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. 19.8% 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%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (992 and 100 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 992 works
- 2 United States 100 works
- 3 Japan 81 works
- 4 India 56 works
- 5 Italy 41 works
- 6 France 38 works
- 7 Germany 38 works
- 8 United Kingdom 37 works
- 9 South Korea 32 works
- 10 Vietnam 29 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research, followed by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and South China University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 54 works
- 2 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 38 works
- 3 South China University of TechnologyChina 26 works
- 4 Jilin UniversityChina 23 works
- 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 22 works
- 6 Tianjin UniversityChina 18 works
- 7 Shandong UniversityChina 17 works
- 8 Hefei University of TechnologyChina 17 works
- 9 Yanshan UniversityChina 16 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Piezoelectric Actuators and Control?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Piezoelectric Actuators and Control include C. L. Philip Chen, Yang Liu and Ole Sigmund.
- 1 C. L. Philip Chen Macau 3.6k citations
- 2 Yang Liu Singapore 3.4k citations
- 3 Ole Sigmund Denmark 2.9k citations
- 4 Xinghuo Yu Australia 2.6k citations
- 5 YangQuan Chen United States 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research done?
The largest centres of Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research in 2022–2025 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 Changchun and Harbin.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChangchunCN · 41.9 works9.4×
- HarbinCN · 62.1 works9.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Piezoelectric Actuators and Control than the world average.
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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 80.7 | 34.1% | 19.3× | 54 | +36.4% |
| 2 | University of MacauMacau | 69.9 | 31.4% | 21.7× | 12 | +7.5% |
| 3 | Jilin UniversityChina | 65.5 | 28.6% | 13.8× | 23 | +21.8% |
| 4 | South China University of TechnologyChina | 58.6 | 15.5% | 14.2× | 26 | +73.2% |
| 5 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 54.3 | 14.1% | 24.6× | 38 | -29.3% |
| 6 | Tianjin UniversityChina | 53.5 | 20.8% | 8.8× | 18 | +44.5% |
| 7 | Guangdong University of TechnologyChina | 49.0 | 5.0% | 13.5× | 13 | +339.5% |
| 8 | Shandong UniversityChina | 48.4 | 13.7% | 8.5× | 17 | +98.6% |
| 9 | Soochow UniversityChina | 46.3 | 31.5% | 6.1× | 8 | +66.2% |
| 10 | Hefei University of TechnologyChina | 45.1 | 3.9% | 17.9× | 17 | +112.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Piezoelectric Actuators and Control research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Piezoelectric Actuators and Control.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.