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IET Control Theory and Applications
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IET Control Theory and Applications

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 135 174 289 25
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 209 31 47 13
Engineering and Technology 593 51 74 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 279
Documents by Best Scientists*: 385
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 18
SCIMAGO H-index: 125
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.564
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Iet Control Theory and Applications?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Control theory, Control theory, Linear system, Robust control and Nonlinear system. The Control theory works featured in Iet Control Theory and Applications incorporate elements from Control engineering and Mathematical optimization. Topics in Control engineering were tackled in line with various other fields like Control system and Control (management).

It facilitates discussions on Control theory that incorporate concepts from other fields like Stability (learning theory), Actuator, Fuzzy logic and Observer (quantum physics). Topics in Linear system explored in Iet Control Theory and Applications were investigated in conjunction with research in Discrete time and continuous time and Stability (probability). The study on Robust control presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Linear matrix inequality.

It features studies on Nonlinear system, including topics such as Nonlinear control. The journal explores research in Multi-agent system and overlapping concepts in Directed graph to expand the discourse in Adaptive control. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Exponential stability, apply to Stability theory as well.

  • Control theory (96.70%)
  • Control theory (23.45%)
  • Linear system (18.47%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Consensus strategies for cooperative control of vehicle formations (631 citations)
  • Kalman filtering with state constraints: a survey of linear and nonlinear algorithms (627 citations)
  • Anti-windup design: an overview of some recent advances and open problems (416 citations)

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

The published papers explore disciplines such as Control theory, Control engineering, Control theory, Lyapunov function and Adaptive control. The most cited publications concentrate on Control theory topics that focus on Robust control, Nonlinear system, Linear system, Linear matrix inequality and Exponential stability. The journal articles focus on Control theory but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Stability (learning theory) and Tracking (particle physics).

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

  • Control theory
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Iet Control Theory and Applications tackles a plethora of topics, such as Control theory, Control (management), Nonlinear system, Control (linguistics) and Multi-agent system. Issues in Control theory were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Tracking (particle physics), Event triggered and Stability (probability). The Tracking (particle physics) study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Trajectory.

Control (management) study tackled is connected to the field of Fault tolerance. Interdisciplinary research on topics like Control (linguistics) and Artificial neural network are the foci of Iet Control Theory and Applications.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Iterative parameter estimation methods for dual-rate sampled-data bilinear systems by means of the data filtering technique (23 citations)
  • Adaptive memory-event-triggered H∞ control for network-based T-S fuzzy systems with asynchronous premise constraints (13 citations)
  • Reliable intermittent extended dissipative control for uncertain fuzzy flexible spacecraft systems with Bernoulli stochastic distribution (3 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 Iet Control Theory and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Guang-Hong Yang (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peng Shi (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Yuanqing Xia (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jun Zhao (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Young Hoon Joo (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous 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 Iet Control Theory and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Ministry of Education (163 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 34 less than at the previous edition,
  • Northeastern University (China) (158 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Beihang University (118 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (117 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University (98 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, 1.61% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.84% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.30% of all publications and 57.38% 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

  • Robust fault detection filter design for a class of discrete-time conic-type non-linear Markov jump systems with jump fault signals

    Xuefei Dong;Shuping He;Vladimir Stojanovic

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • Partially-coupled gradient-based iterative algorithms for multivariable output-error-like systems with autoregressive moving average noises

    Hao Ma;Xiao Zhang;Qinyao Liu;Feng Ding

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Robust model‐free adaptive iterative learning formation for unknown heterogeneous non‐linear multi‐agent systems

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • A non‐linear fractional‐order type‐3 fuzzy control for enhanced path‐tracking performance of autonomous cars

    (2023)
    61 Citations
  • Adaptive memory-event-triggered H∞ control for network-based T-S fuzzy systems with asynchronous premise constraints

    Yucheng Shi;Engang Tian;Shibin Shen;Xia Zhao

    (2021)
    57 Citations
  • Distributed backstepping based control of multiple UAV formation flight subject to time delays

    Yusuf Kartal;Kamesh Subbarao;Nicholas R. Gans;Atilla Dogan

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Robust decentralised load frequency control for interconnected time delay power systems using sliding mode techniques

    Adrian E. Onyeka;Yan Xing-Gang;Zehui Mao;Bin Jiang

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Trajectory tracking control of a four mecanum wheeled mobile platform: an extended state observer-based sliding mode approach

    Zhenyi Yuan;Yingxin Tian;Yunfei Yin;Siyi Wang

    (2020)
    46 Citations
  • Model‐free adaptive fault‐tolerant control for subway trains with speed and traction/braking force constraints

    (2020)
    45 Citations

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