J. Christian Gerdes

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
192 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

J. Christian Gerdes is a scholar working on Automotive Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Christian Gerdes has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Automotive Engineering, 105 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 61 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. Christian Gerdes's work include Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems (107 papers), Real-time simulation and control systems (57 papers) and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety (48 papers). J. Christian Gerdes is often cited by papers focused on Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems (107 papers), Real-time simulation and control systems (57 papers) and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety (48 papers). J. Christian Gerdes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. J. Christian Gerdes's co-authors include J. Karl Hedrick, D. Swaroop, Pak Yip, Stephen M. Erlien, Matthew Brown, Craig E. Beal, Jihan Ryu, Joseph Funke, David M. Bevly and Matthew J. Roelle and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Scientific Reports and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

In The Last Decade

J. Christian Gerdes

187 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

Dynamic surface control for a class of nonlinear systems

2000 1.9k citations D. Swaroop, J. Karl Hedrick et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
Model Predictive Control for Vehicle Stabilization at the Limits of Handling

2012 377 citations J. Christian Gerdes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Christian Gerdes United States	55	5.9k	5.8k	2.1k	1.1k	1.1k	192	10.0k
J. Karl Hedrick United States	62	6.6k 1.1×	12.2k 2.1×	3.4k 1.6×	1.6k 1.4×	2.1k 1.9×	394	18.4k
Francesco Borrelli United States	62	6.5k 1.1×	10.1k 1.7×	1.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.9×	549 0.5×	225	14.8k
Rajesh Rajamani United States	47	7.1k 1.2×	7.0k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	767 0.7×	2.2k 2.0×	318	12.7k
Ümi̇t Özgüner United States	46	3.1k 0.5×	7.4k 1.3×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	401 0.4×	409	11.0k
Sergio M. Savaresi Italy	44	3.9k 0.7×	4.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.2×	268 0.2×	2.2k 2.0×	522	8.9k
Dongpu Cao China	59	8.7k 1.5×	4.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	2.2k 1.9×	1.1k 1.0×	201	12.7k
Carlos Canudas de Wit France	43	2.5k 0.4×	10.4k 1.8×	6.3k 2.9×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	242	14.1k
Myoungho Sunwoo South Korea	34	2.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.2×	505 0.2×	1.2k 1.0×	313 0.3×	249	4.6k
Davor Hrovat United States	39	4.7k 0.8×	3.5k 0.6×	2.6k 1.2×	616 0.5×	2.4k 2.2×	124	6.9k
Shengbo Eben Li China	65	10.2k 1.7×	7.8k 1.3×	626 0.3×	749 0.7×	295 0.3×	313	14.8k

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Weber, T. & J. Christian Gerdes. (2024). Modeling and Control for Dynamic Drifting Trajectories. 3151–3151. 1 indexed citations

Lenzo, Basilio, Tushar Goel, & J. Christian Gerdes. (2024). Autonomous Drifting Using Torque Vectoring: Innovating Active Safety. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 25(11). 17931–17939. 5 indexed citations

Weber, T., et al.. (2024). Human-Inspired Autonomous Racing in Low Friction Environments. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. 10(6). 3684–3696. 1 indexed citations

Gerdes, J. Christian, et al.. (2023). Long-Horizon Vehicle Planning and Control Through Real-Time Iterations. 1–6. 3 indexed citations

Gerdes, J. Christian, et al.. (2023). Follow My Lead: Designing an ADAS that Shares Decision Making and Control with the Driver. 1482–1487.

Gerdes, J. Christian, et al.. (2023). Learning Policies for Automated Racing Using Vehicle Model Gradients. IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems. 4. 130–142. 10 indexed citations

Gerdes, J. Christian. (2020). The Virtues of Automated Vehicle Safety - Mapping Vehicle Safety Approaches to Their Underlying Ethical Frameworks. 107–113. 1 indexed citations

Gerdes, J. Christian, et al.. (2015). Optimal tire force allocation for trajectory tracking with an over-actuated vehicle. 1032–1037. 38 indexed citations

Erlien, Stephen M., et al.. (2015). Shared Steering Control Using Safe Envelopes for Obstacle Avoidance and Vehicle Stability. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 17(2). 441–451. 269 indexed citations

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Gerdes, J. Christian, et al.. (2012). Staying within the nullcline boundary for vehicle envelope control using a sliding surface. Vehicle System Dynamics. 51(2). 199–217. 82 indexed citations

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Bevly, David M., Jihan Ryu, & J. Christian Gerdes. (2006). Integrating INS Sensors With GPS Measurements for Continuous Estimation of Vehicle Sideslip, Roll, and Tire Cornering Stiffness. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 7(4). 483–493. 271 indexed citations

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Ryu, Jeha & J. Christian Gerdes. (2004). Estimation of vehicle roll and road bank angle. 2110–2115 vol.3. 114 indexed citations

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Rossetter, Eric J., et al.. (2004). EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF THE POTENTIAL FIELD LANEKEEPING SYSTEM. International Journal of Automotive Technology. 5(2). 95–108. 50 indexed citations

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Bae, Hong & J. Christian Gerdes. (2003). Parameter Estimation and Command Modification for Longitudinal Control of Heavy Vehicles. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 22 indexed citations

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Gerdes, J. Christian, et al.. (2003). Safety Performance and Robustness of Heavy Vehicle AVCS. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 10 indexed citations

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Gerdes, J. Christian, et al.. (2003). A Probabilistic Vehicle Diagnostic System Using Multiple Models. Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 123–128. 11 indexed citations

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Bae, Hong, Jihan Ryu, & J. Christian Gerdes. (2001). ROAD GRADE AND VEHICLE PARAMETER ESTIMATION FOR LOGITUDINAL CONTROL USING GPS.. 146 indexed citations

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Swaroop, D., J. Karl Hedrick, Pak Yip, & J. Christian Gerdes. (2000). Dynamic surface control for a class of nonlinear systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 45(10). 1893–1899. 1931 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gerdes, J. Christian & J. Karl Hedrick. (1999). "Loop-at-a-time" design of dynamic surface controllers for nonlinear systems. 3574–3578 vol.5. 9 indexed citations

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Hedrick, J. Karl, et al.. (1997). Longitudinal Control Development For IVHS Fully Automated And Semi - Automated System: Phase III. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 4 indexed citations

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