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D-Index
33
Citations
4537
World Ranking
6078
National Ranking
303

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.

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34 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.

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.

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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.

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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