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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 85 149 136 8 8 614 27402
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 84 409 398 20 19 614 27316

Youmin Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Youmin Zhang between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Youmin Zhang published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 28.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 98 publications in 2023. 95 of the 930 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 98. Peak 98 publications in 2023. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 37 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 42 publications 2015: 41 publications 2016: 43 publications 2017: 51 publications 2018: 52 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 50 publications 2021: 76 publications 2022: 55 publications 2023: 98 publications 2024: 58 publications 2025: 94 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

930 publications in total across all disciplines

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Youmin Zhang: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 0
1996 8
1997 3
1998 4
1999 6
2000 7
2001 7
2002 5
2003 6
2004 3
2005 4
2006 4
2007 6
2008 9
2009 19
2010 28
2011 29
2012 37
2013 31
2014 42
2015 41
2016 43
2017 51
2018 52
2019 51
2020 50
2021 76
2022 55
2023 98
2024 58
2025 94
2026 1
Total 930
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Youmin Zhang publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Youmin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 607–616 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 614 publications — 96th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7 614
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Youmin Zhang D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Youmin Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 96th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9 85
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Youmin Zhang is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and computer science over a prolific publication record.

Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with subfields including Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Networks and Communications, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The major topics covered in their work include Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Fault Detection and Control Systems, Guidance and Control Systems, Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control, and Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots.

Youmin Zhang has published papers in a variety of venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems

Selected recent publications that feature their work are:

  • "Adaptive Unimodal Cost Volume Filtering for Deep Stereo Matching" (2020), Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • "A Comprehensive Review on Signal-Based and Model-Based Condition Monitoring of Wind Turbines: Fault Diagnosis and Lifetime Prognosis" (2022), Proceedings of the IEEE
  • "Formation control and coordination of multiple unmanned ground vehicles in normal and faulty situations: A review" (2020), Annual Reviews in Control
  • "Optimization-Based Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Parking With Irregularly Placed Obstacles: A Lightweight Iterative Framework" (2021), IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • "Active fault-tolerant control for a quadrotor helicopter against actuator faults and model uncertainties" (2020), Aerospace Science and Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Youmin Zhang include:

  • Ziquan Yu
  • Lingxia Mu
  • Xiang Yu
  • Bin Jiang
  • Chun-Yi Su

Best Publications

  • Bibliographical review on reconfigurable fault-tolerant control systems

    Youmin Zhang;Jin Jiang

  • Unmanned surface vehicles: An overview of developments and challenges

    Zhixiang Liu;Youmin Zhang;Xiang Yu;Chi Yuan

  • A survey on technologies for automatic forest fire monitoring, detection, and fighting using unmanned aerial vehicles and remote sensing techniques

    Chi Yuan;Youmin Zhang;Zhixiang Liu

  • Active Fault Tolerant Control Systems: Stochastic Analysis and Synthesis

    Mufeed M. Mahmoud;Jin Jiang;Youmin Zhang

  • Adaptive Sliding Mode Fault Tolerant Attitude Tracking Control for Flexible Spacecraft Under Actuator Saturation

    Bing Xiao;Qinglei Hu;Youmin Zhang

  • Active fault-tolerant control system against partial actuator failures

    Y.M. Zhang;J. Jiang

  • Detection and diagnosis of sensor and actuator failures using IMM estimator

    Y. Zhang;X.R. Li

  • Integrated active fault-tolerant control using IMM approach

    Youmin Zhang;Jin Jiang

  • Sense and avoid technologies with applications to unmanned aircraft systems: Review and prospects

    Xiang Yu;Youmin Zhang

  • Fault tolerant control system design with explicit consideration of performance degradation

    Youmin Zhang;Jin Jiang

  • Detection, estimation, and accommodation of loss of control effectiveness

    N. Eva Wu;Youmin Zhang;Kemin Zhou

  • The Design of Fixed-Time Observer and Finite-Time Fault-Tolerant Control for Hypersonic Gliding Vehicles

    Xiang Yu;Peng Li;Youmin Zhang

  • Development of advanced FDD and FTC techniques with application to an unmanned quadrotor helicopter testbed

    Youmin Zhang;Abbas Chamseddine;Camille Alain Rabbath;Brandon W. Gordon

  • Fault tolerant control of a quadrotor UAV using sliding mode control

    Farid Sharifi;Mostafa Mirzaei;Brandon W. Gordon;Youmin Zhang

  • DOB-Based Neural Control of Flexible Hypersonic Flight Vehicle Considering Wind Effects

    Bin Xu;Danwei Wang;Youmin Zhang;Zhongke Shi

  • UAV-based forest fire detection and tracking using image processing techniques

    Chi Yuan;Zhixiang Liu;Youmin Zhang

  • Flatness-Based Trajectory Planning/Replanning for a Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    Abbas Chamseddine;Youmin Zhang;C. A. Rabbath;C. Join

  • A comparison of the role of two blue―green algae in THM and HAA formation

    J. Huang;N. Graham;M.R. Templeton;Y. Zhang;Y. Zhang

  • Aerial Images-Based Forest Fire Detection for Firefighting Using Optical Remote Sensing Techniques and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Chi Yuan;Zhixiang Liu;Youmin Zhang

  • Experimental Test of a Two-Stage Kalman Filter for Actuator Fault Detection and Diagnosis of an Unmanned Quadrotor Helicopter

    M. Hadi Amoozgar;Abbas Chamseddine;Youmin Zhang

  • Distributed Finite-Time Fault-Tolerant Containment Control for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Ziquan Yu;Zhixiang Liu;Youmin Zhang;Yaohong Qu

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Theilliol
Didier Theilliol University of Lorraine
Xiang Yu
Xiang Yu Beihang University
Jin Jiang
Jin Jiang University of Western Ontario
Bin Jiang
Bin Jiang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Qinglei Hu
Qinglei Hu Beihang University
Chun-Yi Su
Chun-Yi Su Concordia University
X. Rong Li
X. Rong Li University of New Orleans
Subhash Rakheja
Subhash Rakheja Concordia University
Cédric Join
Cédric Join University of Lorraine
Jun Luo
Jun Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences

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