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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 43 3799 3647 62 61 161 14136

Alvaro Luna publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alvaro Luna between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alvaro Luna published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2014. 6 of the 200 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2014. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 7 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 5 publications
2005 2025

200 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alvaro Luna: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 7
2009 13
2010 8
2011 16
2012 19
2013 14
2014 22
2015 20
2016 16
2017 8
2018 15
2019 9
2020 8
2021 8
2022 2
2023 6
2024 1
2025 5
Total 200
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Alvaro Luna publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

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 Alvaro Luna sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–173 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 161 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403 161
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
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
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Alvaro Luna D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

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 Alvaro Luna sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
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 43
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
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
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Overview

Alvaro Luna is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain. Their work primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Artificial Intelligence, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The research topics covered by Alvaro Luna include:

  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Islanding Detection in Power Systems
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Recent publications by Alvaro Luna reflect their research interests and include the following papers:

  • "Modelling and Simulation of Bifacial PV Production Using Monofacial Electrical Models", 2021, published in Energies
  • "Experimental energy performance assessment of a bifacial photovoltaic system and effect of cool roof coating", 2023, published in Journal of Building Engineering
  • "Grid Forming Control for Power Converters Based on an Inertial Phase Locked Loop (IPLL)", 2023, published in IEEE Access
  • "Simplified modelling of nonlinear electromethanogenesis stack for power-to-gas applications", 2020, published in Journal of Energy Storage
  • "Detection of abnormal photovoltaic systems' operation with minimum data requirements based on Recursive Least Squares algorithms", 2024, published in Solar Energy

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Alvaro Luna include Gerard Laguna, Jordi Cipriano, Andrés Tarrasó, Mahdi Shahparasti, and Salim Bouchakour, indicating ongoing research partnerships in related fields.

Alvaro Luna has published frequently in venues such as IEEE Access, Energies, Journal of Building Engineering, Solar Energy, and Journal of Energy Storage. These venues highlight a strong nexus with electrical engineering, renewable energy, and sustainable technologies.

Best Publications

  • Control of Power Converters in AC Microgrids

    J. Rocabert;A. Luna;F. Blaabjerg;Pedro Rodríguez

  • Multiresonant Frequency-Locked Loop for Grid Synchronization of Power Converters Under Distorted Grid Conditions

    Pedro Rodríguez;Alvaro Luna;Ignacio Candela;Ramon Mujal

  • A Stationary Reference Frame Grid Synchronization System for Three-Phase Grid-Connected Power Converters Under Adverse Grid Conditions

    Pedro Rodríguez;A. Luna;Raúl Santiago Muñoz-Aguilar;I. Etxeberria-Otadui

  • Adaptive Droop Control Applied to Voltage-Source Inverters Operating in Grid-Connected and Islanded Modes

    J.C. Vasquez;J.M. Guerrero;A. Luna;P. Rodriguez

  • Advanced Grid Synchronization System for Power Converters under Unbalanced and Distorted Operating Conditions

    P. Rodriguez;A. Luna;M. Ciobotaru;R. Teodorescu

  • Rotor Voltage Dynamics in the Doubly Fed Induction Generator During Grid Faults

    F.K.A. Lima;A. Luna;P. Rodriguez;E.H. Watanabe

  • Modeling of a variable speed wind turbine with a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator

    Alejandro Rolan;Alvaro Luna;Gerardo Vazquez;Daniel Aguilar

  • Enhanced Decoupled Double Synchronous Reference Frame Current Controller for Unbalanced Grid-Voltage Conditions

    M. Reyes;P. Rodriguez;S. Vazquez;A. Luna

  • Grid synchronization of power converters using multiple second order generalized integrators

    P. Rodriguez;A. Luna;I. Candela;R. Teodorescu

  • A Generalized Voltage Droop Strategy for Control of Multiterminal DC Grids

    Kumars Rouzbehi;Arash Miranian;Jose Ignacio Candela;Alvaro Luna

  • Simplified Modeling of a DFIG for Transient Studies in Wind Power Applications

    Alvaro Luna;Francisco Kleber de Araujo Lima;David Santos;Pedro Rodriguez

  • Synchronous Power Controller With Flexible Droop Characteristics for Renewable Power Generation Systems

    Weiyi Zhang;Antoni Mir Cantarellas;Joan Rocabert;Alvaro Luna

  • Grid Voltage Synchronization for Distributed Generation Systems Under Grid Fault Conditions

    Alvaro Luna;Joan Rocabert;J. Ignacio Candela;Juan Ramon Hermoso

  • DC voltage control and power sharing in multiterminal DC grids based on optimal DC power flow and voltage-droop strategy

    Kumars Rouzbehi;Arash Miranian;Alvaro Luna;Pedro Rodriguez

  • Centralized protection strategy for medium voltage DC microgrids

    Mehdi Monadi;Catalin Gavriluta;Alvaro Luna;Jose Ignacio Candela

  • Protection of AC and DC distribution systems. Embedding distributed energy resources: a comparative review and analysis

    Mehdi Monadi;Mehdi Monadi;M. Amin Zamani;Jose Ignacio Candela;Alvaro Luna

  • Control of PV generation systems using the synchronous power controller

    P. Rodriguez;I. Candela;A. Luna

  • Intelligent Connection Agent for Three-Phase Grid-Connected Microgrids

    J. Rocabert;G. M. S. Azevedo;A. Luna;J. M. Guerrero

  • Voltage-Sensor-Less Synchronization to Unbalanced Grids by Frequency-Adaptive Virtual Flux Estimation

    J. A. Suul;A. Luna;P. Rodriguez;T. Undeland

  • Flexible Grid Connection and Islanding of SPC-Based PV Power Converters

    Pedro Rodriguez;Costantino Citro;J. Ignacio Candela;Joan Rocabert

  • Virtual-Flux-Based Voltage-Sensor-Less Power Control for Unbalanced Grid Conditions

    J. A. Suul;A. Luna;P. Rodríguez;T. Undeland

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Rodriguez
Pedro Rodriguez Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Remus Teodorescu
Remus Teodorescu Aalborg University
Frede Blaabjerg
Frede Blaabjerg Aalborg University
Jon Are Suul
Jon Are Suul Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Gevork B. Gharehpetian
Gevork B. Gharehpetian Amirkabir University of Technology
Tore Undeland
Tore Undeland Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sergio Vazquez
Sergio Vazquez University of Seville
Josep M. Guerrero
Josep M. Guerrero Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Tamas Kerekes
Tamas Kerekes Aalborg University
Lennart Harnefors
Lennart Harnefors ABB (Sweden)

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