Academic Journal
Q2Automation
About Automation
Automation is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.606 and H-index of 17.
Coverage: 2020-2025. Research categories: Computer Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Control and Systems Engineering (Q2); Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.9 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Eyad H. Abed (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editor-in-Chief listed on the journal homepage.
- Contact email: automation@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
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Topics in published research
Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems; Digital Transformation in Industry; Robotic Path Planning Algorithms; Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization; Advanced Neural Network Applications; Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection.
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Recent Research Articles
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2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050156Automatic Road-Crack Detection with Self-Supervised YOLOv7 in Drone Imagery
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2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050153An Evidence-Centered Decision-Making Framework for Explainable Autonomous Recovery in Self-Healing Software Systems
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2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050152Symmetry-Based Decoupled Extended Reality and Digital Twin Framework for Robotic Manipulators
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2026-09-21 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050150A Hybrid Methodology for Intelligent Decision Support in Catalytic Cracking Under Uncertainty
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2026-09-21 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050151Transfer Learning-Based Optimization of the Ore Grinding Process Using Artificial Neural Networks
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2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050148A Lightweight RGB-Thermal Framework Toward UAV-Assisted Day–Night Cement Crack Inspection Using MobileNetV4-CBAM and Enhanced SIFT Localization
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2026-09-19 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050147A Generalized Framework for CAD Design Automation of Configurable Products Through CAD–PLM Integration with Quantitative Industrial Validation
Jakub Radkovsky, Adam Becvar
2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050146Improved Siamese Network for High-Resolution Printed Surface Defect Detection Under Few-Shot Conditions
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2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050145Multi-Station IoT Architecture for Distributed Thermal Monitoring and Fuzzy Heat-Risk Screening
José Varela-Aldás, Silvia Ayala-Trujillo, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050144Measurement and Simulation of Common-Mode Current for an Electric Vehicle Fast Charger
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2026-09-15 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050143GL-TGS: Guarded Learning-Based Time-Gap Supervision for Adaptive MPC in Perception-in-the-Loop Autonomous Highway Driving
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2026-09-14 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050142Adaptive Fuzzy Logic-Based LED Power Control for Phaseolus vulgaris Cultivation Using Integrated Image Analysis and Illuminance Sensing
María J. Herrera-Hernández, Marcos J. Villaseñor-Aguilar, Carlos G. Manriquez-Padilla, Adolfo R. Lopez et al.
2026-09-11 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050141Intelligent Control Methods for Wheel-Slip Regulation in Automotive Braking Systems: A Systematic Review and Real-Time Embedded Feasibility Analysis
Adnan Shaout, Luis E. Castaneda-Trejo
2026-09-10 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050140Adaptive Observer Design for Partially Measured Nonlinear Cascade Systems with Unknown Parameters
Francesco Pierri, Graziano Carriero, Monica Sileo, Fabrizio Caccavale et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.3390/automation7050139Reviews
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