S.Z. Li

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

S.Z. Li is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Signal Processing and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, S.Z. Li has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 6 papers in Signal Processing and 6 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in S.Z. Li's work include Face and Expression Recognition (19 papers), Face recognition and analysis (10 papers) and Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques (5 papers). S.Z. Li is often cited by papers focused on Face and Expression Recognition (19 papers), Face recognition and analysis (10 papers) and Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques (5 papers). S.Z. Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. S.Z. Li's co-authors include Qian Cheng, Xin Hou, Yangsheng Wang, Haitao Wang, Hao Zhang, Changliang Wang, Kap Luk Chan, Shiguang Shan, Wen Gao and Lie Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence and Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

S.Z. Li

26 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Learning spatially localized, parts-based representation 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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. Learning spatially localized, parts-based representation
    2005 523 citations S.Z. Li, Xin Hou 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
S.Z. Li China 15 1.3k 290 197 180 124 31 1.5k
Gwo‐Jong Yu Taiwan 10 1.0k 0.8× 328 1.1× 207 1.1× 279 1.6× 74 0.6× 30 1.5k
D.L. Swets United States 7 1.2k 0.9× 313 1.1× 244 1.2× 229 1.3× 59 0.5× 9 1.4k
Baback Moghaddam United States 15 1.0k 0.8× 291 1.0× 110 0.6× 208 1.2× 190 1.5× 28 1.3k
Ja‐Chen Lin Taiwan 8 1.3k 1.0× 327 1.1× 224 1.1× 299 1.7× 83 0.7× 17 1.4k
K. Etemad United States 8 753 0.6× 183 0.6× 140 0.7× 125 0.7× 39 0.3× 12 840
Hossein Mobahi United States 12 837 0.6× 198 0.7× 103 0.5× 231 1.3× 242 2.0× 26 1.1k
Fanlong Zhang China 13 635 0.5× 110 0.4× 224 1.1× 154 0.9× 258 2.1× 40 833
Liansheng Zhuang China 12 621 0.5× 112 0.4× 172 0.9× 228 1.3× 241 1.9× 50 777
M.J. Black United States 13 1.5k 1.2× 131 0.5× 411 2.1× 193 1.1× 186 1.5× 16 1.8k
Purdy Ho United States 5 620 0.5× 242 0.8× 68 0.3× 235 1.3× 37 0.3× 8 831

Countries citing papers authored by S.Z. Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by S.Z. Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by S.Z. Li. 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 S.Z. Li. The network helps show where S.Z. Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.Z. Li

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

All Works

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Li, S.Z., et al.. (2025). Adaptive Varifocal Lenses Based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuator. Photonics. 12(3). 227–227.
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Zhu, Feng, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in single-frequency fiber lasers based on saturable absorbers. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(20). 9973–9991.
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Shi, Yanhui, Bo Zhang, Zhao Luo, et al.. (2024). A Mechanical Fault Diagnosis Method for UCG-Type On-Load Tap Changers in Converter Transformers Based on Multi-Feature Fusion. Actuators. 13(10). 387–387. 2 indexed citations
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Liao, Chenghao, Liang Zhang, Qingzhu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Hand–Eye Coordination Control for Six-Axis Robots Using YOLOv5 with Attention Module. Actuators. 13(9). 374–374. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Zheng, et al.. (2023). Robust QRS complex detection in noisy electrocardiogram based on underdamped periodic stochastic resonance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(3). 283–299. 3 indexed citations
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Li, S.Z., et al.. (2005). Learning spatially localized, parts-based representation. 1. I–207. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Xiang-Rong, Lie Gu, S.Z. Li, & Hao Zhang. (2005). Learning representative local features for face detection. 1. I–1126. 19 indexed citations
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Li, S.Z., et al.. (2004). Real-time face detection using boosting in hierarchical feature spaces. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, 2004. ICPR 2004.. 411–414 Vol.2. 18 indexed citations
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Huang, Yuchi, et al.. (2004). Face alignment under variable illumination. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 6. 85–90. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Haitao, S.Z. Li, & Yangsheng Wang. (2004). Generalized quotient image. 2. 498–505. 117 indexed citations
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Liu, Wei, Yunhong Wang, S.Z. Li, & Tieniu Tan. (2004). Null space-based kernel fisher discriminant analysis for face recognition. 369–375. 36 indexed citations
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Wang, Haitao, S.Z. Li, & Yangsheng Wang. (2004). Face recognition under varying lighting conditions using self quotient image. 819–824. 253 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ming, et al.. (2004). Subspace analysis and optimization for AAM based face alignment. 24. 290–295. 9 indexed citations
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Li, S.Z., et al.. (2004). Nearest manifold approach for face recognition. 223–228. 33 indexed citations
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Li, S.Z., et al.. (2003). Multi-view face pose estimation based on supervised ISA learning. 107–112. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, ZhenQiu, Mingjing Li, S.Z. Li, & Hao Zhang. (2003). Multi-view face detection with FloatBoost. 37. 184–188. 15 indexed citations
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Li, S.Z., et al.. (2002). Kernel machine based learning for multi-view face detection and pose estimation. 2. 674–679. 73 indexed citations
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