Manuel G. Ortega

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Manuel G. Ortega is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel G. Ortega has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Manuel G. Ortega's work include Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (26 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (20 papers) and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (15 papers). Manuel G. Ortega is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (26 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (20 papers) and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (15 papers). Manuel G. Ortega collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Brazil and Portugal. Manuel G. Ortega's co-authors include Francisco R. Rubio, Guilherme V. Raffo, Li Lin, Manuel López, Manuel Vargas, Francisco Gordillo, Manuel R. Arahal, Carlos Vivas, Ramón Albajes García and Federico Barrero and has published in prestigious journals such as Automatica, Energy Conversion and Management and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Manuel G. Ortega

74 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

An integral predictive/no... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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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.

  1. An integral predictive/nonlinear H∞ control structure for a quadrotor helicopter
    2009 638 citations Guilherme V. Raffo, Manuel G. Ortega et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Manuel G. Ortega Spain 24 1.4k 486 302 270 222 77 2.1k
Eduardo Camponogara Brazil 24 1.7k 1.2× 150 0.3× 280 0.9× 417 1.5× 507 2.3× 160 2.9k
Dezhi Xu China 29 2.1k 1.5× 208 0.4× 215 0.7× 326 1.2× 887 4.0× 167 2.6k
Kangkang Zhang China 18 1.2k 0.8× 280 0.6× 173 0.6× 323 1.2× 391 1.8× 58 1.7k
Roozbeh Izadi‐Zamanabadi Denmark 19 996 0.7× 152 0.3× 310 1.0× 87 0.3× 171 0.8× 108 1.4k
Swaroop Darbha United States 21 872 0.6× 262 0.5× 221 0.7× 356 1.3× 225 1.0× 145 1.6k
Maolong Lv China 26 1.5k 1.1× 485 1.0× 75 0.2× 794 2.9× 158 0.7× 138 2.1k
Rosdiazli Ibrahim Malaysia 22 808 0.6× 106 0.2× 284 0.9× 238 0.9× 490 2.2× 186 1.6k
Chitralekha Mahanta India 19 1.0k 0.7× 105 0.2× 232 0.8× 85 0.3× 375 1.7× 85 1.5k
Dapeng Li China 22 2.0k 1.4× 127 0.3× 212 0.7× 619 2.3× 159 0.7× 58 2.5k
Carlos Cardeira Portugal 14 350 0.2× 190 0.4× 81 0.3× 122 0.5× 230 1.0× 87 840

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manuel G. Ortega

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lemos, João M., et al.. (2022). Energy Management of Refrigeration Systems with Thermal Energy Storage Based on Non-Linear Model Predictive Control. Mathematics. 10(17). 3167–3167. 2 indexed citations
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Arahal, Manuel R., et al.. (2021). Chiller Load Forecasting Using Hyper-Gaussian Nets. Energies. 14(12). 3479–3479. 4 indexed citations
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Ortega, Manuel G., et al.. (2020). Optimal control analysis and Practical NMPC applied to refrigeration systems. ISA Transactions. 107. 90–106. 6 indexed citations
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Lemos, João M., et al.. (2019). MINLP‐based hybrid strategy for operating mode selection of TES‐backed‐up refrigeration systems. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 30(15). 6091–6111. 5 indexed citations
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García, Ramón Albajes, Francisco R. Rubio, Luís Orihuela, Pablo Millán, & Manuel G. Ortega. (2017). Observadores Distribuidos Garantistas para Sistemas en Red. Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial RIAI. 14(3). 256–267. 2 indexed citations
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Vivas, Carlos, et al.. (2017). Suboptimal hierarchical control strategy to improve energy efficiency of vapour-compression refrigeration systems. Applied Thermal Engineering. 125. 165–184. 13 indexed citations
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Arahal, Manuel R., Federico Barrero, Manuel G. Ortega, & Cristina Martín. (2016). Harmonic analysis of direct digital control of voltage inverters. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation. 130. 155–166. 15 indexed citations
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Ortega, Manuel G., et al.. (2015). Controllability analysis and robust control of a one-stage refrigeration system. European Journal of Control. 26. 53–62. 12 indexed citations
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Jurado, Isabel, Manuel G. Ortega, Daniel E. Quevedo, & Francisco R. Rubio. (2013). An H ∞ suboptimal robust control approach for systems with uncertainties and data dropouts. International Journal of Systems Science. 46(11). 1971–1981. 2 indexed citations
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Arahal, Manuel R., Federico Barrero, Mario J. Durán, & Manuel G. Ortega. (2013). Harmonic content in VSI operated with homogeneous pulse width. 128. 3561–3567. 1 indexed citations
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Rubio, Francisco R., et al.. (2012). Modeling of a Cocurrent Rotary Dryer. Drying Technology. 30(8). 839–849. 24 indexed citations
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Raffo, Guilherme V., Manuel G. Ortega, & Francisco R. Rubio. (2011). Nonlinear H-Infinity Controller for the Quad-Rotor Helicopter with Input Coupling. 18(1). 13834–13839. 5 indexed citations
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Rubio, Francisco R., et al.. (2009). Modelado de Secaderos Rotatorios en Isocorriente. Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial RIAI. 6(4). 32–43. 2 indexed citations
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Raffo, Guilherme V., Manuel G. Ortega, & Francisco R. Rubio. (2008). MPC with Nonlinear H-Infinity Control for Path Tracking of a Quad-Rotor Helicopter. 17(1). 8564–8569. 4 indexed citations
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Toral, S. L., Manuel Vargas, Federico Barrero, & Manuel G. Ortega. (2008). Improved sigma–delta background estimation for vehicle detection. Electronics Letters. 45(1). 32–34. 28 indexed citations
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López, Manuel, Manuel G. Ortega, Carlos Vivas, & Francisco R. Rubio. (2007). Control no lineal robusto de una maqueta de helicóptero con rotores de velocidad variable. Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial RIAI. 4(3). 46–60. 4 indexed citations
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Ortega, Manuel G., et al.. (2006). Multivariable robust control of a rotary dryer: Analysis and design. Control Engineering Practice. 15(4). 487–500. 17 indexed citations
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Ortega, Manuel G., Manuel Vargas, Carlos Vivas, & Francisco R. Rubio. (2005). Robustness improvement of a nonlinearH∞controller for robot manipulators via saturation functions. Journal of Robotic Systems. 22(8). 421–437. 26 indexed citations
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López, Manuel, J.M. Díaz, Manuel G. Ortega, & Francisco R. Rubio. (2004). Control of a laboratory helicopter using switched 2-step feedback linearization. 4330–4335 vol.5. 31 indexed citations

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