| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics and Electrical Engineering | 58 | 1873 | 1796 | 45 | 44 | 296 | 12574 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alfred Rufer between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alfred Rufer published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2007. 6 of the 350 publications appeared in the last two years.
350 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 27 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| Total | 350 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfred Rufer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 296 publications — 56th percentile
56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 34–53 | 24 | |
| 54–73 | 52 | |
| 74–93 | 114 | |
| 94–113 | 203 | |
| 114–133 | 269 | |
| 134–153 | 355 | |
| 154–173 | 403 | |
| 174–193 | 445 | |
| 194–213 | 430 | |
| 214–233 | 431 | |
| 234–253 | 399 | |
| 254–273 | 366 | |
| 274–293 | 335 | |
| 294–313 | 300 | 296 |
| 314–333 | 276 | |
| 334–353 | 250 | |
| 354–373 | 214 | |
| 374–393 | 187 | |
| 394–413 | 152 | |
| 414–433 | 169 | |
| 434–453 | 147 | |
| 454–473 | 111 | |
| 474–493 | 117 | |
| 494–513 | 103 | |
| 514–533 | 99 | |
| 534–553 | 92 | |
| 554–573 | 75 | |
| 574–593 | 58 | |
| 594–613 | 69 | |
| 614–633 | 50 | |
| 634–653 | 62 | |
| 654–673 | 54 | |
| 674–693 | 44 | |
| 694–713 | 37 | |
| 714–733 | 28 | |
| 734–753 | 26 | |
| 754–773 | 26 | |
| 774–793 | 19 | |
| 794–813 | 23 | |
| 814–833 | 20 | |
| 834–853 | 16 | |
| 854–873 | 20 | |
| 874–893 | 11 | |
| 894–913 | 11 | |
| 914–933 | 16 | |
| 934–953 | 13 | |
| 954–973 | 10 | |
| 974–993 | 11 | |
| 994–1,013 | 9 | |
| 1,014–1,033 | 9 | |
| 1,034–1,053 | 10 | |
| 1,054–1,064 | 6 | |
| 1,065+ | 99 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfred Rufer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 74th percentile
74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 178 | |
| 31 | 257 | |
| 32 | 263 | |
| 33 | 262 | |
| 34 | 244 | |
| 35 | 236 | |
| 36 | 211 | |
| 37 | 220 | |
| 38 | 214 | |
| 39 | 214 | |
| 40 | 205 | |
| 41 | 187 | |
| 42 | 194 | |
| 43 | 201 | |
| 44 | 155 | |
| 45 | 189 | |
| 46 | 148 | |
| 47 | 160 | |
| 48 | 134 | |
| 49 | 130 | |
| 50 | 141 | |
| 51 | 156 | |
| 52 | 108 | |
| 53 | 130 | |
| 54 | 112 | |
| 55 | 97 | |
| 56 | 111 | |
| 57 | 102 | |
| 58 | 108 | 58 |
| 59 | 120 | |
| 60 | 103 | |
| 61 | 93 | |
| 62 | 92 | |
| 63 | 74 | |
| 64 | 77 | |
| 65 | 73 | |
| 66 | 64 | |
| 67 | 69 | |
| 68 | 60 | |
| 69 | 39 | |
| 70 | 57 | |
| 71 | 59 | |
| 72 | 46 | |
| 73 | 49 | |
| 74 | 38 | |
| 75 | 35 | |
| 76 | 32 | |
| 77 | 35 | |
| 78 | 31 | |
| 79 | 22 | |
| 80 | 34 | |
| 81 | 31 | |
| 82 | 34 | |
| 83 | 23 | |
| 84 | 18 | |
| 85 | 30 | |
| 86 | 19 | |
| 87 | 19 | |
| 88 | 20 | |
| 89 | 8 | |
| 90 | 17 | |
| 91 | 7 | |
| 92 | 14 | |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 15 | |
| 95 | 10 | |
| 96 | 12 | |
| 97 | 10 | |
| 98 | 10 | |
| 99 | 12 | |
| 100 | 16 | |
| 101 | 5 | |
| 102 | 7 | |
| 103 | 7 | |
| 104 | 8 | |
| 105 | 9 | |
| 106 | 13 | |
| 107 | 4 | |
| 108 | 5 | |
| 109 | 10 | |
| 110 | 8 | |
| 111+ | 96 |
Alfred Rufer is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on various aspects of engineering, with significant contributions in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, and energy engineering and power technology.
Their work covers several key topics, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, electric and hybrid vehicle technologies, hybrid renewable energy systems, refrigeration and air conditioning technologies, fuel cells and related materials, electric vehicles and infrastructure, and hydrogen storage and materials.
Alfred Rufer has published extensively in multiple scientific journals and venues. Among the frequent publication venues are:
Their recent papers include:
Alfred Rufer has also contributed to book publications. One such example is the title "Semi-rotary and Linear Actuators for Compressed Air Energy Storage and Energy Efficient Pneumatic Applications," published in 2023 by BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks.
Frequent co-authors in their research include Pierre Villeneuve.
Recognition of Alfred Rufer's contributions includes the IEEE Fellow award in 2006, awarded for work related to supercapacitive energy storage techniques and asymmetrical multilevel inverters.
F. Grasser;A. D'Arrigo;S. Colombi;A.C. Rufer
M. Veenstra;A. Rufer
J.-M. Meyer;A. Rufer
A. Rufer;P. Barrade
Michail Vasiladiotis;Alfred Rufer
Stephan Kenzelmann;Alfred Rufer;Drazen Dujic;Francisco Canales
A. Rufer;D. Hotellier;P. Barrade
F. Grasser;A. D"Arrigo;S. Colombi;A. Rufer
Sylvain Lemofouet;Alfred Rufer
Michail Vasiladiotis;Alfred Rufer
S. Lemofouet;A. Rufer
B Bahrani;A Rufer;S Kenzelmann;L A C Lopes
N.P. Schibli;Tung Nguyen;A.C. Rufer
I. Etxeberria-Otadui;U. Viscarret;M. Caballero;A. Rufer
B Bahrani;S Kenzelmann;A Rufer
I. Villar;U. Viscarret;I. Etxeberria-Otadui;A. Rufer
A. Rufer;M. Veenstra;K. Gopakumar
Michail Vasiladiotis;Nicolas Cherix;Alfred Rufer
D. Graovac;V. Katic;A. Rufer
D. Montesinos-Miracle;Miquel Massot-Campos;J. Bergas-Jane;S. Galceran-Arellano
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