Yu Zhang

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
264 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Yu Zhang is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Zhang has authored 264 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 56 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 36 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Yu Zhang's work include Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (33 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (27 papers) and Advanced Image Fusion Techniques (20 papers). Yu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (33 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (27 papers) and Advanced Image Fusion Techniques (20 papers). Yu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yu Zhang's co-authors include Jiangtao Wen, Li Zhang, Xiangzhi Bai, Yan Han, Xiaolin Zhao, Peng Sun, Yü Liu, Tao Wang, Fugen Zhou and Bindang Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yu Zhang

234 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

IFCNN: A general image fusion framework based on convolutional neural network

2019 922 citations Yu Zhang, Yü Liu et al. Information Fusion profile →
The IoT electric business model: Using blockchain technology for the internet of things

2016 359 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu Zhang China	30	1.9k	1.7k	739	519	459	264	4.7k
Anastasios Doulamis Greece	31	2.4k 1.2×	999 0.6×	334 0.5×	212 0.4×	329 0.7×	225	6.3k
Song Wang United States	39	4.5k 2.3×	719 0.4×	600 0.8×	578 1.1×	261 0.6×	334	8.2k
Hui Zhang China	33	1.6k 0.8×	457 0.3×	506 0.7×	121 0.2×	277 0.6×	376	4.6k
Qin Zou China	34	1.9k 1.0×	786 0.5×	361 0.5×	202 0.4×	148 0.3×	198	6.2k
Nor Ashidi Mat Isa Malaysia	42	2.8k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	176 0.2×	226 0.4×	175 0.4×	229	6.1k
Guoping Qiu United Kingdom	37	3.3k 1.7×	1.1k 0.7×	351 0.5×	108 0.2×	109 0.2×	525	5.5k
Naif Alajlan Saudi Arabia	38	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	282 0.4×	158 0.3×	84 0.2×	151	6.2k
Turgay Çelik South Africa	36	2.9k 1.5×	2.3k 1.3×	376 0.5×	172 0.3×	164 0.4×	144	5.9k
Le Zhang China	44	3.4k 1.7×	538 0.3×	563 0.8×	214 0.4×	702 1.5×	291	8.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Zhang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2025). Feature selection for heterogeneous data based on weighted KNN-neighborhood rough set model and self information. International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics. 16(11). 8907–8932.

Zhao, Qing, et al.. (2025). CA-YOLO: Cross Attention Empowered YOLO for Biomimetic Localization. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 36(1). 175–189.

Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2024). IAIFNet: An Illumination-Aware Infrared and Visible Image Fusion Network. IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 31. 1374–1378. 14 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on the mechanical behavior of buried steel pipeline subjected to the local subsidence. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 206. 105037–105037. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2023). Discrete multi-objective artificial bee colony algorithm for green co-scheduling problem of ship lift and ship lock. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 55. 101897–101897. 27 indexed citations

Lu, Siyi, Ruize Qu, Hao Zhao, et al.. (2023). A boundary-guided transformer for measuring distance from rectal tumor to anal verge on magnetic resonance images. Patterns. 4(4). 100711–100711. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Siyi, Ruize Qu, Hao Zhao, et al.. (2023). Measuring distance from lowest boundary of rectal tumor to anal verge on CT images using pyramid attention pooling transformer. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 155. 106675–106675. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2023). Study on Distribution Characteristics of Evaporation Duct for Electromagnetic Wave Propagation. 30. 365–370. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2023). A Flexible Spatiotemporal Thick Cloud Removal Method with Low Requirements for Reference Images. Remote Sensing. 15(17). 4306–4306. 5 indexed citations

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Huang, Mengxing, et al.. (2023). Multi-modal MRI image fusion of the brain based on joint bilateral filter and non-subsampled shearlet transform. International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation. 21(1). 26–26. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Yongjie, et al.. (2021). State-of-the-art research and prospects of key technologies for ship autonomous navigation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2020). Phytoplankton distribution characteristics and its relationship with bacterioplankton in Dianchi Lake. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(32). 40592–40603. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu, Yü Liu, Peng Sun, et al.. (2019). IFCNN: A general image fusion framework based on convolutional neural network. Information Fusion. 54. 99–118. 922 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lu, Feixiang, Feixiang Lu, Bin Zhou, et al.. (2018). Reconstructing non-rigid object with large movement using a single depth camera. Computer Aided Geometric Design. 64. 15–26. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Zelong, Mengxing Huang, & Yu Zhang. (2017). A Collaborative Filtering Algorithm of Calculating Similarity Based on Item Rating and Attributes.. 215–218. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu, Yi Wang, Yang Weihua, & Hui Ji. (2015). Selection of low-temperature phase change materials based on AHP and VIKOR method. Energy Storage Science and Technology. 4(3). 300. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu & Ranghui Wang. (2013). An analysis of earthquake damage information based on imaging mechanism of the high resolution SAR image. Guotu ziyuan yaogan. 25(3). 61–65. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu. (2006). Application of Fieldbus Network in the Oil Tank Safety Monitoring. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu. (2006). Application of Fuzzy Expert System in Defect Inspection of TFT-LCD. Journal of Optoelectronics·laser. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu. (2001). On the theorems of multileaf objectivity. Journal of North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power.

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