2026 Tao Zhou: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	84	400	377	67	66	357	34329

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award

Overview

Tao Zhou is affiliated with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in China. Their scholarly work spans multiple research fields, with a primary concentration in Engineering.

Their research contributions cover a range of specialized subfields, including:

Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Molecular Biology

Tao Zhou has contributed to several main research topics, such as:

Complex Network Analysis Techniques
Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
Advanced Graph Neural Networks
COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Model Reduction and Neural Networks
Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Among their recent publications are:

Preliminary prediction of the basic reproduction number of the Wuhan novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV, 2020, Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine
COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic disease in Hubei province, China: a multicentre retrospective observational study, 2020, The Lancet Rheumatology
Characterizing cycle structure in complex networks, 2021, Communications Physics
Hierarchical clustering supported by reciprocal nearest neighbors, 2020, Information Sciences
Spillovers across industries and regions in China's regional economic diversification, 2021, Regional Studies

The prominent frequent coauthors collaborating with Tao Zhou include:

Yan-Li Lee
Shi-Min Cai
Mathew J. Cherukara
Kexin Yang
Liming Pan

The preferred venues for their publications demonstrate a pattern of dissemination through outlets such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
SSRN Electronic Journal
Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Sustainability
Nature Communications

Best Publications

Link prediction in complex networks: A survey

Linyuan Lü;Linyuan Lü;Linyuan Lü;Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou

3345
Citations
Predicting missing links via local information

Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou;Linyuan Lü;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Yi-Cheng Zhang

2082
Citations
Vital nodes identification in complex networks

Linyuan Lü;Linyuan Lü;Duanbing Chen;Xiao-Long Ren;Qian-Ming Zhang

1743
Citations
Bipartite network projection and personal recommendation.

Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou;Jie Ren;Matúš Medo;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Yi-Cheng Zhang

1513
Citations
Identifying influential nodes in complex networks

Duanbing Chen;Linyuan Lü;Ming-Sheng Shang;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Yi-Cheng Zhang

1350
Citations
Solving the apparent diversity-accuracy dilemma of recommender systems

Tao Zhou;Zoltán Kuscsik;Jian-Guo Liu;Matúš Medo

1215
Citations
Recommender Systems

Linyuan Lü;Matus Medo;Chi Ho Yeung;Yi-Cheng Zhang

1082
Citations
Leaders in social networks, the Delicious case.

Linyuan Lü;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Chi Ho Yeung;Chi Ho Yeung;Chi Ho Yeung;Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou

888
Citations
Similarity index based on local paths for link prediction of complex networks.

Linyuan Lü;Ci-Hang Jin;Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou

788
Citations
Efficient routing on complex networks.

Gang Yan;Tao Zhou;Bo Hu;Zhong-Qian Fu

777
Citations
The H-index of a network node and its relation to degree and coreness

Linyuan Lü;Tao Zhou;Qian-Ming Zhang;Qian-Ming Zhang;H. Eugene Stanley;H. Eugene Stanley

695
Citations
Traffic dynamics based on local routing protocol on a scale-free network.

Wen-Xu Wang;Bing-Hong Wang;Chuan-Yang Yin;Yan-Bo Xie

511
Citations
Toward link predictability of complex networks

Linyuan Lü;Liming Pan;Tao Zhou;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Yi-Cheng Zhang

425
Citations
Link prediction in weighted networks: The role of weak ties

Linyuan Lü;Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou

399
Citations
Identifying influential nodes in large-scale directed networks: the role of clustering

Duan Bing Chen;Hui Gao;Linyuan Lü;Tao Zhou

367
Citations
Effect of initial configuration on network-based recommendation

Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou;L.-L. Jiang;R.-Q. Su;R.-Q. Su;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Yi-Cheng Zhang

356
Citations
Maximal planar networks with large clustering coefficient and power-law degree distribution.

Tao Zhou;Gang Yan;Bing-Hong Wang

356
Citations
Behaviors of susceptible-infected epidemics on scale-free networks with identical infectivity.

Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou;Jian-Guo Liu;Wen-Jie Bai;Guanrong Chen

348
Citations
Personalized Recommendation via Integrated Diffusion on User-Item-Tag Tripartite Graphs

Zi-Ke Zhang;Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou;Yi-Cheng Zhang

338
Citations
The small world yields the most effective information spreading

Linyuan Lü;Linyuan Lü;Duan-Bing Chen;Tao Zhou

327
Citations
Solving the cold-start problem in recommender systems with social tags

Zi-Ke Zhang;Zi-Ke Zhang;Chuang Liu;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Yi-Cheng Zhang;Tao Zhou;Tao Zhou

271
Citations