Dr. Xu JIN (金旭)

113F Grehan Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0503

Phone: 859-257-6336 extension 80683

Email: xu.jin@uky.edu

           jinxu1203@gmail.com (all journal related email)

University Web:  https://engr.uky.edu/people/xu-jin

Google Scholar:  https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nMrTISsAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate:    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xu_Jin12

Positions Available: Dr. Jin is actively recruiting Ph.D. students interested in control system theory and applications. Students with a master degree in related areas are preferred. Applicants should have their TOEFL (for international students) scores satisfying the departmental minimum requirements for admission. Interested students should send their FULL CV, including a full publication list, TOEFL scores, to Dr. Jin at: xu.jin@uky.edu

News:

[July 2026] Dr. Jin is promoted to tenured Associate Professor. 

[May 2026] Congratulations to Zhongjun Hu as a recipient of the 2026 Burt L. Sims Graduate Fellowship 

[Apr 2026] Congratulations to Zhongjun Hu as a recipient of the 2026 Pigman College of Engineering Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student!

[Jan 2026] Dr. Jin's Google Scholar citations have surpassed 5,000. 

[Sep 2025] Dr. Jin ranked 4,600 globally for single recent year impact (2024) among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 scientific fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification. There are about 230,000 researchers on this list.

Details can be seen at Elsevier Data Repository (published September 19, 2025): https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/8

(Table_1_Authors_singleyr_2024_pubs_since_1788_wopp_extracted_202508.xlsx).

[May 2025] Dr. Jin has been awarded Allan and Ginger Brown Aerospace Faculty Fellowship. 

[xxx 2025] Dr. Jin served on a panel for the National Science Foundation (NSF).

[Apr 2025] Dr. Jin has become a Senior Member of IEEE.

[Sep 2024] Dr. Jin ranked 5,155 globally for single recent year impact (2023) among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 scientific fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification. There are about 223,000 researchers on this list.

Details can be seen at Elsevier Data Repository (published September 16, 2024): https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7

(Table_1_Authors_singleyr_2023_pubs_since_1788_wopp_extracted_202408.xlsx).

[xxx 2024] Dr. Jin served on a panel for the National Science Foundation (NSF).

[Mar 2024] Dr. Jin received CAREER award from National Science Foundation (NSF).  

[Feb 2024] Ms. Valentina Barrera Ariza, undergraduate student from Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia, has finished her 6-month stay with our group as a research intern. All the best for her future endeavors!

[Oct 2023] Dr. Jin visited Michigan State University and delivered an invited talk in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

[Oct 2023] Dr. Jin ranked 7,562 globally for single recent year impact (2022) among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 scientific fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification. There are about 210,200 researchers on this list.

Details can be seen at Elsevier Data Repository (published October 4, 2023): https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6

(Table_1_Authors_singleyr_2022_pubs_since_1788_wopp_extracted_202310.xlsx).

[Nov 2022] Dr. Jin ranked 8,486 globally for single recent year impact (2021) among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 scientific fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification. There are about 200,200 researchers on this list.

Details can be seen at Elsevier Data Repository (published November 3, 2022): https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/5

(Table_1_Authors_singleyr_2021_pubs_since_1788_wopp_extracted_202209b.xlsx).

[Jan 2022] Dr. Jin received funding from College of Engineering Young Alumni Philanthropy Council.

[xxx 2022] Dr. Jin served on a panel for the National Science Foundation (NSF).

[Oct 2021] Dr. Jin ranked 8,941 globally for single recent year impact (2020) among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 scientific fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification. There are about 190,000 researchers on this list.

Details can be seen at Elsevier Data Repository (published October 19, 2021): https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3

(Table_1_Authors_singleyr_2020_wopp_extracted_202108.xlsx).

[Aug 2021] Dr. Jin has been awarded a grant (sole PI) from National Science Foundation (NSF).

[Jan 2021] Dr. Jin received a gift from Boeing and the Allan and Ginger Brown Foundation, through the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

[Aug 2020] Dr. Jin has been awarded a grant from NASA Kentucky Space Grant & EPSCoR Programs.

[Jan 2020] Dr. Jin's office moved to the newly renovated Grehan building. Dr. Jin was previously in the RGAN building.

(Last update: July 2026)