Weifeng Gao

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
107 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Weifeng Gao is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weifeng Gao has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 53 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weifeng Gao's work include Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (58 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (48 papers) and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (30 papers). Weifeng Gao is often cited by papers focused on Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (58 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (48 papers) and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (30 papers). Weifeng Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Weifeng Gao's co-authors include Sanyang Liu, Lingling Huang, Gary G. Yen, Genghui Li, Maoguo Gong, Qiuzhen Lin, Qingfu Zhang, Cai Dai, Felix T.S. Chan and Hong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Biochemistry, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Weifeng Gao

96 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

A modified artificial bee colony algorithm

2011 477 citations Weifeng Gao, Sanyang Liu profile →
A global best artificial bee colony algorithm for global optimization

2012 341 citations Weifeng Gao, Sanyang Liu et al. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics profile →
A Novel Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm Based on Modified Search Equation and Orthogonal Learning

2012 334 citations Weifeng Gao, Sanyang Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weifeng Gao China	26	2.5k	1.5k	446	432	376	107	3.5k
Abdolreza Hatamlou Iran	13	2.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	514 1.2×	443 1.0×	679 1.8×	25	4.0k
Mohammad H. Nadimi-Shahraki Iran	30	2.2k 0.9×	955 0.7×	475 1.1×	434 1.0×	533 1.4×	77	3.6k
Jagdish Chand Bansal India	28	1.8k 0.7×	683 0.5×	415 0.9×	411 1.0×	577 1.5×	126	3.2k
Sankalap Arora India	19	2.3k 0.9×	976 0.7×	506 1.1×	467 1.1×	719 1.9×	29	3.7k
Qifang Luo China	28	1.7k 0.7×	666 0.5×	427 1.0×	332 0.8×	400 1.1×	127	2.7k
Afshin Faramarzi United States	8	1.9k 0.8×	952 0.7×	440 1.0×	604 1.4×	831 2.2×	9	3.6k
Benyamın Abdollahzadeh Iran	13	1.7k 0.7×	748 0.5×	365 0.8×	492 1.1×	636 1.7×	16	3.1k
Zixing Cai China	25	3.2k 1.3×	2.5k 1.7×	877 2.0×	680 1.6×	439 1.2×	210	5.0k
Rui Mendes Portugal	12	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	220 0.5×	726 1.7×	370 1.0×	24	3.5k
Zhun Fan China	37	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	728 1.6×	684 1.6×	632 1.7×	249	4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Weifeng Gao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weifeng Gao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gao, Weifeng, et al.. (2025). Robust decentralized federated learning for heterogeneous and non-ideal networks. Pattern Recognition. 162. 111362–111362.

Li, Hong, et al.. (2025). Neural architecture search with integrated template-modules for efficient defect detection. Expert Systems with Applications. 278. 127211–127211.

Jiang, Siqi, Weifeng Gao, Guozhao Ji, & Aimin Li. (2025). Closed-loop valorization of fly ash: Integrating selective metal extraction and multi-solid-waste geopolymer synthesis for circular economy. Separation and Purification Technology. 374. 133664–133664.

Gao, Weifeng, et al.. (2025). High-order multi-scale neural network method for quasi-static thermo-mechanical problems of composite materials. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 148. 116232–116232. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Weifeng, et al.. (2025). A high-precision method for corn variety identification based on data fusion technology and the PSX-Staking algorithm. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 147. 108098–108098.

Gao, Weifeng, et al.. (2024). Higher-order multi-scale physics-informed neural network (HOMS-PINN) method and its convergence analysis for solving elastic problems of authentic composite materials. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 456. 116223–116223. 11 indexed citations

Gao, Weifeng, et al.. (2024). Effective transferred knowledge identified by bipartite graph for multiobjective multitasking optimization. Knowledge-Based Systems. 290. 111530–111530. 3 indexed citations

Xie, Jin, et al.. (2024). A fully decentralized distributed learning algorithm for latency communication networks. Knowledge-Based Systems. 309. 112829–112829.

Wang, Zhenkun, et al.. (2024). Multiobjective Optimization Problem With Hardly Dominated Boundaries: Benchmark, Analysis, and Indicator-Based Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 29(4). 1070–1084. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Yifei, et al.. (2024). Personalized Exercise Group Assembly Using a Two Archive Evolutionary Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence. 9(3). 2572–2583.

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Li, Genghui, Zhenkun Wang, Weifeng Gao, Laizhong Cui, & Qingfu Zhang. (2024). Adaptive Multi/Many-Objective Transformation for Constrained Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 55(1). 721–734. 4 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xinyu, et al.. (2024). Adaptive multi-population artificial bee colony algorithm based on fitness landscape analysis. Applied Soft Computing. 164. 111952–111952. 8 indexed citations

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Gao, Weifeng, et al.. (2024). Federated Multidiscriminators Multigenerators for Heterogeneous Industrial IoT. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 21(1). 884–893. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Weifeng, et al.. (2023). BiOM: A framework for multimodal multiobjective optimization. Information Sciences. 653. 119750–119750. 7 indexed citations

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Gao, Weifeng, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of high oleic sunflower oil oleogels with beeswax, beeswax‐glyceryl monopalmitate, and beeswax‐Span80 in cookie preparation. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 103(13). 6198–6207. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Xuewen, et al.. (2023). A Novel in Duck Myoblasts: The Transcription Factor Retinoid X Receptor Alpha (RXRA) Inhibits Lipid Accumulation by Promoting CD36 Expression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1180–1180. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lulu, Weifeng Gao, Jin Xie, & Hong Li. (2023). An ordinary differential equation for modeling Halpern fixed-point algorithm. Applied Mathematics Letters. 148. 108889–108889. 3 indexed citations

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Dong, Hao, et al.. (2023). Self-optimization wavelet-learning method for predicting nonlinear thermal conductivity of highly heterogeneous materials with randomly hierarchical configurations. Computer Physics Communications. 295. 108969–108969. 3 indexed citations

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Gao, Weifeng. (2012). Differential evolution with the search strategy of artificial bee colony algorithm. Kongzhi yu juece. 3 indexed citations

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Gao, Weifeng, Sanyang Liu, & Lingling Huang. (2012). A global best artificial bee colony algorithm for global optimization. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 236(11). 2741–2753. 341 indexed citations breakdown →

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