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Control Theory and Technology
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Control Theory and Technology

2095-6983

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11768

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 339 46 62 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 72
Documents by Best Scientists*: 95
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 40
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.428
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Control Theory and Technology?

The journal facilitates discussions on Computational intelligence, Control theory, Nonlinear system, Control theory and Control engineering. It addresses concerns in Computational intelligence which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Mathematical optimization, Optimal control, Convergence (routing), Control (management) and Multi-agent system. The work on Optimal control addressed in Control Theory and Technology expands to the thematically related Discrete time and continuous time.

The journal links adjacent topics like Convergence (routing) with Applied mathematics. The study on Multi-agent system presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Network topology. It primarily discusses Control theory topics, particularly Robustness (computer science), Observer (quantum physics), Active disturbance rejection control, PID controller and Adaptive control.

Control Theory and Technology emphasizes research on Nonlinear system, which includes concerns such as Lyapunov function.

  • Computational intelligence (57.30%)
  • Control theory (53.02%)
  • Nonlinear system (17.08%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Yet another tutorial of disturbance observer: robust stabilization and recovery of nominal performance (48 citations)
  • A survey on the security of cyber-physical systems (46 citations)
  • Robot impedance control and passivity analysis with inner torque and velocity feedback loops (45 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Control Theory and Technology:

The main points discussed in the most cited papers deal with Control theory, Computational intelligence, Bandwidth (signal processing), Active disturbance rejection control and Control engineering. While Control theory is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Impedance control and Inner loop. The most cited articles explore topics in Computational intelligence which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Disturbance (geology), Management science, Action (philosophy), Stochastic game and Robustness (computer science).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Control theory
  • Electrical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Control Theory and Technology deals with Control theory, Computational intelligence, Active disturbance rejection control, Control theory and Nonlinear system. The Control theory study featured in it draws connections with the study of Voltage reference. The Computational intelligence works featured in it incorporate elements from Mathematical optimization, Optimal control, Control engineering, Control (management) and Computation.

The tackled Active disturbance rejection control research is interrelated with Buck converter which concerns subjects like Trajectory, Discretization and Reference model. The work on Control theory tackled in it brings together disciplines like Equilibrium point, Pneumatic actuator and Noise (signal processing). The journal explores topics in Nonlinear system which can be helpful for research in disciplines like State (functional analysis), Bounded function, Synchronization and Constant (mathematics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On transitioning from PID to ADRC in thermal power plants (3 citations)
  • Distributed solving Sylvester equations with fractional order dynamics (1 citations)
  • Transfer function analysis and implementation of active disturbance rejection control (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Control Theory and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tielong Shen (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Zhiqiang Gao (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Yiguang Hong (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Frank L. Lewis (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peng Yi (5 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Control Theory and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (28 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sophia University (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Cleveland State University (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Shandong University (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National University of Singapore (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 36.36% of all publications and 30.30% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • On transitioning from PID to ADRC in thermal power plants

    Zhenlong Wu;Zhiqiang Gao;Donghai Li;YangQuan Chen

    (2021)
    93 Citations
  • Learning-based adaptive optimal output regulation of linear and nonlinear systems: an overview

    (2022)
    29 Citations
  • Backstepping approach for design of PID controller with guaranteed performance for micro-air UAV

    Yusuf Kartal;Patrik Kolaric;Victor Lopez;Atilla Dogan

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Real-time energy optimization of HEVs under-connected environment: a benchmark problem and receding horizon-based solution

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Safety stabilization of switched systems with unstable subsystems

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Recent advances on formal methods for safety and security of cyber-physical systems

    Xiang Yin;Xiang Yin;Shaoyuan Li;Shaoyuan Li

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Learning implicit information in Bayesian games with knowledge transfer

    Guanpu Chen;Kai Cao;Yiguang Hong

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Consensus with preserved privacy against neighbor collusion

    Silun Zhang;Thomas Ohlson Timoudas;Munther A. Dahleh

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Distributed robust MPC for nonholonomic robots with obstacle and collision avoidance

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • A new path planning method for bevel-tip flexible needle insertion in 3D space with multiple targets and obstacles

    (2022)
    9 Citations

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