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title: "Wuhan University of Technology: research profile"
description: "Research profile of Wuhan University of Technology: 906 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and operations research; h-index 593."
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share_text: "Research profile of Wuhan University of Technology: 906 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and operations research; h-index 593. (as of 2026-11-03)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
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window: 2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03
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# Wuhan University of Technology

- 3 papers in the last 7 days
- country: China
- web domain: whut.edu.cn

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

## Key findings

- Wuhan University of Technology was involved in 14 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #80 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Technological Forecasting and Social Change (2), Computers & Industrial Engineering (2) and Knowledge-Based Systems (2).
- Countries: China (14), United States (2) and Chile (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Wuhan University of Technology took part in 906 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (463), operations research (168) and economics (83).
- 184 of them were published in 2025, against 33 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Huazhong University of Science and Technology (47), Wuhan University (42) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (25).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (105), Pattern Recognition (44) and Knowledge-Based Systems (37).
- The most-cited of them is “Whale Optimization Algorithm and Moth-Flame Optimization for multilevel thresholding image segmentation” (Expert Systems with Applications, 2017), with 560 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Wuhan University of Technology has 93,031 works with 6,256,345 citations (h-index 593).
- The tracked journals hold 736 of its 52,393 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.4%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Concrete and Cement Materials Research (2,941), Advancements in Battery Materials (2,745) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (2,571).

## 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) | 21 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 69 | 59 | 92 | 92 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 29 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 15 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 33 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 53 | 105 | 134 | 129 | 184 | 170 |

## 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) | 105 |
| 2 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 44 |
| 3 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 37 |
| 4 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 31 |
| 5 | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 24 |
| 6 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 21 |
| 7 | [Applied Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-intelligence.md) | 20 |
| 8 | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 20 |
| 9 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 16 |
| 10 | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 14 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Huazhong University of Science and Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/huazhong-university-of-science-and-technology.md) | 47 |
| 2 | [Wuhan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/wuhan-university.md) | 42 |
| 3 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 25 |
| 4 | Liverpool John Moores University | 20 |
| 5 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | 16 |
| 6 | [National University of Singapore](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/national-university-of-singapore.md) | 16 |
| 7 | Hubei University of Technology | 15 |
| 8 | [Zhongnan University of Economics and Law](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhongnan-university-of-economics-and-law.md) | 15 |
| 9 | [Fuzhou University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/fuzhou-university.md) | 12 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 617 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 45 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 40 |
| 4 | United States | 36 |
| 5 | Australia | 33 |
| 6 | Singapore | 26 |
| 7 | Canada | 15 |
| 8 | Macao | 12 |
| 9 | Japan | 8 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 8 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 24 |
| 2 | [multi-objective optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multi-objective-optimization.md) | 20 |
| 3 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 18 |
| 4 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 18 |
| 5 | [state-owned enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/state-owned-enterprises.md) | 15 |
| 6 | AIS data | 12 |
| 7 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 12 |
| 8 | [makespan minimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/makespan-minimization.md) | 12 |
| 9 | [interpretability](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/interpretability.md) | 10 |
| 10 | multi-agent reinforcement learning | 10 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 560 | 4.9 | [Whale Optimization Algorithm and Moth-Flame Optimization for multilevel thresholding image segmentation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.04.023) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2017-04-22 | Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Ahmed A. Ewees, Aboul Ella Hassanien |
| 2 | 429 | 3.9 | [An improved Opposition-Based Sine Cosine Algorithm for global optimization](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.07.043) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2017-08-15 | Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Diego A. Oliva, Shengwu Xiong |
| 3 | 405 | 4.3 | [Comprehensive Learning Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm With Local Search for Multimodal Functions](https://doi.org/10.1109/tevc.2018.2885075) | [IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-evolutionary-computation.md) | 2018-12-05 | Yulian Cao, Han Zhang, Wenfeng Li et al. |
| 4 | 359 | 4.0 | [Factors influencing the adoption of mHealth services in a developing country: A patient-centric study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.04.016) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2019-05-27 | Mohammad Zahedul Alam, Md. Rakibul Hoque, Wang Hu et al. |
| 5 | 308 | 5.2 | [Decision making of autonomous vehicles in lane change scenarios: Deep reinforcement learning approaches with risk awareness](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103452) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2021-11-18 | Guofa Li, Yifan Yang, Shen Li et al. |
| 6 | 252 | 3.7 | [How land transfer affects agricultural land use efficiency: Evidence from China’s agricultural sector](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105300) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 2021-02-06 | Rilong Fei, Ziyi Lin, Joseph Paul Chunga |
| 7 | 234 | 3.5 | [USV Formation and Path-Following Control via Deep Reinforcement Learning With Random Braking](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2021.3068762) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2021-04-01 | Yujiao Zhao, Yong Ma, Songlin Hu |
| 8 | 229 | 2.5 | [An advanced fuzzy Bayesian-based FMEA approach for assessing maritime supply chain risks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.03.011) | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 2019-03-20 | Chengpeng Wan, Xinping Yan, Di Zhang et al. |
| 9 | 226 | 2.4 | [Task scheduling in cloud computing based on hybrid moth search algorithm and differential evolution](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2019.01.023) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2019-01-31 | Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Shengwu Xiong, K.P.N Jayasena et al. |
| 10 | 226 | 2.5 | [Environment-fusion multipath routing protocol for wireless sensor networks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2019.06.001) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2019-06-03 | Xiuwen Fu, Giancarlo Fortino, Pasquale Pace et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Wuhan University of Technology in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Also known as | WHUT, WUT, 武汉理工大学 |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 2 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 93,031 |
| Citations | 6,256,345 |
| h-index | 593 |
| i10-index | 108,124 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 6.79 |
| Website | [www.whut.edu.cn](https://www.whut.edu.cn) |
| ROR | [ror.org/03fe7t173](https://ror.org/03fe7t173) |
| Wikidata | [www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q832355](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q832355) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I196699116](https://openalex.org/I196699116) |

*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) | 7,735 | 218,640 | 170 | 2.2% |
| 2025 | 8,967 | 276,143 | 184 | 2.1% |
| 2024 | 7,902 | 243,704 | 129 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 6,986 | 201,549 | 134 | 1.9% |
| 2022 | 6,522 | 179,127 | 105 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 5,475 | 146,409 | 53 | 1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,603 | 115,536 | 38 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 4,360 | 90,311 | 30 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 4,006 | 66,276 | 30 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,572 | 47,000 | 33 | 0.9% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Concrete and Cement Materials Research | Engineering | 2,941 |
| 2 | Advancements in Battery Materials | Engineering | 2,745 |
| 3 | Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques | Energy | 2,571 |
| 4 | Maritime Navigation and Safety | Engineering | 2,540 |
| 5 | Advanced ceramic materials synthesis | Materials Science | 2,448 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | [Comparing touch, voice, and gesture interaction for in-vehicle information systems: A multimodal assessment of mental workload, driving performance, and situation awareness](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.105336) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | Qing‐Xing Qu, Yiru Zhao, Zhongyang Xiao et al. | Northeastern University; Purdue University West Lafayette; Wuhan University of Technology; … |
| 2026-10-31 | [Evolutionary memory-guided co-evolution of search and reasoning for manufacturing value chain scheduling](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102590) | [Swarm and Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/swarm-and-evolutionary-computation.md) | Wenjun Xu, Shuang Zheng, Kaipu Wang et al. | Wuhan University of Technology |
| 2026-10-28 | [Navigating the green technology transition: How mental accounting and policy sequencing shape the diffusion of sustainable automotive technologies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124916) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | Yige Jia, Xixiang Sun, Ernesto D.R. Santibanez-Gonzalez et al. | Wuhan University of Technology; Universidad de Talca |
| 2026-10-26 | [How employees appropriate AI in the workplace: Effects of task characteristic and organizational culture](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124932) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | Zi-Hao Wang, Xuanhua Xu, Yangyang Qian | Central South University; Wuhan University of Technology; Hubei University of Police |
| 2026-10-23 | [Explainable medical artificial intelligence: The impact of agent and explanation types on health persuasion](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116516) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | You Li, Shaowei Chai | Wuhan University of Technology; Anhui University |
| 2026-10-21 | [SDCBNet: A sparse-to-dense cylinder-BEV fusion network for LiDAR semantic segmentation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2026.109758) | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | Liuxin Yu, Jun Ting Cheng | Wuhan Textile University; Wuhan University of Technology |
| 2026-10-20 | [Double deep Q-networks-based particle swarm optimization algorithm for solving knitting products production shop scheduling problem considering processing quality differences and worker factors](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.112471) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | Xixing Li, Yongjun Ma, Hongdi Zhou et al. | Hubei University of Technology; Wuhan University of Technology |
| 2026-10-17 | [FDFNet: A Full-stage Dual-dimensional Fusion Network for Visual Grounding](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117189) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Shishu Hong, Yangchuanlin Cheng, Aoao Zhao et al. | Wuhan University of Technology; Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2026-10-12 | [YOLO-LGA: Enhance YOLO with local to global attention for multi-class insect pest detection](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imavis.2026.106234) | [Image and Vision Computing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/image-and-vision-computing.md) | Jiangfeng Zeng, Cheng Xiong, Huimin Lu et al. | Central China Normal University; Wuhan University of Technology; Southeast University; … |
| 2026-10-09 | [Deterrence or self-protection: Effects of anti-mafia campaign on corporate fraud](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2026.101603) | [Journal of Financial Stability](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-stability.md) | Zhenjun Li, Qu Yang, Justin Yiqiang Jin et al. | Wuhan University of Technology; Xi'an Jiaotong University; McMaster University; … |
| 2026-10-08 | [Identification and analysis of key and core technologies based on multilayer coupled patent networks](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05845-1) | [Scientometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/scientometrics.md) | Qian Yu, Bingxue Dong, Nian Liu | Wuhan University of Technology |
| 2026-10-07 | [CGNC: Confidence-Guided Neighbor Consensus for semi-supervised learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117154) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Ahmed Abbas Jaber, Mengzi Tang, Zhishu Shen et al. | Wuhan University of Technology |
| 2026-10-07 | [Q-learning based large neighborhood search with load-aware destroy for load-dependent multi depot heterogeneous fleet vehicle routing problem](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.112420) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | Xinyi Wu, Shengguang Xiong, Jiaqing Li et al. | Wuhan University of Technology; University College London |
| 2026-10-06 | [The impact of industry-specific information disclosure on insider trading behavior](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2026.102246) | [The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-quarterly-review-of-economics-and-finance.md) | Lin Zhang, Yong Fan, Xiaoyuan Pan | Wuhan University of Technology; Macquarie University; University of International Business and Economics |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Wuhan University of Technology. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/wuhan-university-of-technology

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