Chao Xu

7.6k citations

248 papers · 4.4k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 36

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition top 0.5%
- Robotic Path Planning Algorithms 56
Aerospace Engineering top 0.5%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization 39
Control and Systems Engineering top 0.5%
- Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations 22
- Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots 16
- Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems 14
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 24
Computational Mechanics top 2%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Model Reduction and Neural Networks 23
Computer Networks and Communications
- Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems 17

Co-authors: Fei GaoXin ZhouZhepei Wang Eugenio Schuster Shengze Cai Yongsheng Ou Hongkai Ye Qi Gao
Cited by: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Aerospace Engineering Control and Systems Engineering
Journals: Nature Communications (1 paper)SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología (8 papers)ACS Nano (1 paper)
Partner nations: China United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Chao Xu

222 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.

2024 Ocean Engineering
2022 IEEE Transactions on Robotics
2022 Science Robotics
2020 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

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1	An artificial cilia-based array system for sound frequency decoding and resonance-responsive drug release Nature Biomedical Engineering ·Xinwei Wei,Hanlin Wang,Yanfang Wang,Wentao Zhang,Changming Chen,Kaihui Li,Licheng Han,Joseph Rufo,Jiang Xu,Yuejun Yao,Yingqi Huang,Tianyu Zhang,Xiangsheng Liu,Jianqing Gao,Ping Wang,Chao Xu,Tony Jun Huang,Jinqiang Wang,Zhen Gu	2025	0
2	TOP: Trajectory Optimization via Parallel Optimization Towards Constant Time Complexity IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Jiajun Yu,Nanhe Chen,Guodong Liu,Chao Xu,Fei Gao,Yanjun Cao	2025	0
3	Unlocking aerobatic potential of quadcopters: Autonomous freestyle flight generation and execution Science Robotics ·Mingyang Wang,Qianhao Wang,Ze Wang,Yuman Gao,Jingping Wang,Can Cui,Yuan Li,Ziming Ding,Kaiwei Wang,Chao Xu,Fei Gao	2025	2
4	Hierarchically depicting vehicle trajectory with stability in complex environments Science Robotics ·Zhichao Han,M. Tian,Zaitian Gongye,Donglai Xue,Jing Tang Xing,Qianhao Wang,Yuman Gao,J. Wang,Chao Xu,Fei Gao	2025	2
5	PIDNODEs: Neural ordinary differential equations inspired by a proportional–integral–derivative controller Neurocomputing ·P. K. C. WANG,Song Chen,Jiaxu Liu,Shengze Cai,Chao Xu	2024	1
6	Hydrodynamic force characterization and experiments of underwater piezoelectric flexible structure International Journal of Mechanical Sciences ·Junqiang Lou,Zekai Wang,Mulin Yang,Tehuan Chen,(unknown),Chao Xu,Yanding Wei	2024	0
7	A Vip3Af mutant confers high resistance to broad lepidopteran insect pests Pest Management Science ·Yajie Sun,Pan Yang,Mingjun She,Chaoyang Lin,Yuxuan Ye,Chao Xu,Zhicheng Shen	2024	2
8	A Trajectory-based Flight Assistive System for Novice Pilots in Drone Racing Scenario Yuhang Zhong,Guangyu Zhao,Qianhao Wang,Guangtong Xu,Chao Xu,Fei Gao	2024	0
9	Implicit Swept Volume SDF: Enabling Continuous Collision-Free Trajectory Generation for Arbitrary Shapes ACM Transactions on Graphics ·J. Wang,Tingrui Zhang,Qixuan Zhang,Chuxiao Zeng,Jingyi Yu,Chao Xu,Lan Xu,Fei Gao	2024	6
10	FACT: Fast and Active Coordinate Initialization for Vision-Based Drone Swarms IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Yuan Li,Anke Zhao,Yingjian Wang,Ziyi Xu,Xin Zhou,Chao Xu,Jinni Zhou,Fei Gao	2024	3
11	Hydrodynamic effect and Fluid-Structure coupled vibration of underwater flexible caudal fin actuated by Macro fiber composites Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing ·Xizheng Fang,Junqiang Lou,Juehao Huang,Tehuan Chen,Chao Xu,Yanding Wei	2023	15
12	A proposal on centralised and distributed optimisation via proportional–integral–derivative controllers (PID) control perspective SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Jiaxu Liu,Song Chen,Shengze Cai,Chao Xu	2023	2
13	An Efficient Spatial-Temporal Trajectory Planner for Autonomous Vehicles in Unstructured Environments IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems ·Zhichao Han,Yuwei Wu,Tong Li,Lu Zhang,Liuao Pei,Long Xu,Chengyang Li,Changjia Ma,Chao Xu,Shaojie Shen,Fei Gao	2023	53
14	Collaborative Planning for Catching and Transporting Objects in Unstructured Environments IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Liuao Pei,Junxiao Lin,Zhichao Han,Lun Quan,Yanjun Cao,Chao Xu,Fei Gao	2023	11
15	Auto Filmer: Autonomous Aerial Videography Under Human Interaction IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Zhiwei Zhang,Yuhang Zhong,Junlong Guo,Qianhao Wang,Chao Xu,Fei Gao	2022	12
16	Swarm of micro flying robots in the wildbreakdown → Science Robotics ·Xin Zhou,Xiangyong Wen,Zhepei Wang,Yuman Gao,Haojia Li,Qianhao Wang,Tiankai Yang,Haojian Lu,Yanjun Cao,Chao Xu,Fei Gao	2022	316
17	Cantilever-based micro thrust measurement and pressure field distribution of biomimetic robot fish actuated by macro fiber composites (MFCs) actuators Smart Materials and Structures ·Haofeng Meng,Junqiang Lou,Tehuan Chen,Chao Xu,Hairong Chen,Yiling Yang,Yuguo Cui	2021	15
18	TGK-Planner: An Efficient Topology Guided Kinodynamic Planner for Autonomous Quadrotors IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Hongkai Ye,Xin Zhou,Zhepei Wang,Chao Xu,Jian Chu,Fei Gao	2020	27
19	Vibration Suppression of a High-Speed Macro–Micro Integrated System Using Computational Optimal Control IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics ·Tehuan Chen,Junqiang Lou,Yiling Yang,Zhigang Ren,Chao Xu	2019	18
20	Hierarchical Decision and Control for Continuous Multitarget Problem: Policy Evaluation With Action Delay IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems ·Jiangcheng Zhu,Jun Zhu,Zhepei Wang,Shan Guo,Chao Xu	2018	11

About Chao Xu

Chao Xu is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Control and Systems Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 248 papers that have together received 4.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (56 papers), Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (39 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (24 papers), Model Reduction and Neural Networks (23 papers), Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations (22 papers), Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (17 papers), Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots (16 papers) and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (1.6k citations), Aerospace Engineering (1.4k citations) and Control and Systems Engineering (1.3k citations). Chao Xu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Fei Gao, Xin Zhou, Zhepei Wang, Eugenio Schuster, Shengze Cai, Yongsheng Ou, Hongkai Ye, Qi Gao, Qianhao Wang and Tehuan Chen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

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