Youfa Fu

551 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 283 citations indexed

About

Youfa Fu is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Youfa Fu has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 283 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 4 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 4 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Youfa Fu's work include Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (6 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (4 papers) and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (3 papers). Youfa Fu is often cited by papers focused on Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (6 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (4 papers) and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (3 papers). Youfa Fu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United Kingdom. Youfa Fu's co-authors include Jiadui Chen, Ling He, Dan Liu, Shengwei Fu, Shireen Yan Ling Tan, VW Lou, Ernest Chui, Jianan Wei, Haisong Huang and Chi Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Expert Systems with Applications and Artificial Intelligence Review.

In The Last Decade

Youfa Fu

9 papers receiving 276 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.

Secretary bird optimization algorithm: a new metaheuristic for solving global optimization problems

2024 166 citations Youfa Fu, Dan Liu et al. Artificial Intelligence Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Youfa Fu China	5	114	65	44	40	36	11	283
Luís Brito Palma Portugal	11	99 0.9×	11 0.2×	21 0.5×	61 1.5×	180 5.0×	75	398
Diego Gachet Páez Spain	10	69 0.6×	56 0.9×	7 0.2×	8 0.2×	31 0.9×	39	251
Ángel García‐Olaya Spain	9	160 1.4×	37 0.6×	18 0.4×	7 0.2×	28 0.8×	29	293
Tiago Vaquero United States	10	146 1.3×	61 0.9×	22 0.5×	4 0.1×	49 1.4×	38	316
Rui Zhu China	11	37 0.3×	60 0.9×	12 0.3×	36 0.9×	46 1.3×	40	288
Enrique Moguel Spain	10	120 1.1×	56 0.9×	7 0.2×	33 0.8×	9 0.3×	29	359
Sérgio D. Correia Portugal	9	78 0.7×	45 0.7×	23 0.5×	69 1.7×	8 0.2×	36	281
Ovidiu Stan Romania	10	46 0.4×	33 0.5×	7 0.2×	35 0.9×	18 0.5×	66	268
Thomas M. Moerland Netherlands	6	123 1.1×	24 0.4×	17 0.4×	52 1.3×	64 1.8×	9	279
Juan M. Calderón United States	8	49 0.4×	88 1.4×	15 0.3×	29 0.7×	67 1.9×	40	257

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youfa Fu

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

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Zhao, Feng, et al.. (2025). Enhanced crested porcupine optimizer for numerical optimization and wireless sensor network deployment. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 40141–40141.

2.

Zhu, Linnan & Youfa Fu. (2025). Augmented Harris hawks optimization and for engineering design problems and UAV path planning. International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics. 16(9). 6295–6345. 1 indexed citations

3.

Luo, Xin, et al.. (2025). A multi-strategy improved Coati optimization algorithm for solving global optimization problems. Cluster Computing. 28(4). 2 indexed citations

4.

Huang, Shuai, Youfa Fu, Dan Liu, et al.. (2025). DLC-NGO: an enhanced northern goshawk optimization for 3D UAV path planning in complex environments with multiple threats. Cluster Computing. 28(10). 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Haidong, Youfa Fu, Dan Liu, Jiadui Chen, & Ling He. (2025). Adaptive Gazelle optimization algorithm: a novel solution for complex optimization problems. Cluster Computing. 28(7).

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Huang, Shuai, Dan Liu, Youfa Fu, et al.. (2025). Prediction of Self-Care Behaviors in Patients Using High-Density Surface Electromyography Signals and an Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm-Based LSTM Model. Journal of Bionic Engineering. 22(4). 1963–1984. 2 indexed citations

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Fu, Youfa, Dan Liu, Shengwei Fu, Jiadui Chen, & Ling He. (2024). Enhanced Aquila optimizer based on tent chaotic mapping and new rules. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 3013–3013. 27 indexed citations

8.

Fu, Youfa, Dan Liu, Jiadui Chen, & Ling He. (2024). Secretary bird optimization algorithm: a new metaheuristic for solving global optimization problems. Artificial Intelligence Review. 57(5). 166 indexed citations breakdown →

9.

Fu, Shengwei, Haisong Huang, Chi Ma, et al.. (2023). Improved dwarf mongoose optimization algorithm using novel nonlinear control and exploration strategies. Expert Systems with Applications. 233. 120904–120904. 38 indexed citations

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Fu, Youfa, et al.. (2021). A systematic review of factors influencing attitudes towards and intention to use the long-distance caregiving technologies for older adults. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 153. 104536–104536. 41 indexed citations

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Yu, Xianchuan, Xiaochun Cheng, Youfa Fu, et al.. (2005). Research of independent component analysis. 5. 4804–4809. 5 indexed citations

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