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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 33 6078 5834 303 297 213 4537

James F. Whidborne publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James F. Whidborne between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James F. Whidborne published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2023. 18 of the 283 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2023. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

283 publications in total across all disciplines

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James F. Whidborne: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 4
1994 4
1995 5
1996 4
1997 4
1998 4
1999 11
2000 7
2001 7
2002 8
2003 2
2004 4
2005 8
2006 3
2007 6
2008 5
2009 13
2010 9
2011 12
2012 12
2013 6
2014 12
2015 10
2016 6
2017 6
2018 6
2019 12
2020 7
2021 11
2022 11
2023 22
2024 22
2025 17
2026 1
Total 283
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James F. Whidborne 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 James F. Whidborne 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, 194–213 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: 213 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
174–193 445
194–213 430 213
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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James F. Whidborne 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 James F. Whidborne 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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 33
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
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

James F. Whidborne is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom, with a research focus centered primarily within the field of Engineering. Their scholarly contributions span several subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics of Whidborne's research encompass Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Aerospace and Aviation Technology, Fluid Dynamics and Mixing, Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Fault Detection and Control Systems, and Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems.

Whidborne has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include Aerospace, Unmanned Systems, Aerospace Science and Technology, AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, and Chemical Engineering Journal Advances.

Collaborations play a prominent role in their research, with frequent co-authors being Somtochukwu Godfrey Nnabuife, Gabriele Dessena, Dmitry Ignatyev, Luca Zanotti Fragonara, and Toufik Souanef.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Whidborne include:

  • Integration of renewable energy sources in tandem with electrolysis: A technology review for green hydrogen production, 2024, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • The prospects of hydrogen in achieving net zero emissions by 2050: A critical review, 2023, Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action
  • Non-intrusive classification of gas-liquid flow regimes in an S-shaped pipeline riser using a Doppler ultrasonic sensor and deep neural networks, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Multirotor Sizing Methodology with Flight Time Estimation, 2020, Journal of Advanced Transportation
  • An Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Approach via Learning-Based Control for Overhead Power Line Monitoring: A Comprehensive Review, 2021, IEEE Access

Best Publications

  • Multi-objective Optimisation and Control

    J. Yang;G. Liu;J. Whidborne

  • A prototype of an autonomous controller for a quadrotor UAV

    Ian D. Cowling;Oleg A. Yakimenko;James F. Whidborne;Alastair K. Cooke

  • Electronic Tuning of Misaligned Coils in Wireless Power Transfer Systems

    Samer Aldhaher;Patrick Chi-Kwong Luk;James F. Whidborne

  • Tuning Class E Inverters Applied in Inductive Links Using Saturable Reactors

    Samer Aldhaher;Patrick Chi-Kwong Luk;James F. Whidborne

  • Control allocation for fault tolerant control of a VTOL octorotor

    Aryeh Marks;James F Whidborne;Ikuo Yamamoto

  • Proceedings: 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

    Y H Zweiri;J F Whidborne;Kaspar Althoefer;Lakmal Seneviratne

  • Wireless Power Transfer Using Class E Inverter With Saturable DC-Feed Inductor

    Samer Aldhaher;Patrick Chi-Kwong Luk;Akram Bati;James F. Whidborne

  • A review of ground vehicle dynamic state estimations utilising GPS/INS

    King Tin Leung;James F. Whidborne;David Purdy;Alain Dunoyer

  • Road vehicle state estimation using low-cost GPS/INS

    King Tin Leung;James F. Whidborne;David Purdy;Phil Barber

  • Digital Controller Implementation and Fragility: A Modern Perspective

    Robert S. Istepanian;James F. Whidborne

  • Direct Method Based Control System for an Autonomous Quadrotor

    Ian D. Cowling;Oleg A. Yakimenko;James F. Whidborne;Alastair K. Cooke

  • High-Input-Voltage High-Frequency Class E Rectifiers for Resonant Inductive Links

    Samer Aldhaher;Patrick Chi-Kwong Luk;Khalil El Khamlichi Drissi;James F. Whidborne

  • Robust controller design using H/sub /spl infin// loop-shaping and the method of inequalities

    J.F. Whidborne;I. Postlethwaite;D.-W. Gu

  • On the Minimization of Maximum Transient Energy Growth

    J.F. Whidborne;J. McKernan

  • Critical Control Systems: Theory, Design and Applications

    J. F. Whidborne;G. P. Lui;G. P. Liu

  • Robust control of an unknown plant : the IFAC 93 benchmark

    J. F. Whidborne;G. Murad;D.-W. Gu;I. Postlethwaite

  • Digital Controller Implementation and Fragility

    Robert S. H. Istepanian;James F. Whidborne

  • State-Space Modeling of a Class ${f E}^{f 2}$ Converter for Inductive Links

    Patrick Chi-Kwong Luk;Samer Aldhaher;Weizhong Fei;James F. Whidborne

  • A Unifying Framework for Finite Wordlength Realizations

    T.. Hilaire;P.. Chevrel;J.F. Whidborne

  • Reduction of controller fragility by pole sensitivity minimization

    J.F. Whidborne;R.S.H. Istepanian;Jun Wu

  • Non-intrusive classification of gas-liquid flow regimes in an S-shaped pipeline riser using a Doppler ultrasonic sensor and deep neural networks

    Somtochukwu Godfrey Nnabuife;Boyu Kuang;James F. Whidborne;Zeeshan Rana

  • Adaptive sliding-mode-backstepping trajectory tracking control of underactuated airships

    Shi Qian Liu;Shi Qian Liu;Yuan Jun Sang;James F. Whidborne

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. H. Istepanian
Robert S. H. Istepanian Imperial College London
Lakmal Seneviratne
Lakmal Seneviratne Khalifa University
Ian Postlethwaite
Ian Postlethwaite Newcastle University
George Papadakis
George Papadakis Agricultural University of Athens
Yahya Zweiri
Yahya Zweiri Khalifa University
Sheng Chen
Sheng Chen University of Southampton
Jian Chu
Jian Chu Nanyang Technological University
Kaspar Althoefer
Kaspar Althoefer Queen Mary University of London
Yi Cao
Yi Cao Lund University
Peter J. Fleming
Peter J. Fleming University of Sheffield

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