Yan Zhou

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Yan Zhou is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Control and Systems Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Zhou has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 27 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 17 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yan Zhou's work include Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (19 papers), Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (12 papers) and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (11 papers). Yan Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (19 papers), Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks (12 papers) and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (11 papers). Yan Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Bangladesh. Yan Zhou's co-authors include Yisheng Zhong, Xiwang Dong, Zhang Ren, Sally A. Goldman, Heng Liu, Yongzhao Hua, Jinde Cao, Hongxing Wang, Yong‐Hong Lan and Yongping Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Automatica.

In The Last Decade

Yan Zhou

90 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Time-Varying Formation Tracking for Second-Order Multi-Agent Systems Subjected to Switching Topologies With Application to Quadrotor Formation Flying

2016 630 citations Xiwang Dong, Yan Zhou et al. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics profile →
Theory and Experiment on Formation-Containment Control of Multiple Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems

2018 297 citations Xiwang Dong, Yongzhao Hua et al. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering profile →
Time-varying formation control for unmanned aerial vehicles with switching interaction topologies

2015 282 citations Xiwang Dong, Yan Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Zhou China	20	1.3k	1.2k	486	449	287	103	2.7k
Manfredi Maggiore Canada	23	1.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	421 0.9×	237 0.5×	297 1.0×	96	3.2k
Randy A. Freeman United States	29	2.0k 1.5×	2.5k 2.1×	468 1.0×	495 1.1×	212 0.7×	84	4.4k
Jun Liu China	27	887 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	205 0.4×	312 0.7×	227 0.8×	235	2.9k
Yao Yu China	26	1.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	403 0.8×	190 0.4×	134 0.5×	127	2.5k
Shiyu Zhao China	28	2.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 2.6×	328 0.7×	602 2.1×	122	3.2k
Yanjun Shen China	32	957 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	230 0.5×	400 0.9×	121 0.4×	134	3.1k
Guoxing Wen China	30	2.4k 1.8×	3.4k 2.9×	337 0.7×	834 1.9×	173 0.6×	68	4.7k
Jian Guo China	25	941 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	252 0.5×	280 0.6×	150 0.5×	179	2.5k
Yueying Wang China	34	1.6k 1.2×	3.0k 2.6×	440 0.9×	381 0.8×	170 0.6×	172	4.4k
Rafal Goebel United States	22	922 0.7×	3.3k 2.8×	315 0.6×	240 0.5×	91 0.3×	75	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Zhou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yan Zhou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yan Zhou based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yan Zhou. Yan Zhou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Pan, Shaohua, et al.. (2025). DiffCap: Diffusion-Based Real-Time Human Motion Capture Using Sparse IMUs and a Monocular Camera. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 31(12). 10272–10283.

Zhang, Junwen, Yang Zhang, Shifang Li, et al.. (2025). Dynamic mechanical characteristics of post-peak sandstone under three-dimensional cyclic impact. Journal of Central South University. 32(8). 2958–2978.

Li, Mingjun, Yan Zhou, Shichang Li, et al.. (2025). Unveiling Stable and Efficient Antiperovskite Semiconductors via High-Throughput Computation and Interpretable Machine Learning. Chinese Physics B. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Chao, Guo Chen, Jingchuan Zhu, et al.. (2025). A novel sliding pair for friction and wear characterization of coatings. Materials Letters. 406. 139943–139943.

Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2025). Green bond issuance premium effect and investor incentive effect. Finance research letters. 85. 108042–108042. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Yan, Guanghui Wen, & Guanrong Chen. (2025). Bipartite consensus tracking of heterogeneous multi-agent systems: A smooth output-feedback control approach. Automatica. 178. 112363–112363.

Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2024). Practical Fixed-Time Attitude Consensus Tracking for Multi-Quadrotor Systems: A Composite Learning Backstepping Approach. IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs. 71(6). 3066–3070. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2024). Improving the stability of high-speed trains using an innovative passive yaw damper. Vehicle System Dynamics. 64(1). 226–249. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2023). An Anti-Skid Control System Based on the Energy Method for Decentralized Electric Vehicles. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 14(2). 49–49. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yan & Guanghui Wen. (2023). Off-Policy Learning for Bipartite Output Regulation of Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems under Actuator Faults. 1388–1393. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Jiawei, et al.. (2023). Optimized Mutation of Grey-box Fuzzing: A Deep RL-based Approach. 2. 1296–1300. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xin, et al.. (2019). A Broadband Dual-Polarized Antenna Operating in 5G Frequency Band. International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. 2 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiwang, Yongzhao Hua, Yan Zhou, Zhang Ren, & Yisheng Zhong. (2018). Theory and Experiment on Formation-Containment Control of Multiple Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 16(1). 229–240. 297 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Dongwei, et al.. (2018). A Study of Coupled Creep Damaged Constitutive Model of Artificial Frozen Soil. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2018(1). 12 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiwang, Yan Zhou, Zhang Ren, & Yisheng Zhong. (2016). Time-Varying Formation Tracking for Second-Order Multi-Agent Systems Subjected to Switching Topologies With Application to Quadrotor Formation Flying. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 64(6). 5014–5024. 630 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2011). AN INDUCTIVE, INTERACTIVE AND ADAPTIVE HYBRID PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING METHODOLOGY: APPLICATION TO STATISTICS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yan. (2007). The Authority Mechanism in the Process of Management.

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Zhou, Yan. (2005). Automatic Synthesis of Fault Tree for Control Systems Based on System Analysis. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2001). A STUDY ON MINIMUM WEIGHT DESIGN OF STEEL BUILDING FRAMES CONSIDERING MEMBER SECTION'S DEPTH DESIGN VARIABLES. Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 66(544). 133–139. 2 indexed citations

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Goldman, Sally A. & Yan Zhou. (2000). Enhancing Supervised Learning with Unlabeled Data. International Conference on Machine Learning. 327–334. 309 indexed citations

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