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D-Index
40
Citations
8872
World Ranking
7192
National Ranking
1318

Zhiyun Lin 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 Zhiyun Lin sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 255 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhiyun Lin 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 Zhiyun Lin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhiyun Lin is affiliated with Hangzhou Dianzi University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and computer science. Their research primarily focuses on areas such as distributed control in multi-agent systems, neural networks stability and synchronization, and localization technologies used both indoors and outdoors.

The topics covered in their work include:

  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Lin's publications appear frequently in reputable academic venues. The main platforms where their work has been published are:

  • Automatica
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Representative recent papers include the following:

  • Distributed Fixed-Time Resource Allocation Algorithm for the General Linear Multi-Agent Systems, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs
  • Target-Value-Competition-Based Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Distributed Nonconvex Economic Dispatch, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • A Unified Approach for Finite-Time Global Stabilization of Affine, Rigid, and Translational Formation, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • A Novel Exploitative and Explorative GWO-SVM Algorithm for Smart Emotion Recognition, 2023, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • Bearing-only distributed localization: A unified barycentric approach, 2021, Automatica

Zhiyun Lin frequently collaborates with several co-authors. Notable among them are:

  • Zhimin Han
  • Xiasheng Shi
  • Bo Wang
  • Gangfeng Yan
  • Jian Hou

Their research spans several subfields, with notable contributions in:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence

This scientific profile reflects a sustained focus on interdisciplinary approaches across engineering and computer science, particularly in advancing understanding and applications related to multi-agent systems, control theory, and networked system dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Necessary and sufficient graphical conditions for formation control of unicycles

    Zhiyun Lin;B. Francis;M. Maggiore

  • Local control strategies for groups of mobile autonomous agents

    Zhiyun Lin;M. Broucke;B. Francis

  • State Agreement for Continuous-Time Coupled Nonlinear Systems

    Zhiyun Lin;Bruce Francis;Manfredi Maggiore

  • Distributed Formation Control of Multi-Agent Systems Using Complex Laplacian

    Zhiyun Lin;Lili Wang;Zhimin Han;Minyue Fu

  • Necessary and Sufficient Graphical Conditions for Affine Formation Control

    Zhiyun Lin;Lili Wang;Zhiyong Chen;Minyue Fu

  • Leader-follower formation via complex Laplacian

    Zhiyun Lin;Wei Ding;Gangfeng Yan;Changbin Yu

  • Decentralized Optimal Demand-Side Management for PHEV Charging in a Smart Grid

    Yuting Mou;Hao Xing;Zhiyun Lin;Minyue Fu

  • Local control strategy for moving-target-enclosing under dynamically changing network topology

    Jing Guo;Gangfeng Yan;Zhiyun Lin

  • Distributed Bisection Method for Economic Power Dispatch in Smart Grid

    Hao Xing;Yuting Mou;Minyue Fu;Zhiyun Lin

  • Decentralized Optimal Scheduling for Charging and Discharging of Plug-In Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids

    Hao Xing;Minyue Fu;Zhiyun Lin;Yuting Mou

  • Integrated Relative Localization and Leader–Follower Formation Control

    Zhimin Han;Kexin Guo;Lihua Xie;Zhiyun Lin

  • A Dual Quaternion Solution to Attitude and Position Control for Rigid-Body Coordination

    Xiangke Wang;Changbin Yu;Zhiyun Lin

  • Distributed control of cooperative target enclosing based on reachability and invariance analysis

    Ying Lan;Gangfeng Yan;Zhiyun Lin

  • Formation Control With Size Scaling Via a Complex Laplacian-Based Approach

    Zhimin Han;Lili Wang;Zhiyun Lin;Ronghao Zheng

  • Combined Flocking and Distance-Based Shape Control of Multi-Agent Formations

    Mohammad Deghat;Brian D. O. Anderson;Zhiyun Lin

  • A Graph Laplacian Approach to Coordinate-Free Formation Stabilization for Directed Networks

    Zhiyun Lin;Lili Wang;Zhimin Han;Minyue Fu

  • A Barycentric Coordinate Based Distributed Localization Algorithm for Sensor Networks

    Yingfei Diao;Zhiyun Lin;Minyue Fu

  • A Distributed Algorithm for Resource Allocation Over Dynamic Digraphs

    Yun Xu;Tingrui Han;Kai Cai;Zhiyun Lin

  • Robust guaranteed cost control for discrete-time uncertain systems with delay

    X. Guan;Z. Lin;G. Duan

  • Brief paper: Collective motions and formations under pursuit strategies on directed acyclic graphs

    Wei Ding;Gangfeng Yan;Zhiyun Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Minyue Fu
Minyue Fu Southern University of Science and Technology
Wenyuan Xu
Wenyuan Xu Zhejiang University
Bruce A. Francis
Bruce A. Francis University of Toronto
Changbin Yu
Changbin Yu Australian National University
Ming Cao
Ming Cao University of Groningen
Zhiyong Chen
Zhiyong Chen University of Newcastle Australia
Huanshui Zhang
Huanshui Zhang Shandong University of Science and Technology
Qiang Yang
Qiang Yang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Guoqiang Mao
Guoqiang Mao Xidian University
Brian D. O. Anderson
Brian D. O. Anderson Australian National University

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