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IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
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IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 53 291 643 46
Engineering and Technology 247 42 117 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 370
Documents by Best Scientists*: 740
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 207
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.247
Impact Factor: 5.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion?

The main research concerns discussed in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion are Control theory, Stator, Control engineering, Electrical engineering and Electronic engineering. The subject of Induction motor, which is connected to the field of Electric motor, serves as the foundation of the Control theory research featured in it. The journal facilitates discussions on Stator that incorporate concepts from other fields like Armature (electrical engineering), Electromagnetic coil, Harmonics and Harmonic analysis.

Control engineering research presented in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion encompasses a variety of subjects, including Control system, Wind power and Electric power system. Topics in Wind power were tackled in line with various other fields like Electricity generation and AC power. The research on AC power featured in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion combines topics in other fields like Power factor and Induction generator.

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion facilitates discussions on Electrical engineering that incorporate concepts from other fields like Automotive engineering and Electric generator. The studies in Electronic engineering featured incorporate elements of Power (physics), Inverter and Photovoltaic system. The study of Magnet and how it intertwines with concepts under Finite element method and Magnetic flux were explored in the presented Torque research.

  • Control theory (54.89%)
  • Stator (18.19%)
  • Control engineering (15.34%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Comparison of Photovoltaic Array Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques (4144 citations)
  • Accurate electrical battery model capable of predicting runtime and I-V performance (1630 citations)
  • Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Electrical Motors—A Review (1605 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Control theory, Wind power, Control engineering, Electrical engineering and Electronic engineering. The most cited articles explore issues in Control theory which can be linked to other research areas like Induction generator, Voltage, Stator and Rotor (electric). The published articles address concerns in Wind power which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Power (physics), Electricity generation, Electric power system, Wind speed and Turbine.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Control theory

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Control theory, Rotor (electric), Stator, Torque and Magnet. The journal focuses on Control theory but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Power (physics), Inverter, Voltage and Electromagnetic coil. It holds forums on Rotor (electric) that merges themes from other disciplines such as Induction motor, Synchronous motor, Mechanics, Transient (oscillation) and Topology.

It focuses on Stator but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Harmonic which is concerned with Harmonics. While Torque is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Torque ripple, Magnetic reluctance and Harmonic analysis. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion explores topics in Magnet which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Magnetic flux, Finite element method and Topology (electrical circuits).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • System-Level Robust Design Optimization of a Switched Reluctance Motor Drive System Considering Multiple Driving Cycles (17 citations)
  • Adaptive Predefined Performance Sliding Mode Control of Motor Driving Systems With Disturbances (16 citations)
  • Reduced-Order Aggregate Model for Large-Scale Converters With Inhomogeneous Initial Conditions in DC Microgrids (9 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Zi-Qiang Zhu (73 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • Scott D. Sudhoff (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Juri Jatskevich (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Nabeel A. O. Demerdash (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hamid A. Toliyat (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Sheffield (79 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • Aalborg University (79 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Purdue University (76 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology (59 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Zhejiang University (58 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 14.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.75% of all publications and 48.01% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Composite Super-twisting Sliding Mode Control Design for PMSM Speed Regulation Problem Based on a Novel Disturbance Observer

    Qiankang Hou;Shihong Ding;Xinghuo Yu

    (2021)
    232 Citations
  • Wind Turbine Gearbox Anomaly Detection Based on Adaptive Threshold and Twin Support Vector Machines

    Harsh S Dhiman;Dipankar Deb;S. M. Muyeen;Innocent Kamwa

    (2021)
    204 Citations
  • Critical Review of Direct-Drive Electrical Machine Systems for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    Unknown

    (2022)
    177 Citations
  • Transient Analysis of Microgrids With Parallel Synchronous Generators and Virtual Synchronous Generators

    Kai Shi;Wentao Song;Huilin Ge;Peifeng Xu

    (2020)
    166 Citations
  • Robust Design Optimization of a Five-Phase PM Hub Motor for Fault-Tolerant Operation Based on Taguchi Method

    Zhou Shi;Xiaodong Sun;Yingfeng Cai;Zebin Yang

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Disturbance-Observer-Based Second-Order Sliding Mode Controller for Speed Control of PMSM Drives

    Unknown

    (2023)
    149 Citations
  • A Comprehensive Review of Additive Manufacturing in Construction of Electrical Machines

    Rafal Wrobel;Barrie Mecrow

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • A New Transformer-Less Five-Level Grid-Tied Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications

    Naser Vosoughi;Seyed Hossein Hosseini;Mehran Sabahi

    (2020)
    120 Citations

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