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Bruce A. Francis

Bruce A. Francis

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
57
Citations
45823
World Ranking
1917
National Ranking
96

Bruce A. Francis 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 Bruce A. Francis sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 160 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruce A. Francis 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 Bruce A. Francis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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

  • 2015 - IEEE Control Systems Award "For pioneering contributions to H-infinity, linear-multivariable, and digital control."

Overview

Bruce A. Francis was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spanned several main fields including Computer Science, Engineering, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work encompassed a variety of subfields, most notably:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology

Among the main topics covered in their research were:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
  • Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis

Bruce A. Francis received the IEEE Control Systems Award in 2015, with a citation recognizing "For pioneering contributions to H-infinity, linear-multivariable, and digital control."

Best Publications

  • State-space solutions to standard H/sub 2/ and H/sub infinity / control problems

    J.C. Doyle;K. Glover;P.P. Khargonekar;B.A. Francis

  • Feedback Control Theory

    John Comstock Doyle;Bruce A. Francis;Allen R. Tannenbaum

  • A Course in H∞ Control Theory

    Bruce A. Francis

  • Paper: The internal model principle of control theory

    B. A. Francis;W. M. Wonham

  • State-space solutions to standard H 2 and H ∞ control problems

    John Doyle;Keith Glover;Pramod Khargonekar;Bruce Francis

  • Optimal Sampled-Data Control Systems

    Tongwen Chen;Bruce A. Francis

  • The internal model principle for linear multivariable regulators

    B. A. Francis;W. M. Wonham

  • The Linear Multivariable Regulator Problem

    Bruce A. Francis

  • Necessary and sufficient graphical conditions for formation control of unicycles

    Zhiyun Lin;B. Francis;M. Maggiore

  • Local control strategies for groups of mobile autonomous agents

    Zhiyun Lin;M. Broucke;B. Francis

  • Formations of vehicles in cyclic pursuit

    J.A. Marshall;M.E. Broucke;B.A. Francis

  • Feedback, minimax sensitivity, and optimal robustness

    G. Zames;B. Francis

  • Stabilizing a linear system by switching control with dwell time

    H. Ishii;B.A. Francis

  • Stabilisation of infinitesimally rigid formations of multi-robot networks

    Laura Krick;Mireille E. Broucke;Bruce A. Francis

  • State Agreement for Continuous-Time Coupled Nonlinear Systems

    Zhiyun Lin;Bruce Francis;Manfredi Maggiore

  • Stability theory for linear time-invariant plants with periodic digital controllers

    Bruce A. Francis;Tryphon T. Georgiou

  • Linear control theory with an H ∞ 0E optimality criterion

    Bruce A. Francis;John C. Doyle

  • A lifting technique for linear periodic systems with applications to sampled-data control

    Bassam Bamieh;J. Boyd Pearson;Bruce A. Francis;Allen Tannenbaum;Allen Tannenbaum

  • Bilateral controller for teleoperators with time delay via /spl mu/-synthesis

    G.M.H. Leung;B.A. Francis;J. Apkarian

  • On H ∞ -optimal sensitivity theory for SISO feedback systems

    B. Francis;G. Zames

  • The internal model principle for linear multivariable regulators

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Frequent Co-Authors

Tongwen Chen
Tongwen Chen University of Alberta
Zhiyun Lin
Zhiyun Lin Hangzhou Dianzi University
Pramod P. Khargonekar
Pramod P. Khargonekar University of California, Irvine
Hideaki Ishii
Hideaki Ishii Tokyo Institute of Technology
Allen Tannenbaum
Allen Tannenbaum Stony Brook University
John C. Doyle
John C. Doyle California Institute of Technology
Mathukumalli Vidyasagar
Mathukumalli Vidyasagar Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Stephen L. Smith
Stephen L. Smith University of Guelph
W.M. Wonham
W.M. Wonham University of Toronto

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