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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 30 9785 9389 1594 1586 128 3410

Weiguo Song publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weiguo Song between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weiguo Song published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2020. 22 of the 153 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2020. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 12 publications
2001 2025

153 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weiguo Song: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 2
2007 3
2008 2
2009 0
2010 3
2011 5
2012 4
2013 4
2014 6
2015 9
2016 8
2017 7
2018 12
2019 10
2020 15
2021 13
2022 15
2023 12
2024 10
2025 12
Total 153
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Weiguo Song publications per year - data summary

  • Weiguo Song, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Science and Technology of China, has 153 publications recorded across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2020 and 2022, with 15 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2001, with 1 publication.
  • 5 of the 25 years in the span carry no publications at all (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.7 per year counting only the 20 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 62 publications, 41% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 8 publications (0.9 per year); 2010-2018: 58 publications (6.4 per year); 2019-2025: 87 publications (12.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Weiguo Song publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weiguo Song sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 128–137 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 128 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386 128
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Weiguo Song publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Weiguo Song, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Science and Technology of China, records 128 publications - the 18th percentile of the discipline.
  • 18% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Weiguo Song, and about 82% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Weiguo Song ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Weiguo Song D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weiguo Song sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 30 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59 30
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Weiguo Song D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Weiguo Song, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Science and Technology of China, records 30 D-Index - the 1st percentile of the discipline.
  • 1% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Weiguo Song, and about 99% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Weiguo Song ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Weiguo Song is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. The primary field of research is Engineering, with a focus on several subfields including Ocean Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Control and Systems Engineering, Transportation, and Global and Planetary Change. Their work spans various topics related to evacuation and crowd dynamics, traffic and road safety, transportation planning, flood risk assessment, and video surveillance methods.

Major research topics covered by Weiguo Song include:

  • Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Traffic Control and Management
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods
  • Fire Effects on Ecosystems

Frequent co-authors involved in collaborative research with Weiguo Song are:

  • Jun Zhang
  • Xiangxia Ren
  • Hongliu Li
  • Hang Yu
  • Yanghui Hu

The scientist's publications are often found in the following journals and venues, which indicate the main outlets for their research:

  • Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
  • Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment
  • Safety Science
  • Collective Dynamics
  • Transportmetrica A Transport Science

Recent notable publications reflecting the scope of Weiguo Song's research work include:

  • "DisasterGAN: Generative Adversarial Networks for Remote Sensing Disaster Image Generation," 2021, published in Remote Sensing
  • "Flows of walking and running pedestrians in a corridor through exits of different widths," 2020, published in Safety Science
  • "Experimental study and analysis on behaviours and strategies of social groups and individuals," 2020, published in Safety Science
  • "Investigating the effect of stairs on the bidirectional movement of pedestrians," 2020, published in Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment
  • "Pedestrian single-file movement on stairs under different motivations," 2021, published in Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Best Publications

  • Simulation of evacuation processes using a multi-grid model for pedestrian dynamics

    Weiguo Song;Xuan Xu;Bing-Hong Wang;Shunjiang Ni

  • Experiment and multi-grid modeling of evacuation from a classroom

    Jun Zhang;Weiguo Song;Xuan Xu

  • Extraction and quantitative analysis of microscopic evacuation characteristics based on digital image processing

    Xuan Liu;Weiguo Song;Jun Zhang

  • Experiment and modeling of exit-selecting behaviors during a building evacuation

    Zhiming Fang;Weiguo Song;Jun Zhang;Hao Wu

  • Experimental study on an ultra high-rise building evacuation in China

    J. Ma;J. Ma;J. Ma;W.G. Song;W. Tian;S.M. Lo

  • Experimental study on microscopic moving characteristics of pedestrians in built corridor based on digital image processing

    Jian Ma;Jian Ma;Wei-guo Song;Zhi-ming Fang;Siu-ming Lo

  • SmokeNet: Satellite Smoke Scene Detection Using Convolutional Neural Network with Spatial and Channel-Wise Attention

    Rui Ba;Chen Chen;Jing Yuan;Weiguo Song

  • Fundamental diagrams for multidirectional pedestrian flows

    Shuchao Cao;Shuchao Cao;Armin Seyfried;Jun Zhang;Stefan Holl

  • Experimental study on characteristics of pedestrian evacuation on stairs in a high-rise building

    Feizhou Huo;Feizhou Huo;Weiguo Song;Lei Chen;Chi Liu

  • Simulation of emotional contagion using modified SIR model: A cellular automaton approach

    Libi Fu;Weiguo Song;Wei Lv;Siuming Lo

  • Staircase evacuation modeling and its comparison with an egress drill

    Xuan Xu;Weiguo Song

  • Comparing the route-choice behavior of pedestrians around obstacles in a virtual experiment and a field study

    Hongliu Li;Jun Zhang;Long Xia;Weiguo Song

  • k-Nearest-Neighbor interaction induced self-organized pedestrian counter flow

    Jian Ma;Jian Ma;Wei-guo Song;Jun Zhang;Jun Zhang;Siu-ming Lo

  • Modeling pedestrian evacuation with guiders based on a multi-grid model

    Shuchao Cao;Weiguo Song;Wei Lv

  • A multi-grid model for pedestrian evacuation in a room without visibility

    Shuchao Cao;Weiguo Song;Wei Lv;Zhiming Fang

  • Cellular automaton modeling approach for optimum ultra high-rise building evacuation design

    J. Ma;S.M. Lo;W.G. Song

  • New insights into turbulent pedestrian movement pattern in crowd-quakes

    Jian Ma;Jian Ma;Jian Ma;W. G. Song;Siu Ming Lo;Z. M. Fang

  • The influence of emergency signage on building evacuation behavior: An experimental study

    Libi Fu;Shuchao Cao;Weiguo Song;Jie Fang

  • An experimental study on four-directional intersecting pedestrian flows

    Liping Lian;Liping Lian;Xu Mai;Weiguo Song;Yuen Kwok Kit Richard

  • Experimental and modeling study on evacuation under good and limited visibility in a supermarket

    Shuchao Cao;Libi Fu;Peng Wang;Guang Zeng

  • Experimental study of pedestrian behaviors in a corridor based on digital image processing

    Wei Tian;Weiguo Song;Jian Ma;Zhiming Fang

  • Exit selection and pedestrian movement in a room with two exits under fire emergency

    Shuchao Cao;Libi Fu;Weiguo Song

  • A cellular automata evacuation model considering friction and repulsion

    Weiguo Song;Yanfei Yu;Weicheng Fan;Heping Zhang

  • Dynamic analysis of pedestrian movement in single-file experiment under limited visibility

    Shuchao Cao;Peng Wang;Ming Yao;Weiguo Song

  • Forest Fire Smoke Detection Using Back-Propagation Neural Network Based on MODIS Data

    Xiaolian Li;Weiguo Song;Liping Lian;Xiaoge Wei

  • The stepping behavior analysis of pedestrians from different age groups via a single-file experiment

    Shuchao Cao;Jun Zhang;Weiguo Song;Chang’an Shi

  • Discretization effect in a multi-grid egress model

    X. Xu;W.G. Song;H.Y. Zheng

  • A Spatiotemporal Contextual Model for Forest Fire Detection Using Himawari-8 Satellite Data

    Zixi Xie;Weiguo Song;Rui Ba;Xiaolian Li

  • Experimental and modeling study on relation of pedestrian step length and frequency under different headways

    Guang Zeng;Shuchao Cao;Chi Liu;Weiguo Song

  • Multi-grid simulation of counter flow pedestrian dynamics with emotion propagation

    Libi Fu;Weiguo Song;Wei Lv;Xiaodong Liu

  • Human–Robot Coordination Control of Robotic Exoskeletons by Skill Transfers

    Zhijun Li;Yu Kang;Zhiye Xiao;Weiguo Song

  • Characteristics of pedestrian's evacuation in a room under invisible conditions

    Shuchao Cao;Xiaodong Liu;Mohcine Chraibi;Peng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Siuming Lo
Siuming Lo City University of Hong Kong
Jian Ma
Jian Ma City University of Hong Kong
Luciano Telesca
Luciano Telesca National Research Council (CNR)
Yu Kang
Yu Kang University of Science and Technology of China
K.M. Liew
K.M. Liew City University of Hong Kong
Jiahu Qin
Jiahu Qin University of Science and Technology of China
Rui Jiang
Rui Jiang Beijing Jiaotong University
Armin Seyfried
Armin Seyfried Forschungszentrum Jülich
Weicheng Fan
Weicheng Fan Tsinghua University
Rosa Lasaponara
Rosa Lasaponara National Research Council (CNR)

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