Samuel Prívara

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Samuel Prívara is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Building and Construction and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Prívara has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 15 papers in Building and Construction and 4 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Samuel Prívara's work include Advanced Control Systems Optimization (16 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (14 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (13 papers). Samuel Prívara is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Control Systems Optimization (16 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (14 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (13 papers). Samuel Prívara collaborates with scholars based in Czechia and Switzerland. Samuel Prívara's co-authors include Jiří Cigler, Ján Široký, Frauke Oldewurtel, Lukáš Ferkl, Zdeněk Váňa, Eva Žáčeková, Carina Sagerschnig, Dimitrios Gyalistras, Manfred Morari and Michael Šebek and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Energy and Buildings and Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Prívara

21 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Experimental analysis of model predictive control for an ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2011 2010 200 400 600
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. Experimental analysis of model predictive control for an energy efficient building heating system
    2011 614 citations Ján Široký, Frauke Oldewurtel et al. Applied Energy profile →
  2. Model predictive control of a building heating system: The first experience
    2010 367 citations Samuel Prívara, Ján Široký et al. Energy and Buildings profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samuel Prívara Czechia 12 1.5k 595 496 364 335 21 1.7k
Jiří Cigler Czechia 14 1.6k 1.1× 653 1.1× 550 1.1× 404 1.1× 368 1.1× 29 1.9k
Markus Gwerder Switzerland 13 1.5k 1.0× 632 1.1× 637 1.3× 426 1.2× 419 1.3× 20 1.9k
Ján Široký Czechia 9 1.0k 0.7× 450 0.8× 343 0.7× 276 0.8× 238 0.7× 21 1.2k
Donghun Kim United States 19 1.1k 0.7× 462 0.8× 522 1.1× 240 0.7× 268 0.8× 75 1.5k
B. Lehmann Switzerland 11 1.5k 1.0× 378 0.6× 433 0.9× 490 1.3× 510 1.5× 15 1.9k
Christian Ghiaus France 20 1.1k 0.8× 167 0.3× 235 0.5× 562 1.5× 188 0.6× 54 1.4k
Ján Drgoňa United States 14 897 0.6× 574 1.0× 482 1.0× 188 0.5× 263 0.8× 46 1.4k
Brandon Hencey United States 16 732 0.5× 589 1.0× 404 0.8× 140 0.4× 155 0.5× 45 1.2k
Lukáš Ferkl Czechia 12 653 0.4× 337 0.6× 199 0.4× 164 0.5× 129 0.4× 31 881
David Blum United States 14 928 0.6× 378 0.6× 566 1.1× 193 0.5× 269 0.8× 29 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel Prívara

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Prívara, Samuel, et al.. (2013). Dual control approach for zone model predictive control. 1398–1403. 5 indexed citations
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Žáčeková, Eva, et al.. (2013). Persistent excitation condition within the dual control framework. Journal of Process Control. 23(9). 1270–1280. 20 indexed citations
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Váňa, Zdeněk, Samuel Prívara, Eva Žáčeková, & Jiří Cigler. (2013). Building semi-physical modeling: On selection of the model complexity. 3955–3960. 5 indexed citations
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Cigler, Jiří, et al.. (2012). Optimization of predicted mean vote thermal comfort index within Model Predictive Control framework. 3056–3061. 11 indexed citations
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Prívara, Samuel, Jiří Cigler, Zdeněk Váňa, et al.. (2012). Building modeling as a crucial part for building predictive control. Energy and Buildings. 56. 8–22. 289 indexed citations
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Žáčeková, Eva, Samuel Prívara, & Josef Komárek. (2012). On dual control for buildings using persistent excitation condition. 2158–2163. 2 indexed citations
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Prívara, Samuel, et al.. (2012). Incorporation of system steady state properties into subspace identification algorithm. International Journal of Modelling Identification and Control. 16(2). 159–159. 3 indexed citations
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Prívara, Samuel, Jiří Cigler, Zdeněk Váňa, Frauke Oldewurtel, & Eva Žáčeková. (2012). Use of partial least squares within the control relevant identification for buildings. Control Engineering Practice. 21(1). 113–121. 32 indexed citations
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Prívara, Samuel, Zdeněk Váňa, Eva Žáčeková, & Jiří Cigler. (2012). Building modeling: Selection of the most appropriate model for predictive control. Energy and Buildings. 55. 341–350. 79 indexed citations
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Žáčeková, Eva & Samuel Prívara. (2012). Control relevant identification and predictive control of a building. 246–251. 11 indexed citations
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Cigler, Jiří, Samuel Prívara, Zdeněk Váňa, Eva Žáčeková, & Lukáš Ferkl. (2012). Optimization of Predicted Mean Vote index within Model Predictive Control framework: Computationally tractable solution. Energy and Buildings. 52. 39–49. 87 indexed citations
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Prívara, Samuel, Zdeněk Váňa, Jiří Cigler, & Lukáš Ferkl. (2012). Predictive control oriented subspace identification based on building energy simulation tools. 3. 1290–1295. 7 indexed citations
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Žáčeková, Eva, Samuel Prívara, & Zdeněk Váňa. (2011). Model predictive control relevant identification using partial least squares for building modeling. 422–427. 22 indexed citations
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Široký, Ján, Frauke Oldewurtel, Jiří Cigler, & Samuel Prívara. (2011). Experimental analysis of model predictive control for an energy efficient building heating system. Applied Energy. 88(9). 3079–3087. 614 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prívara, Samuel, Zdeněk Váňa, Dimitrios Gyalistras, et al.. (2011). Modeling and identification of a large multi-zone office building. 55–60. 60 indexed citations
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Cigler, Jiří & Samuel Prívara. (2010). Subspace identification and model predictive control for buildings. 750–755. 33 indexed citations
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Prívara, Samuel, Jiří Cigler, Zdeněk Váňa, Lukáš Ferkl, & Michael Šebek. (2010). Subspace identification of poorly excited industrial systems. 4405–4410. 17 indexed citations
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Prívara, Samuel, Ján Široký, Lukáš Ferkl, & Jiří Cigler. (2010). Model predictive control of a building heating system: The first experience. Energy and Buildings. 43(2-3). 564–572. 367 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ferkl, Lukáš, Ján Široký, & Samuel Prívara. (2010). Model predictive control of buildings: The efficient way of heating. 1. 1922–1926. 9 indexed citations
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Prívara, Samuel, et al.. (2010). Probabilistic risk assessment of highway tunnels. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 26(1). 71–82. 44 indexed citations

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