Ben M. Chen

13.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
458 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Ben M. Chen is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben M. Chen has authored 458 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 172 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 165 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Ben M. Chen's work include Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (117 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (105 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (84 papers). Ben M. Chen is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (117 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (105 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (84 papers). Ben M. Chen collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, Hong Kong and China. Ben M. Chen's co-authors include Zongli Lin, Tong H. Lee, Kemao Peng, Tingshu Hu, Guowei Cai, Tae-Hee Lee, Tong Heng Lee, Ali Saberi, Venkatesh Venkataramanan and Feng Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

In The Last Decade

Ben M. Chen

428 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

An analysis and design method for linear systems subject to actuator saturation and disturbance

2002 596 citations Ben M. Chen et al. profile →
Composite nonlinear feedback control for linear systems with input saturation: theory and an application

2003 360 citations Ben M. Chen et al. profile →
Single drone-based 3D reconstruction approach to improve public engagement in conservation of heritage buildings: A case of Hakka Tulou

2024 33 citations Qingxiang Li, Dongyue Huang et al. Journal of Building Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ben M. Chen Singapore	48	5.4k	2.7k	2.0k	1.6k	1.0k	458	9.3k
Alessandro Astolfi United Kingdom	54	9.8k 1.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	520	12.5k
Sertaç Karaman United States	41	2.0k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	4.4k 2.2×	887 0.6×	390 0.4×	173	7.0k
Antonios Tsourdos United Kingdom	50	2.5k 0.5×	4.7k 1.7×	2.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.2×	403 0.4×	589	9.4k
Ümi̇t Özgüner United States	46	7.4k 1.4×	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	409	11.0k
Raffaello D’Andrea Switzerland	53	5.8k 1.1×	3.2k 1.2×	3.2k 1.6×	2.6k 1.7×	1.5k 1.5×	249	10.1k
Anı́bal Ollero Spain	53	4.1k 0.8×	5.8k 2.1×	5.3k 2.6×	2.5k 1.6×	1.5k 1.5×	519	11.9k
N. Harris McClamroch United States	38	6.8k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	2.4k 1.2×	667 0.4×	817 0.8×	222	8.4k
Haibin Duan China	47	1.8k 0.3×	3.4k 1.3×	3.0k 1.5×	2.0k 1.3×	298 0.3×	346	7.6k
Steven L. Waslander Canada	34	2.1k 0.4×	3.4k 1.2×	3.2k 1.6×	905 0.6×	271 0.3×	145	6.6k
Long Jin China	50	4.8k 0.9×	624 0.2×	1.9k 0.9×	843 0.5×	840 0.8×	388	9.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Ben M., et al.. (2025). MG-LDM: A multimodal guided latent diffusion model with Mamba-based temporal encoding for inverse topological design of tissue engineering skin substitutes. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 71. 104275–104275.

Xu, Jiwen, et al.. (2025). Enhancing worker monitoring and management on large-scale construction sites with UAVs and digital twin modeling. Automation in Construction. 174. 106108–106108. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Muqing, Thien‐Minh Nguyen, Shenghai Yuan, et al.. (2025). Cooperative Aerial Robot Inspection Challenge: A Benchmark for Heterogeneous Multi-Uncrewed-Aerial-Vehicle Planning and Lessons Learned. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 2–13. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Influence of flocculation structure on time-dependent fluidity and rheological property of cement paste: Analytical models based on fractal theory. Construction and Building Materials. 455. 139137–139137. 4 indexed citations

Li, Qingxiang, et al.. (2024). Single drone-based 3D reconstruction approach to improve public engagement in conservation of heritage buildings: A case of Hakka Tulou. Journal of Building Engineering. 87. 108954–108954. 33 indexed citations breakdown →

Cui, Jinqiang, et al.. (2024). TJ-FlyingFish: An Unmanned Morphable Aerial–Aquatic Vehicle System. Unmanned Systems. 12(2). 409–428. 3 indexed citations

Huang, Yijun, et al.. (2024). UAV-Enabled Smart Coastal Environment Monitoring for Marine Litter. 370–375. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Zhipeng, Zhi Gao, Weiwei Song, et al.. (2024). SGCalib: A Two-stage Camera-LiDAR Calibration Method Using Semantic Information and Geometric Features. 14527–14533. 2 indexed citations

Li, Guang, et al.. (2024). High-resolution infrastructure defect detection dataset sourced by unmanned systems and validated with deep learning. Automation in Construction. 163. 105405–105405. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Ruoyu, et al.. (2024). Air Bumper: A Collision Detection and Reaction Framework for Autonomous MAV Navigation. 15735–15741.

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Huang, Dongyue, et al.. (2024). First Principle Modeling of a Morphable Unmanned Aerial-Aquatic Vehicle: Mirs-Alioth. 540–545. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Ben M., et al.. (2024). EnYOLO: A Real-Time Framework for Domain-Adaptive Underwater Object Detection with Image Enhancement. 12613–12619. 6 indexed citations

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Bono, Awang, Ben M. Chen, Luigi D’Alfonso, & Giuseppe Fedele. (2023). Swarm Model for Path Tracking with Reference Motion Profile: a Diffeomorphism-based Approach. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 56(2). 10721–10726.

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Zhai, Yu, et al.. (2023). A UAV-based explore-then-exploit system for autonomous indoor facility inspection and scene reconstruction. Automation in Construction. 148. 104753–104753. 29 indexed citations

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Chen, Ben M., et al.. (2022). Review on Wind Resistance for Quadrotor UAVs: Modeling and Controller Design. Unmanned Systems. 11(1). 5–15. 13 indexed citations

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Lai, Shupeng, et al.. (2022). GPU-Accelerated Incremental Euclidean Distance Transform for Online Motion Planning of Mobile Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 7(3). 6894–6901. 16 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiangxu, Qin Geng, Shupeng Lai, et al.. (2018). High-Precision Multi-UAV Teaming for the First Outdoor Night Show in Singapore. Unmanned Systems. 6(1). 39–65. 24 indexed citations

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Cai, Guowei, Ben M. Chen, & Tong Heng Lee. (2011). Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems. Advances in industrial control. 280 indexed citations

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Wang, Biao, Ben M. Chen, & Tong H. Lee. (2011). An RPT approach to time-critical path following of an unmanned helicopter. National University of Singapore. 211–216. 8 indexed citations

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Saberi, Ali, Ben M. Chen, & Peddapullaiah Sannuti. (1991). Theory of LTR for non-minimum phase systems, recoverable target loops, and recovery in a subspace Part 1. Analysis. International Journal of Control. 53(5). 1067–1115. 34 indexed citations

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