2026 Zeshui Xu: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	141	62	59	9	8	1074	79881

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
2019 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to decision-making methodologies

Overview

Zeshui Xu is affiliated with Sichuan University in China and is active in the fields of Computer Science and Decision Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including Management Science and Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Economics and Econometrics, and Information Systems.

The scientist's work prominently features topics related to Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic, Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference, Fuzzy Systems and Optimization, Cognitive Science and Mapping, Optimization and Mathematical Programming, and Data Management and Algorithms.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Xu include:

Probabilistic double hierarchy linguistic term set and its use in designing an improved VIKOR method: The application in smart healthcare (2020, Journal of the Operational Research Society)
Evaluating IoT Platforms Using Integrated Probabilistic Linguistic MCDM Method (2020, IEEE Internet of Things Journal)
Analysis of Collaboration Evolution in AHP Research: 1982-2018 (2020, International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making)
Score function based on concentration degree for probabilistic linguistic term sets: An application to TOPSIS and VIKOR (2020, Information Sciences)
Pythagorean fuzzy MULTIMOORA method based on distance measure and score function: its application in multicriteria decision making process (2020, Knowledge and Information Systems)

Xu frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Marinko Škare, Xunjie Gou, Decui Liang, Yong Qin, and Ming-Wei Lin.

The majority of Xu's publications appear in the following venues:

Information Sciences
Applied Soft Computing
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
Expert Systems with Applications
Applied Intelligence

In addition to journal papers, Xu has authored multiple books published by Springer Nature, covering topics such as fuzzy calculus, hesitant fuzzy environments, linguistic decision making, three-way decision processes, prospect theory applications, and risk management. Some titles include:

Generalized Intuitionistic Multiplicative Fuzzy Calculus Theory and Applications (2020)
Techniques of Decision Making, Uncertain Reasoning and Regression Analysis Under the Hesitant Fuzzy Environment and Their Applications (2021)
Double Hierarchy Linguistic Term Set and Its Extensions (2020)
Granularities-Driven Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Decision Making (2024)
Probabilistic Linguistic Two-Sided Matching Decision-Making Methods and Applications (2025)

Xu's contributions have been recognized by the award of IEEE Fellow in 2019 for contributions to decision-making methodologies.

Best Publications

Intuitionistic Fuzzy Aggregation Operators

Zeshui Xu

3027
Citations
Some geometric aggregation operators based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets

Zeshui Xu;Ronald R. Yager

2735
Citations
Hesitant fuzzy information aggregation in decision making

Meimei Xia;Zeshui Xu

1852
Citations
Extension of TOPSIS to Multiple Criteria Decision Making with Pythagorean Fuzzy Sets

Xiaolu Zhang;Zeshui Xu

1566
Citations
Distance and similarity measures for hesitant fuzzy sets

Zeshui Xu;Meimei Xia

1323
Citations
Probabilistic linguistic term sets in multi-attribute group decision making

Qi Pang;Hai Wang;Zeshui Xu

1255
Citations
A method based on linguistic aggregation operators for group decision making with linguistic preference relations

Zeshui Xu

1085
Citations
Intuitionistic preference relations and their application in group decision making

Zeshui Xu

1021
Citations
An overview of operators for aggregating information

Zeshui Xu;Qingli Da

1017
Citations
An overview of methods for determining OWA weights

Zeshui Xu

997
Citations
Uncertain linguistic aggregation operators based approach to multiple attribute group decision making under uncertain linguistic environment

Zeshui Xu

995
Citations
Deviation measures of linguistic preference relations in group decision making

Zeshui Xu

816
Citations
Dynamic intuitionistic fuzzy multi-attribute decision making

Zeshui Xu;Ronald R. Yager

761
Citations
Dual Hesitant Fuzzy Sets

Bin Zhu;Zeshui Xu;Meimei Xia

757
Citations
Hesitant fuzzy multi-attribute decision making based on TOPSIS with incomplete weight information

Zeshui Xu;Xiaolu Zhang

715
Citations
The uncertain OWA operator

Zeshui Xu;Qingli Da

667
Citations
Interval-valued hesitant preference relations and their applications to group decision making

Na Chen;Zeshui Xu;Meimei Xia

646
Citations
Distance and similarity measures for hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets and their application in multi-criteria decision making

Huchang Liao;Huchang Liao;Zeshui Xu;Xiao-Jun Zeng

636
Citations
Pythagorean fuzzy TODIM approach to multi-criteria decision making

Peijia Ren;Zeshui Xu;Xunjie Gou

635
Citations
Approaches to multiple attribute group decision making based on intuitionistic fuzzy power aggregation operators

Zeshui Xu

622
Citations
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

Zeshui Xu;Huchang Liao

599
Citations
Correlation coefficients of hesitant fuzzy sets and their applications to clustering analysis

Na Chen;Na Chen;Zeshui Xu;Meimei Xia

572
Citations
Induced uncertain linguistic OWA operators applied to group decision making

Zeshui Xu

570
Citations
On distance and correlation measures of hesitant fuzzy information

Zeshui Xu;Meimei Xia

565
Citations
Approach to Group Decision Making Based on Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Judgment Matrices

Ze-shui Xu;Jian Chen

557
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Huchang Liao Sichuan University

Xunjie Gou Sichuan University

Francisco Herrera University of Granada

Decui Liang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Dejian Yu Nanjing Audit University

Xiao-Jun Zeng University of Manchester

Xiaoqiang Cai Chinese University of Hong Kong

Jian Chen The Ohio State University

Jiuping Xu Sichuan University

Witold Pedrycz University of Alberta

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