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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
78
Citations
38645
World Ranking
234
National Ranking
112

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
79
Citations
35602
World Ranking
543
National Ranking
246

Dennis S. Bernstein 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 Dennis S. Bernstein sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 937 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dennis S. Bernstein 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 Dennis S. Bernstein 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: 78 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 United States Leader Award
  • 2001 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to robust control theory and control engineering education.

Overview

Dennis S. Bernstein is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Control and Systems Engineering. Other subfields of interest include Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's work covers a range of specialized topics, including:

  • Control Systems and Identification
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks
  • Extremum Seeking Control Systems
  • Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques

Among recent publications, several significant papers demonstrate the scope of their research:

  • Recursive Least Squares With Variable-Direction Forgetting: Compensating for the Loss of Persistency, 2020, IEEE Control Systems
  • Predictive Cost Adaptive Control: A Numerical Investigation of Persistency, Consistency, and Exigency, 2021, IEEE Control Systems
  • Data-Driven Retrospective Cost Adaptive Control for Flight Control Applications, 2021, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • Recursive Least Squares with Variable-Rate Forgetting Based on the F-Test, 2022, 2022 American Control Conference (ACC)
  • Necessary and sufficient regressor conditions for the global asymptotic stability of recursive least squares, 2021, Systems & Control Letters

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Ankit Goel, Juan A. Paredes, Syed Aseem Ul Islam, Brian Lai, and Shashank Verma.

Publications appear often in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Control Systems
  • 2022 American Control Conference (ACC)
  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • International Journal of Control

Dennis S. Bernstein was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2001 for contributions to robust control theory and control engineering education.

Best Publications

  • Finite-Time Stability of Continuous Autonomous Systems

    Sanjay P. Bhat;Dennis S. Bernstein

  • Matrix Mathematics: Theory, Facts, and Formulas

    Dennis S. Bernstein

  • Matrix Mathematics: Theory, Facts, and Formulas with Application to Linear Systems Theory

    Dennis S. Bernstein

  • Continuous finite-time stabilization of the translational and rotational double integrators

    S.P. Bhat;D.S. Bernstein

  • Geometric homogeneity with applications to finite-time stability

    Sanjay P. Bhat;Dennis S. Bernstein

  • LQG control with an H/sup infinity / performance bound: a Riccati equation approach

    D.S. Bernstein;W.M. Haddad

  • A topological obstruction to continuous global stabilization of rotational motion and the unwinding phenomenon

    Sanjay P. Bhat;Dennis S. Bernstein

  • Finite-time stability of homogeneous systems

    S.P. Bhat;D.S. Bernstein

  • A chronological bibliography on saturating actuators

    Dennis S. Bernstein;Anthony N. Michel

  • Benchmark problems for robust control design

    Bong Wie;Dennis S. Bernstein

  • Adaptive Asymptotic Tracking of Spacecraft Attitude Motion with Inertia Matrix Identification

    Jasim Ahmed;Vincent T. Coppola;Dennis S. Bernstein

  • The optimal projection equations for fixed-order dynamic compensation

    D. Hyland;D. Bernstein

  • Controller design with regional pole constraints

    W.M. Haddad;D.S. Bernstein

  • The optimal projection equations for model reduction and the relationships among the methods of Wilson, Skelton, and Moore

    D. Hyland;D. Bernstein

  • Nonminimum-phase zeros - much to do about nothing - classical control - revisited part II

    J.B. Hag;D.S. Bernstein

  • Explicit construction of quadratic lyapunov functions for the small gain, positivity, circle, and popov theorems and their application to robust stability. part II: Discrete-time theory

    Wassim M. Haddad;Dennis S. Bernstein

  • Steady-state Kalman filtering with an H ∞ error bound

    Dennis S. Bernstein;Wassim M. Haddad

  • Semilinear Duhem model for rate-independent and rate-dependent hysteresis

    JinHyoung Oh;D.S. Bernstein

  • Modeling and analysis of mass-action kinetics

    V. Chellaboina;S. Bhat;W.M. Haddad;D.S. Bernstein

  • Adaptive autocentering control for an active magnetic bearing supporting a rotor with unknown mass imbalance

    Kai-Yew Lum;V.T. Coppola;D.S. Bernstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Wassim M. Haddad
Wassim M. Haddad Georgia Institute of Technology
Aaron J. Ridley
Aaron J. Ridley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
VijaySekhar Chellaboina
VijaySekhar Chellaboina GITAM University
Peretz P. Friedmann
Peretz P. Friedmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ilya Kolmanovsky
Ilya Kolmanovsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Luis A. Aguirre
Luis A. Aguirre Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Bong Wie
Bong Wie Iowa State University
Jeffrey L. Stein
Jeffrey L. Stein University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Layne T. Watson
Layne T. Watson Virginia Tech
N. Harris McClamroch
N. Harris McClamroch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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