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ISA Transactions

0019-0578

Published by: International Society of Automation

https://www.isa.org/standards-and-publications/isa-publications/isa-transactions

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 62 57 113 31
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 64 245 450 43
Engineering and Technology 171 113 168 34

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 534
Documents by Best Scientists*: 769
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 28
SCIMAGO H-index: 119
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.552
Impact Factor: 6.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Isa Transactions?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Control theory, Control theory, Nonlinear system, Control engineering and Robustness (computer science). Control theory studies presented include PID controller, Control system, Adaptive control, Lyapunov function and Sliding mode control. Topics in Control theory explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Stability (learning theory), Control (management), Fuzzy logic and Observer (quantum physics).

The main emphasis of it is the subject of Fuzzy logic, focusing on Fuzzy control system. It links adjacent topics like Nonlinear system with Artificial neural network. In Isa Transactions, Process control, Process (computing) and Model predictive control are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Control engineering research.

  • Control theory (60.75%)
  • Control theory (23.61%)
  • Nonlinear system (17.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Active disturbance rejection control: Methodology and theoretical analysis (448 citations)
  • On the centrality of disturbance rejection in automatic control (260 citations)
  • Interior search algorithm (ISA): a novel approach for global optimization. (256 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Isa Transactions:

The most cited publications focus on Control theory, Control engineering, Control theory, PID controller and Nonlinear system. Most of the Control theory studies addressed in the most cited articles also intersect with Fuzzy logic. The studies on Nonlinear system discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Artificial neural network and Observer (quantum physics).

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Control theory
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Control theory, Control theory, Nonlinear system, Robustness (computer science) and Algorithm. Studies on Control theory discussed in it link to the field of Convergence (routing). The studies on Control theory discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Stability (learning theory), Lyapunov function, Control (management), Actuator and Trajectory.

The journal addresses concerns in Nonlinear system which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Artificial neural network and Bounded function. Research on Algorithm addressed in Isa Transactions frequently intersections with the field of Fault (power engineering). Isa Transactions focuses on Fault (power engineering) but also tackles concerns of closely connected disciplines like

  • Artificial intelligence which intersects with area such as Machine learning,
  • Data mining and related Process (computing)..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Event-triggered adaptive finite-time tracking control for full state constraints nonlinear systems with parameter uncertainties and given transient performance (30 citations)
  • Control strategy of stable walking for a hexapod wheel-legged robot. (20 citations)
  • Coupled fractional-order sliding mode control and obstacle avoidance of a four-wheeled steerable mobile robot. (18 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 Isa Transactions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Weidong Zhang (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • YangQuan Chen (24 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kok Kiong Tan (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shouming Zhong (18 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
  • Qing-Guo Wang (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Isa Transactions (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Beihang University (114 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Northeastern University (China) (80 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (72 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (69 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Southeast University (66 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than 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, 2.48% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.66% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.64% of all publications and 54.33% 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 novel deep learning based fault diagnosis approach for chemical process with extended deep belief network.

    Yalin Wang;Zhuofu Pan;Xiaofeng Yuan;Chunhua Yang

    (2020)
    385 Citations
  • The conformable fractional grey system model.

    Xin Ma;Xin Ma;Wenqing Wu;Bo Zeng;Yong Wang

    (2020)
    283 Citations
  • Incipient winding fault detection and diagnosis for squirrel-cage induction motors equipped on CRH trains.

    Yunkai Wu;Bin Jiang;Yulong Wang

    (2020)
    197 Citations
  • A survey on attack detection, estimation and control of industrial cyber-physical systems.

    Dan Zhang;Dan Zhang;Qing-Guo Wang;Gang Feng;Yang Shi

    (2021)
    191 Citations
  • High-efficiency sub-microscale uncertainty measurement method using pattern recognition

    Chenyang Zhao;Chenyang Zhao;Chi Fai Cheung;Peng Xu;Peng Xu

    (2020)
    168 Citations
  • Internet of Things based real-time electric vehicle load forecasting and charging station recommendation

    George F. Savari;Vijayakumar Krishnasamy;Jagabar Sathik;Ziad M. Ali

    (2020)
    159 Citations
  • Enhanced chaotic JAYA algorithm for parameter estimation of photovoltaic cell/modules

    M. Premkumar;Pradeep Jangir;R. Sowmya;Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan

    (2021)
    138 Citations

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