Zhongzhen Sun

1.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
26 papers, 738 citations indexed

About

Zhongzhen Sun is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongzhen Sun has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 738 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 11 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 4 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Zhongzhen Sun's work include Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (16 papers), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (12 papers) and Advanced Neural Network Applications (9 papers). Zhongzhen Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (16 papers), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (12 papers) and Advanced Neural Network Applications (9 papers). Zhongzhen Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Finland and Czechia. Zhongzhen Sun's co-authors include Kefeng Ji, Xiangguang Leng, Gangyao Kuang, Boli Xiong, Lei Yu, Xianghui Zhang, Lei Yu, Siqian Zhang, Sijia Feng and Yuli Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Zhongzhen Sun

21 papers receiving 727 citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

BiFA-YOLO: A Novel YOLO-Based Method for Arbitrary-Oriented Ship Detection in High-Resolution SAR Images

2021 218 citations Zhongzhen Sun, Xiangguang Leng et al. Remote Sensing profile →
An Anchor-Free Detection Method for Ship Targets in High-Resolution SAR Images

2021 193 citations Zhongzhen Sun, Xiangguang Leng et al. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing profile →
MGSFA-Net: Multiscale Global Scattering Feature Association Network for SAR Ship Target Recognition

2024 70 citations Xianghui Zhang, Sijia Feng et al. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing profile →
Arbitrary-Direction SAR Ship Detection Method for Multiscale Imbalance

2025 44 citations Zhongzhen Sun, Xiangguang Leng et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →
Cross-Sensor SAR Image Target Detection Based on Dynamic Feature Discrimination and Center-Aware Calibration

2025 38 citations Xianghui Zhang, Siqian Zhang et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →

Peers

Zhongzhen Sun

CVPR

OCEAN

Zhaocheng Wang China

Zhao Lin China

Yanqin Xu China

Xianxiang Qin China

Scott Reed United Kingdom

C. P. Schwegmann South Africa

Wenhao Yu China

Tudor Nicosevici Spain

Sihang Dang China

Zhaocheng Wang China

Zhongzhen Sun

439 ×0.9

281 ×0.7

CVPR

96 ×0.6

OCEAN

88 ×0.6

113 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Zhongzhen Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhongzhen Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongzhen Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhongzhen Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhongzhen Sun 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 Zhongzhen Sun. Zhongzhen Sun 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

Sun, Zhongzhen, et al.. (2026). Semantic scattering graph structure alignment for cross-sensor SAR image target detection. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. 104066–104066.

Sun, Zhongzhen, et al.. (2025). FAWT-Net: Attention-Matrix Despeckling and Haar Wavelet Reconstruction for Small-Scale SAR Ship Detection. Remote Sensing. 17(20). 3460–3460.

Zhang, Xianghui, Siqian Zhang, Zhongzhen Sun, et al.. (2025). Cross-Sensor SAR Image Target Detection Based on Dynamic Feature Discrimination and Center-Aware Calibration. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 63. 1–17. 38 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Zhongzhen, et al.. (2025). SegS-YOLO: A YOLO-Based Instance Segmentation Approach for Small-Scale Ship Targets in SAR Images. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 19. 2658–2679.

Qi, X. Sharon, Fan Zhang, Zhongzhen Sun, & Kefeng Ji. (2025). Ship Target Detection in SAR Images Based on Improved YOLOv5 and Edge Deployment on Huawei Ascend. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 3055(1). 12048–12048.

Yu, Jianxing, et al.. (2025). Deep-sea pipeline damage identification using digital twin-assisted enhanced meta-transfer learning. Ocean Engineering. 324. 120723–120723. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Xinqi, et al.. (2025). Adaptive Fast Refocusing for Ship Targets With Complex Motion in SAR Images. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 18. 8559–8572. 1 indexed citations

Qi, Rui, et al.. (2025). Identifiability of Kelvin Wakes in SAR Imageries: The Role of Time-Varying Characteristics and Decoherence Effect of Wake. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 18. 20197–20213.

Sun, Yuli, et al.. (2024). A Review of Optical and SAR Image Deep Feature Fusion in Semantic Segmentation. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 17. 12910–12930. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xianghui, et al.. (2024). MGSFA-Net: Multiscale Global Scattering Feature Association Network for SAR Ship Target Recognition. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 17. 4611–4625. 70 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Siqian, et al.. (2024). Zero-Shot SAR Target Recognition Based on a Conditional Generative Network with Category Features from Simulated Images. Remote Sensing. 16(11). 1930–1930. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaoyan, Tao Tang, Zhongzhen Sun, et al.. (2024). Mitigating SAR Out-of-Distribution Overconfidence Based on Evidential Uncertainty. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 21. 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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Leng, Xiangguang, et al.. (2024). Lightweight Ship Detection Network for SAR Range-Compressed Domain. Remote Sensing. 16(17). 3284–3284. 7 indexed citations

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Leng, Xiangguang, et al.. (2024). YOLO-RC: SAR Ship Detection Guided by Characteristics of Range-Compressed Domain. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 17. 18834–18851. 16 indexed citations

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Leng, Xiangguang, et al.. (2023). Refocusing Swing Ships in SAR Imagery Based on Spatial-Variant Defocusing Property. Remote Sensing. 15(12). 3159–3159. 6 indexed citations

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Leng, Xiangguang, et al.. (2023). Fast and Accurate Refocusing for Moving Ships in SAR Imagery Based on FrFT. Remote Sensing. 15(14). 3656–3656. 5 indexed citations

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Lei, Yu, Xiangguang Leng, Zhongzhen Sun, & Kefeng Ji. (2022). Construction and Recognition Performance Analysis of Wide-swath SAR Maritime Large Moving Ships Dataset. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Xiong, Boli, Zhongzhen Sun, Jin Wang, Xiangguang Leng, & Kefeng Ji. (2022). A Lightweight Model for Ship Detection and Recognition in Complex-Scene SAR Images. Remote Sensing. 14(23). 6053–6053. 44 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhongzhen, Boli Xiong, Lei Yu, Xiangguang Leng, & Kefeng Ji. (2021). Ship Classification in High-Resolution SAR Images Based on CNN Regional Feature Fusion. 2021 CIE International Conference on Radar (Radar). 2. 1445–1449. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhongzhen, Xiangguang Leng, Lei Yu, et al.. (2021). An Anchor-Free Detection Method for Ship Targets in High-Resolution SAR Images. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 14. 7799–7816. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

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