Zhou Yang

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 946 citations indexed

About

Zhou Yang is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhou Yang has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 946 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 23 papers in Information Systems and 14 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Zhou Yang's work include Software Engineering Research (18 papers), Topic Modeling (11 papers) and Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (8 papers). Zhou Yang is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Research (18 papers), Topic Modeling (11 papers) and Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (8 papers). Zhou Yang collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Zhou Yang's co-authors include David Lo, Jieke Shi, Junda He, Li Li, Kailong Wang, Xinyi Hou, Haoyu Wang, John Grundy, Yanjie Zhao and Xiapu Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Oncogene and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Zhou Yang

56 papers receiving 930 citations

Hit Papers

Large Language Models for Software Engineering: A Systema... 2024 2026 2025 2024 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Large Language Models for Software Engineering: A Systematic Literature Review
    2024 281 citations Zhou Yang, Li Li et al. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhou Yang Singapore 15 509 361 177 159 111 63 946
Junhua Ding United States 15 368 0.7× 218 0.6× 158 0.9× 145 0.9× 45 0.4× 83 776
Yao Wan China 16 646 1.3× 594 1.6× 214 1.2× 139 0.9× 174 1.6× 63 1.1k
William Cheng‐Chung Chu Taiwan 17 350 0.7× 537 1.5× 167 0.9× 292 1.8× 40 0.4× 133 1.0k
Giuseppe Polese Italy 20 508 1.0× 373 1.0× 129 0.7× 186 1.2× 118 1.1× 89 983
Ankur Taly United States 14 430 0.8× 192 0.5× 55 0.3× 68 0.4× 161 1.5× 20 810
Deheng Ye China 15 544 1.1× 364 1.0× 69 0.4× 115 0.7× 84 0.8× 29 885
Jean-Guy Schneider Australia 18 332 0.7× 605 1.7× 93 0.5× 459 2.9× 58 0.5× 99 963
Héctor D. Menéndez Spain 15 274 0.5× 124 0.3× 96 0.5× 170 1.1× 205 1.8× 48 743
Friedrich Steimann Germany 16 698 1.4× 674 1.9× 382 2.2× 240 1.5× 79 0.7× 68 1.1k
Vincenzo Deufemia Italy 20 458 0.9× 516 1.4× 228 1.3× 196 1.2× 118 1.1× 92 975

Countries citing papers authored by Zhou Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhou Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhou Yang

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

All Works

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Sun, Yongbing, Zhiyong Zou, Zhou Yang, et al.. (2025). Association between visceral fat area and metabolic syndrome in individuals with normal body weight: insights from a Chinese health screening dataset. Lipids in Health and Disease. 24(1). 57–57. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhou, Jieke Shi, Prémkumar Dévanbu, & David Lo. (2025). Ecosystem of Large Language Models for Code. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. 35(1). 1–30. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weiping, et al.. (2024). Elevated temperature as the dominant stressor on the harmful algal bloom-causing dinoflagellate Prorocentrum obtusidens in a future ocean scenario. The Science of The Total Environment. 952. 175946–175946. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhou, et al.. (2024). Assessing AI Detectors in Identifying AI-Generated Code: Implications for Education. 1–11. 14 indexed citations
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Gong, Chen, Zhou Yang, Yunpeng Bai, et al.. (2024). Baffle: Hiding Backdoors in Offline Reinforcement Learning Datasets. 2086–2104. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Xuelian, Zhou Yang, Jian Yang, et al.. (2024). Electrically conductive functionalization of cured polyether ether ketone with improved bioactivity by surface-polymerization of polyaniline. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 156169–156169. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weiping, Zhou Yang, Shufeng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Divergent responses of an armored and an unarmored dinoflagellate to ocean acidification. Harmful Algae. 141. 102772–102772. 3 indexed citations
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Du, Xiaoning, et al.. (2024). AI Coders Are among Us: Rethinking Programming Language Grammar towards Efficient Code Generation. Monash University Research Portal (Monash University). 1124–1136. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Kezhong, et al.. (2023). Coordinated multi-stage and multi-objective optimization approach for ship collision avoidance decision-making. Ocean Engineering. 287. 115888–115888. 8 indexed citations
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Widyasari, Ratnadira, Zhou Yang, Ferdian Thung, et al.. (2023). NICHE: A Curated Dataset of Engineered Machine Learning Projects in Python. 62–66. 6 indexed citations
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Gong, Chen, Zhou Yang, Jieke Shi, et al.. (2022). Curiosity-Driven and Victim-Aware Adversarial Policies. 186–200. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhou, Jieke Shi, Junda He, & David Lo. (2022). Natural attack for pre-trained models of code. arXiv (Cornell University). 1482–1493. 89 indexed citations
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Liu, Jialin, Zhou Yang, Peng Li, et al.. (2021). Diagnostic performance of combined use of automated breast volume scanning & hand-held ultrasound for breast lesions. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 154(2). 347–354. 5 indexed citations
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