Weinan Gao

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
154 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Weinan Gao is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weinan Gao has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 78 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weinan Gao's work include Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (83 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (34 papers) and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (29 papers). Weinan Gao is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control (83 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (34 papers) and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (29 papers). Weinan Gao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Denmark. Weinan Gao's co-authors include Zhong‐Ping Jiang, Tianyou Chai, Frank L. Lewis, Masoud Davari, Yu Jiang, Yi Jiang, Kaan Özbay, Yebin Wang, Chao Deng and Zheng Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Automatica.

In The Last Decade

Weinan Gao

136 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Data-driven control of hydraulic servo actuator: An event... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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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. Data-driven control of hydraulic servo actuator: An event-triggered adaptive dynamic programming approach
    2023 90 citations Weinan Gao, Vladimir Stojanović et al. profile →

Peers

Weinan Gao
Xiong Yang China
Yuanheng Zhu China
Yu Jiang China
Xuemei Ren China
Zhiqiang Zuo China
Jing Zhou Norway
Yan‐Jun Liu China
Guido Herrmann United Kingdom
Ruizhuo Song China
Xiong Yang China
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weinan Gao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weinan Gao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weinan Gao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Weinan Gao. Weinan Gao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Yang, Yongliang, Weinan Gao, & Zhong‐Ping Jiang. (2025). Fast adaptive dynamic programming: Shamanskii iteration for adaptive optimal control. Automatica. 181. 112494–112494.
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Gao, Weinan, et al.. (2025). Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles via Hybrid Iteration. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 1–12. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jianguo, et al.. (2025). Model-Free Coordinated Optimal Regulation for Rigidly Connected Dual-PMSM Systems via Adaptive Dynamic Programming. IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica. 12(10). 2138–2149.
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Gao, Weinan, et al.. (2024). Active Learning-Based Control for Resiliency of Uncertain Systems Under DoS Attacks. IEEE Control Systems Letters. 8. 3297–3302. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, Lei Zhang, & Weinan Gao. (2024). Reconfigurable Model Predictive Control for Large Scale Distributed Systems. IEEE Systems Journal. 18(2). 965–976. 4 indexed citations
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Davari, Masoud, Jianguo Zhao, Chunyu Yang, Weinan Gao, & Tianyou Chai. (2024). Reinforcement Learning to Stabilize Singularly Perturbed DC-Side Dynamics of Grid-Connected Voltage-Source Converters in Modern AC–DC Grids Using Singular Perturbation Theory and Adaptive Dynamic Programming. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 72(3). 2914–2926. 3 indexed citations
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Davari, Masoud, et al.. (2024). A Novel Converter-Based PV Emulator Control Using Lambert W Method and Fractional-Order Fuzzy Proportional-Integral Controller Trained by Harris Hawks Optimization for PV Inverter-Based Resources. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics. 5(4). 1493–1507. 4 indexed citations
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Chakraborty, Sayan, Weinan Gao, Leilei Cui, Frank L. Lewis, & Zhong‐Ping Jiang. (2023). Learning-Based Adaptive Optimal Output Regulation of Discrete-Time Linear Systems. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 56(2). 10283–10288. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Weinan, et al.. (2023). Brightness Prediction of Large Color Gamut Laser Display Devices. Micromachines. 14(10). 1850–1850. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Weinan, et al.. (2023). Robust Policy Iteration of Uncertain Interconnected Systems With Imperfect Data. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 21(2). 1214–1222. 15 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yi, Weinan Gao, Jing Na, et al.. (2022). Value iteration and adaptive optimal output regulation with assured convergence rate. Control Engineering Practice. 121. 105042–105042. 109 indexed citations
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Davari, Masoud, Weinan Gao, Zhong‐Ping Jiang, & Frank L. Lewis. (2020). An Optimal Primary Frequency Control Based on Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Islanded Modernized Microgrids. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 18(3). 1109–1121. 53 indexed citations
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Davari, Masoud, Weinan Gao, & Frede Blaabjerg. (2019). A Fault-Tolerant, Passivity-Based Controller Enhanced by the Equilibrium-to-Equilibrium Maneuver Capability for the DC-Voltage Power Port VSC in Multi-Infeed AC/DC Modernized Grids. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 8(3). 2484–2507. 11 indexed citations
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Gao, Weinan, Zhong‐Ping Jiang, Frank L. Lewis, & Yebin Wang. (2018). Leader-to-Formation Stability of Multiagent Systems: An Adaptive Optimal Control Approach. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 63(10). 3581–3587. 143 indexed citations
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Gao, Weinan & Zhong‐Ping Jiang. (2017). Learning-Based Adaptive Optimal Tracking Control of Strict-Feedback Nonlinear Systems. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 29(6). 2614–2624. 128 indexed citations
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Fang, Zheng & Weinan Gao. (2011). Adaptive integral backstepping control of a Micro-Quadrotor. 910–915. 55 indexed citations
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Sun, Jingwen, et al.. (2010). A multimode interference polymer-silica hybrid waveguide 2×2 thermo-optic switch. Optica Applicata. 40(11). e1140–e1144. 3 indexed citations

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