Zhen Ni

4.0k total citations
131 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Zhen Ni is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Ni has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 58 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 43 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Zhen Ni's work include Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (42 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (33 papers) and Reinforcement Learning in Robotics (32 papers). Zhen Ni is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (42 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (33 papers) and Reinforcement Learning in Robotics (32 papers). Zhen Ni collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Zhen Ni's co-authors include Haibo He, Chaoxu Mu, X. Zhong, Shuva Paul, Changyin Sun, Jinyu Wen, Jian Fu, Shiva Poudel, Xin Xu and Ke Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, ACS Nano and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Ni

120 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Zhen Ni 1.6k 1.3k 1.3k 867 355 131 3.1k
Qiuye Sun 3.2k 2.0× 425 0.3× 3.3k 2.6× 415 0.5× 111 0.3× 258 5.1k
İbrahim Eksin 1.2k 0.8× 504 0.4× 493 0.4× 1.2k 1.4× 107 0.3× 96 2.7k
Reinaldo M. Palhares 3.5k 2.2× 630 0.5× 371 0.3× 997 1.1× 190 0.5× 203 4.7k
Martin Otter 1.8k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 352 0.3× 154 0.2× 187 0.5× 139 3.9k
Suining He 261 0.2× 483 0.4× 2.2k 1.7× 966 1.1× 160 0.5× 73 3.6k
Alireza Alfi 1.6k 1.0× 238 0.2× 571 0.4× 829 1.0× 167 0.5× 129 3.0k
Yanhong Luo 2.5k 1.5× 3.2k 2.4× 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.8× 736 2.1× 130 4.8k
Yuanheng Zhu 920 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 453 0.4× 975 1.1× 256 0.7× 70 2.1k
Stephen Yurkovich 3.4k 2.1× 218 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 941 1.1× 213 0.6× 146 5.4k
Yoshikazu Fukuyama 1.4k 0.9× 260 0.2× 2.6k 2.0× 782 0.9× 81 0.2× 205 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Ni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Ni

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

All Works

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Ni, Zhen, Ning Li, Wei Luo, et al.. (2025). Deployable machine learning-based decision support system for tracheostomy in acute burn patients. Burns & Trauma. 13. tkaf010–tkaf010. 2 indexed citations
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Fu, Tiantian, Zhiwu Zhu, Jianyu Li, & Zhen Ni. (2025). Meso-scale damage localization model and brittleness analysis criteria for frozen soil under impact compression. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 330. 111695–111695.
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Ni, Zhen, et al.. (2025). A fast federated reinforcement learning approach with phased weight-adjustment technique. Neurocomputing. 626. 129550–129550.
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Ni, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Dance video action recognition algorithm based on improved hypergraph convolutional networks. Systems and Soft Computing. 7. 200247–200247.
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Ni, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Learning From Demonstrations: A Computationally Efficient Inverse Reinforcement Learning Approach With Simplified Implementation. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence. 9(5). 3413–3425.
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Ni, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Ethnic dance movement instruction guided by artificial intelligence and 3D convolutional neural networks. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 16856–16856. 1 indexed citations
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Zhan, Jiawang, et al.. (2025). Multimodal information-driven intelligent damage detection framework for full components of highway prefabricated bridges. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 68. 103766–103766.
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Ni, Zhen, et al.. (2025). A Robust Multi-Virtual-Agent Inverse Reinforcement Learning Approach With Data Aggregation for Perturbed Environments. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 36(8). 15515–15527.
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Ni, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Action Recognition Method of Basketball Training Based on Big Data Technology. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications. 15(2). 2 indexed citations
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Mu, Chaoxu, Ke Wang, Zhen Ni, & Changyin Sun. (2019). Cooperative Differential Game-Based Optimal Control and Its Application to Power Systems. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 16(8). 5169–5179. 59 indexed citations
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Jiang, Chao, Zhen Ni, Yi Guo, & Haibo He. (2019). Pedestrian Flow Optimization to Reduce the Risk of Crowd Disasters Through Human–Robot Interaction. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence. 4(3). 298–311. 14 indexed citations
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Jiang, Chao, Zhen Ni, Yi Guo, & Haibo He. (2017). Learning Human–Robot Interaction for Robot-Assisted Pedestrian Flow Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 49(4). 797–813. 34 indexed citations
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Zhong, X., Zhen Ni, & Haibo He. (2015). Event-triggered adaptive dynamic programming for continuous-time nonlinear system using measured input-output data. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 1–8. 9 indexed citations
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Ni, Zhen, Qianmu Li, Tao Li, & Yong Qi. (2014). A WSN Nodes Access Mechanism and Directed Diffusion in Emergency Circumstances. Journal of Digital Information Management. 12(4). 235–245.
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Ni, Zhen, Haibo He, Danil Prokhorov, & Jian Fu. (2011). An online actor-critic learning approach with Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 2333–2340. 9 indexed citations
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Ni, Zhen, HU Chang-qin, & Feng Fang. (2008). Progress and effect of spectral data pretreatment in NIR analytical technique. Yaowu fenxi zazhi. 13 indexed citations

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