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D-Index
32
Citations
7217
World Ranking
6193
National Ranking
2045

Derek A. Paley 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 Derek A. Paley 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.

Derek A. Paley 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 Derek A. Paley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Derek A. Paley is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans both engineering and computer science, with a focus on several specialized subfields and topics.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Within these broader areas, the main subfields of study are:

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Artificial Intelligence

The research topics commonly addressed in their work are:

  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks
  • Biomimetic Flight and Propulsion Mechanisms
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Micro and Nano Robotics

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Bilinearization, Reachability, and Optimal Control of Control-Affine Nonlinear Systems: A Koopman Spectral Approach", 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Electric Scooter Interactions With a Pedestrian Crowd Using a Social Force Model", 2022, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • "Geometric Attitude and Position Control of a Quadrotor in Wind", 2020, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • "Observability Metrics for Space-Based Cislunar Domain Awareness", 2023, The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences
  • "Cooperative Mapping and Target Search Over an Unknown Occupancy Graph Using Mutual Information", 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
  • Advanced Intelligent Systems

Collaborative relationships are evident through frequent co-authors such as:

  • Debdipta Goswami
  • Sheng Cheng
  • Eric Berkenpas
  • Anthony Thompson
  • Artur Wolek

Best Publications

  • Collective Motion, Sensor Networks, and Ocean Sampling

    N.E. Leonard;D.A. Paley;F. Lekien;R. Sepulchre

  • Multi-AUV Control and Adaptive Sampling in Monterey Bay

    E. Fiorelli;N.E. Leonard;P. Bhatta;D.A. Paley

  • Stabilization of Planar Collective Motion: All-to-All Communication

    R. Sepulchre;D.A. Paley;N.E. Leonard

  • Stabilization of Planar Collective Motion With Limited Communication

    R. Sepulchre;D.A. Paley;N.E. Leonard

  • Coordinated control of an underwater glider fleet in an adaptive ocean sampling field experiment in Monterey Bay

    Naomi Ehrich N.E. Leonard;Derek D.A. Paley;Russ R.E. Davis;David D.M. Fratantoni

  • Oscillator Models and Collective Motion

    D.A. Paley;N.E. Leonard;R. Sepulchre;D. Grunbaum

  • Cooperative Control for Ocean Sampling: The Glider Coordinated Control System

    D.A. Paley;F. Zhang;N.E. Leonard

  • Control of coordinated patterns for ocean sampling

    Fumin Zhang;David M. Fratantoni;Derek A. Paley;John M. Lund

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of the fast-start swimming kinematics of densely schooling fish.

    Sachit Butail;Derek A. Paley

  • Distributed flow estimation and closed-loop control of an underwater vehicle with a multi-modal artificial lateral line.

    Levi DeVries;Francis D Lagor;Hong Lei;Xiaobo Tan

  • Dynamic control of autonomous quadrotor flight in an estimated wind field

    Nitin Sydney;Brendan Smyth;Derek A. Paley

  • Multi-AUV control and adaptive sampling in Monterey Bay

    E. Fiorelli;N.E. Leonard;P. Bhatta;D. Paley

  • Reconstructing the flight kinematics of swarming and mating in wild mosquitoes.

    Sachit Butail;Nicholas Manoukis;Moussa Diallo;José M. Ribeiro

  • Brief paper: Stabilization of collective motion on a sphere

    Derek A. Paley

  • Stabilization of Symmetric Formations to Motion around Convex Loops

    Derek A. Paley;Naomi Ehrich Leonard;Rodolphe Sepulchre

  • Collective motion: bistability and trajectory tracking

    D. Paley;N.E. Leonard;R. Sepulchre

  • Stabilization of Collective Motion in a Time-Invariant Flowfield

    Derek A. Paley;Cameron Peterson

  • Multivehicle Coordination in an Estimated Time-Varying Flowfield

    Cameron Peterson;Derek A. Paley

  • Oscillator Models and Collective Motion: Splay State Stabilization of Self-Propelled Particles

    D.A. Paley;N.E. Leonard;R. Sepulchre

  • Bilinearization, Reachability, and Optimal Control of Control-Affine Nonlinear Systems: A Koopman Spectral Approach

    Debdipta Goswami;Derek A. Paley

  • On Planar Discrete Elastic Rod Models for the Locomotion of Soft Robots.

    Nathaniel N Goldberg;Xiaonan Huang;Carmel Majidi;Alyssa Novelia

  • The spatiotemporal dynamics of rheotactic behavior depends on flow speed and available sensory information

    Joseph Bak-Coleman;Autumn Court;Derek A. Paley;Sheryl Coombs

  • Group Coordination and Cooperative Control of Steered Particles in the Plane

    R. Sepulchre;D.A. Paley;N.E. Leonard

Frequent Co-Authors

Naomi Ehrich Leonard
Naomi Ehrich Leonard Princeton University
Rodolphe Sepulchre
Rodolphe Sepulchre University of Cambridge
Norman M. Wereley
Norman M. Wereley University of Maryland, College Park
Fumin Zhang
Fumin Zhang Georgia Institute of Technology
José M. C. Ribeiro
José M. C. Ribeiro National Institutes of Health
Russ E. Davis
Russ E. Davis University of California, San Diego
Xiaobo Tan
Xiaobo Tan Michigan State University
Carmel Majidi
Carmel Majidi Carnegie Mellon University
James C. Liao
James C. Liao University of Florida
Tovi Lehmann
Tovi Lehmann National Institutes of Health

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