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Dirk Van Hertem

Dirk Van Hertem

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
41
Citations
8728
World Ranking
4232
National Ranking
89

Dirk Van Hertem 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 Dirk Van Hertem sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 279 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dirk Van Hertem 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 Dirk Van Hertem sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dirk Van Hertem is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and focuses their research primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work extensively covers Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with additional contributions to Control and Systems Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, and Computer Networks and Communications.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Power System Reliability and Maintenance
  • Power System Optimization and Stability

Van Hertem has published frequently in venues that cater to electrical engineering and power systems, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IET Conference Proceedings
  • Electric Power Systems Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks

The recent papers their work has been associated with include the following:

  • Hosting capacity of photovoltaic systems in low voltage distribution systems: A benchmark of deterministic and stochastic approaches, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Review and outlook of HVDC grids as backbone of the transmission system, 2020, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems
  • Analytical Model for Availability Assessment of Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farms Including Their Collector System, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
  • Unified AC Transmission Expansion Planning Formulation incorporating VSC-MTDC, FACTS devices, and Reactive Power compensation, 2022, Electric Power Systems Research
  • Low voltage customer phase identification methods based on smart meter data, 2022, Electric Power Systems Research

Collaborations form an important part of Van Hertem's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hakan Ergun
  • Md Umar Hashmi
  • Arpan Koirala
  • Marta Vanin
  • Reinhilde D'hulst

Best Publications

  • Multi-terminal VSC HVDC for the European supergrid: Obstacles

    Dirk Van Hertem;Mehrdad Ghandhari

  • The relevance of inertia in power systems

    Pieter Tielens;Dirk Van Hertem

  • Wavelet-based protection strategy for DC faults in multi-terminal VSC HVDC systems

    K. De Kerf;K. Srivastava;M. Reza;D. Bekaert

  • Nonunit Protection of HVDC Grids With Inductive DC Cable Termination

    Willem Leterme;Jef Beerten;Dirk Van Hertem

  • Feasibility of DC transmission networks

    Dragan Jovcic;Dirk van Hertem;Kerstin Linden;Jean-Pierre Taisne

  • Grid Inertia and Frequency Control in Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewables

    Pieter Tielens;Dirk Van Hertem

  • Prospects and challenges of future HVDC SuperGrids with modular multilevel converters

    Noman Ahmed;Arif Haider;Dirk Van Hertem;Lidong Zhang

  • Usefulness of DC power flow for active power flow analysis with flow controlling devices

    D Van Hertem;J Verboomen;K Purchala;R Belmans

  • HVDC Systems in Smart Grids

    Mike Barnes;Dirk Van Hertem;Simon P. Teeuwsen;Magnus Callavik

  • VSC MTDC systems with a distributed DC voltage control - A power flow approach

    Jef Beerten;Dirk Van Hertem;Ronnie Belmans

  • HVDC Grid Feasibility Study

    Gunnar Asplund;Kerstin Lindén;Carl Barker;Andrée Marzin

  • A new HVDC grid test system for HVDC grid dynamics and protection studies in EMT-type software

    W. Leterme;Noman Ahmed;J. Beerten;Lennart Ängquist

  • Technical limitations towards a SuperGrid — A European prospective

    Dirk Van Hertem;Mehrdad Ghandhari;Marko Delimar

  • Economic comparison of VSC HVDC and HVAC as transmission system for a 300 MW offshore wind farm

    B. Van Eeckhout;D. Van Hertem;M. Reza;K. Srivastava

  • Overview of Grounding and Configuration Options for Meshed HVDC Grids

    Willem Leterme;Pieter Tielens;Steven De Boeck;Dirk Van Hertem

  • HVDC SuperGrids with modular multilevel converters — The power transmission backbone of the future

    Noman Ahmed;Staffan Norrga;Hans-Peter Nee;Arif Haider

  • Optimal Power Flow for AC–DC Grids: Formulation, Convex Relaxation, Linear Approximation, and Implementation

    Hakan Ergun;Jay Dave;Dirk Van Hertem;Frederik Geth

  • Multiport Hybrid HVDC Circuit Breaker

    Ataollah Mokhberdoran;Dirk Van Hertem;Nuno Silva;Helder Leite

  • Transmission investment problems in Europe: Going beyond standard solutions

    Patrik Buijs;David Bekaert;Stijn Cole;Dirk Van Hertem

  • Protection requirements for a multi-terminal meshed DC grid

    Dirk Van Hertem;Mehrdad Ghandhari;J. B. Curis;O. Despouys

  • Review and classification of reliability indicators for power systems with a high share of renewable energy sources

    Evelyn Heylen;Geert Deconinck;Dirk Van Hertem

  • Hierarchical power control of multiterminal HVDC grids

    Agust ´ i Egea-Alvarez;Jef Beerten;Dirk Van Hertem;Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jef Beerten
Jef Beerten KU Leuven
Johan Driesen
Johan Driesen KU Leuven
Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt
Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Jun Liang
Jun Liang Cardiff University
Stef Proost
Stef Proost KU Leuven
Mehrdad Ghandhari
Mehrdad Ghandhari Royal Institute of Technology
Dragan Jovcic
Dragan Jovcic University of Aberdeen
Erik Delarue
Erik Delarue KU Leuven

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