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D-Index
43
Citations
11491
World Ranking
3815
National Ranking
1379

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.

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34 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.

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.

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.

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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