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D-Index
87
Citations
41200
World Ranking
338
National Ranking
160

Francesco Bullo 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 Francesco Bullo sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 437 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesco Bullo 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 Francesco Bullo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to geometric control, distributed control, and network systems with application to robotic coordination, power grids, and social networks.
  • 2014 - Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
  • 2010 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to geometric and cooperative control with applications to mechanical and robotic systems

Overview

Francesco Bullo is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and computer science, with a focus on control systems and network dynamics.

They have contributed extensively to the fields of study including:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Within these broader fields, Bullo's subfields of study emphasize:

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Game Theory and Applications
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks

Frequent publication venues for Bullo include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems

Recent published papers include:

  • "Data-Driven Resilient Predictive Control Under Denial-of-Service," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Matching-based capture strategies for 3D heterogeneous multiplayer reach-avoid differential games," 2022, Automatica
  • "Data-Driven Self-Triggered Control via Trajectory Prediction," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Convergence properties of the heterogeneous Deffuant-Weisbuch model," 2020, Automatica
  • "Social Power Evolution in Influence Networks With Stubborn Individuals," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Frequent co-authors of Bullo include:

  • Saber Jafarpour
  • A. S. Davydov
  • Pedro Cisneros-Velarde
  • Alexander A. Davydov
  • Anand Gokhale

Bullo has received professional recognition in the form of several fellowships:

  • SIAM Fellow (2019) for contributions to geometric control, distributed control, and network systems with applications to robotic coordination, power grids, and social networks
  • Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) (2014)
  • IEEE Fellow (2010) for contributions to geometric and cooperative control with applications to mechanical and robotic systems

Best Publications

  • Coverage control for mobile sensing networks

    J. Cortes;S. Martinez;T. Karatas;F. Bullo

  • Attack Detection and Identification in Cyber-Physical Systems

    Fabio Pasqualetti;Florian Dorfler;Francesco Bullo

  • Distributed Control of Robotic Networks: A Mathematical Approach to Motion Coordination Algorithms

    Francesco Bullo;Jorge Cortes;Sonia Martinez

  • Distributed Control of Robotic Networks

    Francesco Bullo

  • Synchronization in complex networks of phase oscillators: A survey

    Florian Dörfler;Francesco Bullo

  • Secondary Frequency and Voltage Control of Islanded Microgrids via Distributed Averaging

    John W. Simpson-Porco;Qobad Shafiee;Florian Dorfler;Juan C. Vasquez

  • Geometric control of mechanical systems

    Francesco Bullo;Andrew D. Lewis

  • Synchronization in complex oscillator networks and smart grids

    Florian Dörfler;Michael Chertkov;Francesco Bullo

  • Kron Reduction of Graphs With Applications to Electrical Networks

    F. Dorfler;F. Bullo

  • Synchronization and power sharing for droop-controlled inverters in islanded microgrids

    John W. Simpson-Porco;Florian DöRfler;Francesco Bullo

  • Robust rendezvous for mobile autonomous agents via proximity graphs in arbitrary dimensions

    J. Cortes;S. Martinez;F. Bullo

  • Optimal sensor placement and motion coordination for target tracking

    Sonia MartíNez;Francesco Bullo

  • Controllability Metrics, Limitations and Algorithms for Complex Networks

    Fabio Pasqualetti;Sandro Zampieri;Francesco Bullo

  • Motion Coordination with Distributed Information

    S. Martinez;J. Cortes;F. Bullo

  • Synchronization and Transient Stability in Power Networks and Nonuniform Kuramoto Oscillators

    Florian Dörfler;Francesco Bullo

  • Consensus Computation in Unreliable Networks: A System Theoretic Approach

    F. Pasqualetti;A. Bicchi;F. Bullo

  • SPATIALLY-DISTRIBUTED COVERAGE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL WITH LIMITED-RANGE INTERACTIONS

    Jorge Cortés;Sonia Martínez;Francesco Bullo

  • Coordination and Geometric Optimization via Distributed Dynamical Systems

    Jorge Cortés;Francesco Bullo

  • Breaking the Hierarchy: Distributed Control and Economic Optimality in Microgrids

    Florian Dorfler;John W. Simpson-Porco;Francesco Bullo

  • Geometric control of mechanical systems : modeling, analysis, and design for simple mechanical control systems

    Francesco Bullo;Andrew D. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonia Martinez
Sonia Martinez University of California, San Diego
Fabio Pasqualetti
Fabio Pasqualetti University of California, Riverside
Ruggero Carli
Ruggero Carli University of Padua
Stephen L. Smith
Stephen L. Smith University of Guelph
Noah E. Friedkin
Noah E. Friedkin University of California, Santa Barbara
Marco Pavone
Marco Pavone Stanford University
Sandro Zampieri
Sandro Zampieri University of Padua
Joao P. Hespanha
Joao P. Hespanha University of California, Santa Barbara

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