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IFAC Journal of Systems and Control

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 318 23 33 11
Engineering and Technology 1321 8 9 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 38
Documents by Best Scientists*: 46
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 16
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.569
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at IFAC Journal of Systems and Control?

IFAC Journal of Systems and Control explores disciplines such as Control theory, Nonlinear system, Control theory, Control (management) and Mathematical optimization. Control theory and Model predictive control are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. IFAC Journal of Systems and Control focused on works that combine different research areas such as Model predictive control and Context (language use).

The journal explores topics in Nonlinear system which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Algorithm, Actuator and System identification. IFAC Journal of Systems and Control addresses concerns in the field of Control theory by exploring it in line with topics in Disturbance (geology) which intersect with Boundary (topology) subjects. The work on Control (management) tackled in IFAC Journal of Systems and Control brings together disciplines like Stability (learning theory), Current (mathematics) and Feedback loop.

The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Mathematical optimization as it also encompasses Function (mathematics). The journal holds forums on Exponential stability that merges themes from other disciplines such as Tracking error and Mathematical analysis. IFAC Journal of Systems and Control connects research in Lyapunov function with the related topic of System dynamics.

  • Control theory (42.86%)
  • Nonlinear system (15.24%)
  • Control theory (15.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Optimal control, MPC and MPC-like algorithms for wave energy systems: An overview (80 citations)
  • Formation shape control with distance and area constraints (32 citations)
  • Hierarchical distributed ADMM for predictive control with applications in power networks (32 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at IFAC Journal of Systems and Control:

The journal papers cover a variety of subjects, including Control theory, Algorithm, Mathematical optimization, Optimal control and Model predictive control. The works on Control theory tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Wind power and Variable speed wind turbine. The most cited papers focus on Algorithm but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Nonlinear system which is concerned with System identification.

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

  • Control theory
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

IFAC Journal of Systems and Control tackles a plethora of topics, such as Control theory, Control theory, Control (management), Nonlinear system and Control system. The concepts on Control theory presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Function (mathematics), Model predictive control and Piecewise. While Control theory is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Disturbance (geology), Electricity and Optimal control.

The featured works in Infinite horizon, which all belong in the domain if Optimal control, also overlaps with concepts under Value (computer science). While work presented in it provided substantial information on Control (management), it also covered topics in Rolling horizon, Loop (topology) and Torque. In addition to Nonlinear system research, it aims to explore topics under Transient (oscillation) and Plasma modeling.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Time bound online uncertainty estimation based adaptive control design for DC–DC buck converters with experimental validation (3 citations)
  • Distributed economic model predictive control for cooperative supply chain management using customer forecast information (2 citations)
  • Learning event-triggered control from data through joint optimization (2 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 IFAC Journal of Systems and Control (based on the number of publications) are:

  • J. Geoffrey Chase (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Bao-Zhu Guo (4 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Zhiqiang Ge (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Thomas Desaive (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Somanath Majhi (2 papers) published 1 paper 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 IFAC Journal of Systems and Control (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Canterbury (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Zhejiang University (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • North China Electric Power University (4 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Diego (3 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 12.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.93% of all publications and 25.93% 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

  • A survey of international views on a first course in systems and control for engineering undergraduates

    Anthony Rossiter;Atanas Serbezov;Antonio Visioli;Katarína Žáková

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Performance evaluation of an optimized PID controller for propofol and remifentanil coadministration in general anesthesia

    Michele Schiavo;Fabrizio Padula;Nicola Latronico;Luca Merigo

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Multi-vehicle formation control and obstacle avoidance using negative-imaginary systems theory

    Vu Phi Tran;Matthew A. Garratt;Ian R. Petersen

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Learning stochastically stable Gaussian process state–space models

    Jonas Umlauft;Sandra Hirche

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • A semi-discrete finite difference method to uniform stabilization of wave equation with local viscosity

    Bao-Zhu Guo;Bao-Zhu Guo;Bao-Zhu Guo;Bin-Bin Xu;Bin-Bin Xu

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Nonlinear matrix inequality approach based heading control for an autonomous underwater vehicle with experimental realization

    Subhasish Mahapatra;Bidyadhar Subudhi

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Vertical stabilization of tokamak plasmas via extremum seeking

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Enhancing skyhook for semi-active suspension control via machine learning

    Gianluca Savaia;Simone Formentin;Giulio Panzani;Matteo Corno

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Exponential bipartite tracking consensus in cooperative-antagonistic nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems with multiple communication time-varying delays

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Hybrid adaptive negative imaginary- neural-fuzzy control with model identification for a quadrotor

    Vu Phi Tran;Mohamed A. Mabrok;Matthew A. Garratt;Ian R. Petersen

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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