Total papers in international journals  
 
IEEE TAC (Full paper) 1
Automatica 3
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 12
Sys.&Contr. Letters 1
J. Process Control 4
Other SCI indexed journals/books 36
Among these papers, 25 are in journals with IF>=1.5 
 
 Papers in international journals (as the first author) 
 
Zhang,W.D., Y.X. Sun, X.M. Xu. New Two Degree-of-Freedom Smith Predictor for Processes with Time Delay, 
Automatica, 1998, 34(10), 1279-1282 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D., X.M. Xu, Y.X. Sun. Quantitative Control of Integrating Processes with Time Delay, Automatica, 
1999, 35(4), 719-723 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D., X.M. Xu. On minimal-order stabilization of minimum phase plants, Automatica, 2002, 38(7), 
1243-1246 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D., and X.M. Xu. Untiltled--Letter to the editor: Comments on "A New Approach to Design of Smith 
Predictor", AIChE J., 1999, 46(1), 195

Zhang,W.D., Linlin Ou, Danying Gu. Algebraic Solution to H2 Control Problems-Part I: The Scalar Case,

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2006, 45(21), 7151-7162 [PDF]

Zhang,W.D., Chen Lin, Linlin Ou. Algebraic Solution to H2 Control Problems - Part II: The Multivariable Decoupling Case, 
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. , 2006, 45(21), 7163-7176 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D.Optimal Design of the RZN PID Controller for Stable and Unstable Processes with Time Delay, 
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2006, 45(4), 1408-1419[PDF]
Zhang,W.D., and Y.X. Sun. Modified Smith Predictor for Integrator/Time Delay Processes, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 
1996, 35(8), 2769-2772 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D., and X.M. Xu. Quantitative Performance Design for Inverse Response Processes, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 
2000, 39(6), 2056-2061 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D., D.Y. Gu, W. Wang, and X.M. Xu. Quantitative Performance Design of A Modified Smith Predictor 
for Unstable Processes with Time Delay, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2004, 43(1), 56-62 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D., F. Allgower, T. Liu. Controller Parameterization for SISO and MIMO Plants with Time Delay , 
System Control Letters, 2006, 55(10), 794-802 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D. and C. Lin. Multivariable Smith Predictors Design for Nonsquare Plants , 
IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Tech., 2006, 14(6), 1145- 1149 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D., Y.X. Sun, X.M. Xu. Robust Digital Controller Design of Process with Dead Time-Some New Results, 
IEE Proc.-D, 1998, 145(2), 159-164 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D. and X.M. Xu. Counterexamples for Sufficient and Necessary Condition of Internal Stability, IEE Proc.-D, 
2000, 147(3), 371-372 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D. and X.M. Xu. Dual Parameterization for Linear Nonminimum Phase Plants, IEE Proc.-D, 2002, 149(6), 
 494-496 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D. and X.M. Xu. Analytical Design and Analysis of Mismatched Smith Predictor, ISA Trans., 2001, 40(2), 
133-138 [PDF]
Zhang, W.D., X.M. Xu. Optimal Solution, Quantitative Performance Estimatation, and Robust Tuning of the 
Simplifying Controller, ISA Trans., 2002, 41(1), 31-36 [PDF]
Zhang, W.D., X.M. Xu. H Infinity PID Controller Design for Runaway Processes with Time Delay , ISA Trans., 
2002, 41(3), 317-322 [PDF]
Zhang, W.D., X.M. Xu. A New Two-Degree-of-Freedom Level Control Scheme, ISA Trans., 2002, 41 (3), 333-342
[PDF]
Zhang, W.D., Y.G. Xi, X.M. Xu. Design PID Controllers for Desired Time Domain and Frequency Domain Response, 
ISA Trans., 2002, 41(4), 511-520 [PDF]
Zhang, W.D., X.M. Xu. Comparison of Several Well-Known Controllers Using in Process Control, ISA Trans., 2003, 
42(2), 317-325 [PDF]
Zhang,W.D. and X.M. Xu. On the Model Reference Method for Unstable Time Delay Systems, Comput. & Chem. Eng., 
2000, 24(12), 2765-2766 [PDF]
Zhang, W.D., Y.X. Sun, X.M. Xu. Modeling of Fourdrinier and Cylinder Machines, Dev. in Chem. Eng.& Mineral Proc., 
2001, 9(1), 69-76 [PDF]
Zhang, W.D., Y.X. Sun, X. M. Xu. Multivariable Dahlin Controller Design, Chinese J. of Automation, 1998, 10(2), 153-162
Zhang, W.D., X. M. Xu. Quantitative Performance Design for H2 Controllers of Unstable Processes with Time Delay, 
Chinese J. of Scientific Instrument, 2002, 23(3),221-225
 

 
Papers in international journals (co-authored)
Liu T., Zhang W.D., Gu D.Y. Analytical design of decoupling internal model control (IMC) scheme for two-input-two-output 
(TITO) processes with time delays, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res, 2006, 45(9), 3149-3160
Liu T., Zhang W.D., Gu D.Y. Analytical multiloop PI/PID controller design for two-by-two processes with time delays, 
Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res, 2005, 44 (6), 1832-1841
Liu T., Zhang W.D, Gu D.Y. IMC-based control strategy for open-loop unstable cascade processes, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res, 
2005, 44 (4): 900-909
Liu T., Cai Y.Z., Gu D.Y. Zhang, W.D. New modified Smith predictor scheme for integrating and unstable processes 
with time delay, IEE Proc.-D, 2005, 152 (2), 238-246
Liu T., He X., Gu D.Y.; Zhang, W.D. Analytical decoupling control design for dynamic plants with time delay and 
double integrators, IEE Proc.-D, 2004, 151 (6): 745-753
Liu, T.; Gu, D.Y.; Zhang, W.D. Decoupling two-degree-of-freedom control strategy for cascade control systems, 
J. Process Control, 2005, 15 (2): 159-167
Liu, Tao; Zhang, Weidong; Gu, Danying. Analytical design of two degree of freedom control scheme for 
open-loop unstable processes with time delay, J. Process Control, 2005, 15(5), 559-572
Liu, T.; Gu, D.Y.; Zhang, W.D. Analytical decoupling control design for MIMO processes with multiple time delays 
in the frequency domain, J. Process Control, 2005, accepted
Gu, Danying, Linlin Ou, Ping Wang, Weidong Zhang. Relay Feedback Auto-tuning Method for Integrating Processes 
Dynamics of continous Discrete and Impulsive Systems-Series A-Mathmatical Analysis, 2005, Part 1 Suppl. S, 13: 59-66 
Gu, DY; Tang, YC; Ou, LL; Zhang, WD. Relationship between two typical modeling methods in process control and 
its application in relay feedback autotuning, Dynamics of continous Discrete and Impulsive Systems-Series A-
Mathmatical Analysis, 2005, Part 4 Suppl. S, 13: 1650-1657
Gu, Danying, Linlin Ou, Ping Wang, Weidong Zhang. Relay Feedback Auto-tuning Method for Integrating Processes 
with Inverse Response and Time Delay, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res, 2006, 45(9), 3119-3132
Gu, Danying, Yunze Cai, Weidong Zhang, A Novel Method for the Control of Plants with Actuator Saturation 
Nonlinearities. Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, 2005, 13(3/4), 317-326.
Wang,  Ping, Danying Gu, Weidong Zhang. Modified Relay Feedback Identification  Based on Describing Function Analysis 
Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res, 2006, accepted            
Ou, Linlin, Weidong Zhang, Li Yu. Stabilizing Low-order Controllers for LTI Systems with Time Delay, IEEE Trans. on 
Automatic Control, 2008, accepted as FULL PAPER
Ou,Linlin, Weidong Zhang, Danying Gu. On the Sets of Stabilizing PID Controllers for Second-order Integrating 

Processes with Time Delay. IEE Proceedings: Control Theory and Applications, 2006, 153 (5): 607-614            
Ou,  Linlin, Weidong Zhang, Danying Gu, Nominal and robust stability regions  of optimization-based PID controller,                             
 ISA Transactions, 2006, 45 (3): 361-371. 
Ou, Linlin. Weidong Zhang, Danying Gu, PID controller stabilization  for first-order integral processes with time delay,  
Journal  of Donghua Universit, 2005, accepted.            
Liu, Y.Y., W.D. Zhang, L.L. Ou, Analytical Decoupling PI/ PID Controller Design for Two-by-two Processes with 
Time Delays, IEE Proc.-D, 2007, 1(1),409-416
Liu, Y.Y., W.D. Zhang, Analytical Analytical design of two-degree-of-freedom decoupling control scheme for 
Two-by-two systems with integrator(s), IEE Proc.-D, accepted
Chen, Fengxiang, Weidong Zhang, Chaos synchronization via linear controller, Chinese Physics, 2007,  16 (4): 937-941
Chen, Fengxiang, Wei Wang, Lin Chen, Weidong Zhang, Adaptive chaos synchronization based on LMI technique, 
physica scripta, 2007, 75, 285-288
Chen, Fengxiang, Weidong Zhang, LMI criterions for robust chaos synchronization of a class of chaotic systems,
Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications, 2006, accepted
Peiying Chen, Weidong Zhang, Improvement on Inverted Decoupling Technique for a Class of Stable Linear
Multivariable Process, ISA transactions, 2006, accepted.
Peiying Chen, Weidong Zhang, Quantitative Parameter Tuning Scheme for a Class of Multiloop Control Systems,
IEE Proc.-D, accepted.
Zhang, Bin, Weidong Zhang. Adaptive predictive functional control of a class of nonlinear processes ISA Transactions, 
2006, 45(2), 175-183 .
Zhang, Bin, Wei-Dong Zhang. Two Degree of Freedom Control Scheme for Processes with Large Time Delay, 
Asian Journal of Control, 2006, 8(1), 50-55.
Zhang, B., P. Li,W. D. Zhang, Predictive Functional Control of Integrating Process Based on Impulse Response, 
Journal of Control Theory & Applications ,2004, 1(2):196-200.
Zhang, Bin, Wei-Dong Zhang. Adaptive Predictive Functional Control of a Class of Nonlinear Systems. 
Control and decision, 2005, 20(11), 1274-1278.
Li, Feng, W. D. Zhang. Graph partitioning strategy for the topology design of industrial network, IET Communications,
2007, accepted
Li, Yuangui, C. Lin, W. Zhang, Improved Sparse Least Squares Support Vector Machine Classifiers, Neurocomputing, 
2006, 69 (13-15): 1655-1658
Li, Yuangui, Weidong Zhang, Guoli Wang. Simply Support Vector Machine by iterative learning, 
Int. J. of Computers and Applications, 2006, accepted.
Li, Yuangui, Zhonghui Hu, Yunze Cai, Weidong Zhang. Support Vector Based Prototype Selection Method for 
Nearest Neighbor Rules. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Proceedings of ICNC’05, 2005, 3610, 528-535.
Li, Yuangui, Weidong Zhang, Guoli Wang, Yunze Cai. Simplify Decision Function of Reduced Support Vector Machines,
 Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Proceedings of MICAI’05, 2005, 3789, 435-442.
Li, Yuangui, Weidong Zhang, Train support vector machines with support vector candidates. Chinese journal of electronics, 
2006, accepted.
Gao, Shouwei, Weidong Zhang. An Efficient Approach to Simplify the Calculation of Makespan in Permutation Flow Shop 
Scheduling Problem, Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology2006, accepted.
Zhang, Qizhi, Youchun Tang, Zhang Weidong. Adaptive dynamic matrix control for network-based control systems with random delays,
 Asian Journal of Control, 2006, 8(1), 45-49
Zhang, Qizhi, Zhang Weidong. Network Partition for Switched Industrial Ethernet Using Genetic Algorithms, 
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2006, in press.
Zhang, Qizhi, Zhang Weidong. Time-stamped predictive functional control for networked control systems with random delays, 
Journal of Southeast University, 2005, 21(2),149-152.
Shen, G., Cai, Y. Z., Xu, X. M., He, X. and Zhang, W. D . Simulation for a new real-time Ethernet MAC protocol, 
High Technology Letters, 2004, 10(2), 69-72.
Shen,G., X. He, X.M. Xu and W.D. Zhang . A new contention-based real-time Ethernet MAC protocol,
 J. of Central South University, 2002, 9(1), pp 54-58
Yin R.P. Cai, Y.Z.; Zhang, W.D. An IEEE802.3 Compatible Real Time Medium Access Control With Length-based Priority, 
Journal of Donghua University, 2005, accepted.
Yin, Rupo, Weidong Zhang, Modeling and Simulation for a New Virtual-Clock-Based Collision Resolution Algorithm, 
High techonlogy letters, 2005, accepted.
Wang, C.B., W.D. Zhang, and X.M. Xu. Vision-Based Moving Vehi-cle Detection in Intelligent Transportation Systems, 
J. Infrared Millm. Waves, 2001, 20 (2), 81-86
Xu, R.S., X.M. Xu, W.D. Zhang. Fast Encoding Algorithm Based on Meanmatch Correlation Vector Quantization, 
J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., 2001,6(1), 40-43
Xu, R.S., Z.M. Lu, X.M. Xu, W.D. Zhang(2000). An Efficient Fast Encoding Algorithm, 
J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., 2000, 5(2), 23-27 
Ma, Y., Y.P. Yang, W.D. Zhang, X.M. Xu. RSOFPCN: Control System Structure and Algorithm Design, 
J. Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2000, 5(2), 57-61 
 
 
Papers in international conferences (as the first author)
  
Zhang,W.D., X. M. Xu, and Y.X. Sun. Analytical Design for Integrator/Time Delay Processes, IFAC World Congress, 
1999, 303-307
Zhang, Weidong, Hao Wang, Wei Wang, and Xiaoming Xu. Novel Controller for Integrating and Stable Processes with 
Long Time Delay, IFAC World Congress, 2002, 569 -572
Zhang,W.D., Y.X. Sun, and X.M. Xu. Quantitative Control for Inverse Response Processes, Amer. Contr. Conf., 1997, 
3257-3261
Zhang Weidong, Wang Hao, Xu Xiaoming. Analytical formulas for quasi-H infinity control of linear systems with time delay, 
Amer. Contr. Conf., 2002, 2233 -2238
Zhang,W.D. and X.M. Xu. Analytical Design of Unstable Processes with Time Delay, Amer. Contr. Conf., 1999, 
1822-1826
Zhang,W.D. and X.M. Xu. Simple Predictor for Processes with Time Delay, Amer. Contr. Conf., 1999, 822-826
Zhang,W.D., Y.X. Sun, and X.M. Xu. Modified PID Controller Based on H Infinity Theory, IEEE ICIT, 1996, 9-12
Zhang,W.D., and Y.X. Sun. Simplified Implementation of Smith Predictor and Its Tuning, IEEE SISCTA,1997, 214-217
Zhang,W.D., X.M. Xu. Analytical Formulas for The New Two Degree-of-Freedom Smith Predictor, WCICA, 2002, 
 569 -572
Zhang,W.D., X.M. Xu. On the Choice of Overall Transfer Functions, WCICA, 2002, 560 -563
Zhang,W.D., X.M. Xu. A Unified Approach to Design the RZN PID for Stable and Unstable Processes with Time Delay, 
IEEE CDC, 2003, 4080 - 4081 
Zhang,W.D., X.M. Xu. Analytical Design of New Two-Degree-of-Freedom Controller for Integrating Processes, 
IEEE CDC, 2003, 2496 - 2497
Zhang, W.D., C. Lin, F. Allgower. Analytical Design for multivariable systems with output and state time delays, 
IFAC TDS, Belgium, 2004, no page number.
 
Patent(in Chinese)
 
Shen, G., W.D. Zhang, X.M. Xu. A Serial Field-Bus System Comprising Ethernet Node and Real-Time Node
Zhang W.D. nad D.Y. Gu. Tuning method for single parameter PID controller
Zhang W.D. nad D.Y. Gu. Intelligent PID controller with quantitative robust performance
 
Book
 
 Analytical Design for Process Control 
(Design PID, Smith predictor, Dahlin controller, etc. by frequency domain method)
To be finished 
 

Impact factor of some journals (From 1998/2001/2004/2006 JCR)

IEEE T AUTOMATIC CONTROL AICHE J AUTOMATICA IND ENG CHEM RES SYST & CONTROL LETT IEEE T CONTR SYST T IEEE T SYST MAN CY B J PROCESS CONTROL INT J CONTR IEEE T SYST MAN CY C IEEE T CIRCUITS-I IEE PROC.-CONTROL THEORY AND APPL IEEE T SYST MAN CY A IEEE T CIRCUITS-II CONTROL ENG PRACT COMPUTERS AND CHEM ENG ENG APPL ARTIF INTEL ISA TRANSACTIONS

0.874/1.222/1.545/2.772 1.420/1.793/1.761/2.153 0.741/1.449/1.419/2.273 1.229/1.351/1.424/1.518 0.412/1.071/0.782/1.683 0.739/0.889/0.923/1.211 0.866/0.789/1.052/1.538 0.863/0.753/1.241/1.716 0.518/0.736/0.702/0.866 0.000/0.670/0.482/1.139 0.739/0.642/0.933/1.252 0.458/0.601/0.612/0.927 0.494/0.582/0.555/0.980 0.508/0.559/0.420/0.661 0.159/0.531/0.527/0.797 0.540/0.428/1.678/1.404 0.239/0.306/0.421/0.866 0.120/0.268/0.270/0.300

 
 
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