Yang Cao

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
72 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Yang Cao is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Cao has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 22 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yang Cao's work include Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques (8 papers), Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis (7 papers) and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data (7 papers). Yang Cao is often cited by papers focused on Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques (8 papers), Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis (7 papers) and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data (7 papers). Yang Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and South Korea. Yang Cao's co-authors include Jinjun Chen, Xingjuan Cai, Zhihua Cui, Fei Xue, Wensheng Zhang, Gai‐Ge Wang, Shiqiang Zhang, Xianghua Xu, Wensheng Zhang and Jianghui Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, IEEE Access and Pattern Recognition.

In The Last Decade

Yang Cao

57 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Detection of Malicious Code Variants Based on Deep Learning 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 2020 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Detection of Malicious Code Variants Based on Deep Learning
    2018 459 citations Zhihua Cui, Fei Xue et al. profile →
  2. A Hybrid BlockChain-Based Identity Authentication Scheme for Multi-WSN
    2020 392 citations Zhihua Cui, Fei Xue et al. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing profile →
  3. Personalized Recommendation System Based on Collaborative Filtering for IoT Scenarios
    2020 371 citations Xianghua Xu, Fei Xue et al. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yang Cao China 14 814 780 692 387 370 72 2.2k
Fei Xue China 17 709 0.9× 749 1.0× 741 1.1× 348 0.9× 310 0.8× 65 1.9k
Manju Khari India 26 613 0.8× 897 1.1× 519 0.8× 366 0.9× 396 1.1× 132 2.3k
Wei Liang China 27 955 1.2× 943 1.2× 882 1.3× 209 0.5× 449 1.2× 219 2.7k
Nadia Nedjah Brazil 25 979 1.2× 586 0.8× 424 0.6× 164 0.4× 409 1.1× 261 2.4k
Aiiad Albeshri Saudi Arabia 26 743 0.9× 921 1.2× 583 0.8× 167 0.4× 303 0.8× 92 2.3k
Qianmu Li China 27 1.0k 1.2× 919 1.2× 902 1.3× 275 0.7× 364 1.0× 222 2.5k
Christos Stergiou Greece 18 581 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 849 1.2× 174 0.4× 291 0.8× 37 2.3k
Amrit Lal Sangal India 15 717 0.9× 564 0.7× 316 0.5× 341 0.9× 157 0.4× 64 1.6k
Ge Yu China 30 1.6k 2.0× 1.1k 1.4× 721 1.0× 641 1.7× 636 1.7× 380 3.8k
Kalyan Veeramachaneni United States 21 1.3k 1.6× 471 0.6× 363 0.5× 286 0.7× 365 1.0× 82 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yang Cao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yang Cao. The network helps show where Yang Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yang Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yang Cao 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 Yang Cao. Yang Cao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cao, Yang, et al.. (2026). Dynamic scheduling of flexible job-shop considering automatic guided vehicle transportation via deep reinforcement learning. Future Generation Computer Systems. 182. 108450–108450.
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Liu, Haibin, et al.. (2025). Edge-assisted U-shaped split federated spatial–temporal attention GCN for traffic flow prediction. Future Generation Computer Systems. 174. 107965–107965.
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Cao, Yang, et al.. (2024). Edge-assisted U-shaped split federated learning with privacy-preserving for Internet of Things. Expert Systems with Applications. 262. 125494–125494. 4 indexed citations
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He, Maowei, Zhixue Wang, Hanning Chen, Yang Cao, & Lianbo Ma. (2024). Multi‐Objective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Decomposition With Orthogonal Experimental Design. Expert Systems. 42(2). 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Yang, et al.. (2023). T-FedHA: A Trusted Hierarchical Asynchronous Federated Learning Framework for Internet of Things. Expert Systems with Applications. 245. 123006–123006. 9 indexed citations
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Ding, Zhiming, et al.. (2021). Multi-objective scheduling of relief logistics based on swarm intelligence algorithms and spatio-temporal traffic flow. Journal of Safety Science and Resilience. 2(4). 222–229. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiangjiang, et al.. (2021). An identity privacy scheme for blockchain‐based on edge computing. Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience. 34(1). 6 indexed citations
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Tang, Hengliang, et al.. (2021). Graph Domain Adversarial Transfer Network for Cross-Domain Sentiment Classification. IEEE Access. 9. 33051–33060. 20 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhihua, et al.. (2021). Malicious Code Detection under 5G HetNets Based on a Multi-Objective RBM Model. IEEE Network. 35(2). 82–87. 107 indexed citations
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Xu, Xianghua, Fei Xue, Xingjuan Cai, et al.. (2020). Personalized Recommendation System Based on Collaborative Filtering for IoT Scenarios. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing. 13(4). 685–695. 371 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cui, Zhihua, Fei Xue, Shiqiang Zhang, et al.. (2020). A Hybrid BlockChain-Based Identity Authentication Scheme for Multi-WSN. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing. 1–1. 392 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Yang, et al.. (2019). Forecasting Model of Traffic Flow Prediction Model Based on Multi-resolution SVR. 1–5. 9 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhihua, Jiangjiang Zhang, Yang Cao, et al.. (2019). A pigeon-inspired optimization algorithm for many-objective optimization problems. Science China Information Sciences. 62(7). 193 indexed citations
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Xie, Zhijie, Hui Yue, & Yang Cao. (2017). A RCS prediction method for multipath effect of the ground plane. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Yang. (2012). Forecasting network security threat situation based on ARIMA model. Jisuanji yingyong yanjiu.
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Cao, Yang. (2011). Three-dimensional spatial-temporal dimension-reduced adaptive processing for airborne radar. Systems engineering and electronics. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Yang. (2007). Critical Node Density Thresholds for Collaborative Detection in Large Scale WSN. Beijing Youdian Xueyuan xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Ling, Jun, et al.. (2003). A novel immune system model and its application to network intrusion detection. Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences. 8(2). 393–398. 3 indexed citations

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