Question 1

Which countries lead Control and Systems Engineering research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Control and Systems Engineering. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (107k and 21k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Control and Systems Engineering research?

Accepted Answer

Tsinghua University (China) ranks first in Control and Systems Engineering on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Control and Systems Engineering?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Control and Systems Engineering, Josep Maria Guerrero, Peng Shi and Ignacio E. Grossmann have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Control and Systems Engineering research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Control and Systems Engineering research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Blaichach, Zhuzhou and Shenyang.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Control and Systems Engineering?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Tsinghua University, Chongqing University and Harbin Institute of Technology score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Control and Systems Engineering research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Advanced Algorithms and Applications, Advanced Sensor and Control Systems and Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Control and Systems Engineering?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Control and Systems Engineering is "A new look at the statistical model identification" (Hirotugu Akaike, 1974), with 51,685 citations. Next come "Maximum Likelihood from Incomplete Data Via the EM Algorithm" (50,034) and "Learning representations by back-propagating errors" (32,003).