Robert E. Skelton

16.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
365 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Skelton is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Skelton has authored 365 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 193 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 153 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 91 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Skelton's work include Structural Analysis and Optimization (127 papers), Control Systems and Identification (108 papers) and Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems (68 papers). Robert E. Skelton is often cited by papers focused on Structural Analysis and Optimization (127 papers), Control Systems and Identification (108 papers) and Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems (68 papers). Robert E. Skelton collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Robert E. Skelton's co-authors include Tetsuya Iwasaki, Karolos Grigoriadis, Cornel Sultan, Anthony F. Hotz, T. T. Soong, A. G. Chassiakos, Richard O. Claus, George W. Housner, Billie F. Spencer and T. K. Caughey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Skelton

348 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Structural Control: Past, Present, and Future

1997 1.8k citations Robert E. Skelton et al. profile →
All controllers for the general ∞ control problem: LMI existence conditions and state space formulas

1994 923 citations Robert E. Skelton et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Skelton	5.5k	5.4k	2.7k	1.4k	1.1k	365	11.5k
John Argyris	3.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.3×	1.9k 0.7×	663 0.5×	47 0.0×	232	8.4k
Ahmed K. Noor	5.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.3×	1.7k 0.6×	388 0.3×	12 0.0×	269	9.0k
T. K. Caughey	6.7k 1.2×	3.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	912 0.6×	8 0.0×	134	11.0k
Michel Verhaegen	2.5k 0.5×	8.1k 1.5×	1.1k 0.4×	465 0.3×	7 0.0×	454	11.7k
Edward J. Haug	2.2k 0.4×	4.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	146 0.1×	9 0.0×	200	6.7k
Ramana V. Grandhi	3.6k 0.7×	423 0.1×	1.6k 0.6×	140 0.1×	26 0.0×	283	7.2k
Kemin Zhou	779 0.1×	9.1k 1.7×	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	6 0.0×	177	11.7k
Haiyan Hu	1.9k 0.4×	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	5 0.0×	360	7.6k
Grégoire Allaire	5.7k 1.0×	418 0.1×	658 0.2×	147 0.1×	27 0.0×	159	10.4k
Isaac Elishakoff	5.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	474 0.3×	4 0.0×	506	9.9k

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Urrutia‐Jalabert, Rocío, et al.. (2025). Intraspecific variation in drought tolerance traits in a Nothofagus species (southern beech) in southern South America. Forest Ecology and Management. 597. 123165–123165.

Ma, Shuo, et al.. (2024). Statics and dynamics of pulley-driven tensegrity structures with sliding cable modeling. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 130. 378–400. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Muhao, et al.. (2023). Q-Markov Covariance equivalent realizations for unstable and marginally stable systems. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 196. 110343–110343. 6 indexed citations

Ma, Shuo, Yiqian Chen, Muhao Chen, & Robert E. Skelton. (2023). Equilibrium and stiffness study of clustered tensegrity structures with the consideration of pulley sizes. Engineering Structures. 282. 115796–115796. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Muhao, et al.. (2023). Markov data-based reference tracking control to tensegrity morphing airfoils. Engineering Structures. 291. 116430–116430. 16 indexed citations

Chen, Muhao, et al.. (2023). Analysis of clustered cable-actuation strategies of V-Expander tensegrity structures. Engineering Structures. 296. 116868–116868. 27 indexed citations

Ma, Shuo, et al.. (2023). The Pulley-Driven Clustered Tensegrity Structure Statics and Dynamics. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Shuo, et al.. (2023). Design and control analysis of a deployable clustered hyperbolic paraboloid cable net. Engineering Structures. 279. 115569–115569. 14 indexed citations

Goyal, Raman, Manoranjan Majji, & Robert E. Skelton. (2020). Model-based Shape Control of Tensegrity Robotic Systems. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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Ferreira, A.J.M., et al.. (2016). Composite solar façades and wind generators with tensegrity architecture. Composites Part B Engineering. 115. 275–281. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Qiang, Robert E. Skelton, & Jie Yan. (2011). Energy optimization of deployable tensegrity structure. Chinese Control Conference. 2146–2151. 5 indexed citations

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Juan, Sergi Hernàndez, Robert E. Skelton, & Josep M. Mirats Tur. (2009). Dynamically stable collision avoidance for tensegrity based robots. 315–322. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Weiwei, E. Todorov, & Robert E. Skelton. (2005). Estimation and control of systems with multiplicative noise via linear matrix inequalities. 1811–1816. 22 indexed citations

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Lǚ, Jianbo & Robert E. Skelton. (1997). Covariance Control Using Closed Loop Modeling for Structures. 1285–1289. 7 indexed citations

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Skelton, Robert E., et al.. (1987). Sensor and Actuator Selection for Optimal Closed-Loop Performance in the Presence of Correlated Noise. American Control Conference. 24(24). 1337–1341. 3 indexed citations

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Skelton, Robert E., et al.. (1985). On the Selection of Finite Element Models for Control Design. American Control Conference. 22(22). 1648–1656. 2 indexed citations

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Skelton, Robert E., et al.. (1979). Measurement feedback and model reduction by modal cost analysis. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 16(16). 211–218. 15 indexed citations

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Hughes, P. C. & Robert E. Skelton. (1979). Stability, controllability and observability of linear matrix-second-order systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 16(16). 56–62. 6 indexed citations

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Skelton, Robert E., et al.. (1979). Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and Eastern India : an exhibition. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, C.D. & Robert E. Skelton. (1970). Optimal desaturation of momentum exchange control systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 8(8). 683–694. 5 indexed citations

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