James F. Whidborne

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
219 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

James F. Whidborne is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, James F. Whidborne has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 78 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 29 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in James F. Whidborne's work include Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (36 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (31 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (28 papers). James F. Whidborne is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (36 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (31 papers) and Aerospace and Aviation Technology (28 papers). James F. Whidborne collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. James F. Whidborne's co-authors include P.C.K. Luk, Samer Aldhaher, Alastair Cooke, Lakmal Seneviratne, Somtochukwu Godfrey Nnabuife, Yahya Zweiri, Boyu Kuang, Oleg Yakimenko, David Purdy and R.S.H. Istepanian and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

James F. Whidborne

198 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

Integration of renewable energy sources in tandem with electrolysis: A technology review for green hydrogen production

2024 157 citations Somtochukwu Godfrey Nnabuife, James F. Whidborne et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James F. Whidborne United Kingdom	29	1.3k	858	704	535	380	219	3.4k
Gerasimos Rigatos Greece	34	2.6k 2.0×	523 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	458 0.9×	214 0.6×	330	4.0k
Lars Imsland Norway	29	2.0k 1.6×	355 0.4×	779 1.1×	819 1.5×	590 1.6×	181	3.8k
Jianye Liu China	28	517 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	470 0.7×	450 0.8×	202 0.5×	206	2.7k
Guowei Cai China	38	2.3k 1.8×	1.3k 1.5×	1.9k 2.7×	374 0.7×	462 1.2×	136	4.6k
Ole Ravn Denmark	19	1.4k 1.1×	717 0.8×	334 0.5×	319 0.6×	113 0.3×	116	2.9k
Quanmin Zhu United Kingdom	41	3.6k 2.9×	252 0.3×	596 0.8×	476 0.9×	184 0.5×	304	4.8k
Lorenzo Fagiano Italy	31	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	485 0.7×	278 0.5×	481 1.3×	160	3.2k
Yueying Wang China	34	3.0k 2.4×	440 0.5×	438 0.6×	475 0.9×	142 0.4×	172	4.4k
Greg Horn Germany	5	1.5k 1.2×	314 0.4×	316 0.4×	217 0.4×	454 1.2×	7	2.5k
Paolo Mercorelli Germany	28	1.5k 1.2×	281 0.3×	762 1.1×	750 1.4×	281 0.7×	306	2.7k

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All Works

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2025). Control allocation problem transformation approaches for over-actuated vectored thrust VTOLs. Aerospace Science and Technology. 161. 110145–110145.

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Kipouros, Timoleon, et al.. (2025). Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of the NASA Metallic and Composite Common Research Model Wingbox: Addressing Static Strength, Stiffness, Aeroelastic, and Manufacturing Constraints. Aerospace. 12(6). 476–476.

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Civera, Marco, et al.. (2025). Damping Identification Sensitivity in Flutter Speed Estimation. Vibration. 8(2). 24–24.

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Ignatyev, Dmitry, et al.. (2025). Identification of Nonlinearity Sources in a Flexible Wing. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 38(5). 1 indexed citations

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2024). Aerodynamic Analysis of Saab 340B Aircraft with Data Fusion Implementation. CERES (Cranfield University).

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2024). SAAB 340B Aerodynamic Model Development Using Binary Particle Swarm Optimization. CERES (Cranfield University).

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2023). Observer based incremental backstepping terminal sliding-mode control with learning rate for a multi-vectored propeller airship. Aerospace Science and Technology. 140. 108490–108490. 9 indexed citations

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2023). Modelling, Simulation, and Verification of the Saab 340B. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum.

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2023). Fault-tolerant switched reluctance motor propulsion system for eVTOLs. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2526(1). 12065–12065. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Lejun, et al.. (2023). Active Stall Flutter Suppression for a Revised Leishman–Beddoes Model. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 37(1). 3 indexed citations

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2023). Wind Preview-Based Model Predictive Control of Multi-Rotor UAVs Using LiDAR. Sensors. 23(7). 3711–3711. 13 indexed citations

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2022). Effect of Rotor Tilt on the Gust Rejection Properties of Multirotor Aircraft. Drones. 6(10). 305–305. 7 indexed citations

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Nnabuife, Somtochukwu Godfrey, Boyu Kuang, Zeeshan A. Rana, & James F. Whidborne. (2021). Classification of flow regimes using a neural network and a non-invasive ultrasonic sensor in an S-shaped pipeline-riser system. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 9. 100215–100215. 15 indexed citations

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Aouf, Nabil, et al.. (2018). A Furcated Visual Collision Avoidance System for an Autonomous Microrobot. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems. 12(1). 1–11. 15 indexed citations

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Kipouros, Timoleon, et al.. (2018). Application of an Efficient Gradient-Based Optimization Strategy for Aircraft Wing Structures. Aerospace. 5(1). 3–3. 38 indexed citations

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2013). Real time control of multi-agent mobile robots with intelligent collision avoidance system. 93–98. 5 indexed citations

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Whidborne, James F., et al.. (2010). A review of ground vehicle dynamic state estimations utilising GPS/INS. Vehicle System Dynamics. 49(1-2). 29–58. 91 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Ikuo, et al.. (2010). Development of unmanned flying observation robot with real time video transmission system. World Automation Congress. 1–5. 2 indexed citations

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Rahman, Naveed Ur, et al.. (2009). Longitudinal control system design and handling qualities assessment of a Blended Wing Body aircraft. 177–186. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Jie, et al.. (2002). Multi-objective Optimisation and Control. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 105 indexed citations

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