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Mehran Mesbahi publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mehran Mesbahi sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 304 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Mehran Mesbahi D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mehran Mesbahi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to networked control systems

Overview

Mehran Mesbahi is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans extensive work primarily within the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, focusing particularly on Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Computer Networks and Communications. Additional subfields include Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's principal research topics cover a range of areas related to control systems and networked technologies. These include:

  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
  • Control Systems and Identification
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks

Mehran Mesbahi has a significant publication record, with frequent contributions to several notable venues. The primary publication platforms include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • Automatica

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Mehran Mesbahi include:

  • "Dual Quaternion-Based Powered Descent Guidance with State-Triggered Constraints," 2020, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • "Toward a Theoretical Foundation of Policy Optimization for Learning Control Policies," 2023, Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • "From Noisy Data to Feedback Controllers: Nonconservative Design via a Matrix S-Lemma," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Consensus on Matrix-Weighted Switching Networks," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "A Real-Time Algorithm for Non-Convex Powered Descent Guidance," 2020, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum

The scientist has collaborated extensively with a group of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Shahriar Talebi (19 publications together)
  • Behçet Açıkmeşe (15 publications together)
  • Lulu Pan (11 publications together)
  • Yugeng Xi (11 publications together)
  • Dewei Li (11 publications together)

Mehran Mesbahi was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2015 with the citation for contributions to networked control systems.

Best Publications

  • Graph Theoretic Methods in Multiagent Networks

    Mehran Mesbahi;Magnus Egerstedt

  • On maximizing the second smallest eigenvalue of a state-dependent graph Laplacian

    Yoonsoo Kim;M. Mesbahi

  • Formation Flying Control of Multiple Spacecraft via Graphs, Matrix Inequalities, and Switching

    Mehran Mesbahi;Fred Y. Hadaegh

  • Agreement over random networks

    Y. Hatano;M. Mesbahi

  • Controllability of Multi-Agent Systems from a Graph-Theoretic Perspective

    Amirreza Rahmani;Meng Ji;Mehran Mesbahi;Magnus Egerstedt

  • Global Convergence of Policy Gradient Methods for the Linear Quadratic Regulator.

    Maryam Fazel;Rong Ge;Sham M. Kakade;Mehran Mesbahi

  • From noisy data to feedback controllers: non-conservative design via a matrix S-lemma

    Henk J. van Waarde;M. Kanat Camlibel;Mehran Mesbahi

  • On the rank minimization problem over a positive semidefinite linear matrix inequality

    M. Mesbahi;G.P. Papavassilopoulos

  • Edge Agreement: Graph-Theoretic Performance Bounds and Passivity Analysis

    Daniel Zelazo;Mehran Mesbahi

  • Exotic states in a simple network of nanoelectromechanical oscillators

    Matthew Matheny;Jeffrey Emenheiser;Warren Fon;Airlie Chapman

  • On State-dependent dynamic graphs and their controllability properties

    M. Mesbahi

  • Controllability and Observability of Network-of-Networks via Cartesian Products

    Airlie Chapman;Marzieh Nabi-Abdolyousefi;Mehran Mesbahi

  • On strong structural controllability of networked systems: A constrained matching approach

    Airlie Chapman;Mehran Mesbahi

  • Feedback control for spacecraft reorientation under attitude constraints via convex potentials

    Unsik Lee;Mehran Mesbahi

  • Quadratically constrained attitude control via semidefinite programming

    Yoonsoo Kim;M. Mesbahi

  • On the Structural and Strong Structural Controllability of Undirected Networks

    Shima Sadat Mousavi;Mohammad Haeri;Mehran Mesbahi

  • Online distributed optimization via dual averaging

    Saghar Hosseini;Airlie Chapman;Mehran Mesbahi

  • On the controlled agreement problem

    A. Rahmani;M. Mesbahi

  • Network identification via node knock-out

    Marzieh Nabi-Abdolyousefi;Mehran Mesbahi

  • Online Distributed Optimization on Dynamic Networks

    Saghar Hosseini;Airlie Chapman;Mehran Mesbahi

  • LQR through the Lens of First Order Methods: Discrete-time Case.

    Jingjing Bu;Afshin Mesbahi;Maryam Fazel;Mehran Mesbahi

  • Technical Notes and Correspondence on the Rank Minimization Problem Over a Positive Semidefinite Linear Matrix Inequality

    G. P. Papavassilopoulos;M. Mesbahi

Frequent Co-Authors

Behcet Acikmese
Behcet Acikmese The University of Texas at Austin
Magnus Egerstedt
Magnus Egerstedt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fred Y. Hadaegh
Fred Y. Hadaegh Jet Propulsion Lab
Mohammad Haeri
Mohammad Haeri Sharif University of Technology
James P. Crutchfield
James P. Crutchfield University of California, Davis
Sham M. Kakade
Sham M. Kakade Harvard University
Mark Groudine
Mark Groudine Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Rong Ge
Rong Ge Duke University
Michael L. Roukes
Michael L. Roukes California Institute of Technology

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