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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 36 2577 2414 315 314 150 4147
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 36 5419 5202 790 787 135 4089

Zewei Zheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zewei Zheng between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zewei Zheng published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2019. 17 of the 164 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2019. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 6 publications
1995 2025

164 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zewei Zheng: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 2
2008 0
2009 1
2010 1
2011 5
2012 9
2013 4
2014 4
2015 9
2016 16
2017 17
2018 14
2019 18
2020 13
2021 11
2022 9
2023 12
2024 11
2025 6
Total 164
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Zewei Zheng 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 Zewei Zheng 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, 147–156 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: 150 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
147–156 155 150
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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Zewei Zheng 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 Zewei Zheng 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% 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 36
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
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

Zewei Zheng is affiliated with Beihang University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly within aerospace and control systems. Their research portfolio includes over one hundred publications, with a focus on aerospace engineering, control and systems engineering, and ocean engineering.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields, including:

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Networks and Communications

Zewei Zheng's research topics concentrate primarily on control methodologies and applications in aerospace and marine contexts. Major themes include:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems
  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Guidance and Control Systems
  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
  • Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots
  • Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems

Some of their recent papers demonstrate a focus on the control and guidance of surface vessels and aerial vehicles with consideration of error constraints and uncertainties. Notable publications are:

  • "Reinforcement learning control for underactuated surface vessel with output error constraints and uncertainties" (2020) in Neurocomputing
  • "Moving path following control for a surface vessel with error constraint" (2020) in Automatica
  • "A survey on modelling, control and challenges of stratospheric airships" (2021) in Control Engineering Practice
  • "Fixed-time control for automatic carrier landing with disturbance" (2020) in Aerospace Science and Technology
  • "Robust Adaptive Control for a Quadrotor UAV With Uncertain Aerodynamic Parameters" (2023) in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

The most frequent publication venues for Zewei Zheng include:

  • Aerospace Science and Technology
  • ISA Transactions
  • Journal of the Franklin Institute
  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  • Advances in Space Research

In collaboration, Zewei Zheng has coauthored numerous works with colleagues such as Ming Zhu, Tian Chen, Yifei Zhang, Zhiyuan Guan, and Bing Zhu, indicating a collaborative network within their research community.

Best Publications

  • Adaptive Trajectory Tracking Control of a Fully Actuated Surface Vessel With Asymmetrically Constrained Input and Output

    Zewei Zheng;Yanting Huang;Lihua Xie;Bing Zhu

  • Path Following of a Surface Vessel With Prescribed Performance in the Presence of Input Saturation and External Disturbances

    Zewei Zheng;Mir Feroskhan

  • Error-Constrained LOS Path Following of a Surface Vessel With Actuator Saturation and Faults

    Zewei Zheng;Liang Sun;Lihua Xie

  • Path following control for marine surface vessel with uncertainties and input saturation

    Zewei Zheng;Liang Sun

  • Disturbance-Observer-Based Robust Backstepping Attitude Stabilization of Spacecraft Under Input Saturation and Measurement Uncertainty

    Liang Sun;Zewei Zheng

  • A Robust Adaptive RBFNN Augmenting Backstepping Control Approach for a Model-Scaled Helicopter

    Yao Zou;Zewei Zheng

  • Adaptive fixed-time trajectory tracking control of a stratospheric airship.

    Zewei Zheng;Mir Feroskhan;Liang Sun

  • Trajectory tracking control for a marine surface vessel with asymmetric saturation actuators

    Zewei Zheng;Cheng Jin;Ming Zhu;Kangwen Sun

  • Adaptive integral LOS path following for an unmanned airship with uncertainties based on robust RBFNN backstepping.

    Zewei Zheng;Yao Zou

  • Finite-time path following control for a stratospheric airship with input saturation and error constraint

    Zewei Zheng;Lihua Xie

  • Planar path following control for stratospheric airship

    Zewei Zheng;Wei Huo

  • Fixed-time autonomous shipboard landing control of a helicopter with external disturbances

    Yanting Huang;Ming Zhu;Zewei Zheng;Mir Feroskhan

  • Autonomous airship path following control: Theory and experiments

    Zewei Zheng;Wei Huo;Zhe Wu

  • Prescribed performance control for automatic carrier landing with disturbance

    Zhiyuan Guan;Yunpeng Ma;Zewei Zheng;Na Guo

  • Reinforcement learning control for underactuated surface vessel with output error constraints and uncertainties

    Zewei Zheng;Linping Ruan;Ming Zhu;Xiao Guo

  • Output-constrained tracking control of an underactuated autonomous underwater vehicle with uncertainties

    Zewei Zheng;Linping Ruan;Ming Zhu

  • Adaptive Sliding Mode Relative Motion Control for Autonomous Carrier Landing of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Zewei Zheng;Zhenghao Jin;Liang Sun;Ming Zhu

  • Trajectory tracking control for underactuated stratospheric airship

    Zewei Zheng;Wei Huo;Zhe Wu

  • Moving path following control for a surface vessel with error constraint

    Zewei Zheng

  • Disturbance Observer-Based Robust Saturated Control for Spacecraft Proximity Maneuvers

    Liang Sun;Zewei Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Zongyu Zuo
Zongyu Zuo Beihang University
Lihua Xie
Lihua Xie Nanyang Technological University
Qing-Long Han
Qing-Long Han Swinburne University of Technology
Choon Ki Ahn
Choon Ki Ahn Korea University
Xiaohua Xia
Xiaohua Xia University of Pretoria
Ming Xu
Ming Xu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
K.H. Low
K.H. Low Nanyang Technological University

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