Systems and Control Letters

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1981 by two of the pre-eminent control theorists, Roger Brockett and Jan Willems, Systems & Control Letters is one of the leading journals in the field of control theory.

The aim of the journal is to allow dissemination of relatively concise but highly original contributions whose high initial quality enables a relatively rapid review process.

All aspects of the fields of systems and control are covered, especially mathematically-oriented and theoretical papers that have a clear relevance to engineering, physical and biological sciences, and even economics.

Application-oriented papers with sophisticated and rigorous mathematical elements are also welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	154

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.189

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Control problems of grey systems

  Citation: 3136

  Authors: Deng

• Fast linear iterations for distributed averaging

  Citation: 2089

  Authors: Lin, Stephen

• Adapted solution of a backward stochastic differential equation

  Citation: 1856

  Authors: E., S.G.

• On characterizations of the input-to-state stability property

  Citation: 1440

  Authors: Eduardo D., Yuan

• Robust control of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems

  Citation: 1378

  Authors: Youyi, Lihua, Carlos E.

• Leader-following consensus of multi-agent systems under fixed and switching topologies

  Citation: 1321

  Authors: Wei, Daizhan

• A stabilization algorithm for a class of uncertain linear systems

  Citation: 1301

  Authors: Ian R

• A new discrete-time robust stability condition

  Citation: 1259

  Authors: M.C., J., J.C.

• Linearization by output injection and nonlinear observers

  Citation: 1150

  Authors: Arthur J, Alberto

• A ‘universal’ construction of Artstein's theorem on nonlinear stabilization

  Citation: 1136

  Authors: Eduardo D.

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