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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 46 1436 1328 176 176 142 8766
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 46 3374 3235 546 544 142 8766

Weichao Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weichao Sun between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weichao Sun published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2023. 33 of the 199 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2023. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 21 publications
2008 2025

199 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weichao Sun: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 2
2010 4
2011 2
2012 1
2013 7
2014 8
2015 12
2016 12
2017 11
2018 8
2019 11
2020 24
2021 13
2022 9
2023 41
2024 12
2025 21
Total 199
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Weichao Sun 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 Weichao Sun 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, 137–146 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: 142 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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
137–146 140 142
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
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Weichao Sun 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 Weichao Sun 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 46
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
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Weichao Sun is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Weichao Sun has contributed extensively to a variety of research topics. Among the main topics of their work are:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Advanced Neural Network Applications
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
  • Iterative Learning Control Systems
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control

Their recent scholarly articles include the following publications:

  • "Deep Dual-Resolution Networks for Real-Time and Accurate Semantic Segmentation of Traffic Scenes" (2022), published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • "Master-Slave Synchronous Control of Dual-Drive Gantry Stage With Cogging Force Compensation" (2022), published in IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • "Event-Triggered Adaptive Asymptotic Tracking Control of Uncertain MIMO Nonlinear Systems With Actuator Faults" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
  • "Trajectory Tracking of Autonomous Vehicle: A Differential Flatness Approach With Disturbance-Observer-Based Control" (2022), published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles
  • "Event-Triggered Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Control for Unknown Nonlinear Systems With Applications to Linear Motor" (2021), published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Weichao Sun has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Huihui Pan
  • Huijun Gao
  • Xinghu Yu
  • Jue Wang
  • Yanbin Liu

The scientist's work has appeared in a variety of publication venues with notable recurrent contributions to:

  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

In addition to articles, Weichao Sun has authored a book published by Springer Nature titled Robust Environmental Perception and Reliability Control for Intelligent Vehicles (2023).

Best Publications

  • Finite Frequency $H_{\infty }$ Control for Vehicle Active Suspension Systems

    Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;O Kaynak

  • Robust Sampled-Data $H_{\infty}$ Control for Vehicle Active Suspension Systems

    Huijun Gao;Weichao Sun;Peng Shi

  • Saturated Adaptive Robust Control for Active Suspension Systems

    Weichao Sun;Zhengli Zhao;Huijun Gao

  • Adaptive Backstepping Control for Active Suspension Systems With Hard Constraints

    Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;O. Kaynak

  • Robust Sampled-Data Control for Vehicle Active Suspension Systems

    Huijun Gao;Weichao Sun;Peng Shi

  • Active Suspension Control With Frequency Band Constraints and Actuator Input Delay

    Weichao Sun;Ye Zhao;Jinfu Li;Lixian Zhang

  • Adaptive Robust Vibration Control of Full-Car Active Suspensions With Electrohydraulic Actuators

    Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;Bin Yao

  • Vibration Isolation for Active Suspensions With Performance Constraints and Actuator Saturation

    Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;Okyay Kaynak

  • Filter-Based Adaptive Vibration Control for Active Vehicle Suspensions With Electrohydraulic Actuators

    Weichao Sun;Huihui Pan;Huijun Gao

  • Nonlinear Output Feedback Finite-Time Control for Vehicle Active Suspension Systems

    Huihui Pan;Weichao Sun

  • Disturbance Observer-Based Adaptive Tracking Control With Actuator Saturation and Its Application

    Huihui Pan;Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;Xingjian Jing

  • Adaptive RISE Control of Hydraulic Systems With Multilayer Neural-Networks

    Zhikai Yao;Jianyong Yao;Weichao Sun

  • Multi-objective control for uncertain nonlinear active suspension systems

    Weichao Sun;Huihui Pan;Yifu Zhang;Huijun Gao

  • A Bioinspired Dynamics-Based Adaptive Tracking Control for Nonlinear Suspension Systems

    Huihui Pan;Xingjian Jing;Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao

  • Master-Slave Synchronous Control of Dual-Drive Gantry Stage With Cogging Force Compensation

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  • Finite-Time Stabilization for Vehicle Active Suspension Systems With Hard Constraints

    Huihui Pan;Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;Jinyong Yu

  • Two Time-Scale Tracking Control of Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Robots

    Weichao Sun;Songyuan Tang;Huijun Gao;Jie Zhao

  • RBFNN-Based Adaptive Sliding Mode Control Design for Delayed Nonlinear Multilateral Telerobotic System With Cooperative Manipulation

    Zheng Chen;Fanghao Huang;Wenjie Chen;Junhui Zhang

  • Adaptive tracking control for active suspension systems with non-ideal actuators

    Huihui Pan;Huihui Pan;Weichao Sun;Xingjian Jing;Huijun Gao

  • Transient-Performance-Guaranteed Robust Adaptive Control and Its Application to Precision Motion Control Systems

    Weichao Sun;Yifu Zhang;Yuping Huang;Huijun Gao

  • Vibration control for active seat suspension systems via dynamic output feedback with limited frequency characteristic

    Weichao Sun;Jinfu Li;Ye Zhao;Huijun Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Huijun Gao
Huijun Gao Harbin Institute of Technology
Okyay Kaynak
Okyay Kaynak Boğaziçi University
Xingjian Jing
Xingjian Jing City University of Hong Kong
Peng Shi
Peng Shi University of Adelaide
Tasawar Hayat
Tasawar Hayat Quaid-i-Azam University
Fuad E. Alsaadi
Fuad E. Alsaadi King Abdulaziz University
Bin Yao
Bin Yao Purdue University West Lafayette
Zheng Chen
Zheng Chen Peking University
Umit Ozguner
Umit Ozguner The Ohio State University
Sergio M. Savaresi
Sergio M. Savaresi Polytechnic University of Milan

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