Xin‐She Yang

65.9k total citations · 25 hit papers
325 papers, 34.1k citations indexed

About

Xin‐She Yang is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin‐She Yang has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 34.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 70 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xin‐She Yang's work include Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (104 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (58 papers) and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (51 papers). Xin‐She Yang is often cited by papers focused on Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (104 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (58 papers) and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (51 papers). Xin‐She Yang collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and India. Xin‐She Yang's co-authors include Suash Deb, Amir H. Gandomi, Amir H. Alavi, Xingshi He, Iztok Fister, Momin Jamil, Siamak Talatahari, Mehmet Karamanoglu, Janez Brest and Sławomir Kozieł and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, PLoS ONE and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xin‐She Yang

311 papers receiving 32.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Cuckoo Search via Lévy flights
    2009 4.5k citations Xin‐She Yang, Suash Deb profile →
  2. Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms
    2008 3.3k citations Xin‐She Yang profile →
  3. Firefly algorithm, stochastic test functions and design optimisation
    2010 2.0k citations Xin‐She Yang profile →
  4. Cuckoo search algorithm: a metaheuristic approach to solve structural optimization problems
    2011 1.7k citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  5. Engineering optimisation by cuckoo search
    2010 1.2k citations Xin‐She Yang, Suash Deb profile →
  6. A comprehensive review of firefly algorithms
    2013 931 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  7. A literature survey of benchmark functions for global optimisation problems
    2013 839 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  8. Cuckoo search: recent advances and applications
    2013 794 citations Xin‐She Yang, Suash Deb profile →
  9. Engineering Optimization
    2010 784 citations Xin‐She Yang profile →
  10. Engineering Optimization: An Introduction with Metaheuristic Applications
    2010 766 citations Xin‐She Yang profile →
  11. Bat algorithm: literature review and applications
    2013 718 citations Xin‐She Yang, Xingshi He profile →
  12. Multiobjective cuckoo search for design optimization
    2011 663 citations Xin‐She Yang, Suash Deb profile →
  13. Firefly algorithm with chaos
    2012 661 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  14. Mixed variable structural optimization using Firefly Algorithm
    2011 602 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  15. Bat algorithm for multi-objective optimisation
    2011 590 citations Xin‐She Yang profile →
  16. Binary bat algorithm
    2013 525 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  17. Firefly Algorithm for solving non-convex economic dispatch problems with valve loading effect
    2011 491 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  18. Flower pollination algorithm: A novel approach for multiobjective optimization
    2013 448 citations Xin‐She Yang, Xingshi He et al. profile →
  19. Bio-inspired computation: Where we stand and what's next
    2019 438 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  20. Bat algorithm for constrained optimization tasks
    2012 430 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  21. Multiobjective firefly algorithm for continuous optimization
    2012 389 citations Xin‐She Yang profile →
  22. Chaotic bat algorithm
    2013 389 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  23. Discrete cuckoo search algorithm for the travelling salesman problem
    2013 327 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  24. Chaos-enhanced accelerated particle swarm optimization
    2012 304 citations Xin‐She Yang et al. profile →
  25. Nature-inspired optimization algorithms: Challenges and open problems
    2020 258 citations Xin‐She Yang profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Xin‐She Yang 16.7k 7.6k 6.7k 4.6k 3.7k 325 34.1k
Andrew Lewis 13.1k 0.8× 5.2k 0.7× 6.8k 1.0× 4.9k 1.1× 3.6k 1.0× 114 28.4k
Derviş Karaboğa 13.6k 0.8× 5.2k 0.7× 4.6k 0.7× 3.7k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 134 26.8k
Kenneth V. Price 14.2k 0.9× 8.4k 1.1× 5.3k 0.8× 4.1k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 13 29.8k
Amir H. Gandomi 18.9k 1.1× 8.2k 1.1× 6.6k 1.0× 4.2k 0.9× 4.2k 1.1× 610 43.7k
David E. Goldberg 19.9k 1.2× 9.4k 1.2× 5.1k 0.8× 4.7k 1.0× 3.3k 0.9× 305 46.6k
Huiling Chen 20.0k 1.2× 6.4k 0.8× 5.0k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 5.3k 1.4× 822 40.8k
Rainer Storn 13.3k 0.8× 7.9k 1.0× 5.2k 0.8× 3.9k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 15 28.3k
Xin Yao 28.9k 1.7× 14.6k 1.9× 4.3k 0.6× 3.3k 0.7× 3.8k 1.0× 875 44.3k
Seyed Mohammad Mirjalili 10.4k 0.6× 4.4k 0.6× 5.7k 0.9× 3.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 37 22.1k
Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam Suganthan 30.5k 1.8× 18.3k 2.4× 8.6k 1.3× 6.2k 1.4× 4.8k 1.3× 556 50.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin‐She Yang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chao, Guojie, Ouyang Yue, Xin‐She Yang, et al.. (2025). Micromechanical cleavage enables neat surface and organic-inorganic interlayer for reversible Zn anodes. Journal of Power Sources. 634. 236475–236475. 2 indexed citations
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Naderi, Sadjad, Xin‐She Yang, Christopher C. Pain, et al.. (2025). Optimised hammer drilling bit design using artificial neural networks trained by FDEM-generated data. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(11). 6868–6880. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin‐She, Jiansheng Xiang, J. Latham, Sadjad Naderi, & Yanghua Wang. (2025). Cracking and fragmentation in percussive drilling: Insight from FDEM simulation. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(10). 6095–6110. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin‐She. (2024). A generalized evolutionary metaheuristic (GEM) algorithm for engineering optimization. Cogent Engineering. 11(1). 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin‐She, Jiansheng Xiang, Sadjad Naderi, et al.. (2024). Where Does the Energy Go in Percussion Drilling? FDEM's Answer. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2 indexed citations
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Gerbaud, Laurent, V. Nagarajan, Sadjad Naderi, et al.. (2024). A Study of Rock Breakage Under Extreme Submerged Confining Pressure: Can DTH Hammer Drilling Deliver?. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1 indexed citations
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Le, Tuan Anh, et al.. (2024). Firefly Algorithm for Movable Antenna Arrays. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13(11). 3157–3161. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin‐She, et al.. (2023). Proceedings of Eighth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. Lecture notes in networks and systems. 9 indexed citations
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Le, Tuan Anh, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, & Xin‐She Yang. (2023). A Rank-One Optimization Framework and Its Applications to Transmit Beamforming. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(1). 620–636. 3 indexed citations
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Bhateja, Vikrant, Xin‐She Yang, Jerry Chun‐Wei Lin, & Ranjita Das. (2023). Evolution in Computational Intelligence. Smart innovation, systems and technologies. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin‐She, R. Simon Sherratt, Nilanjan Dey, & Amit Joshi. (2023). Proceedings of Eighth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology. Lecture notes in networks and systems. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, et al.. (2021). An elitism-based multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for min-cost network disintegration. Knowledge-Based Systems. 239. 107944–107944. 8 indexed citations
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Vien, Quoc‐Tuan, Tuan Anh Le, Xin‐She Yang, & Trung Q. Duong. (2019). Enhancing Security of MME Handover via Fractional Programming and Firefly Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 67(9). 6206–6220. 9 indexed citations
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Fong, Simon, Suash Deb, Xin‐She Yang, & Yan Zhuang. (2014). Towards Enhancement of Performance of K-Means Clustering Using Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithms. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2014. 1–16. 39 indexed citations
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Jeliazkov, Ivan & Xin‐She Yang. (2014). Bayesian inference in the social sciences. Wiley eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Fong, Simon, Yan Zhuang, Rui Tang, Xin‐She Yang, & Suash Deb. (2013). Selecting Optimal Feature Set in High-Dimensional Data by Swarm Search. Journal of Applied Mathematics. 2013. 1–18. 17 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin‐She & Suash Deb. (2009). Cuckoo Search via Lévy flights. 210–214. 4520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Xin‐She, et al.. (2006). Optimization of CFRP strengthening of precracked structures using genetic algorithms. Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database. 1 indexed citations

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