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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
51
Citations
12151
World Ranking
1099
National Ranking
9

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
51
Citations
12066
World Ranking
2618
National Ranking
59

Denis Dochain publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Denis Dochain sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 405 publications — 87th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Denis Dochain D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Denis Dochain sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)

Overview

Denis Dochain is affiliated with Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium with extensive contributions in engineering and biochemistry-related fields. Their work primarily intersects the domains of control and systems engineering as well as molecular biology.

Their research spans a wide range of topics including gene regulatory network analysis, advanced control systems optimization, stability and controllability of differential equations, nonlinear dynamics and pattern formation, control and stability of dynamical systems, advanced mathematical modeling in engineering, and process optimization and integration.

Denis Dochain has published numerous papers in notable venues. Some recent works include:

  • Generalized Parameter Estimation-based Observers: Application to Power Systems and Chemical-Biological Reactors (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • Funnel control for a class of nonlinear infinite-dimensional systems (2023, Automatica)
  • Exponential stability of nonlinear infinite-dimensional systems: Application to nonisothermal axial dispersion tubular reactors (2020, Automatica)
  • Trajectory tracking for nonlinear systems using extended quadratic port-Hamiltonian models without input and state coordinate transformations (2022, Systems & Control Letters)
  • Aerosol-assisted sol-gel synthesis of mesoporous Ag-Ta-SiO 2 catalysts for the direct upgrading of ethanol to butadiene (2023, RSC Sustainability)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors that include Chuanhou Gao, Alain Rapaport, Joseph J. Winkin, Anthony Hastir, and Xiaoyu Zhang, reflecting a networked and interdisciplinary approach to research.

Publication venues frequently associated with their work include:

  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Automatica
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • Journal of Process Control

In addition to journal articles, Denis Dochain has contributed to book publications, notably with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. One such book is titled Modeling, Analysis, Monitoring, and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems, with a publication year set in 2025.

Their main fields of study are Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, engaging in interdisciplinary approaches that bridge technical engineering methods with biological systems.

Recognition in the field includes being named a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • On-Line Estimation and Adaptive Control of Bioreactors

    G. Bastin;D. Dochain

  • Dynamical model development and parameter identification for an anaerobic wastewater treatment process

    Olivier Bernard;Zakaria Hadj-Sadok;Denis Dochain;Antoine Genovesi

  • State and parameter estimation in chemical and biochemical processes: a tutorial

    Denis Dochain

  • Dynamical modelling and estimation in wastewater treatment processes.

    Denis Dochain;Peter A. Vanrolleghem

  • Review and classification of recent observers applied in chemical process systems

    Jarinah Mohd Ali;N. Ha Hoang;Mohamed Azlan Hussain;Denis Dochain

  • Kinetics of lactic acid fermentation on glucose and corn by Lactobacillus amylophilus

    P. Mercier;L. Yerushalmi;D. Rouleau;D. Dochain

  • Paper: Adaptive identification and control algorithms for nonlinear bacterial growth systems

    D. Dochain;G. Bastin

  • Dynamical analysis of distributed parameter tubular reactors

    Joseph J. Winkin;Denis Dochain;Philippe Ligarius

  • Structural Identifiability of Biokinetic Models of Activated-sludge Respiration

    D Dochain

  • Adaptive extremum seeking control of continuous stirred tank bioreactors with unknown growth kinetics

    M. Guay;D. Dochain;M. Perrier

  • Modelling and adaptive control of nonlinear distributed parameter bioreactors via orthogonal collocation

    D. Dochain;J. P. Babary;N. Tali-Maamar

  • Original article: Extremum seeking control and its application to process and reaction systems: A survey

    Denis Dochain;Michel Perrier;Martin Guay

  • A time-varying extremum-seeking control approach

    Martin Guay;Denis Dochain

  • On-line estimation of microbial specific growth rates

    G Bastin;G Bastin;D Dochain

  • Discontinuous feedback stabilization of minimum-phase semilinear infinite-dimensional systems with application to chemical tubular reactor

    Y. Orlov;D. Dochain

  • On the use of observability measures for sensor location in tubular reactor

    Walter Waldraff;Denis Dochain;Sylvie Bourrel;Alphonse Magnus

  • Asymptotic observers for stirred tank reactors

    D. Dochain;M. Perrier;B.E. Ydstie

  • Tuning of observer-based estimators: theory and application to the on-line estimation of kinetic parameters

    M. Perrier;S.Feyo de Azevedo;E.C. Ferreira;D. Dochain

  • Interval observers for biochemical processes with uncertain kinetics and inputs

    A Rapaport;Denis Dochain

  • Thermodynamics and chemical systems stability: The CSTR case study revisited

    Audrey Favache;Denis Dochain

  • Adaptive control of anaerobic digestion processes-a pilot-scale application.

    P. Renard;Denis Dochain;Georges Bastin;Henry Naveau

  • A time-varying extremum-seeking control approach

    M. Guay;S. Dhaliwal;D. Dochain

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Guay
Martin Guay Queen's University
Georges Bastin
Georges Bastin Université Catholique de Louvain
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem Université Laval
B. Erik Ydstie
B. Erik Ydstie SilisiumTech Inc.
Olivier Bernard
Olivier Bernard University of Paris-Saclay
Wolfgang Marquardt
Wolfgang Marquardt RWTH Aachen University
Jaime A. Moreno
Jaime A. Moreno National Autonomous University of Mexico
Om P. Malik
Om P. Malik University of Calgary
Spiros N. Agathos
Spiros N. Agathos Université Catholique de Louvain

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