Panagiotis D. Christofides

22.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
511 papers, 17.6k citations indexed

About

Panagiotis D. Christofides is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Panagiotis D. Christofides has authored 511 papers receiving a total of 17.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 325 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 79 papers in Materials Chemistry and 74 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Panagiotis D. Christofides's work include Advanced Control Systems Optimization (256 papers), Fault Detection and Control Systems (191 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (75 papers). Panagiotis D. Christofides is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Control Systems Optimization (256 papers), Fault Detection and Control Systems (191 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (75 papers). Panagiotis D. Christofides collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Panagiotis D. Christofides's co-authors include Nael H. El‐Farra, Prashant Mhaskar, Jinfeng Liu, Antonios Armaou, Zhe Wu, Matthew J. Ellis, David Muñoz de la Peña, Helen Durand, Pródromos Daoutidis and Mingheng Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Water Research and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

Panagiotis D. Christofides

494 papers receiving 17.0k 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.

Distributed model predictive control: A tutorial review and future research directions

2012 676 citations Panagiotis D. Christofides et al. Computers & Chemical Engineering profile →
A tutorial review of economic model predictive control methods

2014 530 citations Matthew J. Ellis, Helen Durand et al. profile →
Predictive control of switched nonlinear systems with scheduled mode transitions

2005 316 citations Panagiotis D. Christofides et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Panagiotis D. Christofides United States	70	11.3k	2.3k	2.2k	1.7k	1.7k	511	17.6k
Lorenz T. Biegler United States	73	16.5k 1.5×	2.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	2.9k 1.8×	1.6k 1.0×	539	28.0k
James B. Rawlings United States	66	19.6k 1.7×	2.8k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	486 0.3×	220	25.3k
Sigurd Skogestad Norway	60	15.6k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	824 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	836 0.5×	437	19.2k
Feng Qian China	55	3.6k 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	698 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	454 0.3×	542	12.4k
Richard D. Braatz United States	73	8.3k 0.7×	6.8k 3.0×	6.1k 2.8×	2.8k 1.7×	580 0.4×	542	23.6k
Wolfgang Marquardt Germany	54	5.3k 0.5×	498 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	2.8k 1.7×	865 0.5×	417	11.2k
Youmin Zhang Canada	76	14.0k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	960 0.4×	852 0.5×	647 0.4×	798	25.7k
Pródromos Daoutidis United States	50	4.1k 0.4×	970 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	267 0.2×	283	7.9k
Biao Huang Canada	73	17.7k 1.6×	1.9k 0.8×	629 0.3×	820 0.5×	357 0.2×	804	22.2k
Chunhua Yang China	56	6.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	263 0.1×	1.1k 0.7×	262 0.2×	691	13.6k

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Cui, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). Modeling and control of a protonic membrane steam methane reformer. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 212. 493–519. 1 indexed citations

Alhajeri, Mohammed S., et al.. (2024). Model predictive control of nonlinear processes using transfer learning-based recurrent neural networks. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 205. 1–12. 21 indexed citations

Cui, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). Estimation-based model predictive control of an electrically-heated steam methane reforming process. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 100153–100153. 8 indexed citations

Wu, Zhe, et al.. (2024). A tutorial review of machine learning-based model predictive control methods. Reviews in Chemical Engineering. 41(4). 359–400. 8 indexed citations

AlShareedah, Othman, Manas Sarkar, Iman Mehdipour, et al.. (2024). Process modeling guides operational variables that affect CO₂ utilization during the accelerated carbonation of concrete. AIChE Journal. 70(5). 3 indexed citations

Luo, Junwei, et al.. (2023). Machine learning-based ethylene and carbon monoxide estimation, real-time optimization, and multivariable feedback control of an experimental electrochemical reactor. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 191. 658–681. 15 indexed citations

Abdullah, Fahim, et al.. (2023). Integrating machine learning detection and encrypted control for enhanced cybersecurity of nonlinear processes. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 180. 108498–108498. 12 indexed citations

Luo, Junwei, Fahim Abdullah, & Panagiotis D. Christofides. (2023). Model predictive control of nonlinear processes using neural ordinary differential equation models. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 178. 108367–108367. 9 indexed citations

Abdullah, Fahim, et al.. (2023). Encrypted decentralized model predictive control of nonlinear processes with delays. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 200. 312–324. 3 indexed citations

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Abdullah, Fahim & Panagiotis D. Christofides. (2023). Real-time adaptive sparse-identification-based predictive control of nonlinear processes. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 196. 750–769. 8 indexed citations

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Alhajeri, Mohammed S., et al.. (2023). Encrypted model predictive control design for security to cyberattacks. AIChE Journal. 69(8). 12 indexed citations

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Alhajeri, Mohammed S., et al.. (2022). On generalization error of neural network models and its application to predictive control of nonlinear processes. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 189. 664–679. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhe & Panagiotis D. Christofides. (2019). Economic Machine-Learning-Based Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems. Mathematics. 7(6). 494–494. 36 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhihao, Zhe Wu, David Rincón, & Panagiotis D. Christofides. (2019). Operational safety of an ammonia process network via model predictive control. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 146. 277–289. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhe, Helen Durand, & Panagiotis D. Christofides. (2018). Safeness Index-Based Economic Model Predictive Control of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems. Mathematics. 6(5). 69–69. 9 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhe, Helen Durand, & Panagiotis D. Christofides. (2018). Safe economic model predictive control of nonlinear systems. Systems & Control Letters. 118. 69–76. 22 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhe, et al.. (2018). Detecting and Handling Cyber-Attacks in Model Predictive Control of Chemical Processes. Mathematics. 6(10). 173–173. 46 indexed citations

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Ellis, Matthew J., et al.. (2015). Economic model predictive control of nonlinear process systems using multiple empirical models. 4953–4958. 5 indexed citations

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Lou, Yifei & Panagiotis D. Christofides. (2005). Feedback Control of Surface Roughness Using Stochastic PDEs (R&D Note). AIChE Journal. 345.

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Armaou, Antonios & Panagiotis D. Christofides. (2001). Finite-dimensional control of nonlinear parabolic PDE systems with time-dependent spatial domains using empirical eigenfunctions. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. 11(2). 287–317. 46 indexed citations

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