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Zhong Cao

Engineering · University of Michigan

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1997Rising activity
Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyTraffic control and managementReinforcement Learning in RoboticsTraffic and Road SafetyRobotic Path Planning Algorithms

Publications

96

Citations

3,053

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1997

In context
Among 1,507 established Engineering PIs within our index
Citations: 3,053cohort median 1,834
Publications / year (recent): 11.0cohort median 4.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 4% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 38 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 17 publications17232024: 13 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 2 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators2018: 0 collaborators2019: 3 collaborators2020: 10 collaborators2021: 5 collaborators2022: 2 collaborators2023: 1 collaborator2024: 0 collaborators2025: 4 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×10
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems×8
  • The Lancet Global Health×3
  • Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies×2
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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