OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Reviews in Control is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Partitioning techniques for non-centralized predictive control: A systematic review and novel theoretical insights	248
A real-time interactive decision-making and control framework for complex cyber-physical-human systems	184
Contamination event diagnosis in drinking water networks: A review	182
A comprehensive review of models and nonlinear control strategies for blood glucose regulation in artificial pancreas	157
The data-driven approach to classical control theory	148
Human-like learning in car following: An attention-based driving strategy with memory-inspired adaptation	127
Control-theoretic modeling of multi-species water quality dynamics in drinking water networks: Survey, methods, and test cases	112
A review on VSC-HVDC control schemes	103
Applications of metaheuristic optimization algorithms in model predictive control for chemical engineering processes: A systematic review	99
Smith predictor based control of multi time-delay processes	88
Linear algebra based control design: A review with new perspectives	82
Observer-based error correction in finite memory approaches for pseudo state estimation of fractional dynamic models	81
Cognitive systems and interoperability in the enterprise: A systematic literature review	78
Model Predictive Control via Probabilistic Inference: A tutorial and survey	77
Probabilistic prediction methods for nonlinear systems with application to stochastic model predictive control	77
Trajectory tracking control for autonomous vehicles: A systematic PRISMA review of models and strategies	77
A critical review of cyber-physical security for building automation systems	72
Model Predictive Control of water resources systems: A review and research agenda	71
A review of physics-based learning for system health management	70
Bearing-based multi-agent formation control: A survey and taxonomy	65
Learning safe control for multi-robot systems: Methods, verification, and open challenges	63
Special section on fractional differentiation and its applications: Automatic control	63
Ergodic risk-sensitive control—A survey	61
Editorial Board	61
Probabilistic feasibility in data-driven multi-agent non-convex optimization	61

Behavioral theory for stochastic systems? A data-driven journey from Willems to Wiener and back again	49
Adaptive control and reinforcement learning for vehicle suspension control: A review	48
Safety-critical control for autonomous systems: Control barrier functions via reduced-order models	47
Time-domain system identification using fractional models from non-zero initial conditions applied to Li-ion Batteries	46
Predictive and robust control strategies applied to ground antenna systems	42
Learning and forgetting in systems neuroscience: A control perspective	42
A brief survey on encrypted control: From the first to the second generation and beyond	40
Closed-form and robust expressions for data-driven LQ control	40
Lateral control for autonomous vehicles: A comparative evaluation	39
Optimized path planning for autonomous robots in complex environments using a modified RRT algorithm	38
Editorial Board	38
Multi-time scale control and optimization via averaging and singular perturbation theory: From ODEs to hybrid dynamical systems	37
Parametrizations of all stable closed-loop responses: From theory to neural network control design	36
Value-gradient iteration with quadratic approximate value functions	36
Editorial Board	34
Addendum: Predictive form of the FPM model	28
Data-driven integration of wheel force sensing and yaw stability control in distributed drive electric vehicle: A review and perspective	27
Shaping the future of advanced automation and control systems for society strategic directions and multidisciplinary collaborations of IFAC's social systems coordinating committee	26
A unified framework for exponential stability analysis of irrational transfer functions in the parametric space	25
Distributed design of ultra large-scale control systems: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects	24
A frequency domain approach to Kalman filtering on Hilbert spaces: Application to Sturm–Liouville systems with pointwise measurement	24
Nonparametric adaptive control in native spaces: Finite-dimensional implementations, Part II	24
An in-depth review of dual-arm robot learning methods with advances and challenges in variable compliance-aware control for uncertain tasks	23
Implementation of deep reinforcement learning in permanent magnet synchronous motors control: A review	22
Control education for societal-scale challenges: A community roadmap	18
Role of digital technologies to enhance the human integration in industrial cyber–physical systems	18
Review of floating object manipulation by autonomous multi-vessel systems	18
Lyapunov stability tests for integral delay systems	17
Hybrid fault diagnosis in the process and chemical industries: A review	17
Active queue management for alleviating Internet congestion via a nonlinear differential equation with a variable delay	17
A harmonious synergy between robotic performance and well-being in human-robot collaboration: A vision and key recommendations	17
A survey on convex optimization for guidance and control of vehicular systems	17
Fault tolerant control of an octorotor UAV using sliding mode for applications in challenging environments	15
Reconfiguration blocks and fault hiding: Design, applications, and challenges	13
Modelling and control of manipulators for inspection and maintenance in challenging environments: A literature review	13
Special section on fractional differentiation and its applications: Modeling and system identification	13
A view on learning robust goal-conditioned value functions: Interplay between RL and MPC	13
Control-oriented system identification: Classical, learning, and physics-informed approaches	11
Leak detection and localization in water distribution networks: Review and perspective	11
Digital twins in manufacturing: A unified conceptual framework	11
Optimization algorithms as robust feedback controllers	11
Recursive identification methods for general stochastic systems with colored noises by using the hierarchical identification principle and the filtering identification idea	10
Mastering chaos: A review	9
Control practice for robotic applications in challenging environments	9
Survey of distributed algorithms for resource allocation over multi-agent systems	9
Cyber–physical–human systems in precision medicine: Advances in artificial pancreas for treatment of diabetes	9
Design, modeling, and experimental analysis of the Crawler Unit for inspection in constrained space	8
Advanced control in energy systems and review of future developments in marine energy system control	8
Editorial Board	8
AI-empowered modeling and control for automotive propulsion system: Challenges, solutions and prospects	8

Broad-deep network-based fuzzy emotional inference model with personal information for intention understanding in human–robot interaction	7
From road congestion to vehicle-control enabled artificial traffic fluids	7
Voltage regulation in distribution grids: A survey	6
Control theory in the era of intelligent systems: Applications, trends, and future directions	6
Systematic survey on model predictive control schemes applied to offshore deep water wells in oil and gas industry	6
Composite adaptation and learning for robot control: A survey	6
A comprehensive review of static and dynamic facility layout problems	6
PID control of quadrotor UAVs: A survey	5
Foundations for sustainable digital twins: requirements and research insights	5
Control for cognitive systems	5
Cooperative control of heterogeneous multi-agent systems under spatiotemporal constraints	5
Handbook of linear data-driven predictive control: Theory, implementation and design	5
Empowering wave energy with control technology: Possibilities and pitfalls	5
Bio-inspired control strategies in wearable robotics: A comprehensive review of CPGs and DMPs	5