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Piezoelectric Actuators and Control

Piezoelectric Actuators and Control is a research topic within Control and Systems Engineering. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1953. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the modeling, identification, and control of hysteresis and creep in nanopositioning systems, particularly utilizing piezoelectric actuators and flexure-based mechanisms. The research addresses challenges related to high-speed micro/nanomanipulation, feedback control strategies, and the development of smart actuators for precise positioning.

  • Nanopositioning
  • Hysteresis Compensation
  • Piezoelectric Actuators
  • Modeling and Control
  • Flexure-Based Mechanisms
  • High-Speed Micro/Nanomanipulation
  • Feedback Control
  • Hysteresis Modeling
  • Creep Compensation
  • Smart Actuators
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1953
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+4%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
69% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Piezoelectric Actuators and Control

Which countries lead Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 127 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.2k works
  2. 2 United States 127 works
  3. 3 Japan 97 works
  4. 4 India 67 works
  5. 5 Germany 50 works
  6. 6 Italy 48 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 47 works
  8. 8 France 45 works
  9. 9 South Korea 38 works
  10. 10 Canada 33 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 69.4%United States: 7.1%Japan: 5.4%India: 3.7%6 others listed: 14.4%69%largest
China1,249 · 69.4%United States127 · 7.1%Japan97 · 5.4%India67 · 3.7%6 others listed260 · 14.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research?

By volume in 2022-now, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 69 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 52 works
  3. 3 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 44 works
  4. 4 South China University of TechnologyChina 29 works
  5. 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 27 works
  6. 6 Jilin UniversityChina 25 works
  7. 7 Tianjin UniversityChina 21 works
  8. 8 Hefei University of TechnologyChina 20 works
  9. 9 Shandong UniversityChina 20 works
  10. 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 19 works

Who are the leading researchers in Piezoelectric Actuators and Control?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Piezoelectric Actuators and Control include Kalyanmoy Deb and L. Ju.

  1. 1 Kalyanmoy Deb United States 171k citations
  2. 2 L. Ju Australia 112k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Piezoelectric Actuators and Control?

The most cited paper in Piezoelectric Actuators and Control is "On projection methods, convergence and robust formulations in topology optimization" (Fengwen Wang, Boyan Stefanov Lazarov, Ole Sigmund, 2010), with 1,884 citations. Next come "Singularity analysis of closed-loop kinematic chains" (1,743) and "Topology optimization of non-linear elastic structures and compliant mechanisms" (1,394).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On projection methods, convergence and robust formulations in topology optimization Fengwen Wang, Boyan Stefanov Lazarov, Ole Sigmund · Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 23 Dec 2010 1,884
2 Singularity analysis of closed-loop kinematic chains Clément Gosselin, Jorge Luis Delgadillo Ángeles · IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation Jun 1990 1,743
3 Topology optimization of non-linear elastic structures and compliant mechanisms Tyler E. Bruns, Daniel A. Tortorelli · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Mar 2001 1,394
4 On the Design of Compliant Mechanisms Using Topology Optimization* Ole Sigmund · Mechanics of Structures and Machines 1997 1,389
5 Mathematical models of hysteresis I.D. Mayergoyz · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Sep 1986 1,168
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research done?

The largest centres of Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Harbin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Harbin and Changchun.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 145 works
  2. 2 NanjingChina 93 works
  3. 3 ShanghaiChina 86 works
  4. 4 HarbinChina 77 works
  5. 5 GuangzhouChina 67 works
  6. 6 TianjinChina 61 works
  7. 7 HangzhouChina 60 works
  8. 8 Xi'anChina 53 works
  9. 9 ChangchunChina 49 works
  10. 10 WuhanChina 42 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. HarbinCN · 77.5 works9.1×
  2. ChangchunCN · 49.4 works9.0×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Piezoelectric Actuators and Control than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Piezoelectric Actuators and Control?

Among universities, judged by research, Harbin Institute of Technology, University of Macau and Jilin University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 78.127.3%22.6×69 -3.2%
2University of MacauChina 70.626.2%28.7×17 -31.6%
3Jilin UniversityChina 67.227.8%11.6×25 +2.5%
4Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 52.412.4%26.9×44 -3.8%
5Tianjin UniversityChina 52.016.2%9.2×21 -20.5%
6Soochow UniversityChina 51.326.5%5.9×11 +34.0%
7South China University of TechnologyChina 49.814.2%14.2×29 -13.7%
8Northeastern UniversityChina 46.920.3%6.6×11 +18.8%
9Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 46.814.7%5.1×27 -6.1%
10Shandong UniversityChina 45.510.8%8.1×20 +39.5%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Piezoelectric Actuators and Control, country by country

Is Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Piezoelectric Actuators and Control.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Piezoelectric Actuators and Control as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0072% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Piezoelectric Actuators and Control over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Piezoelectric Actuators and Control9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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