Z. Ren

628 total citations
21 papers, 439 citations indexed

About

Z. Ren is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Building and Construction and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Z. Ren has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 439 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 8 papers in Building and Construction and 7 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Z. Ren's work include BIM and Construction Integration (7 papers), Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation (6 papers) and Auction Theory and Applications (5 papers). Z. Ren is often cited by papers focused on BIM and Construction Integration (7 papers), Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation (6 papers) and Auction Theory and Applications (5 papers). Z. Ren collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Hong Kong. Z. Ren's co-authors include Dilly Anumba, O.O. Ugwu, Chimay J. Anumba, Fan Yang, N.M. Bouchlaghem, James V. Jones, Qiping Shen, Anthony Thorpe, Tarek M. Hassan and Min Qu and has published in prestigious journals such as Automation in Construction, Computers in Industry and Advanced Engineering Informatics.

In The Last Decade

Z. Ren

19 papers receiving 398 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Z. Ren United Kingdom	10	211	203	113	58	52	21	439
Alain Zarli France	8	233 1.1×	111 0.5×	101 0.9×	30 0.5×	67 1.3×	37	344
Robert Klinc Slovenia	10	263 1.2×	96 0.5×	68 0.6×	130 2.2×	57 1.1×	26	595
Nawari O. Nawari United States	13	460 2.2×	168 0.8×	98 0.9×	136 2.3×	48 0.9×	35	728
Sevgi Zeynep Doğan Türkiye	6	255 1.2×	211 1.0×	60 0.5×	57 1.0×	12 0.2×	7	472
Lung-Chuang Wang Taiwan	7	213 1.0×	145 0.7×	22 0.2×	70 1.2×	55 1.1×	8	440
Abdul Samad Kazi Finland	10	194 0.9×	172 0.8×	25 0.2×	30 0.5×	50 1.0×	37	355
Ahmed Elhakeem Egypt	13	177 0.8×	142 0.7×	32 0.3×	58 1.0×	35 0.7×	28	364
Mani Poshdar New Zealand	13	290 1.4×	235 1.2×	34 0.3×	122 2.1×	86 1.7×	53	535
Sajani Jayasuriya Australia	8	106 0.5×	146 0.7×	65 0.6×	44 0.8×	66 1.3×	17	559

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20 of 20 papers shown

Qu, Min, et al.. (2025). Integrating User Feedback into Air Purifier Innovation: The FKANO-DEMATEL-VIKOR Decision Framework. Engineering Management Journal. 38(1). 81–98. 1 indexed citations

Ren, Z., et al.. (2025). Exploring the complex mapping between user perception and product form: a case study of air purifiers. Journal of Engineering Design. 1–26.

Ren, Z., et al.. (2025). Cultural symbols migration and user perception: Innovation in Chinese-style furniture design. BioResources. 20(2). 3476–3496. 4 indexed citations

Qu, Min, et al.. (2024). Design and evaluation of smart blood pressure monitor oriented to user needs. Journal of Engineering Design. 35(3). 290–319. 7 indexed citations

Ren, Z. & Min Qu. (2023). A hybrid FKANO-CRITIC-CCD model for furniture design and evaluation. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems. 46(1). 2789–2810. 4 indexed citations

Ren, Z., et al.. (2012). Ghana's public procurement reform and the continuous use of the traditional procurement system. Built Environment Project and Asset Management. 2(1). 56–69. 8 indexed citations

Ren, Z., Fan Yang, N.M. Bouchlaghem, & Dilly Anumba. (2011). Multi-disciplinary collaborative building design—A comparative study between multi-agent systems and multi-disciplinary optimisation approaches. Automation in Construction. 20(5). 537–549. 44 indexed citations

Ren, Z., et al.. (2011). Failure Caused by Inappropriate Construction Methods: An Expensive Lesson. Journal of Management in Engineering. 29(1). 25–34. 21 indexed citations

Ren, Z., et al.. (2008). ROOT CAUSES OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELAYS IN DUBAI. 23 indexed citations

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Ren, Z., CJ Anumba, Godfried Augenbroe, & Tarek M. Hassan. (2008). A functional architecture for an e-Engineering hub. Automation in Construction. 17(8). 930–939. 7 indexed citations

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Ren, Z., et al.. (2007). RFID facilitated construction material management - a case study of water supply project. 7 indexed citations

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Ren, Z. & Tarek M. Hassan. (2007). Legal Requirements and Challenges for e-Business within the Single Electronic European Market. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 133(3). 246–254. 4 indexed citations

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Ren, Z., et al.. (2006). Collaborative project planning: A case study of seismic risk analysis using an e-engineering hub. Computers in Industry. 57(3). 218–230. 9 indexed citations

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Ren, Z., et al.. (2005). Agent-facilitated Trust Building in the SEEM Infrastructure. 1 indexed citations

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Ren, Z. & Dilly Anumba. (2004). Multi-agent systems in construction–state of the art and prospects. Automation in Construction. 13(3). 421–434. 81 indexed citations

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Ren, Z., Dilly Anumba, & O.O. Ugwu. (2003). The development of a multi-agent system for construction claims negotiation. Advances in Engineering Software. 34(11-12). 683–696. 36 indexed citations

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Ren, Z., Dilly Anumba, & O.O. Ugwu. (2003). Multiagent System for Construction Claims Negotiation. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 17(3). 180–188. 42 indexed citations

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Anumba, Dilly, et al.. (2003). Negotiation within a multi-agent system for the collaborative design of light industrial buildings. Advances in Engineering Software. 34(7). 389–401. 29 indexed citations

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Ren, Z., Chimay J. Anumba, & O.O. Ugwu. (2002). Negotiation in a multi-agent system for construction claims negotiation. Applied Artificial Intelligence. 16(5). 359–394. 39 indexed citations

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Ren, Z. & Dilly Anumba. (2002). Learning in multi-agent systems: a case study of construction claims negotiation. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 16(4). 265–275. 50 indexed citations

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