Zhang Ren

10.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
487 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Zhang Ren is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Aerospace Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhang Ren has authored 487 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 213 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 213 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 201 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhang Ren's work include Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (202 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (143 papers) and Guidance and Control Systems (137 papers). Zhang Ren is often cited by papers focused on Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (202 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (143 papers) and Guidance and Control Systems (137 papers). Zhang Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhang Ren's co-authors include Xiwang Dong, Qingdong Li, Yisheng Zhong, Yan Zhou, Jianglong Yu, Yongzhao Hua, Kemin Zhou, Zixuan Liang, Liang Han and Jinhu Lü and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Scientific Reports and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Zhang Ren

437 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Time-Varying Formation Tracking for Second-Order Multi-Ag... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2016 2018 2015 2022 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. Time-Varying Formation Tracking for Second-Order Multi-Agent Systems Subjected to Switching Topologies With Application to Quadrotor Formation Flying
    2016 630 citations Xiwang Dong, Zhang Ren et al. profile →
  2. Theory and Experiment on Formation-Containment Control of Multiple Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems
    2018 297 citations Xiwang Dong, Yongzhao Hua et al. profile →
  3. Time-varying formation control for unmanned aerial vehicles with switching interaction topologies
    2015 282 citations Xiwang Dong, Zhang Ren et al. Control Engineering Practice profile →
  4. Adaptive Practical Optimal Time-Varying Formation Tracking Control for Disturbed High-Order Multi-Agent Systems
    2022 125 citations Jianglong Yu, Xiwang Dong et al. profile →

Peers

Zhang Ren
Zhengrong Xiang China
Lin Zhao China
Feng Xiao China
Ali Saberi United States
Qi Zhou China
Junwei Lu Australia
Yan Zhou China
Tong Wang China
Jun Fu China
Xiaona Song China
Zhengrong Xiang China
Zhang Ren
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Countries citing papers authored by Zhang Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhang Ren

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhang Ren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhang Ren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhang Ren 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 Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hua, Yongzhao, et al.. (2024). Robust output group formation tracking control of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with multiple leaders using reinforcement learning. Systems & Control Letters. 192. 105897–105897. 4 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiwang, et al.. (2024). Finite-time cooperative tracking for high-maneuvering aerial target with sensor network. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 361(9). 106865–106865.
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Huang, Ang, Jianglong Yu, Yumeng Liu, et al.. (2024). Multitask-constrained reentry trajectory planning for hypersonic gliding vehicle. Aerospace Science and Technology. 155. 109636–109636.
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Dong, Xiwang, et al.. (2024). Finite-time distributed state estimation for maneuvering target with switching directed topologies. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 361(6). 106695–106695. 1 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiwang, et al.. (2024). Time-varying formation tracking control for multi-agent systems using distributed multi-sensor multi-target filtering. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 361(3). 1510–1523. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiangyu, Jianglong Yu, Xiaoduo Li, Xiwang Dong, & Zhang Ren. (2024). Distributed formation control with obstacle avoidance for multiple underactuated unmanned surface vehicles. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 361(12). 107008–107008. 2 indexed citations
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Hua, Yongzhao, et al.. (2024). Theory and experiment on distributed output formation tracking of unmanned aerial and ground vehicle swarm systems over jointly connected digraphs. Control Engineering Practice. 152. 106070–106070. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Jianglong, et al.. (2024). Practical robust formation tracking for multi-agent systems with a nonautonomous leader: A game-based approach. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 361(18). 107263–107263. 2 indexed citations
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Hua, Yongzhao, et al.. (2024). Resilient Time-Varying Formation Tracking Control for General Linear Multiagent Systems With a Nonautonomous Leader and Adversarial Followers. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 54(10). 6203–6216. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Jian, et al.. (2023). Influences of Cr contents on oxidation behavior of WC-Co-Ni-Cr cemented carbides at 900 °C. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 118. 106466–106466. 13 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiwang, et al.. (2023). Distributed cooperative tracking and cooperative guidance against maneuvering aerial target. Aerospace Science and Technology. 144. 108827–108827. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hailin, Xu Ji, Haiyang Xu, et al.. (2023). Halide double perovskites Bi2WO6/Cs2AgBiBr6 with efficient charge separation and wide visible light absorption for high activity photocatalysis. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 968. 172132–172132. 11 indexed citations
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Yan, Ziwei, Liang Han, Xiaoduo Li, et al.. (2023). Event-Triggered formation control for time-delayed discrete-Time multi-Agent system applied to multi-UAV formation flying. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 360(5). 3677–3699. 57 indexed citations
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Shi, Pengfei, Jianglong Yu, Xiwang Dong, Qingdong Li, & Zhang Ren. (2023). Distributed adaptive cooperative guidance against maneuvering targets with time-varying terminal angle constraint and overload saturation. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 360(16). 11507–11528. 8 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiwang, et al.. (2023). Resilient Time-Varying Formation Tracking for Heterogeneous High-Order Multiagent Systems With Multiple Dynamic Leaders. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems. 11(1). 89–100. 10 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiwang, et al.. (2022). Time‐varying group formation‐tracking control for general linear multi‐agent systems with switching topologies and unknown input. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 32(4). 1925–1940. 24 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiwang, Yongzhao Hua, Guoqiang Hu, Qingdong Li, & Zhang Ren. (2019). On time‐varying formation feasibility and reference function of time‐delayed linear multiagent systems with switching digraphs. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 29(14). 4928–4942. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, Xiwang Dong, Qingdong Li, & Zhang Ren. (2016). Distributed Adaptive Formation Control for Linear Swarm Systems With Time-Varying Formation and Switching Topologies. IEEE Access. 4. 8995–9004. 30 indexed citations
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