Ran Zhang

654 total citations
52 papers, 472 citations indexed

About

Ran Zhang is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Zhang has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 472 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 11 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 7 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Ran Zhang's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (16 papers), Guidance and Control Systems (13 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (11 papers). Ran Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (16 papers), Guidance and Control Systems (13 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (11 papers). Ran Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Denmark. Ran Zhang's co-authors include Huifeng Li, Tao Li, Lei Guo, Bo Liu, Jiawei Wang, Jianzhong Qiao, Xinghua Qu, Zhanfeng Song, Fengjiao Zhou and Zhaoying Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.

In The Last Decade

Ran Zhang

41 papers receiving 463 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ran Zhang China	13	227	144	51	51	50	52	472
Chuangchuang Sun United States	11	100 0.4×	78 0.5×	44 0.9×	30 0.6×	75 1.5×	34	303
Mario Santillo United States	13	120 0.5×	420 2.9×	31 0.6×	61 1.2×	32 0.6×	46	584
Li Ding China	12	99 0.4×	211 1.5×	70 1.4×	55 1.1×	49 1.0×	54	411
Hui Zheng China	12	74 0.3×	90 0.6×	133 2.6×	49 1.0×	36 0.7×	64	427
Han Gao China	10	98 0.4×	177 1.2×	78 1.5×	12 0.2×	21 0.4×	36	349
Xiande Wu China	13	266 1.2×	189 1.3×	42 0.8×	11 0.2×	135 2.7×	53	462
N. Léchevin Canada	13	230 1.0×	342 2.4×	102 2.0×	31 0.6×	102 2.0×	59	564
Jinfa Xu China	11	122 0.5×	298 2.1×	23 0.5×	19 0.4×	61 1.2×	28	400
Yinghui Li China	12	80 0.4×	175 1.2×	62 1.2×	29 0.6×	15 0.3×	33	302

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2025). Explicit Trajectory Dispersion Control for Precision Landing Guidance of Reusable Rockets. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 49(3). 924–936.

Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2025). Physics informed neural network policy for powered descent guidance. Aerospace Science and Technology. 167. 110656–110656.

Ma, F.C., et al.. (2025). A lightweight UAV target detection algorithm based on improved YOLOv8s model. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 15352–15352. 3 indexed citations

Xue, Wenchao, et al.. (2025). Multi-stage robust optimization for a class of UAV trajectory planning problems with uncertain nonlinear dynamics. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. 38(11). 103771–103771.

Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2024). Endoatmospheric powered descent guidance. Acta Astronautica. 224. 112–121. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2024). Ascent Debris Avoidance Guidance. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 47(3). 555–563. 1 indexed citations

Jin, Rencheng, et al.. (2024). Polarized light/MIMU integrated navigation SHKF attitude solving algorithm for motion acceleration suppression. Optics and Precision Engineering. 32(22). 3277–3287.

Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2023). Online Path Decision of No-Fly Zones Avoidance for Hypersonic Vehicles Based on a Graph Attention Network. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 59(5). 5554–5567. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2023). Mixed-integer trajectory optimization with no-fly zone constraints for a hypersonic vehicle. Acta Astronautica. 207. 331–339. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2021). Onboard Real-Time Generation of Launch Vehicle Abort Orbits. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 44(8). 1541–1549. 7 indexed citations

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Song, Zhanfeng, et al.. (2020). Open-Phase Fault-Tolerant Predictive Control Strategy for Open-End-Winding Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines Without Postfault Controller Reconfiguration. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 68(5). 3770–3781. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2019). An ascent guidance algorithm for the energy management of solid rockets. ISA Transactions. 98. 309–319. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiawei & Ran Zhang. (2018). Terminal Guidance for a Hypersonic Vehicle with Impact Time Control. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 41(8). 1790–1798. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ran, Jiawei Wang, Huifeng Li, Zhenghong Li, & Zhengtao Ding. (2018). Robust finite-time guidance against maneuverable targets with unpredictable evasive strategies. Aerospace Science and Technology. 77. 534–544. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ran, Huifeng Li, & Rui Zhang. (2017). Linear near-equilibrium glide model for unpowered entry trajectory control. Aerospace Science and Technology. 70. 526–533. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Bo, et al.. (2016). Variable neighborhood based memetic algorithm for distributed assembly permutation flowshop. 1682–1686. 13 indexed citations

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Qu, Xinghua, et al.. (2016). An improved TLBO based memetic algorithm for aerodynamic shape optimization. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 57. 1–15. 47 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ran. (2012). Research of Modeling Method Based on Integrated Design for Airframe-Propulsion-Control of AHV. Journal of Astronautics.

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Zhang, Ran, et al.. (2012). New Method to Enforce Inequality Constraints of Entry Trajectory. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 35(5). 1662–1667. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ran. (2011). A Harmonic Disturbance Suppression Method For Frequency Time-variable Systems. Proceedings of the CSEE. 2 indexed citations

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