William Zhu

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
176 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

William Zhu is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, William Zhu has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 87 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 67 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in William Zhu's work include Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic (94 papers), Data Mining Algorithms and Applications (56 papers) and Natural Language Processing Techniques (23 papers). William Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic (94 papers), Data Mining Algorithms and Applications (56 papers) and Natural Language Processing Techniques (23 papers). William Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. William Zhu's co-authors include Fei‐Yue Wang, Fan Min, Shiping Wang, Guilong Liu, Qingxin Zhu, Zhiling Cai, Kashif Hussain, Hong Zhao, Shaojie Qiao and Nan Han and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, European Journal of Operational Research and Expert Systems with Applications.

In The Last Decade

William Zhu

164 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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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.

Reduction and axiomization of covering generalized rough sets

2003 491 citations William Zhu et al. profile →
Topological approaches to covering rough sets

2006 428 citations William Zhu profile →
On Three Types of Covering-Based Rough Sets

2007 342 citations William Zhu et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Zhu

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cardiac Surgery to Manage Rheumatic Heart Disease in Africa Is Complex — a Geographic Perspective 2025 ·Global Heart ·(unknown), Kevin R. An, (unknown), William Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), Robert N. Peck, Castigliano M. Bhamidipati	1
2	Local density based on weighted K-nearest neighbors for density peaks clustering 2024 ·Knowledge-Based Systems ·(unknown), Min Li, (unknown), William Zhu	4
3	Efficient relation extraction via quantum reinforcement learning 2024 ·Complex & Intelligent Systems ·(unknown), Yashuang Mu, Xuetao Wang, William Zhu	3
4	A rare non-gadolinium enhancing sarcoma brain metastasis with microenvironment dominated by tumor-associated macrophages 2024 ·Acta Neuropathologica Communications ·(unknown), Joshua Wheeler, Esther H. Nie, William Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), Qian Ma, Kristen N. Ganjoo, Nancy J. Fischbein, Michael Iv, Hannes Vogel, Seema Nagpal	2
5	NEIM-15 AN EXCEPTION TO THE METASTATIC RULE: A NON-ENHANCING MIDBRAIN LESION DUE TO METASTATIC FIBROMYXOID SARCOMA WITH EXTENSIVEINFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE 2023 ·Neuro-Oncology Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), Esther H. Nie, William Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), Kristen N. Ganjoo, Nancy J. Fischbein, Michael Iv, Hannes Vogel, Seema Nagpal	0
6	Fast spectral clustering with self-weighted features 2022 ·Journal of Nonlinear and Variational Analysis ·Xiang Zhu, Zhiling Cai, Yu Ziniu, Junliang Wu, William Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	9
7	Generalized vestibular hyporeflexia and chronic upbeat nystagmus due to thiamine deficiency 2022 ·Journal of Neurology ·William Zhu, (unknown), Jorge C. Kattah	0
8	Improved sample efficiency by episodic memory hit ratio deep Q-networks 2021 ·(unknown), (unknown), William Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
9	Feature Selection with Test Cost Constraint through a Simulated Annealing Algorithm 2016 ·網際網路技術學刊 ·(unknown), Hong Zhao, William Zhu	4
10	Balise arrangement optimization for train station parking via expert knowledge and genetic algorithm 2016 ·Applied Mathematical Modelling ·Jiateng Yin, Dewang Chen, Tao Tang, (unknown), William Zhu	9
11	Closed-set lattice and modular matroid induced by covering-based rough sets 2014 ·International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics ·(unknown), William Zhu	6
12	Covering-Based Rough Sets on Eulerian Matroids 2013 ·Journal of Applied Mathematics ·Bin Yang, (unknown), William Zhu	6
13	Feature selection with test cost constraint 2013 ·International Journal of Approximate Reasoning ·Fan Min, Qinghua Hu, William Zhu	122
14	Four matroidal structures of covering and their relationships with rough sets 2013 ·International Journal of Approximate Reasoning ·Shiping Wang, William Zhu, Qingxin Zhu, Fan Min	10
15	Matrix approach to rough sets through representable matroids over a field 2012 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Aiping Huang, William Zhu	1
16	A matroidal approach to rough set theory 2012 ·Theoretical Computer Science ·(unknown), Kun She, Fan Min, William Zhu	36
17	Separation of geometrical isomers of {Fe[3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine]3}2+ ([Fe(PDT)3]2+) using ion-pair reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography 2008 ·Chinese Journal of Chromatography ·William Zhu, Fu‐Yuan Wu, Ting Huang	2
18	Algorithms to Watermark Software through Register Allocation 2005 ·William Zhu, Clark Thomborson	1
19	Naturally submodular digraphs and forbidden digraph configurations 2000 ·Discrete Applied Mathematics ·Daniel Granot, Frieda Granot, William Zhu	7
20	AN OVERVIEW OF PIMMS (A PRICING AND INVESTMENT MODEL FOR MULTI- MODAL SYSTEMS): AN AREAWIDE URBAN TRANSPORT POLICY EVALUATION MODEL 1993 ·The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney) ·David A. Hensher, W G Waters, William Zhu, Rhonda Daniels	1

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