Liang Cao

3.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
86 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Liang Cao is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Cao has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 56 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 33 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Liang Cao's work include Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (53 papers), Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (43 papers) and Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (33 papers). Liang Cao is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (53 papers), Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (43 papers) and Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (33 papers). Liang Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Liang Cao's co-authors include Hongyi Li, Yingnan Pan, Renquan Lu, Guowei Dong, Qi Zhou, Hongjing Liang, Tingwen Huang, Xinming Huang, Yang Liu and Hak‐Keung Lam and has published in prestigious journals such as Information Sciences, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems and Fuzzy Sets and Systems.

In The Last Decade

Liang Cao

73 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Event-Triggered Control for Multiagent Systems With Sensor Faults and Input Saturation

2019 280 citations Liang Cao et al. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems profile →
Observer-Based Dynamic Event-Triggered Control for Multiagent Systems With Time-Varying Delay

2022 227 citations Liang Cao, Yingnan Pan et al. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics profile →
An Improved Predefined-Time Adaptive Neural Control Approach for Nonlinear Multiagent Systems

2023 189 citations Yingnan Pan, Liang Cao et al. profile →
Event-Based Adaptive NN Fixed-Time Cooperative Formation for Multiagent Systems

2022 172 citations Liang Cao, Yang Liu et al. profile →
Predefined-Time Fault-Tolerant Consensus Tracking Control for Multi-UAV Systems With Prescribed Performance and Attitude Constraints

2024 112 citations Shoufeng Yang, Yingnan Pan et al. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems profile →
Event-Based Adaptive Neural Network Control for Large-Scale Systems With Nonconstant Control Gains and Unknown Measurement Sensitivity

2024 57 citations Liang Cao, Yingnan Pan et al. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liang Cao China	20	1.6k	1.3k	563	245	245	86	2.2k
Liwei An China	26	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	390 0.7×	291 1.2×	289 1.2×	72	2.6k
Wei‐Wei Che China	28	2.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	462 0.8×	244 1.0×	354 1.4×	158	3.1k
Tansel Yucelen United States	26	2.8k 1.7×	1.4k 1.1×	409 0.7×	303 1.2×	301 1.2×	314	3.5k
Xiangyu Meng China	27	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	247 0.4×	187 0.8×	516 2.1×	76	2.8k
Renquan Lu China	25	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	541 1.0×	337 1.4×	248 1.0×	68	2.4k
Yong Xu China	25	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	228 0.4×	170 0.7×	369 1.5×	97	2.4k
Hao Yang China	31	2.4k 1.5×	897 0.7×	317 0.6×	148 0.6×	164 0.7×	169	2.9k
Zheng‐Guang Wu China	31	2.4k 1.5×	2.4k 1.9×	397 0.7×	298 1.2×	510 2.1×	88	3.7k
Hongru Ren China	24	1.4k 0.9×	990 0.8×	407 0.7×	240 1.0×	172 0.7×	86	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Cao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cao, Liang, et al.. (2025). Optimal Fixed-Time Control for Human-in-the-Loop Multiagent Systems With Actuator Faults. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 56(3). 1773–1784. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Linlin, Liang Cao, Hongru Ren, & Meng Zhao. (2025). Time variable gain ESO-based fixed-time platoon tracking control for connected vehicles. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 502. 129477–129477.

Liu, Linlin, et al.. (2025). Improved LESO-based distributed adaptive fixed-time tracking control for vehicle platoon system with input saturation. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 197. 116503–116503.

Zhao, Meng, et al.. (2025). Fixed‐Time ESO‐Based Reinforcement Learning for Manipulator Time‐Delay System. Optimal Control Applications and Methods. 46(4). 1429–1448.

Cao, Liang, et al.. (2025). Adaptive Fixed-time tracking control for large-scale nonlinear systems based on improved simplified optimized backstepping strategy. ISA Transactions. 158. 384–404. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Liang, et al.. (2024). GPIO-based optimal containment control for autonomous underwater vehicles with external disturbances. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 188. 115485–115485. 2 indexed citations

Cao, Liang, et al.. (2024). Prescribed Performance-Based Optimal Formation Control for USVs With Position Constraints and Yaw Angle Time-Varying Partial Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 26(3). 4109–4121. 26 indexed citations

Yang, Shoufeng, Yingnan Pan, Liang Cao, & Lei Chen. (2024). Predefined-Time Fault-Tolerant Consensus Tracking Control for Multi-UAV Systems With Prescribed Performance and Attitude Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 60(4). 4058–4072. 112 indexed citations breakdown →

Cao, Liang, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Intelligent Analysis of Single-Column Pier Bridges Considering Vehicle–Bridge Interaction. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics. 26(4). 1 indexed citations

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Qi, Haonan, Liang Cao, Hongru Ren, & Meng Zhao. (2024). Fixed-time NN-based adaptive fault-tolerant control for heterogeneous vehicular platoon system with improved exponential spacing policy. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 141. 108454–108454. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Liang, Yingnan Pan, Hongjing Liang, & Choon Ki Ahn. (2024). Event-Based Adaptive Neural Network Control for Large-Scale Systems With Nonconstant Control Gains and Unknown Measurement Sensitivity. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 54(11). 7027–7038. 57 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Min, Liang Cao, Hongjing Liang, & Wenbin Xiao. (2023). Simplified reinforcement learning control algorithm for p-norm multiagent systems with full-state constraints. Neurocomputing. 551. 126504–126504. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Dongni, et al.. (2023). Adaptive reduced parameters fault-tolerant tracking control for stochastic multiagent systems with simplified memory event-triggered strategy. Nonlinear Dynamics. 111(13). 12127–12141. 3 indexed citations

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Cao, Liang, et al.. (2023). Adaptive tracking control for multiagent systems with event‐triggered communication and asymmetric input saturation. Asian Journal of Control. 25(6). 4813–4824. 3 indexed citations

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Cao, Liang, et al.. (2023). A data‐based event‐triggered control for switching topology nonlinear multiagent systems with DoS attacks. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 33(12). 6619–6638. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Lijie, et al.. (2023). RESO-based distributed bipartite tracking control for stochastic MASs with actuator nonlinearity. Information Sciences. 633. 226–244. 4 indexed citations

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Cao, Liang, Yingnan Pan, Hongjing Liang, & Tingwen Huang. (2022). Observer-Based Dynamic Event-Triggered Control for Multiagent Systems With Time-Varying Delay. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 53(5). 3376–3387. 227 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qing, Yang, et al.. (2014). A Universal Model-Independent Algorithm for StructuralDamage Localization. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 100(3). 223–248. 4 indexed citations

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Cao, Liang. (2009). SmartCell: An Energy Efficient Reconfigurable Architecture for Stream Processing. Digital WPI. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Liang & Xinming Huang. (2008). SmartCell: A power-efficient reconfigurable architecture for data streaming applications. 257–262. 18 indexed citations

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