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D-Index
30
Citations
3410
World Ranking
9783
National Ranking
1597

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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