Weixiang Yao

699 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 490 citations indexed

About

Weixiang Yao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Computational Mechanics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weixiang Yao has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 490 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Computational Mechanics and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weixiang Yao's work include Plant Surface Properties and Treatments (17 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (4 papers) and Smart Agriculture and AI (4 papers). Weixiang Yao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Surface Properties and Treatments (17 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (4 papers) and Smart Agriculture and AI (4 papers). Weixiang Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Weixiang Yao's co-authors include Yubin Lan, Shuang Guo, Tongyu Xu, Juan Wang, Jiyu Li, Shuai Feng, Chunling Chen, Yilong Zhan, Yeyin Shi and Yifan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Plant Science and Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy.

In The Last Decade

Weixiang Yao

24 papers receiving 480 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.

YOLO-Based UAV Technology: A Review of the Research and Its Applications

2023 110 citations Chunling Chen, Tongyu Xu et al. Drones profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weixiang Yao China	11	327	69	68	67	56	27	490
Qiwei Guo China	9	335 1.0×	102 1.5×	58 0.9×	44 0.7×	68 1.2×	12	563
Jiyu Li China	13	425 1.3×	95 1.4×	60 0.9×	29 0.4×	56 1.0×	41	569
Zhu Sun China	10	264 0.8×	80 1.2×	99 1.5×	73 1.1×	52 0.9×	20	448
Shenghui Yang China	12	200 0.6×	63 0.9×	53 0.8×	23 0.3×	33 0.6×	42	398
Yajia Liu China	14	400 1.2×	85 1.2×	53 0.8×	24 0.4×	66 1.2×	46	565
Sheng Wen China	12	315 1.0×	55 0.8×	41 0.6×	30 0.4×	151 2.7×	31	518
Feng Kang China	13	226 0.7×	55 0.8×	33 0.5×	57 0.9×	38 0.7×	57	507
Wei Fu China	13	398 1.2×	36 0.5×	24 0.4×	38 0.6×	104 1.9×	31	500
Shumao Wang China	13	272 0.8×	73 1.1×	31 0.5×	36 0.5×	47 0.8×	41	465
Changling Wang China	16	537 1.6×	141 2.0×	37 0.5×	21 0.3×	72 1.3×	34	685

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weixiang Yao

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Yuan, Qi, et al.. (2025). Accurate detection of rice blast using UAV hyperspectral red-edge bands and deep learning method based on cross-attention. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 346. 126939–126939.

Sun, Haoran, Qi Zheng, Weixiang Yao, et al.. (2025). An Improved YOLOv8 Model for Detecting Four Stages of Tomato Ripening and Its Application Deployment in a Greenhouse Environment. Agriculture. 15(9). 936–936. 1 indexed citations

Yao, Weixiang, et al.. (2024). Determination of the effective swath of a plant protection UAV adapted to mist nozzles in mountain Nangguo pear orchards. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1336580–1336580. 3 indexed citations

Guo, Shuang, Chunling Chen, Guodong Du, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for spray applications in mountain Nanguo pear orchards. Pest Management Science. 80(7). 3590–3602. 13 indexed citations

Zhou, Hongyang, Weixiang Yao, Shuang Guo, et al.. (2024). Application of a centrifugal disc fertilizer spreading system for UAVs in rice fields. Heliyon. 10(8). e29837–e29837. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Juan, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of aerial spraying application of multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle for Areca catechu protection. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1093912–1093912. 22 indexed citations

Chen, Chunling, Tongyu Xu, Shuang Guo, et al.. (2023). YOLO-Based UAV Technology: A Review of the Research and Its Applications. Drones. 7(3). 190–190. 110 indexed citations breakdown →

Guo, Shuang, Weixiang Yao, Tongyu Xu, et al.. (2022). Assessing the application of spot spray in Nanguo pear orchards: Effect of nozzle type, spray volume rate and adjuvant. Pest Management Science. 78(8). 3564–3575. 26 indexed citations

Yao, Weixiang, Shuang Guo, Juan Wang, et al.. (2022). Droplet deposition and pest control efficacy on pine trees from aerial application. Pest Management Science. 78(8). 3324–3336. 10 indexed citations

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Yao, Weixiang, et al.. (2022). Single-Neuron PID UAV Variable Fertilizer Application Control System Based on a Weighted Coefficient Learning Correction. Agriculture. 12(7). 1019–1019. 18 indexed citations

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Yao, Weixiang, Yubin Lan, W. Clint Hoffmann, et al.. (2020). Droplet Size Distribution Characteristics of Aerial Nozzles by Bell206L4 Helicopter under Medium and Low Airflow Velocity Wind Tunnel Conditions and Field Verification Test. Applied Sciences. 10(6). 2179–2179. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Juan, et al.. (2020). Meteorological and flight altitude effects on deposition, penetration, and drift in pineapple aerial spraying. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 15(1). 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Shengde, Yubin Lan, Zhiyan Zhou, et al.. (2019). Test and evaluation for flight quality of aerial spraying of plant protection UAV.. Journal of the South China Agricultural University. 40(3). 89–96. 4 indexed citations

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Yao, Weixiang, Yubin Lan, Sheng Wen, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of droplet deposition and effect of variable-rate application by a manned helicopter with AG-NAV Gu韆 system. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 12(1). 172–178. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Shuang, Jiyu Li, Weixiang Yao, et al.. (2019). Distribution characteristics on droplet deposition of wind field vortex formed by multi-rotor UAV. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0220024–e0220024. 71 indexed citations

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Yao, Weixiang, Yubin Lan, W. Clint Hoffmann, et al.. (2019). Atomization characteristics of multi-type aerial nozzles in wind tunnel and low airflow velocity condition in manned agricultural helicopter. 2(1). 9–17. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Juan, et al.. (2018). Drift and deposition of pesticide applied by UAV on pineapple plants under different meteorological conditions. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 11(6). 5–12. 67 indexed citations

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Wang, Juan, Yubin Lan, Weixiang Yao, et al.. (2018). Aerial spraying application of multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle on areca trees. 1(1). 51–64. 9 indexed citations

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Yao, Weixiang, et al.. (2017). Droplet drift characteristics of aerial spraying of AS350B3e helicopter.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 33(22). 75–83. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Jiyu, Yubin Lan, Zhiyan Zhou, et al.. (2016). Design and test of operation parameters for rice air broadcasting by unmanned aerial vehicle. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 9(5). 24–32. 25 indexed citations

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