L. Valavani

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

L. Valavani is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Valavani has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 15 papers in Computational Mechanics and 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in L. Valavani's work include Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (27 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (20 papers) and Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems (12 papers). L. Valavani is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (27 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (20 papers) and Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems (12 papers). L. Valavani collaborates with scholars based in United States and Greece. L. Valavani's co-authors include Kumpati S. Narendra, Michael Athans, C.E. Rohrs, Yuan-Hao Lin, G. Stein, Günter Stein, E. M. Greitzer, Alan H. Epstein, Petros G. Voulgaris and James Paduano and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Proceedings of the IEEE and Automatica.

In The Last Decade

L. Valavani

48 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Robustness of continuous-time adaptive control algorithms... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1985 1980 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Robustness of continuous-time adaptive control algorithms in the presence of unmodeled dynamics
    1985 519 citations C.E. Rohrs, L. Valavani et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
  2. Stable adaptive controller design, part II: Proof of stability
    1980 431 citations Kumpati S. Narendra, L. Valavani et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. Valavani United States 23 2.0k 539 444 369 151 50 2.6k
Mahmut Reyhanoglu United States 28 2.9k 1.4× 799 1.5× 484 1.1× 211 0.6× 99 0.7× 140 3.5k
G. Kreisselmeier Germany 23 2.0k 1.0× 209 0.4× 230 0.5× 143 0.4× 170 1.1× 40 2.7k
C. N. Nett United States 24 2.6k 1.3× 394 0.7× 388 0.9× 338 0.9× 60 0.4× 82 3.1k
Suresh M. Joshi United States 28 3.4k 1.7× 809 1.5× 132 0.3× 213 0.6× 179 1.2× 166 3.9k
Dale Enns United States 20 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 2.1× 208 0.5× 222 0.6× 105 0.7× 51 2.6k
William L. Garrard United States 22 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 2.1× 226 0.5× 60 0.2× 104 0.7× 99 2.2k
Jie Huang China 27 2.6k 1.3× 341 0.6× 192 0.4× 434 1.2× 99 0.7× 143 3.0k
Andy Packard United States 28 3.3k 1.6× 511 0.9× 151 0.3× 323 0.9× 89 0.6× 64 3.9k
Siva S. Banda United States 19 1.0k 0.5× 466 0.9× 130 0.3× 128 0.3× 37 0.2× 75 1.3k
Xiaokui Yue China 24 835 0.4× 884 1.6× 163 0.4× 225 0.6× 90 0.6× 168 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Valavani, L.. (2011). Review of "L1 Adaptive Control Theory: Guaranteed Robustness with Fast Adaptation". Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 34(4). 1283–1284. 1 indexed citations
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Voulgaris, Petros G., Munther A. Dahleh, & L. Valavani. (2002). H/sup infinity / and H/sup 2/ optimal controllers for periodic and multi-rate systems. ac 21. 214–216. 5 indexed citations
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Paduano, James, E. M. Greitzer, Alan H. Epstein, et al.. (1993). Smart Engines: Concept and Application. Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering. 1(1). 3–28. 7 indexed citations
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Paduano, James, Alan H. Epstein, L. Valavani, et al.. (1993). Active Control of Rotating Stall in a Low-Speed Axial Compressor. Journal of Turbomachinery. 115(1). 48–56. 168 indexed citations
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Dahleh, Munther A., Petros G. Voulgaris, & L. Valavani. (1992). Optimal and robust controllers for periodic and multirate systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 37(1). 90–99. 36 indexed citations
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Voulgaris, Petros G., Munther A. Dahleh, & L. Valavani. (1992). On slowly varying systems: L∞ to L∞ performance and implications to robust adaptive control. 1197–1201. 5 indexed citations
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Voulgaris, Petros G., Munther A. Dahleh, & L. Valavani. (1991). H [infinity] and H2 optimal controllers for periodic and multi-rate systems. 3 indexed citations
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LaMaire, R.O., L. Valavani, Michael Athans, & Günter Stein. (1991). A frequency-domain estimator for use in adaptive control systems. Automatica. 27(1). 23–38. 51 indexed citations
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Paduano, James, L. Valavani, & A. H. Epstein. (1991). Parameter Identification of Compressor Dynamics During Closed-Loop Operation. 2379–2385. 2 indexed citations
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Voulgaris, Petros G. & L. Valavani. (1991). High performance linear-quadratic and H-infinity designs for a 'supermaneuverable' aircraft. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 14(1). 157–165. 23 indexed citations
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Voulgaris, Petros G. & L. Valavani. (1989). High performance linear-quadratic and H-infinity designs for a 'supermaneuverable' aircraft. Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference. 1 indexed citations
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Valavani, L., et al.. (1986). Feedback system design with an uncertain plant. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 441–446. 3 indexed citations
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Valavani, L., et al.. (1984). Adaptive control with variable dead-zone nonlinearities. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 4 indexed citations
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Rohrs, C.E., Michael Athans, L. Valavani, & G. Stein. (1984). Some Design Guidelines for Discrete-Time Adaptive Controllers. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 17(2). 857–862. 5 indexed citations
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Rohrs, C.E., L. Valavani, & Michael Athans. (1980). PART I: ANALYSIS'. 47 indexed citations
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Narendra, Kumpati S. & L. Valavani. (1979). Direct and indirect model reference adaptive control. Automatica. 15(6). 653–664. 68 indexed citations
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Narendra, Kumpati S. & L. Valavani. (1978). Direct and Indirect Adaptive Control. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 11(1). 1981–1987. 25 indexed citations
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Narendra, Kumpati S. & L. Valavani. (1977). Stable adaptive controller design part I: Direct control. 881–886. 10 indexed citations
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Valavani, L., et al.. (1976). A new adaptive observer. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 14(14). 1588–1592.

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