Wilson J. Rugh

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Wilson J. Rugh is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilson J. Rugh has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 10 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 7 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wilson J. Rugh's work include Advanced Control Systems Optimization (32 papers), Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems (32 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (28 papers). Wilson J. Rugh is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Control Systems Optimization (32 papers), Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems (32 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (28 papers). Wilson J. Rugh collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Wilson J. Rugh's co-authors include Jeff S. Shamma, William T. Baumann, Daniel J. Stilwell, Douglas A. Lawrence, Jie Huang, Jie Huang, R.T. Reichert, Robert A. Nichols, Jianliang Wang and Hualin Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica and AIChE Journal.

In The Last Decade

Wilson J. Rugh

74 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Research on gain scheduling 1981 2026 1996 2011 2000 1992 1981 400 800 1.2k
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. Research on gain scheduling
    2000 1.4k citations Wilson J. Rugh et al. Automatica profile →
  2. Linear System Theory
    1992 1.0k citations Wilson J. Rugh Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  3. Nonlinear System Theory: The Volterra / Wiener Approach
    1981 672 citations Wilson J. Rugh Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wilson J. Rugh United States 27 4.9k 849 550 503 469 78 6.3k
G. Stein United States 26 3.6k 0.7× 629 0.7× 507 0.9× 348 0.7× 449 1.0× 85 4.8k
R. Sivan Israel 12 2.8k 0.6× 792 0.9× 344 0.6× 473 0.9× 404 0.9× 33 4.2k
M. Vidyasagar Canada 33 6.8k 1.4× 593 0.7× 565 1.0× 573 1.1× 963 2.1× 127 8.6k
Michel Fliess France 36 5.6k 1.1× 544 0.6× 862 1.6× 344 0.7× 449 1.0× 148 7.3k
S. Bittanti Italy 34 2.7k 0.6× 424 0.5× 359 0.7× 457 0.9× 445 0.9× 261 4.4k
Michael G. Safonov United States 44 6.4k 1.3× 650 0.8× 735 1.3× 345 0.7× 1.4k 3.0× 230 8.1k
G. Zames Canada 28 4.4k 0.9× 342 0.4× 363 0.7× 317 0.6× 775 1.7× 73 5.6k
Gene F. Franklin United States 13 2.8k 0.6× 474 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 331 0.7× 199 0.4× 36 4.7k
M.J. Grimble United Kingdom 34 3.8k 0.8× 425 0.5× 320 0.6× 651 1.3× 185 0.4× 406 4.7k
M. Corless United States 32 4.3k 0.9× 644 0.8× 261 0.5× 317 0.6× 226 0.5× 162 5.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stilwell, Daniel J. & Wilson J. Rugh. (2002). Interpolation methods for gain scheduling. 3. 3003–3008. 18 indexed citations
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Lawrence, Douglas A. & Wilson J. Rugh. (2002). Input-output pseudo-linearization for nonlinear systems. 28. 773–777. 2 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J., et al.. (2002). Interactive exercises and demonstrations on the Web for basic signals, systems and control. 4. 3811–3815. 2 indexed citations
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Stilwell, Daniel J. & Wilson J. Rugh. (2000). Stability preserving interpolation methods for the synthesis of gain scheduled controllers. Automatica. 36(5). 665–671. 102 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J., et al.. (1998). Nonlinear overtaking optimal control: sufficiency, stability, and approximation. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 43(12). 1703–1718. 8 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J.. (1996). Linear system theory (2nd ed.). Prentice-Hall, Inc eBooks. 196 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J.. (1992). Linear System Theory. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1043 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Jie & Wilson J. Rugh. (1990). Stabilization on zero-error manifolds and the nonlinear servomechanism problem. 12. 1262–1267 vol.3. 10 indexed citations
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Lawrence, Douglas A. & Wilson J. Rugh. (1990). On a stability theorem for nonlinear systems with slowly varying inputs. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 35(7). 860–864. 70 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianliang & Wilson J. Rugh. (1988). Linearized model matching for single-input nonlinear systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 33(8). 793–796. 5 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J.. (1984). An input-output characterization for linearization by feedback. Systems & Control Letters. 4(4). 227–229. 9 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J.. (1981). Nonlinear System Theory: The Volterra / Wiener Approach. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 672 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rugh, Wilson J., et al.. (1979). On transfer function representations for homogeneous nonlinear systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 24(2). 242–249. 25 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J., et al.. (1976). Further results on the identification problem for the class of nonlinear systems<tex>S_M</tex>. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems. 23(11). 664–670. 24 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J., et al.. (1975). Complete identification of a class of nonlinear systems from steady-state frequency response. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems. 22(9). 753–759. 43 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J., et al.. (1974). Complete identification of a class of nonlinear systems from steady state frequency response. 442–443. 3 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J., et al.. (1974). On the structure of a class of nonlinear systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 19(6). 701–706. 26 indexed citations
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Singh, Sahjendra N. & Wilson J. Rugh. (1973). Decoupling in linear time-variable systems using output feedback †. International Journal of Control. 17(2). 321–336. 6 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J., et al.. (1972). Decoupling in a Class of Nonlinear Systems by State Variable Feedback. Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control. 94(4). 323–329. 118 indexed citations
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Rugh, Wilson J.. (1971). System equivalence in a class of nonlinear optimal control problems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 16(2). 189–194. 6 indexed citations

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