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Patricia Melin 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 Patricia Melin sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 902 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Patricia Melin 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 Patricia Melin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Patricia Melin is affiliated with the Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana in Mexico and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in computer science, mathematics, and engineering. Their work notably intersects with artificial intelligence, particularly fuzzy logic, neural networks, and control systems.

Their main research topics include:

  • Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Fuzzy Systems and Optimization
  • Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications

Patricia Melin has published extensively in multiple scientific venues. Some of the most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Axioms
  • International Journal of Fuzzy Systems
  • Computación y Sistemas
  • Soft Computing
  • Mathematics

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Melin include:

  • Multiple Ensemble Neural Network Models with Fuzzy Response Aggregation for Predicting COVID-19 Time Series: The Case of Mexico (2020, Healthcare)
  • Analysis of Spatial Spread Relationships of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in the World using Self Organizing Maps (2020, Chaos Solitons & Fractals)

Frequent collaborators across their research include:

  • Oscar Castillo
  • Fevrier Valdez
  • Daniela Sánchez
  • Ivette Miramontes
  • Juan R. Castro

In addition to articles, Melin has contributed to multiple books published by Springer Nature, covering areas such as type-2 and type-3 fuzzy systems, neural networks, hybrid intelligent system design, and medical diagnosis models. Notable book titles include:

  • Interval Type-3 Fuzzy Systems: Theory and Design (2022)
  • Intuitionistic and Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Enhancements in Neural and Optimization Algorithms: Theory and Applications (2020)
  • Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks for Hybrid Intelligent System Design (2023)
  • Type-3 Fuzzy Logic in Intelligent Control (2023)
  • Clustering, Classification, and Time Series Prediction by Using Artificial Neural Networks (2024)

The subfields of study most associated with Melin's work include artificial intelligence, statistics and probability, computer vision and pattern recognition, management science and operations research, and control and systems engineering.

Best Publications

  • Type-2 Fuzzy Logic: Theory and Applications

    O. Castillo;P. Melin;J. Kacprzyk;W. Pedrycz

  • Path planning for autonomous mobile robot navigation with ant colony optimization and fuzzy cost function evaluation

    M.A. Porta Garcia;Oscar Montiel;Oscar Castillo;Roberto Sepúlveda

  • A review on the design and optimization of interval type-2 fuzzy controllers

    Oscar Castillo;Patricia Melin

  • A hybrid learning algorithm for a class of interval type-2 fuzzy neural networks

    Juan R. Castro;Oscar Castillo;Patricia Melin;Antonio Rodríguez-Díaz

  • Comparative study of bio-inspired algorithms applied to the optimization of type-1 and type-2 fuzzy controllers for an autonomous mobile robot

    Oscar Castillo;Ricardo Martínez-Marroquín;Patricia Melin;Fevrier Valdez

  • A review on interval type-2 fuzzy logic applications in intelligent control

    Oscar Castillo;Patricia Melin

  • Experimental study of intelligent controllers under uncertainty using type-1 and type-2 fuzzy logic

    Roberto Sepúlveda;Oscar Castillo;Patricia Melin;Antonio Rodríguez-Díaz

  • Edge-Detection Method for Image Processing Based on Generalized Type-2 Fuzzy Logic

    Patricia Melin;Claudia I. Gonzalez;Juan R. Castro;Olivia Mendoza

  • A review on type-2 fuzzy logic applications in clustering, classification and pattern recognition

    Patricia Melin;Oscar Castillo

  • Optimal design of fuzzy classification systems using PSO with dynamic parameter adaptation through fuzzy logic

    Patricia Melin;Frumen Olivas;Oscar Castillo;Fevrier Valdez

  • An Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Toolbox for Control Applications

    J.R. Castro;O. Castillo;P. Melin

  • An improved evolutionary method with fuzzy logic for combining Particle Swarm Optimization and Genetic Algorithms

    Fevrier Valdez;Patricia Melin;Oscar Castillo

  • Hybrid intelligent systems for time series prediction using neural networks, fuzzy logic, and fractal theory

    O. Castillo;P. Melin

  • Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Pattern Recognition Using Soft Computing: An Evolutionary Approach for Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems

    Patricia Melin;Oscar Castillo

  • A Fuzzy Hierarchical Operator in the Grey Wolf Optimizer Algorithm

    Luis Rodríguez;Oscar Castillo;José Soria;Patricia Melin

  • A new approach for time series prediction using ensembles of ANFIS models

    Patricia Melin;Jesus Soto;Oscar Castillo;Jose Soria

  • A new approach for dynamic fuzzy logic parameter tuning in Ant Colony Optimization and its application in fuzzy control of a mobile robot

    Oscar Castillo;Héctor Neyoy;José Soria;Patricia Melin

  • Multiple Objective Genetic Algorithms for Path-planning Optimization in Autonomous Mobile Robots

    Oscar Castillo;Leonardo Trujillo;Patricia Melin

  • An improved sobel edge detection method based on generalized type-2 fuzzy logic

    Claudia I. Gonzalez;Patricia Melin;Juan R. Castro;Olivia Mendoza

  • Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Pattern Recognition Using Soft Computing

    Patricia Melin;Oscar Castillo

  • An improved method for edge detection based on interval type-2 fuzzy logic

    Patricia Melin;Olivia Mendoza;Oscar Castillo

Frequent Co-Authors

Oscar Castillo
Oscar Castillo Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana
Fevrier Valdez
Fevrier Valdez Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana
Juan R. Castro
Juan R. Castro Autonomous University of Baja California
Witold Pedrycz
Witold Pedrycz University of Alberta
Janusz Kacprzyk
Janusz Kacprzyk Systems Research Institute
Krassimir T. Atanassov
Krassimir T. Atanassov Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Vladik Kreinovich
Vladik Kreinovich The University of Texas at El Paso
Eulalia Szmidt
Eulalia Szmidt Systems Research Institute
Sławomir Zadrożny
Sławomir Zadrożny Systems Research Institute
Chih-Min Lin
Chih-Min Lin Yuan Ze University

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