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D-Index
57
Citations
15663
World Ranking
1937
National Ranking
762

Michael G. Safonov 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 Michael G. Safonov sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 258 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael G. Safonov 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 Michael G. Safonov sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
  • 2008 - Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)

Overview

Michael G. Safonov is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with a particular emphasis on Control and Systems Engineering.

Within their work, key research topics include:

  • Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Control Systems and Identification
  • Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems

Frequent coauthors in Michael G. Safonov's publications are:

  • Sagar V. Patil
  • Yu-Chen Sung

Publications have appeared predominantly in these venues:

  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Recent papers include:

  • Unfalsified Adaptive Control for Nonlinear Time-Varying Plants, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • Robustness of Uncertain Switching Nonlinear Feedback Systems Against Large Time-Variation, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • Robustness of Uncertain Switching Nonlinear Feedback Systems against Large Time-Variation, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Michael G. Safonov received recognition in the form of fellowships:

  • Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2013
  • Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), 2008

Best Publications

  • Survey of decentralized control methods for large scale systems

    N. Sandell;P. Varaiya;M. Athans;M. Safonov

  • Gain and phase margin for multiloop LQG regulators

    Michael Safonov;Michael Athans

  • A Schur method for balanced-truncation model reduction

    M.G. Safonov;R.Y. Chiang

  • Stability and Robustness of Multivariable Feedback Systems

    Michael George Safonov

  • The unfalsified control concept and learning

    M.G. Safonov;Tung-Ching Tsao

  • Feedback properties of multivariable systems: The role and use of the return difference matrix

    M. Safonov;A. Laub;G. Hartmann

  • Stability margins of diagonally perturbed multivariable feedback systems

    Michael Safonov

  • Exact calculation of the multiloop stability margin

    R.R.E. de Gaston;M.G. Safonov

  • Simplifying the H∞ theory via loop-shifting, matrix-pencil and descriptor concepts

    Michael G. Safonov;D. J. N. Limebeer;R. Y. Chiang

  • A characterization of all solutions to the four block general distance problem

    K. Glover;D. J. N. Limebeer;J. C. Doyles;E. M. Kasenally

  • A global optimization approach for the BMI problem

    K.-C. Goh;M.G. Safonov;G.P. Papavassilopoulos

  • Control system synthesis via bilinear matrix inequalities

    M.G. Safonov;K.C. Goh;J.H. Ly

  • Robust Control Toolbox™ User's Guide

    Gary Balas;Richard Chiang;Andy Packard;Michael Safonov

  • Synthesis of positive real multivariable feedback systems

    M. G. Safonov;E. A. Jonckheere;M. Vermaj;D. J. N. Limebeer

  • Biaffine matrix inequality properties and computational methods

    K.C. Goh;L. Turan;M.G. Safonov;G.P. Papavassilopoulos

  • Model Reduction for Robust Control: A Schur Relative-Error Method

    M. G. Safonov;R. Y. Chiang

  • A multiloop generalization of the circle criterion for stability margin analysis

    M. Safonov;M. Athans

  • Design of strictly positive real systems using constant output feedback

    C.-H. Huang;P.A. Ioannou;J. Maroulas;M.G. Safonov

  • Cost detectability and stability of adaptive control systems

    R. Wang;A. Paul;M. Stefanovic;M. G. Safonov

  • Optimal Hankel model reduction for nonminimal systems

    M.G. Safonov;R.Y. Chiang;D.J.N. Limebeer

  • A Schur Method for Balanced Model Reduction

    M. G. Safonov;R. Y. Chiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Urbashi Mitra
Urbashi Mitra University of Southern California
Michael Athans
Michael Athans Instituto Superior Técnico
Lucy Y. Pao
Lucy Y. Pao University of Colorado Boulder
Edoardo Mosca
Edoardo Mosca University of Florence
Keith Glover
Keith Glover University of Cambridge
Mayuresh V. Kothare
Mayuresh V. Kothare Lehigh University
Giorgio Battistelli
Giorgio Battistelli University of Florence
Mehran Mesbahi
Mehran Mesbahi University of Washington
Bor-Sen Chen
Bor-Sen Chen National Tsing Hua University
Gary J. Balas
Gary J. Balas University of Minnesota

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