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Ufuk Topcu

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 49 2899 2781 1103 1031 369 11990

Ufuk Topcu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ufuk Topcu between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ufuk Topcu published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 28.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 108 publications in 2021. 101 of the 593 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 108. Peak 108 publications in 2021. 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 42 publications 2021: 108 publications 2022: 49 publications 2023: 53 publications 2024: 51 publications 2025: 50 publications
2005 2025

593 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ufuk Topcu: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 3
2006 1
2007 3
2008 9
2009 11
2010 10
2011 14
2012 22
2013 20
2014 15
2015 17
2016 26
2017 18
2018 34
2019 37
2020 42
2021 108
2022 49
2023 53
2024 51
2025 50
Total 593
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Ufuk Topcu 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 Ufuk Topcu 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, 354–373 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: 369 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214 369
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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Ufuk Topcu 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 Ufuk Topcu 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% 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
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130 49
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

Ufuk Topcu is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans several domains within computer science and engineering, with a focus on areas that intersect artificial intelligence, control theory, and formal methods.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the academic community, with publications numbered over 400 across several disciplines. Their main fields of study include:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Within these broader fields, their work is categorized into multiple subfields, notably:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Management Science and Operations Research

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • Formal Methods in Verification
  • Machine Learning and Algorithms
  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms

Their publication record is distributed across several frequent venues, highlighting their active presence in both control systems and artificial intelligence communities. Important publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • Automatica
  • IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ufuk Topcu include:

  • "Class-Aware Adversarial Transformers for Medical Image Segmentation," 2022, PubMed
  • "Joint Inference of Reward Machines and Policies for Reinforcement Learning," 2020, Proceedings of the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
  • "Control strategies for COVID-19 epidemic with vaccination, shield immunity and quarantine: A metric temporal logic approach," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Constrained Cross-Entropy Method for Safe Reinforcement Learning," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Safe Reinforcement Learning via Shielding under Partial Observability," 2023, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Ufuk Topcu frequently collaborates with several researchers, with the most frequent coauthors being:

  • Zhe Xu
  • Murat Cubuktepe
  • Yue Yu
  • Mustafa O. Karabag
  • David Fridovich-Keil

Best Publications

  • Optimal decentralized protocol for electric vehicle charging

    Lingwen Gan;Ufuk Topcu;Steven H. Low

  • Exact Convex Relaxation of Optimal Power Flow in Radial Networks

    Lingwen Gan;Na Li;Ufuk Topcu;Steven H. Low

  • Safe Reinforcement Learning via Shielding

    Mohammed Alshiekh;Roderick Bloem;Rüdiger Ehlers;Bettina Könighofer

  • Design and Stability of Load-Side Primary Frequency Control in Power Systems

    Changhong Zhao;Ufuk Topcu;Na Li;Steven Low

  • Receding Horizon Temporal Logic Planning

    T. Wongpiromsarn;U. Topcu;R. M. Murray

  • Brief paper: Local stability analysis using simulations and sum-of-squares programming

    Ufuk Topcu;Andrew Packard;Peter Seiler

  • Differentially Private Distributed Constrained Optimization

    Shuo Han;Ufuk Topcu;George J. Pappas

  • Optimal power flow with large-scale storage integration

    Dennice Gayme;Ufuk Topcu

  • Receding horizon control for temporal logic specifications

    Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn;Ufuk Topcu;Richard M. Murray

  • TuLiP: a software toolbox for receding horizon temporal logic planning

    Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn;Ufuk Topcu;Necmiye Ozay;Huan Xu

  • A simple optimal power flow model with energy storage

    K. Mani Chandy;Steven H. Low;Ufuk Topcu;Huan Xu

  • Synthesis of Reactive Switching Protocols From Temporal Logic Specifications

    Jun Liu;N. Ozay;U. Topcu;R. M. Murray

  • Decentralized Multi-Agent Optimization via Dual Decomposition

    Håkan Terelius;Ufuk Topcu;Richard M. Murray

  • Robust control of uncertain Markov Decision Processes with temporal logic specifications

    Eric M. Wolff;Ufuk Topcu;Richard M. Murray

  • Probably Approximately Correct MDP Learning and Control With Temporal Logic Constraints

    Jie Fu;Ufuk Topcu

  • Receding horizon temporal logic planning for dynamical systems

    Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn;Ufuk Topcu;Richard M. Murray

  • Optimal Load Control via Frequency Measurement and Neighborhood Area Communication

    Changhong Zhao;Ufuk Topcu;Steven H. Low

  • Correct, Reactive, High-Level Robot Control

    Hadas Kress-Gazit;Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn;Ufuk Topcu

  • Imperceptible electrooculography graphene sensor system for human–robot interface

    Shideh Kabiri Ameri;Myungsoo Kim;Irene Agnes Kuang;Withanage K. Perera

  • Robust Region-of-Attraction Estimation

    U. Topcu;A.K. Packard;P. Seiler;G.J. Balas

  • Optimization-based trajectory generation with linear temporal logic specifications

    Eric M. Wolff;Ufuk Topcu;Richard M. Murray

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Murray
Richard M. Murray California Institute of Technology
Steven H. Low
Steven H. Low California Institute of Technology
Andrew Packard
Andrew Packard University of California, Berkeley
Joost-Pieter Katoen
Joost-Pieter Katoen RWTH Aachen University
George J. Pappas
George J. Pappas University of Pennsylvania
Peter J. Seiler
Peter J. Seiler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gary J. Balas
Gary J. Balas University of Minnesota
Jonathan P. How
Jonathan P. How MIT
Na Li
Na Li Harvard University
Girish Chowdhary
Girish Chowdhary University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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