kailkhura United States 19 587 1.6× 243 0.8× 377 1.4× 116 0.7× 132 1.0× 73 1.3k
Daqing Chen China 19 287 0.8× 109 0.4× 89 0.3× 227 1.4× 89 0.7× 86 1.2k
Narinder Singh India 18 677 1.8× 437 1.5× 205 0.7× 153 1.0× 284 2.1× 100 1.7k
Zhiguo Zhou China 19 298 0.8× 202 0.7× 86 0.3× 137 0.9× 195 1.5× 86 1.3k
Manuel Pegalájar Cuéllar Spain 18 343 0.9× 356 1.2× 97 0.3× 214 1.3× 89 0.7× 64 1.2k
Kangshun Li China 21 760 2.0× 267 0.9× 176 0.6× 290 1.8× 123 0.9× 128 1.8k
Guohui Zhang China 22 548 1.5× 90 0.3× 275 1.0× 83 0.5× 291 2.2× 88 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Li Cao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Li Cao. The network helps show where Li Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Cao

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

All Works

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Cao, Li, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Multi-Objective Chameleon Optimization Algorithm Based on Multi-Strategy Fusion and Its Applications. Biomimetics. 9(10). 583–583. 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Li, et al.. (2024). Gorilla optimization algorithm combining sine cosine and cauchy variations and its engineering applications. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 7578–7578. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiangkun, et al.. (2024). FOX Optimization Algorithm Based on Adaptive Spiral Flight and Multi-Strategy Fusion. Biomimetics. 9(9). 524–524. 5 indexed citations
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Yue, Yinggao, et al.. (2024). Novel WSN Coverage Optimization Strategy Via Monarch Butterfly Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization. Wireless Personal Communications. 135(4). 2255–2280. 13 indexed citations
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Cao, Li, et al.. (2023). Bio-Inspired Swarm Intelligence Optimization Algorithm-Aided Hybrid TDOA/AOA-Based Localization. Biomimetics. 8(2). 186–186. 23 indexed citations
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Yue, Yinggao, et al.. (2023). Towards an Optimal KELM Using the PSO-BOA Optimization Strategy with Applications in Data Classification. Biomimetics. 8(3). 306–306. 18 indexed citations
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Cao, Li, et al.. (2021). A Data Collection Strategy for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Energy Efficiency and Collaborative Optimization. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2021(1). 9808449–9808449. 13 indexed citations
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Cao, Li, et al.. (2021). A Novel Coverage Optimization Strategy Based on Grey Wolf Algorithm Optimized by Simulated Annealing for Wireless Sensor Networks. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2021(1). 6688408–6688408. 30 indexed citations
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Bi, Qing, et al.. (2017). Anti-osteosarcoma effect of novel pyran-annulated heterocycles derivatives. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 28(3). 1290–1293. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Mingfeng, et al.. (2015). Noninvasive reconstruction of cardiac transmembrane potentials using a kernelized extreme learning method. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 60(8). 3237–3253. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Li, et al.. (2014). Establishing the “Gross Domestic Product of Welfare”: A Major Revision of GDP for a Better Accounting System. World Review of Political Economy. 5(4). 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Li, An Yong Li, Li Xu, & Ying Zhang. (2011). A computational study on the ring stretching modes of halogen‐substituted pyridine involved in H‐bonding. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 112(2). 498–508. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Guiling, Li Cao, Han Fang, et al.. (2010). Non-heme iron(ii/iii) complexes that model the reactivity of lipoxygenase with a redox switch. Dalton Transactions. 39(18). 4267–4267. 18 indexed citations

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