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Nael H. El-Farra

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 36 5285 5076 1825 1705 200 6625

Nael H. El-Farra publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nael H. El-Farra between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nael H. El-Farra published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2005. 10 of the 212 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2005. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1999 2025

212 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nael H. El-Farra: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 4
2001 8
2002 6
2003 9
2004 8
2005 22
2006 7
2007 9
2008 8
2009 13
2010 8
2011 8
2012 10
2013 7
2014 13
2015 10
2016 4
2017 8
2018 10
2019 4
2020 7
2021 8
2022 7
2023 3
2024 4
2025 6
Total 212
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Nael H. El-Farra 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 Nael H. El-Farra sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 194–213 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 200 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430 200
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Nael H. El-Farra 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 Nael H. El-Farra sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211 36
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

Nael H. El-Farra is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, focusing particularly on Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Hardware and Architecture.

The main topics covered in their work include Fault Detection and Control Systems, Smart Grid Security and Resilience, Advanced Control Systems Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management, Process Optimization and Integration, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, and Energy Efficiency and Management.

Nael H. El-Farra has published several papers in notable venues. Recent publications include:

  • Optimal real-time dispatching of chillers and thermal storage tank in a university campus central plant, 2021, Applied Energy
  • Active multiplicative cyberattack detection utilizing controller switching for process systems, 2022, Journal of Process Control
  • A control-switching approach for cyberattack detection in process systems with minimal false alarms, 2022, AIChE Journal
  • Soft Actor-Critic Deep Reinforcement Learning with Hybrid Mixed-Integer Actions for Demand Responsive Scheduling of Energy Systems, 2022, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • A machine-learning approach for identification and mitigation of cyberattacks in networked process control systems, 2021, Process Safety and Environmental Protection

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as AIChE Journal, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Journal of Process Control, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, and Digital Chemical Engineering.

  • AIChE Journal
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • Journal of Process Control
  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • Digital Chemical Engineering

Collaborations with other researchers feature prominently in their work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Matthew J. Ellis
  • Ahmet Palazoğlu
  • Shilpa Narasimhan
  • Gustavo Campos
  • Yu Liu

Best Publications

  • Predictive control of switched nonlinear systems with scheduled mode transitions

    P. Mhaskar;N.H. El-Farra;P.D. Christofides

  • Stabilization of nonlinear systems with state and control constraints using Lyapunov-based predictive control☆

    Prashant Mhaskar;Nael H. El-Farra;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Output feedback control of switched nonlinear systems using multiple Lyapunov functions

    Nael H. El-Farra;Prashant Mhaskar;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Operational optimization and demand response of hybrid renewable energy systems

    Xiaonan Wang;Ahmet Palazoglu;Nael H. El-Farra

  • Control of Nonlinear and Hybrid Process Systems: Designs for Uncertainty, Constraints and Time-Delays

    Panagiotis D Christofides;Nael H El-Farra

  • Predictive control of particle size distribution in particulate processes

    Dan Shi;Nael H. El-Farra;Mingheng Li;Prashant Mhaskar

  • Quasi-decentralized model-based networked control of process systems

    Yulei Sun;Nael H. El-Farra

  • Brief Analysis and control of parabolic PDE systems with input constraints

    Nael H. El-Farra;Antonios Armaou;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Smart plant operations: Vision, progress and challenges

    Panagiotis D. Christofides;James F. Davis;Nael H. El-Farra;Don Clark

  • Bounded robust control of constrained multivariable nonlinear processes

    Nael H. El-Farra;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Integrated fault-detection and fault-tolerant control of process systems

    Prashant Mhaskar;Adiwinata Gani;Nael H. El-Farra;Charles McFall

  • Predictive control of parabolic PDEs with state and control constraints

    Stevan Dubljevic;Nael H. El-Farra;Prashant Mhaskar;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Integrating robustness, optimality and constraints in control of nonlinear processes

    Nael H. El-Farra;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Predictive control of transport-reaction processes

    Stevan Dubljevic;Prashant Mhaskar;Nael H. El-Farra;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Robust hybrid predictive control of nonlinear systems

    Prashant Mhaskar;Nael H. El-Farra;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Predictive control of crystal size distribution in protein crystallization.

    Dan Shi;Prashant Mhaskar;Nael H El-Farra;Panagiotis D Christofides

  • Brief paper: Robust actuator fault isolation and management in constrained uncertain parabolic PDE systems

    Sathyendra Ghantasala;Nael H. El-Farra

  • Coordinating feedback and switching for control of spatially distributed processes

    Nael H. El-Farra;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Coordinating feedback and switching for control of hybrid nonlinear processes

    Nael H. El-Farra;Panagiotis D. Christofides

  • Actuator fault isolation and reconfiguration in transport‐reaction processes

    Nael H. El-Farra;Sathyendra Ghantasala

  • Output feedback control of switched nonlinear systems using multiple Lyapunov functions

    N.H. EI-Farra;Prashant Mhaskar;P.D. Christofides

Frequent Co-Authors

Panagiotis D. Christofides
Panagiotis D. Christofides University of California, Los Angeles
Prashant Mhaskar
Prashant Mhaskar McMaster University
Ahmet Palazoglu
Ahmet Palazoglu University of California, Davis
James C. Liao
James C. Liao University of Florida
Michael A. Demetriou
Michael A. Demetriou Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Michael Baldea
Michael Baldea The University of Texas at Austin
B. Erik Ydstie
B. Erik Ydstie SilisiumTech Inc.
Xuefeng Yan
Xuefeng Yan East China University of Science and Technology
Zhiqiang Geng
Zhiqiang Geng Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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