N.L. Ricker

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

N.L. Ricker is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, N.L. Ricker has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in N.L. Ricker's work include Advanced Control Systems Optimization (30 papers), Fault Detection and Control Systems (21 papers) and Process Optimization and Integration (16 papers). N.L. Ricker is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Control Systems Optimization (30 papers), Fault Detection and Control Systems (21 papers) and Process Optimization and Integration (16 papers). N.L. Ricker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and South Africa. N.L. Ricker's co-authors include Jay H. Lee, Andreas Bathelt, Mohieddine Jelali, Barry M. Wise, T. A. Horbett, Sijmen de Jong, Alberto Bemporad, Dominique Bonvin, Bikshandarkoil R. Srinivasan and I.K. Craig and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research and Automatica.

In The Last Decade

N.L. Ricker

46 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit 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.

Revision of the Tennessee Eastman Process Model

2015 313 citations N.L. Ricker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N.L. Ricker United States	21	2.0k	503	301	281	257	47	2.5k
Petr Kadlec Czechia	11	1.8k 0.9×	768 1.5×	324 1.1×	174 0.6×	373 1.5×	51	2.3k
Thomas E. Marlin Canada	16	2.2k 1.1×	630 1.3×	479 1.6×	387 1.4×	110 0.4×	45	2.5k
Kewen Yin United States	5	3.1k 1.5×	1.3k 2.5×	405 1.3×	666 2.4×	318 1.2×	8	3.3k
Jinsong Zhao China	24	1.8k 0.9×	907 1.8×	235 0.8×	533 1.9×	385 1.5×	69	2.5k
Zhihuan Song China	20	1.6k 0.8×	960 1.9×	427 1.4×	325 1.2×	305 1.2×	48	2.2k
R.S.H. Mah United States	19	1.0k 0.5×	254 0.5×	222 0.7×	194 0.7×	148 0.6×	37	1.3k
Shankar Narasimhan India	31	1.8k 0.9×	522 1.0×	291 1.0×	301 1.1×	493 1.9×	130	3.0k
Prashant Mhaskar Canada	36	3.8k 1.9×	591 1.2×	145 0.5×	187 0.7×	180 0.7×	190	4.6k
Yi Cao United Kingdom	31	2.4k 1.2×	892 1.8×	407 1.4×	333 1.2×	355 1.4×	200	3.7k
Dexian Huang China	22	2.0k 1.0×	912 1.8×	450 1.5×	355 1.3×	420 1.6×	80	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by N.L. Ricker

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of N.L. Ricker's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by N.L. Ricker with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites N.L. Ricker more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by N.L. Ricker

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by N.L. Ricker. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by N.L. Ricker. The network helps show where N.L. Ricker may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of N.L. Ricker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of N.L. Ricker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of N.L. Ricker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with N.L. Ricker. N.L. Ricker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

1.

Bemporad, Alberto, Manfred Morari, & N.L. Ricker. (2015). Model Predictive Control Toolbox™ Getting Started Guide. 2 indexed citations

2.

Ricker, N.L., et al.. (2012). Fuel gas blending benchmark for economic performance evaluation of advanced control and state estimation. Journal of Process Control. 22(6). 968–974. 10 indexed citations

3.

Ricker, N.L.. (2010). Predictive hybrid control of the supermarket refrigeration benchmark process. Control Engineering Practice. 18(6). 608–617. 25 indexed citations

4.

Ricker, N.L., et al.. (2005). Extended Kalman filtering for particle size control in a fed-batch emulsion polymerization reactor. 4. 2697–2701.

5.

Bemporad, Alberto, et al.. (2004). Model predictive control - new tools for design and evaluation. 5622–5627 vol.6. 31 indexed citations

6.

Ricker, N.L.. (2001). Using MATLAB/Simulink for Data Acquisition and Control. Chemical Engineering Education. 35(4). 286–289. 2 indexed citations

7.

Srinivasan, B., et al.. (2000). Run-to-Run Optimization via Constraint Control. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 33(10). 773–778. 5 indexed citations

8.

Pearsall, T. P., et al.. (1998). Flux monitoring and control in epitaxy by chemical vapor deposition. Journal of Crystal Growth. 188(1-4). 63–68. 2 indexed citations

9.

Ricker, N.L. & Jay H. Lee. (1995). Nonlinear model predictive control of the Tennessee Eastman challenge process. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 19(9). 961–981. 163 indexed citations

10.

Ricker, N.L.. (1995). Optimal steady-state operation of the Tennessee Eastman challenge process. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 19(9). 949–959. 160 indexed citations

11.

Ricker, N.L., et al.. (1994). Model-predictive control of a combined sewer system. International Journal of Control. 59(3). 793–816. 74 indexed citations

12.

Lee, Jay H. & N.L. Ricker. (1994). Extended Kalman Filter Based Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 33(6). 1530–1541. 274 indexed citations

13.

Ferguson, John, et al.. (1993). Mathematical modeling of an anaerobic butyrate degrading consortia: predicting their response to organic overloads. Environmental Science & Technology. 27(13). 2673–2684. 14 indexed citations

14.

Ricker, N.L.. (1993). Model predictive control of a continuous, nonlinear, two-phase reactor. Journal of Process Control. 3(2). 109–123. 64 indexed citations

15.

Ferguson, John, et al.. (1992). Anaerobic butyrate degradation in a fluidized-bed reactor: effects of increased concentrations of hydrogen and acetate. Environmental Science & Technology. 26(2). 369–376. 27 indexed citations

16.

Ricker, N.L.. (1990). Model predictive control with state estimation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 29(3). 374–382. 143 indexed citations

17.

Ricker, N.L.. (1988). The use of biased least-squares estimators for parameters in discrete-time pulse-response models. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 27(2). 343–350. 102 indexed citations

18.

Ricker, N.L.. (1985). Response to comments on "Comparison of methods for nonlinear parameter estimation". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development. 24(3). 891–891. 3 indexed citations

19.

Ricker, N.L.. (1985). Use of quadratic programming for constrained internal model control. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development. 24(4). 925–936. 113 indexed citations

20.

Ricker, N.L., et al.. (1980). Solvent extraction of wastewaters from acetic-acid manufacture. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact