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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 43 3815 3662 1379 1288 177 11491

Rafael Fierro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rafael Fierro between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rafael Fierro published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2013. 14 of the 195 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2013. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 5 publications
1995 2025

195 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rafael Fierro: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 2
1997 4
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 6
2002 5
2003 5
2004 3
2005 7
2006 9
2007 10
2008 3
2009 10
2010 9
2011 11
2012 11
2013 12
2014 8
2015 7
2016 4
2017 6
2018 7
2019 5
2020 6
2021 12
2022 5
2023 8
2024 9
2025 5
Total 195
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Rafael Fierro 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 Rafael Fierro 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, 174–193 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: 177 publications — 22nd percentile

22% 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
174–193 445 177
194–213 430
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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Rafael Fierro 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 Rafael Fierro 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201 43
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

Rafael Fierro is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio centered on engineering and computer science. Their work spans 37 publications in engineering and 35 in computer science, with particular focus on distributed control of multi-agent systems, adaptive control of nonlinear systems, and robotic path planning algorithms.

The scientist's research also encompasses space satellite systems and control, guidance and control systems, advanced vision and imaging, and robotics with sensor-based localization.

Frequent publication venues for Rafael Fierro include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters

Prominent coauthors collaborating with Rafael Fierro over multiple publications are:

  • Zhiqiang Miao
  • Yaonan Wang
  • Jie Lin
  • Hang Zhong
  • Sean Phillips

Several recent papers illustrate key research contributions, including:

  • Adaptive Image-Based Leader-Follower Formation Control of Mobile Robots With Visibility Constraints, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Vision-Based Formation Control of Mobile Robots With FOV Constraints and Unknown Feature Depth, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • Low-Complexity Control for Vision-Based Landing of Quadrotor UAV on Unknown Moving Platform, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • Robust Image-Based Landing Control of a Quadrotor on an Unpredictable Moving Vehicle Using Circle Features, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • Enabling human-infrastructure interfaces for inspection using augmented reality, 2020, Structural Health Monitoring

Best Publications

  • A vision-based formation control framework

    A.K. Das;R. Fierro;V. Kumar;J.P. Ostrowski

  • Control of a nonholomic mobile robot: Backstepping kinematics into dynamics

    Rafael Fierro;Frank L. Lewis

  • Control of a nonholonomic mobile robot using neural networks

    R. Fierro;F.L. Lewis

  • Control of a nonholonomic mobile robot: backstepping kinematics into dynamics

    R. Fierro;F.L. Lewis

  • Agile Load Transportation : Safe and Efficient Load Manipulation with Aerial Robots

    I. Palunko;P. Cruz;R. Fierro

  • Trajectory generation for swing-free maneuvers of a quadrotor with suspended payload: A dynamic programming approach

    Ivana Palunko;Rafael Fierro;Patricio Cruz

  • Hybrid control of formations of robots

    R. Fierro;A.K. Das;V. Kumar;J.P. Ostrowski

  • Cooperative localization and control for multi-robot manipulation

    J. Spletzer;A.K. Das;R. Fierro;C.J. Taylor

  • Decentralized cooperative control - A multivehicle platform for research in networked embedded systems

    D. Cruz;J. McClintock;B. Perteet;O.A.A. Orqueda

  • A Framework and Architecture for Multi-Robot Coordination

    Rafael Fierro;Aveek Das;John Spletzer;Joel Esposito

  • Adaptive Control of a Quadrotor with Dynamic Changes in the Center of Gravity

    Ivana Palunko;Rafael Fierro

  • Automated aerial suspended cargo delivery through reinforcement learning

    Aleksandra Faust;Ivana Palunko;Patricio Cruz;Rafael Fierro

  • Mobile robotic sensors for perimeter detection and tracking

    Justin Clark;Rafael Fierro

  • Cooperative Control of Robot Formations

    Rafael Fierro;Peng Song;Aveek Das;Vijay Kumar

  • Learning swing-free trajectories for UAVs with a suspended load

    Aleksandra Faust;Ivana Palunko;Patricio Cruz;Rafael Fierro

  • Real-time vision-based control of a nonholonomic mobile robot

    A.K. Das;R. Fierro;V. Kumar;B. Southall

  • Hierarchical Hybrid Modeling of Embedded Systems

    Rajeev Alur;Thao Dang;Joel M. Esposito;Rafael B. Fierro

  • Distributed Estimation and Control for Leader-Following Formations of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots

    Zhiqiang Miao;Yun-Hui Liu;Yaonan Wang;Guo Yi

  • Cooperative hybrid control of robotic sensors for perimeter detection and tracking

    J. Clark;R. Fierro

  • Adaptive Image-Based Leader–Follower Formation Control of Mobile Robots With Visibility Constraints

    Jie Lin;Zhiqiang Miao;Hang Zhong;Weixing Peng

  • Hybrid control for a class of underactuated mechanical systems

    R. Fierro;F.L. Lewis;A. Lowe

  • A Framework and Architecture for Multirobot Coordination

    Rajeev Alur;Aveek K. Das;Joel M. Esposito;Rafael B. Fierro

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank L. Lewis
Frank L. Lewis The University of Texas at Arlington
Vijay Kumar
Vijay Kumar University of Pennsylvania
Silvia Ferrari
Silvia Ferrari Cornell University
Yaonan Wang
Yaonan Wang Hunan University
Chaouki T. Abdallah
Chaouki T. Abdallah Georgia Institute of Technology
James Ostrowski
James Ostrowski Blue River Technology
Camillo J. Taylor
Camillo J. Taylor University of Pennsylvania
Insup Lee
Insup Lee University of Pennsylvania
Dawn M. Tilbury
Dawn M. Tilbury University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lixin Dong
Lixin Dong City University of Hong Kong

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