Zong-Gan Chen

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 945 citations indexed

About

Zong-Gan Chen is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Zong-Gan Chen has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 945 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 8 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 5 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Zong-Gan Chen's work include Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (9 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (8 papers) and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (5 papers). Zong-Gan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (9 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (8 papers) and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (5 papers). Zong-Gan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and Hong Kong. Zong-Gan Chen's co-authors include Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Jun Zhang, Sam Kwong, Yue‐Jiao Gong, Ying Lin, Ke-Jing Du, Hua Wang, Feng Zhao, Qing Li and Huaqiang Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Access, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems and IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.

In The Last Decade

Zong-Gan Chen

20 papers receiving 924 citations

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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.

Multiobjective Cloud Workflow Scheduling: A Multiple Populations Ant Colony System Approach

2018 238 citations Zong-Gan Chen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan et al. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zong-Gan Chen China	13	481	291	291	266	133	21	945
Aldeida Aleti Australia	18	558 1.2×	181 0.6×	423 1.5×	444 1.7×	135 1.0×	89	1.2k
Ying Huang China	15	496 1.0×	222 0.8×	248 0.9×	349 1.3×	98 0.7×	90	1.0k
Habiba Drias Algeria	17	434 0.9×	159 0.5×	209 0.7×	324 1.2×	89 0.7×	120	880
Michael Glaß Germany	20	480 1.0×	242 0.8×	428 1.5×	168 0.6×	68 0.5×	99	1.5k
Tomáš Bureš Czechia	16	543 1.1×	88 0.3×	445 1.5×	374 1.4×	66 0.5×	106	877
Cees Witteveen Netherlands	18	536 1.1×	144 0.5×	240 0.8×	76 0.3×	97 0.7×	90	988
Wei Weng China	15	543 1.1×	178 0.6×	117 0.4×	382 1.4×	165 1.2×	93	1.1k
Éric Monfroy France	13	307 0.6×	95 0.3×	214 0.7×	78 0.3×	152 1.1×	69	684
Junqi Zhang China	14	319 0.7×	126 0.4×	185 0.6×	58 0.2×	109 0.8×	64	771

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zong-Gan Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Zong-Gan, et al.. (2025). A Landscape-Aware Differential Evolution for Multimodal Optimization Problems. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 30(1). 256–270. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Jing, Zhanfeng Liang, Zong-Gan Chen, et al.. (2024). Crowdsourcing Logistics Scheduling Based on An Ant Colony System Approach. 1–8.

Huang, Zhenhua, et al.. (2024). FedGR: Cross-platform federated group recommendation system with hypergraph neural networks. Journal of Intelligent Information Systems. 63(1). 227–257. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Mengmeng, Zong-Gan Chen, Yuncheng Jiang, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, & Jun Zhang. (2023). A Multipopulation Ant Colony System Algorithm for Multiobjective Trip Planning. 3828–3834. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Zong-Gan, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Sam Kwong, & Jun Zhang. (2022). Evolutionary Computation for Intelligent Transportation in Smart Cities: A Survey [Review Article]. IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine. 17(2). 83–102. 87 indexed citations

Chen, Zong-Gan, Chunhua Chen, Yun Li, et al.. (2022). Real Environment-Aware Multisource Data-Associated Cold Chain Logistics Scheduling: A Multiple Population-Based Multiobjective Ant Colony System Approach. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 23(12). 23613–23627. 24 indexed citations

Zhao, Hong, Zong-Gan Chen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Sam Kwong, & Jun Zhang. (2021). Multiple populations co-evolutionary particle swarm optimization for multi-objective cardinality constrained portfolio optimization problem. Neurocomputing. 430. 58–70. 50 indexed citations

Chen, Zong-Gan, et al.. (2021). Region Encoding Helps Evolutionary Computation Evolve Faster: A New Solution Encoding Scheme in Particle Swarm for Large-Scale Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 25(4). 779–793. 79 indexed citations

Chen, Zong-Gan, et al.. (2021). Many-Objective Job-Shop Scheduling: A Multiple Populations for Multiple Objectives-Based Genetic Algorithm Approach. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 53(3). 1460–1474. 71 indexed citations

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Zhan, Zhi‐Hui, et al.. (2020). A Multi-Objective Ant Colony System Algorithm for Airline Crew Rostering Problem With Fairness and Satisfaction. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 22(11). 6784–6798. 77 indexed citations

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Chen, Zong-Gan, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, & Jun Zhang. (2020). Bridge Connecting Multiobjetive and Multimodal: A New Approach for Multiobjetive Optimization via Multimodal Optimization. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 463–468. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Zong-Gan, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Dong Liu, Sam Kwong, & Jun Zhang. (2020). Particle Swarm Optimization with Hybrid Ring Topology for Multimodal Optimization Problems. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 2044–2049. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Hong, Zong-Gan Chen, Dong Liu, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, & Jun Zhang. (2020). A Multi-Angle Hierarchical Differential Evolution Approach for Multimodal Optimization Problems. IEEE Access. 8. 178322–178335. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Zong-Gan, Ying Lin, Yue‐Jiao Gong, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, & Jun Zhang. (2020). Maximizing Lifetime of Range-Adjustable Wireless Sensor Networks: A Neighborhood-Based Estimation of Distribution Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 51(11). 5433–5444. 34 indexed citations

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Chen, Zong-Gan, et al.. (2019). Intelligent Path Planning for AUVs in Dynamic Environments: An EDA-Based Learning Fixed Height Histogram Approach. IEEE Access. 7. 185433–185446. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Zong-Gan, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Hua Wang, & Jun Zhang. (2019). Distributed Individuals for Multiple Peaks: A Novel Differential Evolution for Multimodal Optimization Problems. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 24(4). 708–719. 107 indexed citations

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Chen, Zong-Gan, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Ying Lin, et al.. (2018). Multiobjective Cloud Workflow Scheduling: A Multiple Populations Ant Colony System Approach. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 49(8). 2912–2926. 238 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Zong-Gan, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Ke-Jing Du, et al.. (2015). Deadline Constrained Cloud Computing Resources Scheduling through an Ant Colony System Approach. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 30 indexed citations

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Chen, Zong-Gan, Ke-Jing Du, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, & Jun Zhang. (2015). Deadline constrained cloud computing resources scheduling for cost optimization based on dynamic objective genetic algorithm. 708–714. 78 indexed citations

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Chen, Zong-Gan, et al.. (2015). Renumber Coevolutionary Multiswarm Particle Swarm Optimization for Multi-objective Workflow Scheduling on Cloud Computing Environment. 1419–1420. 20 indexed citations

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