Zikai Zhang

1.5k total citations
79 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Zikai Zhang is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zikai Zhang has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 6 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Zikai Zhang's work include Assembly Line Balancing Optimization (43 papers), Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (42 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (29 papers). Zikai Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Assembly Line Balancing Optimization (43 papers), Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (42 papers) and Manufacturing Process and Optimization (29 papers). Zikai Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Spain and Australia. Zikai Zhang's co-authors include Qiuhua Tang, Zixiang Li, İbrahim Küçükkoç, Manuel Chica, Liping Zhang, Lixin Cheng, Kai Meng, Liping Zhang, Rubén Ruíz and Chunlong Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

Zikai Zhang

70 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zikai Zhang China 20 882 67 54 43 37 79 1.1k
Lei Yue China 14 403 0.5× 45 0.7× 27 0.5× 41 1.0× 18 0.5× 64 532
Minghai Yuan China 14 579 0.7× 45 0.7× 74 1.4× 15 0.3× 27 0.7× 51 724
T. N. Wong Hong Kong 16 847 1.0× 78 1.2× 84 1.6× 57 1.3× 36 1.0× 37 1.0k
P. Aravindan India 13 538 0.6× 61 0.9× 38 0.7× 70 1.6× 15 0.4× 28 654
Amin Jamili Iran 13 444 0.5× 36 0.5× 54 1.0× 38 0.9× 18 0.5× 33 553
Mohd Fadzil Faisae Ab Rashid Malaysia 13 479 0.5× 54 0.8× 36 0.7× 31 0.7× 14 0.4× 58 643
Wenwen Lin China 10 393 0.4× 87 1.3× 47 0.9× 14 0.3× 67 1.8× 18 556
Chao‐Bo Yan China 13 285 0.3× 21 0.3× 77 1.4× 17 0.4× 33 0.9× 53 468
Kaipu Wang China 16 836 0.9× 48 0.7× 49 0.9× 15 0.3× 19 0.5× 29 982
Rafael Martinelli Brazil 9 333 0.4× 28 0.4× 41 0.8× 15 0.3× 15 0.4× 21 410

Countries citing papers authored by Zikai Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zikai Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zikai Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zikai Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zikai 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 Zikai Zhang. Zikai 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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Cheng, Lixin, Qiuhua Tang, Zikai Zhang, & Jing Wang. (2025). Lightweight bi-level optimization algorithm for synchronized scheduling of production and transportation in a reconfigurable flexible job shop. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 98. 102080–102080.
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Zheng, Chenyu, Zixiang Li, Mukund Nilakantan Janardhanan, Zikai Zhang, & Liping Zhang. (2025). Balancing and scheduling human-robot collaborative assembly lines with heterogeneous robots and limited resources: Constraint programming approach and fruit fly optimization algorithm. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 203. 111046–111046. 3 indexed citations
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Tan, Hongxia, et al.. (2025). A Q-learning and matheuristic MOEA/D for distributed flow shop group scheduling with reconfigurable machine tools. Expert Systems with Applications. 302. 130522–130522.
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Hu, Min, Min Zhou, Zikai Zhang, Liping Zhang, & Yingli Li. (2025). A novel disjunctive-graph-based meta-heuristic approach for multi-objective resource-constrained project scheduling problem with multi-skilled staff. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 95. 101939–101939. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Chenyu, Zixiang Li, Mukund Nilakantan Janardhanan, Zikai Zhang, & Liping Zhang. (2025). Improved swarm-based metaheuristics for optimizing human–robot collaborative assembly lines with multi-type collaborative robots. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zikai, et al.. (2025). A matheuristic-based self-learning approach for distributed heterogeneous assembly flowshop scheduling with multiple assembly factories and make-to-order delivery. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 97. 101996–101996. 2 indexed citations
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Tan, Hongxia, et al.. (2025). A matheuristic-based self-learning evolutionary algorithm for lot streaming hybrid flow shop group scheduling with limited auxiliary modules. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 96. 101965–101965. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zikai, et al.. (2024). Flexible assembly job shop scheduling problem considering reconfigurable machine: A cooperative co-evolutionary matheuristic algorithm. Applied Soft Computing. 166. 112148–112148. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zikai, et al.. (2024). A Q-learning-based multi-population algorithm for multi-objective distributed heterogeneous assembly no-idle flowshop scheduling with batch delivery. Expert Systems with Applications. 263. 125690–125690. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Zixiang, et al.. (2024). Multi-Objective Optimization for a Partial Disassembly Line Balancing Problem Considering Profit and Carbon Emission. Mathematics. 12(8). 1218–1218. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Qiuhua, et al.. (2024). A Knowledge-Assisted Variable Neighborhood Search for Two-Sided Assembly Line Balancing Considering Preventive Maintenance Scenarios. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 54(11). 6859–6872. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zikai, et al.. (2023). Research on the causal mechanism of a rock burst accident in a longwall roadway and its prevention measures. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 22312–22312. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Zixiang, Mukund Nilakantan Janardhanan, Qiuhua Tang, & Zikai Zhang. (2023). Models and algorithms for U-shaped assembly line balancing problem with collaborative robots. Soft Computing. 27(14). 9639–9659. 19 indexed citations
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Shen, Liangliang, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia in Shanghai: A Cross‐Sectional Study. Dermatologic Therapy. 2023(1). 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Yichen, Yue Zeng, Jun Lü, et al.. (2023). Correlation of hemoglobin with osteoporosis in elderly Chinese population: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1073968–1073968. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Hao, Zihao Li, Ming S. Lin, et al.. (2021). MicroRNA-124-3p affects myogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells by targeting Caveolin-1 during pelvic floor dysfunction in Sprague Dawley rats. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(2). 161–161. 7 indexed citations
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