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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 109 105 102 50 47 446 66384

Wei Ren publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Ren between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Ren published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2021. 12 of the 458 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2021. 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 3 publications
1990 2025

458 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Ren: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 3
1991 2
1992 4
1993 5
1994 5
1995 6
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 7
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 4
2004 8
2005 10
2006 11
2007 22
2008 28
2009 10
2010 26
2011 28
2012 16
2013 18
2014 17
2015 16
2016 23
2017 20
2018 24
2019 33
2020 30
2021 43
2022 4
2023 14
2024 9
2025 3
Total 458
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Wei Ren 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 Wei Ren 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, 434–453 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: 446 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147 446
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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Wei Ren 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 Wei Ren 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, 109 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: 109 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 10 109
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to distributed coordination and control of multi-agent systems

Overview

Wei Ren is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

The main topics of Wei Ren's work include:

  • Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems
  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Petri Nets in System Modeling
  • Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization
  • Formal Methods in Verification

Wei Ren has published extensively in several venues. Frequent publication venues are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Automatica
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine

Recent papers by Wei Ren include:

  • "Event-Triggered Tracking Control of Networked Multiagent Systems," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Stability of multi-dimensional switched systems with an application to open multi-agent systems," 2022, Automatica
  • "Improved hybrid A* path planning method for spherical mobile robot based on pendulum," 2021, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
  • "Multi-Terrain Velocity Control of the Spherical Robot by Online Obtaining the Uncertainties in the Dynamics," 2022, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "Current-Constrained Adaptive Robust Control for Uncertain PMSM Drive Systems: Theory and Experimentation," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification

Wei Ren collaborates frequently with other researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Xi-Ming Sun
  • Junlin Xiong
  • Dimos V. Dimarogonas
  • Raphaël M. Jungers
  • Zhuo-Rui Pan

Wei Ren was awarded the IEEE Fellow designation in 2016 for contributions to distributed coordination and control of multi-agent systems.

Best Publications

  • Consensus seeking in multiagent systems under dynamically changing interaction topologies

    Wei Ren;R.W. Beard

  • Distributed Consensus in Multi-vehicle Cooperative Control

    Wei Ren;Randal W. Beard

  • Information consensus in multivehicle cooperative control

    Wei Ren;R.W. Beard;E.M. Atkins

  • An Overview of Recent Progress in the Study of Distributed Multi-Agent Coordination

    Yongcan Cao;Wenwu Yu;Wei Ren;Guanrong Chen

  • On Consensus Algorithms for Double-Integrator Dynamics

    Wei Ren

  • A survey of consensus problems in multi-agent coordination

    Wei Ren;R.W. Beard;E.M. Atkins

  • Distributed multi‐vehicle coordinated control via local information exchange

    Wei Ren;Ella Atkins

  • Distributed Coordination of Multi-agent Networks

    Wei Ren;Yongcan Cao

  • Distributed Coordination of Multi-agent Networks: Emergent Problems, Models, and Issues

    Wei Ren;Yongcan Cao

  • Distributed Consensus in Multi-vehicle Cooperative Control: Theory and Applications

    Wei Ren;Randal W. Beard

  • Brief paper: Distributed finite-time attitude containment control for multiple rigid bodies

    Ziyang Meng;Wei Ren;Zheng You

  • Designing Fully Distributed Consensus Protocols for Linear Multi-Agent Systems With Directed Graphs

    Zhongkui Li;Guanghui Wen;Zhisheng Duan;Wei Ren

  • Consensus strategies for cooperative control of vehicle formations

    W. Ren

  • Decentralized Scheme for Spacecraft Formation Flying via the Virtual Structure Approach

    Wei Ren;Randal W. Beard

  • Multi-vehicle consensus with a time-varying reference state

    Wei Ren

  • Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems With General Linear and Lipschitz Nonlinear Dynamics Using Distributed Adaptive Protocols

    Zhongkui Li;Wei Ren;Xiangdong Liu;Mengyin Fu

  • Distributed coordination architecture for multi-robot formation control

    Wei Ren;Nathan Sorensen

  • Brief paper: Second-order consensus in multi-agent dynamical systems with sampled position data

    Wenwu Yu;Wei Xing Zheng;Guanrong Chen;Wei Ren

  • Distributed consensus of linear multi-agent systems with adaptive dynamic protocols

    Zhongkui Li;Wei Ren;Xiangdong Liu;Lihua Xie

  • Brief paper: Distributed containment control for Lagrangian networks with parametric uncertainties under a directed graph

    Jie Mei;Wei Ren;Guangfu Ma

  • Distributed Coordinated Tracking With Reduced Interaction via a Variable Structure Approach

    Yongcan Cao;Wei Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongcan Cao
Yongcan Cao The University of Texas at San Antonio
Randal W. Beard
Randal W. Beard Brigham Young University
Guanrong Chen
Guanrong Chen City University of Hong Kong
Ziyang Meng
Ziyang Meng Tsinghua University
Zhongkui Li
Zhongkui Li Peking University
Wenwu Yu
Wenwu Yu Southeast University
YangQuan Chen
YangQuan Chen University of California, Merced
Zhisheng Duan
Zhisheng Duan Peking University
Yongduan Song
Yongduan Song Chongqing University
Guangfu Ma
Guangfu Ma Harbin Institute of Technology

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