Zhihua Zhang

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
257 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Zhihua Zhang is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihua Zhang has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 41 papers in Atmospheric Science and 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Zhihua Zhang's work include Image and Signal Denoising Methods (29 papers), Climate variability and models (21 papers) and Mathematical Analysis and Transform Methods (16 papers). Zhihua Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Image and Signal Denoising Methods (29 papers), Climate variability and models (21 papers) and Mathematical Analysis and Transform Methods (16 papers). Zhihua Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhihua Zhang's co-authors include Michael Mann, Scott Rutherford, Fenbiao Ni, Raymond S. Bradley, Malcolm K. Hughes, Donald Huisingh, Caspar Ammann, Drew Shindell, G. Faluvegi and S. K. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zhihua Zhang

229 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Global Signatures and Dynamical Origins of the Little Ice Age and Medieval Climate Anomaly

2009 1.8k citations Michael Mann, Zhihua Zhang et al. profile →
Proxy-based reconstructions of hemispheric and global surface temperature variations over the past two millennia

2008 850 citations Michael Mann, Zhihua Zhang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Combating desertification in China: Monitoring, control, management and revegetation

2018 220 citations Zhihua 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
Zhihua Zhang China	34	2.8k	1.7k	702	435	407	257	6.4k
Richard A. Kerr United States	32	2.0k 0.7×	2.3k 1.4×	647 0.9×	355 0.8×	972 2.4×	1.0k	7.9k
Jonathan F. Donges Germany	43	1.6k 0.6×	3.6k 2.1×	515 0.7×	1.5k 3.5×	283 0.7×	132	9.6k
Huadong Guo China	51	2.7k 1.0×	3.6k 2.1×	1.6k 2.3×	286 0.7×	494 1.2×	570	10.4k
Stefano Schiavon United States	45	3.8k 1.3×	5.9k 3.5×	2.1k 3.0×	748 1.7×	1.1k 2.7×	179	19.8k
Michel Crucifix Belgium	36	3.8k 1.4×	2.5k 1.5×	873 1.2×	423 1.0×	739 1.8×	119	6.3k
Jan‐Peter Müller United Kingdom	49	4.0k 1.4×	3.8k 2.2×	1.8k 2.6×	69 0.2×	633 1.6×	413	12.5k
Yunpeng Wang China	56	803 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	504 0.7×	106 0.2×	250 0.6×	432	13.3k
Yun Chen China	44	1.3k 0.5×	3.4k 2.0×	1.1k 1.6×	211 0.5×	166 0.4×	304	7.9k
Qiang Fu China	53	1.2k 0.4×	2.3k 1.3×	864 1.2×	260 0.6×	264 0.6×	672	12.2k
Fan Zhang China	48	2.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	963 1.4×	103 0.2×	247 0.6×	461	9.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhihua Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhihua Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihua Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhihua Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhihua 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 Zhihua Zhang. Zhihua 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, Zhihua, et al.. (2025). A low melting-point ceramic exhibiting ultrahigh oxide-ionic conductivity and oxygen flux working at 300–500 °C. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161627–161627.

Zhu, Xinyu, et al.. (2024). LandslideNet: A landslide semantic segmentation network based on single-temporal optical remote sensing images. Advances in Space Research. 74(10). 4616–4638. 4 indexed citations

Jiang, Lipeng, Yang Dong, Mei Yang, et al.. (2024). Efficient and broadband Na4Al3Ta(PO4)6:Cr3+ phosphors for NIR pc-LED application. Journal of Luminescence. 279. 121032–121032. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhihua, Xiao Du, Zheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Film electrode Li1-xMn2O4/C/PAA-c-CMCLi-b-PVDF by double cross-linking for selective extraction of Li+. Separation and Purification Technology. 336. 126322–126322. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Zheng, Jinfeng Zhang, Zhihua Zhang, et al.. (2023). Cross-linked PVDF-b-PAA composite binder enhanced LiMn2O4/C film based electrode for selective extraction of lithium from brine with a high Mg/Li ratio. Separation and Purification Technology. 316. 123777–123777. 40 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhihua, et al.. (2023). An approach to track instrument calibration and produce consistent products with the version-8 total column ozone algorithm (V8TOZ). Atmospheric measurement techniques. 16(11). 2919–2941. 2 indexed citations

Li, Geng, et al.. (2023). The influence of physical education courses integrated with civic education on prosocial behavior among college students: the chain mediating effect of cultural confidence and self-esteem. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1217290–1217290. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Feng, et al.. (2023). Lean inventory, fintech and financing: interactive influences on Chinese SMEs. Management Decision. 61(8). 2302–2321. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhihua. (2023). Environmental Data Analysis.

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Gu, Ming, et al.. (2020). Efficient Spectrum-Revealing CUR Matrix Decomposition.. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics. 766–775.

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Zhang, Zhihua, et al.. (2019). Strategic Sustainable Development Through the Lenses of Tourists’ Preferences: A Geotagged Photo Approach. Journal of Sustainable Development. 12(3). 12–12. 3 indexed citations

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Jia, Xin, et al.. (2019). A Method to Improve Positioning Accuracy of UAV Image Based on POS Data. 34(4). 92–96. 1 indexed citations

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Zheng, Jun, Binhua Feng, & Zhihua Zhang. (2015). Regularity of Solutions to the $G$-Laplace Equation Involving Measures. Zeitschrift für Analysis und ihre Anwendungen. 34(2). 165–174. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhihua, et al.. (2012). Coherence functions with applications in large-margin classification methods. Journal of Machine Learning Research. 13(1). 2705–2734. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhihua. (2010). Complexity Analysis on Engineering Software Data Format Conversion Networks. 2 indexed citations

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Mann, Michael, Zhihua Zhang, Malcolm K. Hughes, et al.. (2008). Proxy-based reconstructions of hemispheric and global surface temperature variations over the past two millennia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(36). 13252–13257. 850 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Zhihua, et al.. (2007). The Edge-Tangent Sphere of a Circumscriptible n-Simplex. BioMed Research International. 2023. 4083442–4083442.

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Zhang, Zhihua. (2006). Risk Analysis of Reliability Assurance Test in the Case of Exponential Distribution. Acta Armamentarii. 27(6). 1060–1063. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhihua. (2006). On Method of Credibility Estimation of Weapon System Simulation Model. Jisuanji fangzhen.

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Zhang, Zhihua, James T. Kwok, & Dit‐Yan Yeung. (2003). Parametric distance metric learning with label information. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 1450–1452. 42 indexed citations

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