Ying Ling

671 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 554 citations indexed

About

Ying Ling is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Ling has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 554 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ying Ling's work include Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (5 papers), Smart Grid Security and Resilience (3 papers) and Network Security and Intrusion Detection (3 papers). Ying Ling is often cited by papers focused on Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (5 papers), Smart Grid Security and Resilience (3 papers) and Network Security and Intrusion Detection (3 papers). Ying Ling collaborates with scholars based in China. Ying Ling's co-authors include Yongquan Zhou, Qifang Luo, Xiao Yang, Jinzhong Zhang, Jinzhong Zhang, Xiao Yang, Xin Li, Xin Li and Ming Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Access, Frontiers in Psychology and Multimedia Tools and Applications.

In The Last Decade

Ying Ling

10 papers receiving 544 citations

Hit Papers

Lévy Flight Trajectory-Based Whale Optimization Algorithm... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. Lévy Flight Trajectory-Based Whale Optimization Algorithm for Global Optimization
    2017 340 citations Ying Ling, Yongquan Zhou et al. IEEE Access profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ying Ling China 6 333 139 117 97 90 10 554
Shijie Zhao China 8 382 1.1× 165 1.2× 148 1.3× 126 1.3× 84 0.9× 28 712
Lei Xie China 10 284 0.9× 109 0.8× 129 1.1× 120 1.2× 81 0.9× 43 602
Changsheng Wen China 10 355 1.1× 182 1.3× 74 0.6× 82 0.8× 90 1.0× 12 588
Honghua Rao China 12 368 1.1× 190 1.4× 81 0.7× 89 0.9× 105 1.2× 19 624
Xing Cai China 6 326 1.0× 141 1.0× 116 1.0× 173 1.8× 98 1.1× 6 769
Fengyu Zhou China 7 425 1.3× 172 1.2× 105 0.9× 140 1.4× 98 1.1× 8 634
Fernando Fausto Mexico 12 490 1.5× 242 1.7× 127 1.1× 92 0.9× 133 1.5× 17 825
Xinming Zhang China 12 409 1.2× 169 1.2× 71 0.6× 180 1.9× 119 1.3× 33 686

Countries citing papers authored by Ying Ling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ying Ling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Ling

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Ling, Ying, et al.. (2021). Role of Education and Mentorship in Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 775227–775227. 5 indexed citations
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Ling, Ying, et al.. (2021). Research on Information Encryption Algorithm under the Power Network Communication Security Model. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 1852(3). 32007–32007. 3 indexed citations
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Ling, Ying, et al.. (2020). Information Encryption Algorithm in Power Network Communication Security Model. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 750(1). 12161–12161. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yongquan, Jinzhong Zhang, Xiao Yang, & Ying Ling. (2019). Optimization of PID Controller Based on Water Wave Optimization for an Automatic Voltage Regulator System. Information Technology And Control. 48(1). 28 indexed citations
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Luo, Qifang, Ying Ling, & Yongquan Zhou. (2019). Modified Whale Optimization Algorithm for Infinitive Impulse Response System Identification. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 45(3). 2163–2176. 23 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yongquan, Xiao Yang, Ying Ling, & Jinzhong Zhang. (2018). Meta-heuristic moth swarm algorithm for multilevel thresholding image segmentation. Multimedia Tools and Applications. 77(18). 23699–23727. 61 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yongquan, Jinzhong Zhang, Xiao Yang, & Ying Ling. (2018). Optimal reactive power dispatch using water wave optimization algorithm. Operational Research. 20(4). 2537–2553. 33 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yongquan, Ying Ling, & Qifang Luo. (2018). Lévy flight trajectory-based whale optimization algorithm for engineering optimization. Engineering Computations. 35(7). 2406–2428. 56 indexed citations
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Ling, Ying, Yongquan Zhou, & Qifang Luo. (2017). Lévy Flight Trajectory-Based Whale Optimization Algorithm for Global Optimization. IEEE Access. 5. 6168–6186. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

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