Bailing Tian

5.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
135 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Bailing Tian is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Bailing Tian has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 77 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 39 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Bailing Tian's work include Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (84 papers), Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (34 papers) and Guidance and Control Systems (28 papers). Bailing Tian is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (84 papers), Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (34 papers) and Guidance and Control Systems (28 papers). Bailing Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Singapore. Bailing Tian's co-authors include Qun Zong, Zongyu Zuo, Hanchen Lu, Hong Wang, Michaël Defoort, Zhengtao Ding, Xiuyun Zhang, Liqian Dou, Fang Wang and Xinyi Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Automatica.

In The Last Decade

Bailing Tian

130 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Fixed-Time Consensus Tracking for Multiagent Systems With High-Order Integrator Dynamics

2017 593 citations Zongyu Zuo, Bailing Tian et al. profile →
A fixed-time output feedback control scheme for double integrator systems

2017 317 citations Bailing Tian, Zongyu Zuo et al. Automatica profile →
Fixed-Time Leader–Follower Output Feedback Consensus for Second-Order Multiagent Systems

2018 250 citations Bailing Tian, Hanchen Lu et al. profile →
Multivariable Finite Time Attitude Control for Quadrotor UAV: Theory and Experimentation

2017 235 citations Bailing Tian, Hanchen Lu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bailing Tian China	33	3.3k	1.7k	1.6k	473	386	135	4.4k
Guangfu Ma China	33	3.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	1.7k 1.0×	336 0.7×	181 0.5×	192	4.8k
Yisheng Zhong China	35	3.3k 1.0×	3.7k 2.1×	1.9k 1.2×	351 0.7×	623 1.6×	199	5.8k
Shuanghe Yu China	30	4.2k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	849 0.5×	420 0.9×	315 0.8×	165	5.1k
Xingling Shao China	30	2.2k 0.7×	667 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	282 0.6×	263 0.7×	122	3.0k
Haibo Du China	43	5.8k 1.8×	3.8k 2.2×	1.2k 0.8×	522 1.1×	269 0.7×	184	7.3k
Xu Jin United States	29	3.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	413 0.3×	651 1.4×	231 0.6×	91	3.9k
Wenjie Dong United States	26	3.9k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	546 0.3×	865 1.8×	681 1.8×	100	4.6k
Eugene Lavretsky United States	31	3.3k 1.0×	468 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	357 0.8×	203 0.5×	147	3.9k
Jiangshuai Huang China	33	3.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.5×	299 0.2×	550 1.2×	296 0.8×	122	4.2k
Samir Bouabdallah Switzerland	18	3.5k 1.1×	901 0.5×	2.2k 1.4×	238 0.5×	1.3k 3.3×	30	4.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wu, Zhenyu, et al.. (2025). CTE-MLO: Continuous-Time and Efficient Multi-LiDAR Odometry With Localizability-Aware Point Cloud Sampling. 2. 165–187. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Da, Xiuyun Zhang, Qun Zong, et al.. (2025). Efficient multi-satellite trajectory planning: Multi-agent soft actor–critic reinforcement learning with mixed expert experience replay for formation reconfiguration. Neurocomputing. 644. 130354–130354.

Shao, Shikai, et al.. (2025). Adaptive practical prescribed-time attitude tracking control for quadrotor UAV. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 362(5). 107573–107573. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Bailing, et al.. (2024). Global Finite-Time Adaptive Attitude Control for Coupled Spacecraft With Model Uncertainty and Actuator Faults. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 32(6). 2428–2435. 7 indexed citations

Tian, Bailing, et al.. (2024). Fixed-Time Disturbance Observer-Based MPC Robust Trajectory Tracking Control of Quadrotor. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(6). 4272–4282. 3 indexed citations

Zong, Qun, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Space-Based Situational Awareness: Real-Time Observation of Dynamic Targets With Meta-Cooperative-Scheduling Net. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 60(6). 8198–8211. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xuewei, et al.. (2024). DEMO-PAST: A Decentralized Multi-MAV Online Navigation System Using Parallel Strategy Acceleration. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. 10(3). 2115–2126. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Jie, et al.. (2024). Event-Based Dynamic Quantized Control for Bipartite Consensus. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 55(3). 1886–1897.

Tian, Bailing, et al.. (2023). Adaptive prescribed performance sliding mode control based on time‐varying barrier function. Asian Journal of Control. 26(3). 1528–1539. 2 indexed citations

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Tian, Bailing, et al.. (2023). RLV integrated guidance and control based on adaptive high-order sliding mode. Nonlinear Dynamics. 111(17). 16133–16144. 4 indexed citations

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Tian, Bailing, et al.. (2022). Real-Time Instance-Aware Segmentation and Semantic Mapping on Edge Devices. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 72. 1–9. 3 indexed citations

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Zong, Qun, et al.. (2020). Disturbance Observer-Based Active Vibration Suppression and Attitude Control for Flexible Spacecraft. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 52(2). 893–901. 46 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yikai, et al.. (2020). Ultra-wideband and Visual Odometry Based Relative Localization for Multi-UAV System. 4665–4670. 3 indexed citations

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Zong, Qun, et al.. (2019). Trajectory Optimization and Finite-Time Control for Unmanned Helicopters Formation. IEEE Access. 7. 93023–93034. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiuyun, Qun Zong, Liqian Dou, Bailing Tian, & Wenjing Liu. (2019). Finite-time attitude maneuvering and vibration suppression of flexible spacecraft. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 357(16). 11604–11628. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Dandan, Qun Zong, Bailing Tian, et al.. (2018). Neural network disturbance observer-based distributed finite-time formation tracking control for multiple unmanned helicopters. ISA Transactions. 73. 208–226. 101 indexed citations

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Tian, Bailing, et al.. (2017). A fixed-time output feedback control scheme for double integrator systems. Automatica. 80. 17–24. 317 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Fang, Qun Zong, Bailing Tian, & Jie Wang. (2013). Approximate backstepping sliding mode control for a flexible air-breathing hypersonic vehicle. Chinese Control Conference. 5383–5388. 2 indexed citations

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Tian, Bailing, Qun Zong, Fang Wang, & Jie Wang. (2012). Smooth second order sliding mode control for reusable launch vehicle in reentry phase. Chinese Control Conference. 583–588. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Jie, Qun Zong, & Bailing Tian. (2011). Flight control for hypersonic vehicle based on quasi-continuous high-order sliding mode. Chinese Control Conference. 522–527. 6 indexed citations

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