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Antonella Ferrara

Antonella Ferrara

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
59
Citations
14801
World Ranking
1727
National Ranking
32

Antonella Ferrara publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antonella Ferrara sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 442 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Antonella Ferrara D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antonella Ferrara sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to sliding mode control theory

Overview

Antonella Ferrara is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and specializes in the field of engineering. Their research primarily focuses on control and systems engineering, with particular contributions to electrical and electronic engineering, automotive engineering, transportation, and building and construction.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Traffic control and management
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

Their frequently published works appear in journals and conferences such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • European Journal of Control

Antonella Ferrara has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Gian Paolo Incremona
  • Michele Cucuzzella
  • Nikolas Sacchi
  • Magnus Egerstedt
  • Ian R. Petersen

Among the recent publications are:

  • "Vehicle state and tyre force estimation: demonstrations and guidelines" (2020) in Vehicle System Dynamics
  • "Self-Configuring Robot Path Planning With Obstacle Avoidance via Deep Reinforcement Learning" (2020) in IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • "Freeway traffic control: A survey" (2021) in Automatica
  • "A Survey on Event-Triggered Sliding Mode Control" (2021) in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics
  • "Predefined-Time Output Stabilization With Second Order Sliding Mode Generation" (2020) in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Antonella Ferrara was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2020 for contributions to sliding mode control theory.

Best Publications

  • Chattering avoidance by second-order sliding mode control

    G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;E. Usani

  • On second order sliding mode controllers

    Giorgio Bartolini;Antonella Ferrara;Arie Levant;Elio Usai

  • On multi-input chattering-free second-order sliding mode control

    G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;E. Usai;V.I. Utkin

  • Adaptive sliding mode control in discrete-time systems

    G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;V. I. Utkin

  • Integral Sliding Mode Control for Nonlinear Systems With Matched and Unmatched Perturbations

    M. Rubagotti;A. Estrada;F. Castanos;A. Ferrara

  • CHATTERING AVOIDANCE BY SECONDORDER SLIDING MODE CONTROL

    G Bartolini;A Ferrara;E Usai

  • Output tracking control of uncertain nonlinear second-order systems

    G. Bartolini;G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;E. Usai

  • Sliding Mode Control of Constrained Nonlinear Systems

    Gian Paolo Incremona;Matteo Rubagotti;Antonella Ferrara

  • Design of an Integral Suboptimal Second-Order Sliding Mode Controller for the Robust Motion Control of Robot Manipulators

    Antonella Ferrara;Gian Paolo Incremona

  • Robust Model Predictive Control With Integral Sliding Mode in Continuous-Time Sampled-Data Nonlinear Systems

    Matteo Rubagotti;Davide Martino Raimondo;Antonella Ferrara;Lalo Magni

  • Wheel Slip Control via Second-Order Sliding-Mode Generation

    M. Amodeo;A. Ferrara;R. Terzaghi;C. Vecchio

  • Vehicle Yaw Control via Second-Order Sliding-Mode Technique

    M. Canale;L. Fagiano;A. Ferrara;C. Vecchio

  • MPC for Robot Manipulators With Integral Sliding Modes Generation

    Gian Paolo Incremona;Antonella Ferrara;Lalo Magni

  • Higher Order Sliding Mode Controllers With Optimal Reaching

    F. Dinuzzo;A. Ferrara

  • Manipulator Fault Diagnosis via Higher Order Sliding-Mode Observers

    L. M. Capisani;A. Ferrara;Alejandra Ferreira de Loza;L. M. Fridman

  • AMADEUS: advanced manipulation for deep underwater sampling

    D.M. Lane;J.B.C. Davies;G. Casalino;G. Bartolini

  • APPLICATIONS OF A SUB‐OPTIMAL DISCONTINUOUS CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR UNCERTAIN SECOND ORDER SYSTEMS

    G Bartolini;A Ferrara;Elio Usai

  • A Robust Consensus Algorithm for Current Sharing and Voltage Regulation in DC Microgrids

    Michele Cucuzzella;Sebastian Trip;Claudio De Persis;Xiaodong Cheng

  • Nonlinear optimization for freeway control using variable-speed signaling

    A. Alessandri;A. di Febbraro;A. Ferrara;E. Punta

  • Integral Sliding Mode for the Torque-Vectoring Control of Fully Electric Vehicles: Theoretical Design and Experimental Assessment

    Tommaso Goggia;Aldo Sorniotti;Leonardo De Novellis;Antonella Ferrara

  • OPTIMAL CONTROL OF FREEWAYS VIA SPEED SIGNALLING AND RAMP METERING

    A. Alessandri;A. Di Febbraro;A. Ferrara;E. Punta

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Bartolini
Giorgio Bartolini Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Mara Tanelli
Mara Tanelli Polytechnic University of Milan
Elio Usai
Elio Usai University of Cagliari
Lalo Magni
Lalo Magni University of Pavia
Christopher Edwards
Christopher Edwards University of Exeter
Claudio De Persis
Claudio De Persis University of Groningen
Vadim I. Utkin
Vadim I. Utkin The Ohio State University
Riccardo Scattolini
Riccardo Scattolini Polytechnic University of Milan
Pierluigi Pisu
Pierluigi Pisu Clemson University
Leonid Fridman
Leonid Fridman National Autonomous University of Mexico

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