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Papers

(The median citation count of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	293
Data-Driven Evolutionary Computation Under Continuously Streaming Environments: A Drift-Aware Approach	230
Brain-Inspired Multiscale Evolutionary Neural Architecture Search for Deep Spiking Neural Networks	189
Revisiting Implicit and Explicit Averaging for Noisy Optimization	179
Space Net Optimization for Single Objective Bound Constrained Problems	167
Dual Relational Surrogate-Assisted Evolution for Expensive Constrained Multiobjective Optimization	151
Surrogate-Assisted Efficient Grouping Evolutionary Search for Expensive Large-Scale Multi-Objective Optimization	150
Quality Indicators for Preference-Based Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization Using a Reference Point: A Review and Analysis	147
A Bi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for Multimodal Multiobjective Optimization	141
MORA-LLM: Enhancing Multi-Objective Optimization Recommendation Algorithm by Integrating Large Language Models	141
Multiagent Swarm Optimization With Adaptive Internal and External Learning for Complex Consensus-Based Distributed Optimization	126
Bayesian Performance Analysis for Algorithm Ranking Comparison	122
Table of Contents	120
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Publication Information	116
ENERGIZE: A Neuroevolution Framework for Energy-Efficient Machine Learning	110
EDA++: Estimation of Distribution Algorithms With Feasibility Conserving Mechanisms for Constrained Continuous Optimization	107
BIAS: A Toolbox for Benchmarking Structural Bias in the Continuous Domain	106
Difficulties of the NSGA-II With the Many-Objective LeadingOnes Problem	105
Knowledge Transfer With Mixture Model in Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization	103
Dynamic Multi-Objective Optimisation Based on Vector Autoregressive Evolution	100
Approximation Guarantees for the Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II)	100
Adversarial AutoEncoder-Based Large-Scale Dynamic Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm	96
Evolutionary Constrained Multiobjective Optimization: Scalable High-Dimensional Constraint Benchmarks and Algorithm	95
A Correlation-Guided Layered Prediction Approach for Evolutionary Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization	94
A Review on Evolutionary Multitask Optimization: Trends and Challenges	94

A Deep Reinforcement Learning-Assisted Multimodal Multiobjective Bilevel Optimization Method for Multirobot Task Allocation	91
Survey on Genetic Programming and Machine Learning Techniques for Heuristic Design in Job Shop Scheduling	88
Evolutionary Search for Complete Neural Network Architectures With Partial Weight Sharing	88
Multipopulation Ant Colony System With Knowledge-Based Local Searches for Multiobjective Supply Chain Configuration	85
A Surrogate-Assisted Evolutionary Feature Selection Algorithm With Parallel Random Grouping for High-Dimensional Classification	83
Genetic Programming for Dynamic Flexible Job Shop Scheduling: Evolution With Single Individuals and Ensembles	82
Table of Contents	81
Table of Contents	79
Unsupervised Band Selection for Hyperspectral Images Classification: Particle Swarm Optimization via Cross-Domain Knowledge Transfer	77
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Information for Authors	76
Enhancing 3-D Land Seismic Data Using Nonlinear Beamforming Based on the Efficiency-Improved Genetic Algorithm	76
Data-Driven Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization With Response to Stochastic Changes for Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Process	76
Many-to-Few Decomposition: Linking R2-Based and Decomposition-Based Multiobjective Efficient Global Optimization Algorithms	76
A Large-Scale Multiobjective Evolutionary Quantile Estimation Model for Wind Power Probabilistic Forecasting	75
Plotting Impossible? Surveying Visualization Methods for Continuous Multi-Objective Benchmark Problems	75
Controlling Functional Complexity for Overfitting Reduction and Improved Interpretability in GP	75
A Subspace Sparsity-Driven Knowledge Transfer Strategy for Dynamic Constrained Multiobjective Optimization	74
Efficient Greedy Decremental Hypervolume Subset Selection Using Space Partition Tree	73
Frequency Fitness Assignment: Optimization Without Bias for Good Solutions Can Be Efficient	72
Fitness Landscape Optimization Makes Stochastic Symbolic Search by Genetic Programming Easier	71
Multitree Genetic Programming for Learning Color and Multiscale Features in Image Classification	71
A Unified Innovized Progress Operator for Performance Enhancement in Evolutionary Multi- and Many-Objective Optimization	71
POGP: Probabilistic Genetic Programming With Knowledge Learning for Few-Shot Image Classification	70
Binary-to-Decimal Encoding-Based Performance Predictor for Evolutionary Graph Fusion Architecture Search and Applications to Medical Data	70
Enhancing Dynamic Constrained Multiobjective Optimization With Multicenters-Based Prediction	69
Decomposition-Based Multiobjective Optimization Algorithms With Adaptively Adjusting Weight Vectors and Neighborhoods	69
A Distributed Model Predictive Control-Based Method for Multidifferent-Target Search in Unknown Environments	67
A Variable Granularity Search-Based Multiobjective Feature Selection Algorithm for High-Dimensional Data Classification	65
Adaptive Multifactorial Evolutionary Optimization for Multitask Reinforcement Learning	65
Language Model Evolutionary Algorithms for Recommender Systems: Benchmarks and Algorithm Comparisons	64
MedNAS: Multiscale Training-Free Neural Architecture Search for Medical Image Analysis	64
Introducing IEEE Collabratec	63
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Publication Information	63
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	63
Evolutionary Computation for the Design and Enrichment of General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence Systems: Survey and Prospects	62
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Publication Information	61
A Size-Imbalanced Dual Population with Complementary Search for Sparse Large-Scale Multi-Modal Multi-Objective Optimization	60
Spatial-Temporal Knowledge Transfer for Dynamic Constrained Multiobjective Optimization	59
Surrogate-Assisted Evolutionary Algorithm for Expensive Optimization with Equality and Inequality Constraints	59
Objective Space-Based Population Generation to Accelerate Evolutionary Algorithms for Large-Scale Many-Objective Optimization	59
EGANS: Evolutionary Generative Adversarial Network Search for Zero-Shot Learning	57
An Efficient Adaptive Differential Grouping Algorithm for Large-Scale Black-Box Optimization	57
A Global and Local Surrogate-Assisted Genetic Programming Approach to Image Classification	56
DG-SMOTE: A Distance-Angle-Based Genetic Synthetic Minority Over-Sampling Technique for Unbalanced Data Learning	55
A Knowledge Guided Transfer Strategy for Evolutionary Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization	54
Learning-Based Temporal Sequence of Constrained Handling Selection for Constrained Multi-objective Evolutionary Optimization	53
Historical Information-Assisted Dynamic Response Integration and Adaptive Niche Methods for Dynamic Multimodal Optimization	53
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Information for Authors	52
Superpixel Segmentation-Based Evolutionary Multitasking Algorithm for Feature Selection of Hyperspectral Images	52
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Publication Information	51

IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	51
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Information for Auhtors	51
An Interval Multiobjective Evolutionary Generation Algorithm for Product Design Change Plans in Uncertain Environments	50
Gradual Innovative Transitional Solutions Improving Current to a Desired Target: Innovation Path	50
Visualizing Population Dynamics to Examine Algorithm Performance	50
A Decomposition-Based Evolutionary Algorithm With Clustering and Hierarchical Estimation for Multi-Objective Fuzzy Flexible Jobshop Scheduling	48
A Multiobjective Multitask Optimization Algorithm Using Transfer Rank	47
Solving Multiobjective Feature Selection Problems in Classification via Problem Reformulation and Duplication Handling	47
Conditional-Surrogate-Assisted Particle Swarm Optimization for Large-Scale Robust Optimization Over Time	46
Benchmarking Feature-Based Algorithm Selection Systems for Black-Box Numerical Optimization	45
Optimal Transport-Based Distributional Pairing in Transfer Multiobjective Optimization	45
Multiobjective-Based Constraint-Handling Technique for Evolutionary Constrained Multiobjective Optimization: A New Perspective	45
A Surrogate-Assisted Constrained Optimization Evolutionary Algorithm by Searching Multiple Kinds of Global and Local Regions	45
Nonzero Degree-Based Multiobjective Cooperative Coevolutionary for Block Sparse Recovery	45
Expensive Multiobjective Evolutionary Optimization Assisted by Dominance Prediction	44
Distributed Co-Evolutionary Memetic Algorithm for Distributed Hybrid Differentiation Flowshop Scheduling Problem	44
An Evolutionary Algorithm Based on CMSA for Rooted Max Tree Coverage	42
Objective-Constraint Mutual-Guided Surrogate-Based Particle Swarm Optimization for Expensive Constrained Multimodal Problems	42
A Novel Dual-Stage Dual-Population Evolutionary Algorithm for Constrained Multiobjective Optimization	41
Multi-Task Surrogate-Assisted Search With Bayesian Competitive Knowledge Transfer for Expensive Optimization	41
Semiparametric Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for Continuous Optimization	40
A Tree-Based Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Energy-Efficient Hybrid Flow-Shop Scheduling	40
Elite Archive-Assisted Adaptive Memetic Algorithm for a Realistic Hybrid Differentiation Flowshop Scheduling Problem	40
Evolutionary Multitasking for Costly Task Offloading in Mobile-Edge Computing Networks	40
Learning to Preselection: A Filter-Based Performance Predictor for Multiobjective Feature Selection in Classification	40
A Survey on Evolutionary Computation for Computer Vision and Image Analysis: Past, Present, and Future Trends	39
Neural Architecture Search Based on a Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm With Probability Stack	39
Thank You for Your Authorship	38
Table of Contents	38
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Information for Authors	38
Learning to Approximate: Auto Direction Vector Set Generation for Hypervolume Contribution Approximation	38
Neural Architecture Search with Progressive Evaluation and Subpopulation Preservation	38
A Quantum Evolutionary Learning Tracker for Video	37
Run Time Analysis for Random Local Search on Generalized Majority Functions	37
Targeted Pareto Optimization for Subset Selection With Monotone Objective Function and Cardinality Constraint	37
Enhancing Diversity by Local Subset Selection in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization	37
Cross-Task Collaborative Optimization Based on Knowledge Transfer for Soft Robot Design	37
Counterintuitive Experimental Results in Evolutionary Large-Scale Multiobjective Optimization	36
A Divergence-Based Condition to Ensure Quantile Improvement in Black-Box Global Optimization	36
Machine Learning-Assisted Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Routing and Packing	36
Identifying Pareto Fronts Reliably Using a Multistage Reference-Vector-Based Framework	36
Surrogate-Assisted Environmental Selection for Fast Hypervolume-Based Many-Objective Optimization	35
A Multimodal Ant Colony Optimization Framework for Multi-Solution Traveling Salesman Problem	34
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Publication Information	34
Runtime Analysis of the Compact Genetic Algorithm on the LeadingOnes Benchmark	33
Active Learning in Genetic Programming: Guiding Efficient Data Collection for Symbolic Regression	33
A Multifidelity Approach for Bilevel Optimization With Limited Computing Budget	33
Can Evolutionary Clustering Have Theoretical Guarantees?	33
Neural Architecture Search for Text Classification With Limited Computing Resources Using Efficient Cartesian Genetic Programming	33
Automated Metaheuristic Algorithm Design With Autoregressive Learning	32
From Direct to Directional Variable Dependencies—Nonsymmetrical Dependencies Discovery in Real-World and Theoretical Problems	32
Leader Prediction for Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization	32
Enhancing Fitness Evaluation in Genetic Algorithm-Based Architecture Search for AI-Aided Financial Regulation	32
Domain Generalization-Based Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization: A Case Study on Disassembly Line Balancing	32
Correlation-Guided Updating Strategy for Feature Selection in Classification With Surrogate-Assisted Particle Swarm Optimization	31
Balancing Objective Optimization and Constraint Satisfaction in Expensive Constrained Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization	31
A Voting-Mechanism-Based Ensemble Framework for Constraint Handling Techniques	31
Together, we are advancing technology	30
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	30
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Information for Authors	30
Balancing Different Optimization Difficulty Between Objectives in Multiobjective Feature Selection	30
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Publication Information	30
A Fitness Spatially Informed Evolutionary Algorithm for Deceptive Multi-Modal Multi-Objective Optimization	29
Collaborative Evolutionary Multitasking Multiobjective Adversarial Attacks in Hyperspectral Image Classification	29
A Multitask Bee Colony Band Selection Algorithm With Variable-Size Clustering for Hyperspectral Images	28
Dynamic Cascaded Flow-Shop Scheduling Using an Evolutionary Greedy Algorithm	28
Table of Contents	28
A Data-Driven Evolutionary Transfer Optimization for Expensive Problems in Dynamic Environments	28
Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning With Late-Start Evolution and Clustering Archive	28
An Efficient Data-Driven Framework for Detecting Infeasible Solutions in Multiobjective Evolutionary Bilevel Optimization	28
A Generative Adversarial Network Based Prediction Strategy for Evolutionary Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization	28
Genetic Programming Hyper Heuristic With Elitist Mutation for Integrated Order Batching and Picker Routing Problem	28
A Joint-Encoding Evolutionary Algorithm for Multimodal Multiobjective Feature Selection in Classification	27
Dual-Tree Genetic Programming for Few-Shot Image Classification	27
Posterior Decision Making Based on Decomposition-Driven Knee Point Identification	27
A Universal Framework for Automatically Generating Single-and Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms	27
A Multiform Evolutionary Search Paradigm for Bilevel Multiobjective Optimization	27
Multitask Shape Optimization Using a 3-D Point Cloud Autoencoder as Unified Representation	27
Genetic Programming With Flexible Region Detection for Fine-Grained Image Classification	27
Analyzing Dominance Move (MIP-DoM) Indicator for Multiobjective and Many-Objective Optimization	26

Evolutionary Multiobjective Clustering Over Multiple Conflicting Data Views	26
Feature Extraction for Recommendation of Constrained Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms	26
An Iterated Greedy Algorithm With Reinforcement Learning for Distributed Hybrid Flowshop Problems With Job Merging	26
Differential Evolution With Domain Transform	26
Genetic Programming for Image Classification: A New Program Representation With Flexible Feature Reuse	26
Protein Structure Prediction Using a New Optimization-Based Evolutionary and Explainable Artificial Intelligence Approach	25
A Multistage Algorithm for Solving Multiobjective Optimization Problems With Multiconstraints	25
Evolutionary Knowledge Transfer via Graph Learning for Many-Task Heterogeneous Routing Problems	25
Exact and Deep Q-Network Assisted Swarm Intelligence Methods for Scheduling Multiobjective Heterogeneous Unmanned Surface Vehicles	25
A Mahalanobis Distance-Based Approach for Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization With Stochastic Changes	25
Dealing With Structure Constraints in Evolutionary Pareto Set Learning	24
ConCS: A Continual Classifier System for Continual Learning of Multiple Boolean Problems	24
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Publication Information	24
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Information for Authors	24
Solution Transfer in Evolutionary Optimization: An Empirical Study on Sequential Transfer	24
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	24
A Feedback Learning-Based Memetic Algorithm for Energy-Aware Distributed Flexible Job-Shop Scheduling With Transportation Constraints	24
Knowledge Transfer Genetic Programming With Auxiliary Population for Solving Uncertain Capacitated Arc Routing Problem	24
Light-EvoOPT: A Lightweight Evolutionary Optimization Framework for Ultra-Large-Scale Mixed Integer Linear Programs	24
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	24
A Knee-Guided Evolutionary Algorithm for Multi-Objective Air Traffic Flow Management	23
A Two-stage Cooperative Discrete Differential Evolution With Q-Learning for Multi-Objective Energy-Efficient Distributed Blocking Flow-Shop Scheduling	23
Benchmarking Derivative-Free Global Optimization Algorithms Under Limited Dimensions and Large Evaluation Budgets	23
Tailoring Evolutionary Algorithms to Solve the Multiobjective Location-Routing Problem for Biomass Waste Collection	23
ACO-GA-Based Optimization to Enhance Global Path Planning for Autonomous Navigation in Grid Environments	22
Region Purity-Based Local Feature Selection: A Multiobjective Perspective	22
A Two-Individual Evolutionary Algorithm for Cumulative Capacitated Vehicle Routing With Single and Multiple Depots	22
A Scalable Many-Objective Pathfinding Benchmark Suite	22
Correlation-Based Dynamic Allocation Scheme of Fitness Evaluations for Constrained Evolutionary Optimization	22
Expensive Multiobjective Optimization by Relation Learning and Prediction	22
Table of Contents	22
Optimizing Dynamic Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Using an Evolutionary Multitask Optimization Framework and Genetic Programming	21
(θl,θu)-Parametric Multi-Task Optimization: Joint Search in Solution and Infinite Task Spaces	21
Leader-Follower Disagreement Minimization in Social Networks	21
Few for Many: Towards Efficient and Flexible Many-Objective Optimization	21
Table of Contents	21
A Framework Based on Historical Evolution Learning for Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization	21
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Information for Authors	21
Co-Evolutionary Dual-Tree Genetic Programming for Fine-Grained Flower Image Classification	21
Nearest-Better Network for Visualizing and Analyzing Combinatorial Optimization Problems: A Potential Unified Tool	21
Computationally Expensive High-Dimensional Multiobjective Optimization via Surrogate-Assisted Reformulation and Decomposition	21
Incremental Recursive Ranking Grouping for Large-Scale Global Optimization	21
Evolutionary Direction Learning With Multivariate Gaussian Probabilistic Model for Multiobjective Optimization	21
Accelerating Bilevel Optimization with Hierarchical Many-threaded Parallel Differential Evolution	21
An Enhanced Competitive Swarm Optimizer With Strongly Convex Sparse Operator for Large-Scale Multiobjective Optimization	20
Standardization and Data Augmentation in Genetic Programming	20
Large-Scale Multimodal Multiobjective Optimization Based on Multiview Diversity Enhancement Mechanism	20
Quantum Acceleration of Black-Box Pseudo-Boolean Optimization Algorithms	20
A Streaming Feature Selection Method Based on Dynamic Feature Clustering and Particle Swarm Optimization	20
Fast Greedy Subset Selection From Large Candidate Solution Sets in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization	20
A Semantic-Based Hoist Mutation Operator for Evolutionary Feature Construction in Regression	20
Effects of Archive Size on Computation Time and Solution Quality for Multiobjective Optimization	20
Offline Data-Driven Optimization at Scale: A Cooperative Coevolutionary Approach	20
The Physical Cell Identity Assignment Problem: A Practical Optimization Approach	20
Riesz s-Energy as a Diversity Indicator in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization	20
Benchmarking Optimization Algorithms for Auto-Tuning GPU Kernels	20
A Crowding Distance That Provably Solves the Difficulties of the NSGA-II in Many-Objective Optimization	19
Bilevel Optimization via Collaborations Among Lower-Level Optimization Tasks	19
Fuzzy Logic-Based Multifactorial Optimization for Evolutionary Multitasking	19
Dynamic In Vivo Computation for Learning-Based Nanobiosensing in Time-Varying Biological Landscapes	19
A Tractive Population-Assisted Dual-Population and Two-Phase Evolutionary Algorithm for Constrained Multiobjective Optimization	19
Multispace Dimensionality Reduction Based on Extreme Learning Machine-Assisted Autoencoder for High-Dimensional Expensive Optimization	18
Evolutionary Bilevel Optimization via Multiobjective Transformation-Based Lower-Level Search	18
Exploring the Performance-Reproducibility Trade-off in Quality-Diversity	18
A Large-scale Expensive Optimization Algorithm with a Multi-view Synthetic Sampling	18
Discovering Infinite Recursive Conjectures Through Genetic Programming	18
Determining Metaheuristic Similarity Using Behavioral Analysis	18
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Publication Information	18
Nanorobots-Assisted In Vivo Computational Methodology for Tumor Lesion Exploitation and Lesion Boundary Exploration	18
Evaluation of Frameworks That Combine Evolution and Learning to Design Robots in Complex Morphological Spaces	18
Table of Contents	18
Privacy-Enhanced Multitasking Particle Swarm Optimization Based on Homomorphic Encryption	18
An Evolution Strategy With Adaptive Fitness Sharing for Multimodal Multiobjective Optimization	18
Efficient Evolution of Variable Ordering for Binary Decision Diagram Optimization	18
On the Evolutionary Synthesis of Fault-Resilient Digital Circuits	18
Speeding-Up Evolutionary Algorithms to Solve Black-Box Optimization Problems	17
A Survey on Evolutionary Computation for Identifying Biomarkers of Complex Disease	17
Dynamic Transfer Reference Point-Oriented MOEA/D Involving Local Objective-Space Knowledge	17
Niching Genetic Programming to Learn Actions for Deep Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Flexible Scheduling	17
Optimization of an Implicit Acquisition Function for Federated Bayesian Many-Task Optimization	17
Using an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm to Achieve Multitasking Semantic Web Service Composition	17
Fractional Order Differential Evolution	17
Evolutionary Large-Scale Multiobjective Optimization: Benchmarks and Algorithms	17
Solving the Single-Row Facility Layout Problem by K-Medoids Memetic Permutation Group	17
Reduced-Space Multistream Classification Based on Multiobjective Evolutionary Optimization	17
A Surrogate-Assisted Differential Evolution With Knowledge Transfer for Expensive Incremental Optimization Problems	17
Collaborative Ontology Matching With Dual Population Genetic Programming and Active Meta-Learning	16
Gradient-Guided Local Search for Large-Scale Hypervolume Subset Selection	16
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Information	16
Global and Local Search Experience-Based Evolutionary Sequential Transfer Optimization	16
Community Opinion Maximization in Social Networks	16
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	16
A Comparison of Large Language Models and Genetic Programming for Program Synthesis	16
History-Guided Hill Exploration for Evolutionary Computation	16
An Evolutionary Forest for Regression	16