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D-Index
39
Citations
7680
World Ranking
7596
National Ranking
1368

Xi-Ren Cao publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xi-Ren Cao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 235 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Xi-Ren Cao D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xi-Ren Cao sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 128 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 349 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 425 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 94 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 24 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to perturbation analysis and to performance evaluation of discrete event systems.

Overview

Xi-Ren Cao is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Computer Science. Their work integrates subfields such as Finance, Management Science and Operations Research, Control and Systems Engineering, Economics and Econometrics, and Management Information Systems.

The main topics covered in their scholarly output include stochastic processes and financial applications, advanced control systems optimization, advanced queuing theory analysis, simulation techniques and applications, scheduling and optimization algorithms, economic theories and models, and reinforcement learning in robotics.

Among their recent publications are several papers in notable scientific venues. These include:

  • Optimization of stock trading with additional information by Limit Order Book, 2021, Automatica
  • A note on the existence of optimal stationary policies for average Markov decision processes with countable states, 2023, Automatica
  • On the existence of optimal stationary policies for average Markov decision processes with countable states, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Periodic Sequence Voltage Balance Control Strategy for Three-Level Dab Converter Under Unbalanced Load Condition, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Robust MPC-based centralized cooperative control of trajectory tracking and handling stability for distributed drive electric vehicles, 2025, Journal of the Franklin Institute

Apart from journal articles, Xi-Ren Cao has contributed to book publications, with works published by Springer International Publishing and Communications and Control Engineering/Communications and Control Engineering Series. These include:

  • Foundations of Average-Cost Nonhomogeneous Controlled Markov Chains, 2020, Springer International Publishing
  • Relative Optimization of Continuous-Time and Continuous-State Stochastic Systems, 2020, Communications and Control Engineering Series

Xi-Ren Cao has collaborated with a number of frequent co-authors, such as:

  • Xianping Guo
  • Ruo-Bing Xue
  • Xiang-Shen Ye
  • Xia Li
  • Li Xia

Their publications have appeared chiefly in the venues of Automatica, arXiv (Cornell University), SSRN Electronic Journal, and Journal of the Franklin Institute.

In 1996, Xi-Ren Cao was recognized as an IEEE Fellow for contributions to perturbation analysis and performance evaluation of discrete event systems.

Best Publications

  • Perturbation Analysis of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems

    Yu-Chi Ho;Xi-Ren Cao

  • Stochastic Learning and Optimization - A Sensitivity-Based Approach

    Xi-Ren Cao

  • General approach to blind source separation

    Xi-Ren Cao;Ruey-Wen Liu

  • Perturbation analysis and optimization of queueing networks

    Y. C. Ho;X. Cao

  • Perturbation realization, potentials, and sensitivity analysis of Markov processes

    Xi-Ren Cao;Han-Fu Chen

  • Stochastic Learning and Optimization

    Xi-ren Cao

  • Internet pricing with a game theoretical approach: concepts and examples

    Xi-Ren Cao;Hong-Xia Shen;Rodolfo Milito;Patrica Wirth

  • Brief paper: Infinitesimal and finite perturbation analysis for queueing networks

    Y. C. Ho;Xiren Cao;Christos Cassandras

  • Convergence properties of infinitesimal perturbation analysis

    Philip Heidelberger;Xi-Ren Cao;Michael A. Zazanis;Rajan Suri

  • Convergence of parameter sensitivity estimates in a stochastic experiment

    Xi-Ren Cao

  • Call admission control for voice/data integrated cellular networks: performance analysis and comparative study

    Bin Li;Lizhong Li;Bo Li;K.M. Sivalingam

  • Forecasting power market clearing price and quantity using a neural network method

    Feng Gao;Xiaohong Guan;Xi-Ren Cao;A. Papalexopoulos

  • Models of discrete event dynamic systems

    X.-R. Cao;Y.-C. Ho

  • Semi-Markov decision problems and performance sensitivity analysis

    Xi-Ren Cao

  • Algorithms for sensitivity analysis of Markov systems through potentials and perturbation realization

    Xi-Ren Cao;Yat-Wah Wan

  • On handoff performance for an integrated voice/data cellular system

    Bin Li;Lizhong Li;Bo Li;Xi-Ren Cao

  • QoS enabled voice support in the next generation Internet: issues, existing approaches and challenges

    Bo Li;M. Hamdi;Dongyi Iang;Xi-Ren Cao

  • Basic Ideas for Event-Based Optimization of Markov Systems

    Xi-Ren Cao

  • Realization Probabilities: The Dynamics of Queuing Systems

    Xi-Ren Cao

  • Preference functions and bargaining solutions

    Xiren Cao

  • Forecasting power market clearing price and quantity using a neural network method

    F. Gao;X. Guan;X.R. Cao;A. Papalexpoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Yu-Chi Ho
Yu-Chi Ho Harvard University
Li Qiu
Li Qiu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Christos G. Cassandras
Christos G. Cassandras Boston University
Jiangchuan Liu
Jiangchuan Liu Simon Fraser University
Duan Li
Duan Li City University of Hong Kong
Rajan Suri
Rajan Suri University of Wisconsin–Madison
Zhi Ding
Zhi Ding University of California, Davis
Mounir Hamdi
Mounir Hamdi Hamad bin Khalifa University
Weibo Gong
Weibo Gong University of Massachusetts Amherst
W.M. Wonham
W.M. Wonham University of Toronto

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