Ting Qu

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
188 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Ting Qu is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Strategy and Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Ting Qu has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 28 papers in Strategy and Management and 27 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Ting Qu's work include Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (58 papers), Digital Transformation in Industry (50 papers) and Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (44 papers). Ting Qu is often cited by papers focused on Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (58 papers), Digital Transformation in Industry (50 papers) and Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (44 papers). Ting Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Macao. Ting Qu's co-authors include George Q. Huang, Matthias Thürer, Abraham Zhang, Ray Y. Zhong, Donald Huisingh, Naiqi Wu, Yang Liu, Zhiwu Li, Congdong Li and Muhammad Farooque and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

Ting Qu

176 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Circular supply chain management: A definition and structured literature review

2019 543 citations Matthias Thürer, Ting Qu et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing execution system for mass-customization production

2012 347 citations Ray Y. Zhong, Ting Qu et al. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing profile →
IoT-based real-time production logistics synchronization system under smart cloud manufacturing

2015 278 citations Ting Qu, George Q. Huang et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ting Qu	3.0k	1.4k	867	536	464	188	5.6k
Ashutosh Tiwari	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	971 1.8×	285 0.6×	270	6.8k
Chen–Fu Chien	3.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	331 0.6×	145 0.3×	256	7.2k
Erfan Babaee Tırkolaee	1.5k 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	974 1.1×	302 0.6×	621 1.3×	188	6.0k
Dimitris Kiritsis	2.9k 1.0×	865 0.6×	863 1.0×	305 0.6×	308 0.7×	179	5.1k
K.L. Choy	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	1.8k 2.1×	447 0.8×	181 0.4×	190	7.1k
Mostafa Hajiaghaei–Keshteli	1.9k 0.6×	3.0k 2.1×	1.4k 1.6×	236 0.4×	673 1.5×	185	7.8k
Fariborz Jolai	4.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.5×	1.6k 1.9×	159 0.3×	359 0.8×	300	8.1k
Sai‐Ho Chung	2.4k 0.8×	2.4k 1.7×	1.5k 1.7×	1.2k 2.2×	261 0.6×	210	6.6k
Guangdong Tian	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	332 0.4×	140 0.3×	435 0.9×	139	6.3k
R.J. Kuo	1.1k 0.4×	882 0.6×	546 0.6×	447 0.8×	147 0.3×	160	5.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ting Qu

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All Works

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Ma, Lin, Ray Y. Zhong, Kai Ding, et al.. (2025). A human-centric order release method based on workload control in high-variety make-to-order shops towards Industry 5.0. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 94. 102946–102946. 3 indexed citations

Qu, Ting, et al.. (2025). Towards a trusted synchronized decision-making method for social production logistics systems based on blockchain and digital twin. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 94. 102965–102965. 2 indexed citations

Li, Mingxing, Ting Qu, Shan Lu, et al.. (2025). Real-Time Data-Driven Hybrid Synchronization for Integrated Planning, Scheduling, and Execution Toward Industry 5.0 Human-Centric Manufacturing. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 55(8). 5670–5681. 1 indexed citations

Qu, Ting, et al.. (2024). Digital twin‐based production logistics resource optimisation configuration method in smart cloud manufacturing environment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 2 indexed citations

Qu, Ting, George Q. Huang, Kuo Zhao, et al.. (2024). Digital twin and blockchain-enabled trusted optimal-state synchronized control approach for distributed smart manufacturing system in social manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 76. 385–410. 8 indexed citations

Li, Congdong, et al.. (2024). Data-driven supplier evaluation in complex product industry value chain for brand value co-creation. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 189. 109989–109989. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Lin, et al.. (2024). Corrected Aggregate Workload approach on order release by considering job’s routing position induced variable indirect load. Industrial Management & Data Systems. 124(11). 2992–3011.

Kuo, Yong‐Hong, Francesco Pilati, Ting Qu, & George Q. Huang. (2021). Digital twin-enabled smart industrial systems: recent developments and future perspectives. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 34(7-8). 685–689. 35 indexed citations

Li, Haitao, et al.. (2020). Optimizing supply chain configuration with low carbon emission. Journal of Cleaner Production. 271. 122539–122539. 23 indexed citations

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Qiao, Yan, Siwei Zhang, Naiqi Wu, et al.. (2019). Efficient Approach to Failure Response of Process Module in Dual-Arm Cluster Tools With Wafer Residency Time Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 51(3). 1612–1629. 13 indexed citations

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Wu, Naiqi, et al.. (2019). Decision on Maximal Permissiveness of Linear Constraints via Structural Analysis of a Subclass of Petri Nets. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 51(7). 4347–4358. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Naiqi, et al.. (2019). Liveness of Disjunctive and Strict Single-Type Automated Manufacturing System: An ROPN Approach. IEEE Access. 7. 17760–17771. 6 indexed citations

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He, Wenlong, et al.. (2019). Deadlock analysis and control using Petri net decomposition techniques. Information Sciences. 482. 440–456. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiwu, et al.. (2018). Fault Diagnosis in Partially Observed Petri Nets Using Redundancies. IEEE Access. 6. 7541–7556. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiwu, et al.. (2018). Improved Multi-Step Look-Ahead Control Policies for Automated Manufacturing Systems. IEEE Access. 6. 68824–68838. 38 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiwu, Murat Uzam, Abdulrahman Al‐Ahmari, et al.. (2017). A Minimal Supervisory Structure to Optimally Enforce Liveness on Petri Net Models for Flexible Manufacturing Systems. IEEE Access. 5. 15731–15749. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Fajun, Naiqi Wu, Yan Qiao, et al.. (2017). Modeling and Optimal Cyclic Scheduling of Time-Constrained Single-Robot-Arm Cluster Tools via Petri Nets and Linear Programming. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 50(3). 871–883. 29 indexed citations

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Yang, Fajun, Naiqi Wu, Yan Qiao, et al.. (2017). Petri Net-Based Efficient Determination of Optimal Schedules for Transport-Dominant Single-Arm Multi-Cluster Tools. IEEE Access. 6. 355–365. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiafeng, Georg Frey, Abdulrahman Al‐Ahmari, et al.. (2017). Analysis and Control of Dynamic Reconfiguration Processes of Manufacturing Systems. IEEE Access. 6. 28028–28040. 15 indexed citations

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Thürer, Matthias, Nuno O. Fernandes, Mark Stevenson, & Ting Qu. (2017). On the backlog-sequencing decision for extending the applicability of ConWIP to high-variety contexts: an assessment by simulation. International Journal of Production Research. 55(16). 4695–4711. 21 indexed citations

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