Rafael Vázquez

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
154 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Rafael Vázquez is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Vázquez has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 42 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 40 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Rafael Vázquez's work include Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations (85 papers), Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering (41 papers) and Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems (28 papers). Rafael Vázquez is often cited by papers focused on Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations (85 papers), Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering (41 papers) and Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems (28 papers). Rafael Vázquez collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. Rafael Vázquez's co-authors include Miroslav Krstić, Jean‐Michel Coron, Florent Di Meglio, Francisco Gavilan, Georges Bastin, Long Hu, Steve Greenbaum, Eduardo F. Camacho, Kang Xu and Xavier Bogle and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Journal of Power Sources and Automatica.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Vázquez

141 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Local Exponential $H^2$ Stabilization of a $2\times2$ Qua... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 50 100 150 200
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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. Local Exponential $H^2$ Stabilization of a $2\times2$ Quasilinear Hyperbolic System Using Backstepping
    2013 240 citations Rafael Vázquez, Miroslav Krstić et al. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization profile →

Peers

Rafael Vázquez
Alexander Filippov Russia
Chris Budd United Kingdom
Ruth F. Curtain Netherlands
Bassam Bamieh United States
J. William Helton United States
Biswa Nath Datta United States
Jean‐Michel Coron France
H.J. Sussmann United States
Guoliang Chen China
P.E. Crouch United States
Alexander Filippov Russia
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All Works

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Vázquez, Rafael, et al.. (2025). Gain Scheduling With a Neural Operator for a Transport PDE With Nonlinear Recirculation. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 70(8). 5616–5623. 7 indexed citations
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Andrade, Gustavo A. de, Rafael Vázquez, Iasson Karafyllis, & Miroslav Krstić. (2024). Backstepping Control of a Hyperbolic PDE System With Zero Characteristic Speed States. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 69(10). 6988–6995. 1 indexed citations
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Seuret, Alexandre, Rafael Vázquez, & Luca Zaccarian. (2024). A Hybrid Dynamical System Approach to the Impulsive Control of Spacecraft Rendezvous. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1479–1484. 1 indexed citations
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Rebollo, J., Rafael Vázquez, I. Alvarado, & Daniel Limón. (2024). MPC for Tracking applied to rendezvous with non-cooperative tumbling targets ensuring stability and feasibility. 8264–8269. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Guangwei, Rafael Vázquez, & Miroslav Krstić. (2023). Backstepping-based Rapid Stabilization of Two-layer Timoshenko Composite Beams. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 56(2). 8159–8164. 2 indexed citations
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Rebollo, J., et al.. (2023). A Symmetry-Based Unscented Particle Filter for State Estimation of a Ballistic Vehicle. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 56(2). 4508–4513. 2 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Rafael, et al.. (2023). A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model for Resolution of the Antenna-Satellite Scheduling Problem. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 60(1). 463–473. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Guangwei, Rafael Vázquez, & Miroslav Krstić. (2023). Rapid Stabilization of Timoshenko Beam by PDE Backstepping. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 69(2). 1141–1148. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Guangwei, Rafael Vázquez, Zhitao Liu, & Hongye Su. (2023). Backstepping Control of an Underactuated Hyperbolic–Parabolic Coupled PDE System. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 69(2). 1218–1225. 7 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Rafael & Miroslav Krstić. (2021). Bilateral boundary control of one-dimensional first- and second-order PDEs using infinite-dimensional backstepping. idUS (Universidad de Sevilla). 7 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Rafael & Miroslav Krstić. (2021). Boundary control of a singular reaction-diffusion equation on a disk. idUS (Universidad de Sevilla). 4 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Rafael, et al.. (2021). Folding Bilateral Backstepping Output-Feedback Control Design for an Unstable Parabolic PDE. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 67(5). 2389–2404. 8 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Rafael, Francisco Gavilan, & Eduardo F. Camacho. (2020). Pulse-width predictive control for LTV systems with application to spacecraft rendezvous. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 10 indexed citations
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Hu, Long, Rafael Vázquez, Florent Di Meglio, & Miroslav Krstić. (2019). Boundary Exponential Stabilization of 1-Dimensional Inhomogeneous Quasi-Linear Hyperbolic Systems. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization. 57(2). 963–998. 56 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Rafael, et al.. (2016). Distribución y estado de conservación de Podarcis muralis en Galicia. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 27(2). 65–73. 1 indexed citations
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Galán, Pedro, et al.. (2013). Simpatría y sintopía de cinco especies de lacértidos en una zona de los Montes Aquilianos (León). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 24(2). 27–33. 3 indexed citations
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Galán, Pedro, et al.. (2011). Melanismo parcial en Podarcis bocagei de Galicia. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 79–81. 2 indexed citations
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Galán, Pedro, et al.. (2010). Primeras observaciones de Zootoca vivipara en la provincia de A Coruña: las poblaciones más occidentales de la especie. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 86–89. 2 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Rafael & Miroslav Krstić. (2007). Control of Turbulent and Magnetohydrodynamic Channel Flows. Birkhäuser Boston eBooks. 34 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Durán, Armando & Rafael Vázquez. (2001). The bat Artibeus jamaicensis in Puerto Rico (West Indies) : seasonality of diet, activity, and effect of a hurricane. Acta Chiropterologica. 3(1). 53–61. 21 indexed citations

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