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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 50 2767 2652 55 54 270 11753

Colin N. Jones publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Colin N. Jones between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Colin N. Jones published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 15.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2023. 28 of the 396 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2023. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 5 publications
2001 2026

396 publications in total across all disciplines

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Colin N. Jones: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 4
2006 6
2007 6
2008 7
2009 12
2010 18
2011 9
2012 12
2013 14
2014 24
2015 22
2016 23
2017 28
2018 15
2019 13
2020 21
2021 31
2022 29
2023 40
2024 27
2025 23
2026 5
Total 396
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Colin N. Jones 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 Colin N. Jones 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, 254–273 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: 270 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
254–273 366 270
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
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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Colin N. Jones 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 Colin N. Jones 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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 50
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to deep ocean exploration, search and recovery and salvage

Overview

Colin N. Jones is affiliated with École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans across engineering with a primary focus on control and systems engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, artificial intelligence, building and construction, and computational theory and mathematics.

Their work covers a broad range of topics including advanced control systems optimization, control systems and identification, building energy and comfort optimization, fault detection and control systems, smart grid energy management, model reduction and neural networks, and microgrid control and optimization.

Frequent coauthors include Yuning Jiang, Yingzhao Lian, Bratislav Svetozarevic, Loris Di Natale, and Philipp Heer, with collaborations ranging from 17 to 48 joint works.

Jones has published extensively in various venues. These include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • Applied Energy

Notable recent papers are:

  • Physically Consistent Neural Networks for building thermal modeling: Theory and analysis, 2022, Applied Energy
  • Distributionally Robust Joint Chance-Constrained Dispatch for Integrated Transmission-Distribution Systems via Distributed Optimization, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • A Neural Network Architecture to Learn Explicit MPC Controllers from Data, 2020, IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • Distributed model predictive control of buildings and energy hubs, 2022, Energy and Buildings
  • Communication-Efficient Stochastic Zeroth-Order Optimization for Federated Learning, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Jones has been recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2007 for contributions to deep ocean exploration, search and recovery, and salvage.

Best Publications

  • Use of model predictive control and weather forecasts for energy efficient building climate control

    Frauke Oldewurtel;Alessandra Parisio;Colin N. Jones;Dimitrios Gyalistras

  • Multi-Parametric Toolbox 3.0

    Martin Herceg;Michal Kvasnica;Colin N. Jones;Manfred Morari

  • Energy efficient building climate control using Stochastic Model Predictive Control and weather predictions

    Frauke Oldewurtel;Alessandra Parisio;Colin N. Jones;Manfred Morari

  • Efficient interior point methods for multistage problems arising in receding horizon control

    Alexander Domahidi;Aldo U. Zgraggen;Melanie N. Zeilinger;Manfred Morari

  • Computational Complexity Certification for Real-Time MPC With Input Constraints Based on the Fast Gradient Method

    S. Richter;C. N. Jones;M. Morari

  • Real-time suboptimal model predictive control using a combination of explicit MPC and online optimization

    M. N. Zeilinger;C. N. Jones;M. Morari

  • MPC fault-tolerant flight control case study: flight 1862

    Jan M. Maciejowski;Colin N. Jones

  • A tractable approximation of chance constrained stochastic MPC based on affine disturbance feedback

    F. Oldewurtel;C.N. Jones;M. Morari

  • Real-time input-constrained MPC using fast gradient methods

    Stefan Richter;Colin N. Jones;Manfred Morari

  • Distributed synthesis and stability of cooperative distributed model predictive control for linear systems

    Christian Conte;Colin N. Jones;Manfred Morari;Melanie N. Zeilinger

  • Stochastic Model Predictive Control for Building Climate Control

    Frauke Oldewurtel;Colin Neil Jones;Alessandra Parisio;Manfred Morari

  • Convex computation of the maximum controlled invariant set for polynomial control systems

    Milan Korda;Didier Henrion;Colin Neil Jones

  • On real-time robust model predictive control

    Melanie N. Zeilinger;Davide M. Raimondo;Alexander Domahidi;Manfred Morari

  • Soft Constrained Model Predictive Control With Robust Stability Guarantees

    Melanie N. Zeilinger;Manfred Morari;Colin N. Jones

  • Polytopic Approximation of Explicit Model Predictive Controllers

    Colin N Jones;Manfred Morari

  • Data-driven methods for building control — A review and promising future directions

    Emilio T. Maddalena;Yingzhao Lian;Colin N. Jones

  • On turnpike and dissipativity properties of continuous-time optimal control problems

    Timm Faulwasser;Milan Korda;Colin N. Jones;Dominique Bonvin

  • Distributionally Robust Joint Chance-Constrained Dispatch for Integrated Transmission-Distribution Systems via Distributed Optimization

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  • Technical communique: On the facet-to-facet property of solutions to convex parametric quadratic programs

    JøRgen SpjøTvold;Eric C. Kerrigan;Colin N. Jones;Petter TøNdel

  • A Multiresolution Approximation Method for Fast Explicit Model Predictive Control

    S. Summers;C. N. Jones;J. Lygeros;M. Morari

  • Equality Set Projection: A new algorithm for the projection of polytopes in halfspace representation

    Colin Jones;E. C. Kerrigan;Jan Maciejowski

  • Towards computational complexity certification for constrained MPC based on Lagrange Relaxation and the fast gradient method

    Stefan Richter;Manfred Morari;Colin N. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Morari
Manfred Morari University of Pennsylvania
Didier Henrion
Didier Henrion Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems
Eric C. Kerrigan
Eric C. Kerrigan Imperial College London
Jan Maciejowski
Jan Maciejowski University of Cambridge
Antonio M. Pascoal
Antonio M. Pascoal Instituto Superior Técnico
Timm Faulwasser
Timm Faulwasser Hamburg University of Technology
Stefan Richter
Stefan Richter University of Tennessee at Knoxville
John Lygeros
John Lygeros ETH Zurich
Mario Paolone
Mario Paolone École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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