Qinglai Wei

14.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
230 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Qinglai Wei is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qinglai Wei has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 110 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 85 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qinglai Wei's work include Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (178 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (79 papers) and Frequency Control in Power Systems (54 papers). Qinglai Wei is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (178 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (79 papers) and Frequency Control in Power Systems (54 papers). Qinglai Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Macao and United States. Qinglai Wei's co-authors include Derong Liu, Ruizhuo Song, Xiong Yang, Ding Wang, Huaguang Zhang, Fei‐Yue Wang, Frank L. Lewis, Guang Shi, Pengfei Yan and Ning Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Qinglai Wei

217 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

Policy Iteration Adaptive Dynamic Programming Algorithm f... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2013 2020 2008 2017 2015 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. Policy Iteration Adaptive Dynamic Programming Algorithm for Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems
    2013 540 citations Derong Liu, Qinglai Wei IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems profile →
  2. Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Control: A Survey and Recent Advances
    2020 456 citations Derong Liu, Bo Zhao et al. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems profile →
  3. A Novel Infinite-Time Optimal Tracking Control Scheme for a Class of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems via the Greedy HDP Iteration Algorithm
    2008 374 citations Huaguang Zhang, Qinglai Wei et al. profile →
  4. Adaptive Dynamic Programming with Applications in Optimal Control
    2017 350 citations Derong Liu, Qinglai Wei et al. profile →
  5. Value Iteration Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Optimal Control of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems
    2015 335 citations Qinglai Wei, Derong Liu et al. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics profile →
  6. Reinforcement-Learning-Based Robust Controller Design for Continuous-Time Uncertain Nonlinear Systems Subject to Input Constraints
    2015 335 citations Derong Liu, Xiong Yang et al. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics profile →
  7. Optimal control of unknown nonaffine nonlinear discrete-time systems based on adaptive dynamic programming
    2012 293 citations Derong Liu, Qinglai Wei et al. profile →
  8. Secure Containment Control for Multi-UAV Systems by Fixed-Time Convergent Reinforcement Learning
    2025 16 citations Feisheng Yang, Qinglai Wei et al. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qinglai Wei China 58 8.0k 5.9k 4.0k 3.5k 2.0k 230 11.2k
Kyriakos G. Vamvoudakis United States 35 5.6k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 3.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 173 8.0k
Draguna Vrabie United States 23 3.8k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 931 0.5× 82 6.4k
Hamidreza Modares United States 42 3.6k 0.5× 3.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 812 0.4× 116 6.5k
S. Jagannathan United States 51 3.3k 0.4× 5.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.5× 2.0k 0.6× 724 0.4× 430 8.6k
Chaoxu Mu China 42 2.1k 0.3× 3.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 519 0.3× 236 6.0k
Yanhong Luo China 31 3.2k 0.4× 2.5k 0.4× 1.6k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 736 0.4× 130 4.8k
Xiong Yang China 38 3.0k 0.4× 2.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.0k 0.3× 683 0.3× 104 4.3k
Huaguang Zhang China 49 2.1k 0.3× 4.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 2.5k 0.7× 319 0.2× 130 7.4k
Huanqing Wang China 60 4.1k 0.5× 10.4k 1.8× 1.6k 0.4× 1.0k 0.3× 374 0.2× 381 12.9k
Yongming Li China 70 6.0k 0.8× 17.0k 2.9× 2.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 331 0.2× 288 19.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qinglai Wei

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Hongyang, et al.. (2025). Reinforcement Learning for H ∞ Optimal Control of Unknown Continuous-Time Linear Systems. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 55(5). 2379–2389.
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Wei, Qinglai, et al.. (2025). Residential Energy Scheduling With Solar Energy Based on Dyna Adaptive Dynamic Programming. IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica. 12(2). 403–413.
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Yang, Feisheng, et al.. (2025). Secure Containment Control for Multi-UAV Systems by Fixed-Time Convergent Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 55(4). 1981–1994. 16 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2024). Evolutionary identification in dense separation fluidized beds using dynamic mode decomposition with pruning. Chemical Engineering Journal. 501. 157477–157477.
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Lu, Jingwei, Xingxia Wang, Qinglai Wei, & Fei‐Yue Wang. (2024). Nearly optimal stabilization of unknown continuous-time nonlinear systems: A new parallel control approach. Neurocomputing. 578. 127421–127421. 4 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai, et al.. (2024). Isoperimetric Constraint Inference for Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems Based on Inverse Optimal Control. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 54(9). 5493–5505. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyang & Qinglai Wei. (2024). Initial Excitation-Based Optimal Control for Continuous-Time Linear Nonzero-Sum Games. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 54(9). 5444–5455. 4 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai, et al.. (2024). Parallel Control With Event-Based Adaptive Critic Implementation for Robust Optimal Tracking of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 22. 5673–5686. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai & Tao Li. (2023). Constrained-Cost Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Optimal Control of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 35(3). 3251–3264. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, Qinglai Wei, & Fei‐Yue Wang. (2023). Multistep Look-Ahead Policy Iteration for Optimal Control of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems With Isoperimetric Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 54(3). 1414–1426. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyang & Qinglai Wei. (2023). Data-Driven Optimal Output Cluster Synchronization Control of Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 21(3). 3910–3920. 33 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhuo, et al.. (2022). Optimal Spin Polarization Control for the Spin-Exchange Relaxation-Free System Using Adaptive Dynamic Programming. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 35(5). 5835–5847. 10 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai, Hongyang Li, Tao Li, & Fei‐Yue Wang. (2022). A Novel Data-Based Fault-Tolerant Control Method for Multicontroller Linear Systems via Distributed Policy Iteration. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 53(5). 3176–3186. 19 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiong, Yuanheng Zhu, Na Dong, & Qinglai Wei. (2021). Decentralized Event-Driven Constrained Control Using Adaptive Critic Designs. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 33(10). 5830–5844. 37 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai, et al.. (2021). A New Approach to Finite-Horizon Optimal Control for Discrete-Time Affine Nonlinear Systems via a Pseudolinear Method. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 67(5). 2610–2617. 35 indexed citations
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Yang, Dongsheng, et al.. (2021). Topology Prediction and Structural Controllability Analysis of Complex Networks Without Connection Information. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems. 52(9). 6015–6027. 11 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai, Hongyang Li, Xiong Yang, & Haibo He. (2020). Continuous-Time Distributed Policy Iteration for Multicontroller Nonlinear Systems. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 51(5). 2372–2383. 77 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai, et al.. (2020). Self-Learning Optimal Control for Ice-Storage Air Conditioning Systems via Data-Based Adaptive Dynamic Programming. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 68(4). 3599–3608. 57 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinglai, et al.. (2017). Optimal control for discrete‐time systems with actuator saturation. Optimal Control Applications and Methods. 38(6). 1071–1080. 10 indexed citations

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