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title: "Dalian Maritime University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Dalian Maritime University: 978 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and operations research; h-index 249."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/dalian-maritime-university
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share_text: "Research profile of Dalian Maritime University: 978 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and operations research; h-index 249. (as of 2026-11-04)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-11-04T00:03:46+09:00
window: 2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04
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---

# Dalian Maritime University

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- country: China
- web domain: dlmu.edu.cn

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions.md

## Key findings

- Dalian Maritime University was involved in 8 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04), ranking #192 of 3,828 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Expert Systems with Applications (3), Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review (2) and Transport Policy (2).
- Countries: China (8), Canada (1) and Japan (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Dalian Maritime University took part in 978 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (440), operations research (330) and economics (151).
- 162 of them were published in 2025, against 32 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Dalian University of Technology (41), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (29) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (21).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (94), Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review (70) and Transport Policy (44).
- The most-cited of them is “Broad Learning System: An Effective and Efficient Incremental Learning System Without the Need for Deep Architecture” (IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 2017), with 1,953 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Dalian Maritime University has 34,556 works with 1,270,056 citations (h-index 249).
- The tracked journals hold 810 of its 20,283 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (4.0%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Maritime Navigation and Safety (3,004), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (1,884) and Maritime Ports and Logistics (1,816).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 11 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 64 | 62 | 75 | 89 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 15 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 43 | 30 | 56 | 54 | 51 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 5 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 32 | 33 | 54 | 76 | 66 | 116 | 115 | 156 | 162 | 168 |

## Where the papers come from and its co-authors

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 94 |
| 2 | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 70 |
| 3 | [Transport Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transport-policy.md) | 44 |
| 4 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 39 |
| 5 | [Applied Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-intelligence.md) | 26 |
| 6 | [IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-fuzzy-systems.md) | 23 |
| 7 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 21 |
| 8 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 19 |
| 9 | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 19 |
| 10 | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 18 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Dalian University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/dalian-university-of-technology.md) | 41 |
| 2 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 29 |
| 3 | [Huazhong University of Science and Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/huazhong-university-of-science-and-technology.md) | 21 |
| 4 | [Ningbo University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/ningbo-university.md) | 20 |
| 5 | Liaoning University of Technology | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool John Moores University | 14 |
| 7 | Hebei University | 13 |
| 8 | [South China University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/south-china-university-of-technology.md) | 11 |
| 9 | [Tongji University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tongji-university.md) | 11 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 601 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 38 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 31 |
| 4 | United States | 24 |
| 5 | Australia | 20 |
| 6 | Japan | 16 |
| 7 | Singapore | 15 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 13 |
| 9 | France | 10 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 9 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [mixed-integer linear programming](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/mixed-integer-linear-programming.md) | 27 |
| 2 | backstepping control | 15 |
| 3 | [contrastive learning](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/contrastive-learning.md) | 15 |
| 4 | [multi-objective optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multi-objective-optimization.md) | 15 |
| 5 | underwater image enhancement | 15 |
| 6 | unmanned surface vehicles | 15 |
| 7 | liner shipping | 14 |
| 8 | [mixed integer programming](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/mixed-integer-programming.md) | 14 |
| 9 | adaptive large neighborhood search | 13 |
| 10 | container shipping | 13 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,953 | 17.5 | [Broad Learning System: An Effective and Efficient Incremental Learning System Without the Need for Deep Architecture](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2017.2716952) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2017-07-21 | C. L. Philip Chen, Zhulin Liu |
| 2 | 582 | 6.6 | [Environmental regulation and green productivity growth: Empirical evidence on the Porter Hypothesis from OECD industrial sectors](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.016) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 2019-06-13 | Wang Yun, Xiaohua Sun, Xu Jian Guo |
| 3 | 560 | 6.1 | [Vehicle routing problem with drones](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2019.03.005) | [Transportation Research Part B Methodological](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-b-methodological.md) | 2019-03-13 | Zheng Wang, Jiuh‐Biing Sheu |
| 4 | 376 | 6.2 | [Way to success: Understanding top streamer's popularity and influence from the perspective of source characteristics](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102786) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2021-10-07 | Yuanyuan Guo, Kexin Zhang, Chaoyou Wang |
| 5 | 335 | 5.4 | [Adaptive Neural Network Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems With Function Constraints on States](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2021.3107600) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2021-09-14 | Yan‐Jun Liu, Wei Zhao, Lei Liu et al. |
| 6 | 322 | 4.3 | [Reinforcement Learning-Based Optimal Tracking Control of an Unknown Unmanned Surface Vehicle](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2020.3009214) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2020-08-03 | Ning Wang, Ying Gao, Hong Chao Zhao et al. |
| 7 | 287 | 3.5 | [Information avoidance behavior on social network sites: Information irrelevance, overload, and the moderating role of time pressure](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102067) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2020-01-16 | Yuanyuan Guo, Zhenzhen Lu, Haibo Kuang et al. |
| 8 | 284 | 5.7 | [Roles of trilemma in the world energy sector and transition towards sustainable energy: A study of economic growth and the environment](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113238) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 2022-09-07 | Haiying Liu, Irfan Khan, Abdulrasheed Zakari et al. |
| 9 | 283 | 4.1 | [Data-Driven Performance-Prescribed Reinforcement Learning Control of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2021.3056444) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2021-02-20 | Ning Wang, Ying Gao, Xuefeng Zhang |
| 10 | 248 | 2.7 | [Flight delay prediction for commercial air transport: A deep learning approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.03.013) | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 2019-03-20 | Bin Yu, Zhen Hua Guo, Sobhan Asian et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Dalian Maritime University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Dalian, China |
| Also known as | Dalian Marine College, 大连海事大学 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 34,556 |
| Citations | 1,270,056 |
| h-index | 249 |
| i10-index | 29,795 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.02 |
| Website | [www.dlmu.edu.cn](https://www.dlmu.edu.cn/) |
| ROR | [ror.org/002b7nr53](https://ror.org/002b7nr53) |
| Wikidata | [www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3467465](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3467465) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I43313876](https://openalex.org/I43313876) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 3,405 | 67,002 | 168 | 4.9% |
| 2025 | 3,916 | 82,698 | 162 | 4.1% |
| 2024 | 3,509 | 69,318 | 156 | 4.4% |
| 2023 | 2,983 | 54,542 | 115 | 3.9% |
| 2022 | 2,578 | 42,956 | 116 | 4.5% |
| 2021 | 2,073 | 31,973 | 66 | 3.2% |
| 2020 | 1,709 | 22,517 | 76 | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,511 | 16,724 | 54 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,081 | 12,197 | 33 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 923 | 10,081 | 32 | 3.5% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Maritime Navigation and Safety | Engineering | 3,004 |
| 2 | Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems | Engineering | 1,884 |
| 3 | Maritime Ports and Logistics | Engineering | 1,816 |
| 4 | Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability | Engineering | 1,404 |
| 5 | Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots | Engineering | 1,333 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | [Synchronizing airport check-in and security services through urban air mobility: A preference analysis of air passengers’ choices under time uncertainty](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2026.105349) | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | Ying Zhao, Yan Hu, Tao Feng et al. | Hiroshima University; Northwestern Polytechnical University; Dalian Maritime University; … |
| 2026-11-01 | [Resilience assessment for China’s crude oil shipping network considering maritime chokepoint disruptions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2026.105346) | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | Hanwen Fan, Lingye Zhang, Zhenming Wu et al. | Liverpool John Moores University; Dalian Maritime University; Norwegian School of Economics; … |
| 2026-10-26 | [Knowledge graph-enhanced experience routing for multi-agent task execution supporting maritime accident analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134849) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Yingqi Zou, Guanyu Li, Bo Ning et al. | Dalian Maritime University; China Ocean Shipping (China) |
| 2026-10-24 | [Positivity and security preserving for switched positive systems against false data injection attacks through switching mechanism](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2026.124340) | [Information Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-sciences.md) | Peng Wang, Jincan Xu, Hong Sang et al. | Fuzhou University; Dalian Maritime University; Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje |
| 2026-10-17 | [Who do national logistics hubs really serve? A multi-spatial-scale analysis of logistics-industry coordination in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2026.104498) | [Transport Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transport-policy.md) | Yi Liu, Jiaguo Liu, Keyu Xu et al. | Dalian Maritime University |
| 2026-10-14 | [Integrated planning of public fast and slow charging stations in urban cities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2026.104492) | [Transport Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transport-policy.md) | Dian Sheng, Chen Zhang, Baoli Liu et al. | Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Dalian Maritime University; Florida State University; … |
| 2026-10-09 | [A Q-Learning-Based hybrid optimization algorithm for storage space allocation and yard Crane cooperative scheduling in double U-shaped Automated container terminals](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134517) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Houming Fan, Wenxin Liu, Hao Fan et al. | Dalian University of Technology; Dalian Maritime University; Shijiazhuang Tiedao University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Unifying day and night: Towards all-time image deraining via joint prior representation learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134672) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Tianyu Song, Shumin Fan, Xiang Chen et al. | Dalian Maritime University; Nanjing University of Science and Technology; University of Nottingham Ningbo China; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Dalian Maritime University. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/dalian-maritime-university

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