Citations for invasive weed optimization algorithm developed by A.R. Mehrabian and C. Lucas: A Novel Numerical Optimization 
Algorithm Inspired from Weed Colonization,” Ecological Informatics, vol. 1, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 355-366. (2006)

keywords: invasive weed optimization, IWO, weed optimization, Evolutionary algorithms, numerical optimization, 
nonlinear multi-dimensional functions.

1. A.R. Mehrabian, A. Yousefi-Koma, "Optimal positioning of piezoelectric actuators on a smart fin using bio-inspired algorithms", Aerospace Science and Technology, vol. 11, no. 2-3, pp. 174-182, 2007. doi:10.1016/j.ast.2007.01.0012.

2. A.R. Mallahzadeh, H. Oraizi, Z. Davoodi-Rad, "Application of the invasive weed optimization technique for antenna configurations", Progress In Electromagnetics Research PIER vol. 79, pp. 137–150, 2008. doi: 10.2528/PIER07092503

3. H.S. Rad, C. Lucas, "A recommender system based on invasive weed optimization algorithm", 
IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, pp. 4297-4304, 2007. doi: 10.1109/CEC.2007.4425032

4. S. Jarchi, J. Rashed-Mohassel, M.H. Neshati, C. Lucas, "A Dual Resonance Three Segment Rectangular Dielectric Resonator
Antenna", PIERS Proceedings, August 27-30, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007.

5. M. Ghaffari-Miab, A. Farmahini-Farahani, R. Faraji-Dana, C. Lucas, "An efficient hybrid swarm intelligence-gradient optimization method for complex time green’s functions of multilayer media", Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER vol. 77, pp. 181–192, 2007.

6. B. Dadalipour, A.R. Mallahzadeh, Z. Davoodi-Rad, "Application of the invasive weed optimization technique for antenna configurations", Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, Loughborough, UK, 2008. doi: 10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516957

7. X. Zhang, Y. Wang, G. Cui, Y. Wang, "SIWO: A Hybrid Algorithm Combined with the Conventional SCE and Novel IWO", 
Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, vol. 4, no. 7-8, pp. 1316-1323, 2007. doi: 10.1166/jctn.2007.018

8. S.-B. Su, J. Fang, J.-W. Wang, B.-Y. Wang, "Image clustering method based on invasive weed colonization", Journal of South China University of Technology (Natural Science), Vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 95-100+105.

9. X. Zhang, J. Xu, G. Cui, Y. Wang, Y. Niu, "Research on invasive weed optimization based on the cultural framework", 2008 3rd International Conference on Bio-Inspired Computing: Theories and Applications, BICTA 2008, art. no. 4656714, pp. 129-133. doi: 10.1109/BICTA.2008.4656714