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Christopher Edwards

Christopher Edwards

University of Exeter
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 72 789 752 38 36 544 29490

Christopher Edwards publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher Edwards between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher Edwards published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 15.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2010. 17 of the 630 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2010. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 39 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 43 publications 2011: 39 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 39 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 11 publications
1985 2025

630 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher Edwards: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 5
1995 3
1996 9
1997 9
1998 10
1999 9
2000 16
2001 11
2002 10
2003 18
2004 15
2005 16
2006 24
2007 30
2008 39
2009 33
2010 43
2011 39
2012 25
2013 26
2014 39
2015 37
2016 30
2017 23
2018 22
2019 16
2020 15
2021 16
2022 12
2023 12
2024 6
2025 11
Total 630
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Christopher Edwards 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 Christopher Edwards sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 534–553 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 544 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92 544
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Christopher Edwards 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 Christopher Edwards sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46 72
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

Christopher Edwards is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research falls predominantly within the field of Engineering, with a specialized focus on Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Guidance and Control Systems
  • Smart Grid Security and Resilience
  • Power System Optimization and Stability

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christopher Edwards include:

  • Halim Alwi
  • Lejun Chen
  • Prathyush P. Menon
  • Yuri Shtessel
  • Masayuki Sato

Edwards has published extensively in multiple venues, including:

  • International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • Automatica
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Recent publications by Christopher Edwards include:

  • Flight evaluation of a sliding mode online control allocation scheme for fault tolerant control, 2020, Automatica
  • Robust model predictive control for constrained linear system based on a sliding mode disturbance observer, 2023, Automatica
  • Resilient control of cyber-physical systems under sensor and actuator attacks driven by adaptive sliding mode observer, 2021, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control
  • Adaptive dual-layer super-twisting sliding mode observers to reconstruct and mitigate disturbances and communication attacks in power networks, 2021, Automatica
  • Sliding Mode Observer-Based Finite Time Control Scheme for Frequency Regulation and Economic Dispatch in Power Grids, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Best Publications

  • Sliding mode control : theory and applications

    Christopher Edwards;Sarah K. Spurgeon

  • Sliding Mode Control and Observation

    Yuri Shtessel;Christopher Edwards;Leonid Fridman;Arie Levant

  • Sliding mode observers for fault detection and isolation

    Christopher Edwards;Sarah K. Spurgeon;Ron J. Patton

  • Conventional Sliding Mode Observers

    Yuri Shtessel;Christopher Edwards;Leonid Fridman;Arie Levant

  • Brief paper: Nonlinear robust fault reconstruction and estimation using a sliding mode observer

    Xing-Gang Yan;Christopher Edwards

  • Fault Tolerant Control Using Sliding Modes with On-Line Control Allocation

    Halim Alwi;Christopher Edwards

  • On the development of discontinuous observers

    Christopher Edwards;Sarah K. Spurgeon

  • Sliding mode observers for robust detection and reconstruction of actuator and sensor faults

    Chee Pin Tan;Christopher Edwards

  • Sliding mode observers for detection and reconstruction of sensor faults

    Chee Pin Tan;Christopher Edwards

  • Fault Detection and Fault-Tolerant Control Using Sliding Modes

    Halim Alwi;Christopher Edwards;Chee Pin Tan

  • Adaptive continuous higher order sliding mode control

    Christopher Edwards;Yuri B. Shtessel

  • Higher‐order sliding‐mode observer for state estimation and input reconstruction in nonlinear systems

    Leonid Fridman;Yuri B. Shtessel;Christopher Edwards;Xinggang Yan

  • Technical communique: A multivariable super-twisting sliding mode approach

    Indira Nagesh;Christopher Edwards

  • Brief paper: Fault tolerant control using sliding modes with on-line control allocation

    Halim Alwi;Christopher Edwards

  • The effects of filtered video on awareness and privacy

    Michael Boyle;Christopher Edwards;Saul Greenberg

  • Fault Tolerant Flight Control

    Christopher Edwards;Thomas Lombaerts;Hafid Smaili

  • Robust sliding mode observer-based actuator fault detection and isolation for a class of nonlinear systems

    Xing-Gang Yan;Christopher Edwards

  • On sliding mode observers for systems with unknown inputs

    Thierry Floquet;Thierry Floquet;Chris Edwards;Sarah Spurgeon

  • An LMI approach for designing sliding mode observers

    Chee Pin Tan;Christopher Edwards

  • Brief paper: Anti-windup and bumpless-transfer schemes

    Christopher Edwards;Ian Postlethwaite

  • Sliding mode stabilization of uncertain systems using only output information

    Christopher Edwards;Sarah K. Spurgeon

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah K. Spurgeon
Sarah K. Spurgeon University College London
Xing-Gang Yan
Xing-Gang Yan University of Kent
Yuri B. Shtessel
Yuri B. Shtessel University of Alabama in Huntsville
Mervyn J Miles
Mervyn J Miles University of Bristol
Leonid Fridman
Leonid Fridman National Autonomous University of Mexico
Antonella Ferrara
Antonella Ferrara University of Pavia
Ian Postlethwaite
Ian Postlethwaite Newcastle University
David Hutchison
David Hutchison Lancaster University
Arie Levant
Arie Levant Tel Aviv University
Jan Mulder
Jan Mulder Broadcom (United States)

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