Nengchao Lyu

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Nengchao Lyu is a scholar working on Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Automotive Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nengchao Lyu has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, 37 papers in Automotive Engineering and 32 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nengchao Lyu's work include Traffic and Road Safety (46 papers), Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety (32 papers) and Traffic control and management (27 papers). Nengchao Lyu is often cited by papers focused on Traffic and Road Safety (46 papers), Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety (32 papers) and Traffic control and management (27 papers). Nengchao Lyu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Nengchao Lyu's co-authors include Chaozhong Wu, Lian Xie, Chaozhong Wu, Chaozhong Wu, Zhen Huang, Shengbo Eben Li, Yifan Yang, Xingda Qu, Guofa Li and Shen Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Expert Systems with Applications.

In The Last Decade

Nengchao Lyu

73 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Decision making of autonomous vehicles in lane change scenarios: Deep reinforcement learning approaches with risk awareness

2021 198 citations Nengchao Lyu et al. Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nengchao Lyu China	20	584	579	429	374	221	82	1.3k
Cristina Olaverri-Monreal Austria	20	258 0.4×	593 1.0×	397 0.9×	308 0.8×	163 0.7×	109	1.3k
Shan Bao United States	25	996 1.7×	1000 1.7×	728 1.7×	483 1.3×	207 0.9×	99	2.1k
Christos Katrakazas Greece	15	542 0.9×	713 1.2×	166 0.4×	441 1.2×	254 1.1×	44	1.4k
Yina Wu United States	24	1.0k 1.7×	632 1.1×	296 0.7×	572 1.5×	461 2.1×	50	1.5k
Chiyomi Miyajima Japan	23	305 0.5×	845 1.5×	250 0.6×	278 0.7×	258 1.2×	105	1.6k
Chaozhong Wu China	14	403 0.7×	227 0.4×	176 0.4×	155 0.4×	151 0.7×	39	1.0k
Meixin Zhu China	17	417 0.7×	1.0k 1.8×	192 0.4×	982 2.6×	444 2.0×	64	1.7k
Richard Romano United Kingdom	18	427 0.7×	462 0.8×	529 1.2×	304 0.8×	43 0.2×	75	1.1k
Fernando García Spain	22	227 0.4×	694 1.2×	169 0.4×	249 0.7×	144 0.7×	102	1.8k
Wassim G Najm United States	20	699 1.2×	628 1.1×	387 0.9×	323 0.9×	150 0.7×	76	1.2k

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Lyu, Nengchao, et al.. (2025). Analysis of conflict risk causes in urban expressway diverging areas: considering unobserved heterogeneity and their interactions. Transportation Letters. 18(1). 161–178. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Junzhou, Ronghui Zhang, Nengchao Lyu, et al.. (2025). YOLO-TS: Real-Time Traffic Sign Detection With Enhanced Accuracy Using Optimized Receptive Fields and Anchor-Free Fusion. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 26(11). 19995–20011. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Xun Yu, et al.. (2025). A Review of Methods for Predicting Driver Take-Over Time in Conditionally Automated Driving. Sensors. 25(22). 6931–6931. 1 indexed citations

Lyu, Nengchao, et al.. (2025). A real-time conflict risk prediction modeling based on causal inference and graph-model: Applied to multi-configuration expressway diversion zones. Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies. 178. 105219–105219. 1 indexed citations

Lyu, Nengchao, et al.. (2025). A perspective from competitive-cooperative driving modes: Identification of vehicle merging behavior models and crash risk factors in merge zone. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 220. 108153–108153. 1 indexed citations

Lyu, Nengchao, et al.. (2025). A Proactive Risk Prediction Framework for Cut-In Maneuvers Incorporating Inherent Driving Styles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 26(12). 23084–23099.

Li, Song, et al.. (2025). Exploring mechanisms of integrating global perception prediction for connected vehicles with lane-specific reinforcement learning-based variable speed limits. Expert Systems with Applications. 299. 129958–129958. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ronghui, et al.. (2025). Eco-driving control strategy for plug-in hybrid vehicle platoon with time-delay phenomenon compensation. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 197. 107010–107010.

Lyu, Nengchao, et al.. (2024). Modeling risk potential fields for mandatory lane changes in intelligent connected vehicle environment. Expert Systems with Applications. 255. 124814–124814. 12 indexed citations

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Deng, Min, et al.. (2023). A review of road safety evaluation methods based on driving behavior. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition). 10(5). 743–761. 21 indexed citations

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Wen, Jianghui, et al.. (2023). Risky driving behavior propagation: A novel stochastic SIR model and two-stage risk quantification method. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 629. 129192–129192. 2 indexed citations

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Hao, Wei, Zhaolei Zhang, Young-Ji Byon, et al.. (2022). Development of a Safety Prediction Method for Arterial Roads Based on Big-Data Technology and Stacked AutoEncoder-Gated Recurrent Unit. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 23(11). 20110–20122. 4 indexed citations

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Lyu, Nengchao, et al.. (2021). Using naturalistic driving data to identify driving style based on longitudinal driving operation conditions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 17–35. 48 indexed citations

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Cao, Shi, et al.. (2019). Modeling Driver Take-Over Reaction Time and Emergency Response Time using an Integrated Cognitive Architecture. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2673(12). 380–390. 24 indexed citations

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Xie, Lian, et al.. (2018). Effects of Alignment, Traffic Flow, and Sign Information on Subjective Workload and Driving Performance in Freeway: A Case Study in China. Transportation Research Board 97th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations

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Lyu, Nengchao, Yue Cao, Chaozhong Wu, Jin Xu, & Lian Xie. (2018). The effect of gender, occupation and experience on behavior while driving on a freeway deceleration lane based on field operational test data. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 121. 82–93. 75 indexed citations

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Lyu, Nengchao, et al.. (2017). Driving performance characteristics affected by road edge rate marking on bridge section. 1196–1200. 2 indexed citations

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Lyu, Nengchao, et al.. (2016). Research and Design of a Road Cones Vehicle for Traffic Incident Disposal. 1777–1785. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhijun, Chaozhong Wu, Ming Zhong, Nengchao Lyu, & Zhen Huang. (2015). Identification of common features of vehicle motion under drowsy/distracted driving: A case study in Wuhan, China. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 81. 251–259. 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhijun, Chaozhong Wu, Nengchao Lyu, Gang Liu, & Yi He. (2014). Pedestrian-vehicular collision avoidance based on vision system. 11–15. 14 indexed citations

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