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D-Index
87
Citations
39584
World Ranking
339
National Ranking
161

Jih-Sheng Lai 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 Jih-Sheng Lai sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 473 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jih-Sheng Lai 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 Jih-Sheng Lai sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to high performance high power inverters

Overview

Jih-Sheng Lai is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has an extensive record of research in engineering, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering and control and systems engineering.

Their research includes work across several interconnected fields and topics:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Main topics of publication cover specialized areas in power electronics and control systems:

  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
  • Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks

The research output is published frequently in high-impact IEEE journals and conferences, with key publication venues including:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs
  • 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)

Notable recent papers by Jih-Sheng Lai include:

  • Optimized Active Disturbance Rejection Control With Resonant Extended State Observer for Grid Voltage Sensorless LCL-Filtered Inverter, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Dynamic Performance Improving Sliding-Mode Control-Based Feedback Linearization for PV System Under LVRT Condition, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • An Operation Mode Selection Method of Dual-Side Bridge Converters for Efficiency Optimization in Inductive Power Transfer, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Characterization and Extraction of Power Loop Stray Inductance With SiC Half-Bridge Power Module, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • A Hybrid Binary-Cascaded Multilevel Inverter With Simple Floating-Capacitor-Voltage Control, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Jih-Sheng Lai has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Dong Jiao
  • Chih-Shen Yeh
  • Zhengming Hou
  • Moonhyun Lee
  • Seunghoon Baek

Recognition for their contributions includes being named an IEEE Fellow in 2007 for contributions to high performance high power inverters.

Best Publications

  • Multilevel inverters: a survey of topologies, controls, and applications

    J. Rodriguez;Jih-Sheng Lai;Fang Zheng Peng

  • Multilevel converters-a new breed of power converters

    Jih-Sheng Lai;Fang Zheng Peng

  • A multilevel voltage-source inverter with separate DC sources for static VAr generation

    Fang Zheng Peng;Jih-Sheng Lai;J.W. McKeever;J. VanCoevering

  • Generalized instantaneous reactive power theory for three-phase power systems

    Fang Zheng Peng;Jih-Sheng Lai

  • Multilevel cascade voltage source inverter with seperate DC sources

    Fang Zheng Peng;Jih-Sheng Lai

  • Design of Parallel Inverters for Smooth Mode Transfer Microgrid Applications

    Chien-Liang Chen;Yubin Wang;Jih-Sheng Lai;Yuang-Shung Lee

  • High-Power Density Design of a Soft-Switching High-Power Bidirectional dc–dc Converter

    Junhong Zhang;Jih-Sheng Lai;Rae-Young Kim;Wensong Yu

  • Dynamic performance and control of a static VAr generator using cascade multilevel inverters

    Fang Zheng Peng;Jih-Sheng Lai

  • A high-efficiency grid-tie battery energy storage system

    Hao Qian;Jianhui Zhang;Jih-Sheng Lai;Wensong Yu

  • Low Frequency Current Ripple Reduction Technique With Active Control in a Fuel Cell Power System With Inverter Load

    Changrong Liu;Jih-Sheng Lai

  • High-Efficiency MOSFET Inverter with H6-Type Configuration for Photovoltaic Nonisolated AC-Module Applications

    Wensong Yu;Jih-Sheng Lai;Hao Qian;Christopher Hutchens

  • High Reliability and Efficiency Single-Phase Transformerless Inverter for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

    Bin Gu;J. Dominic;Jih-Sheng Lai;Chien-Liang Chen

  • Energy Management Power Converters in Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles

    Jih-Sheng Lai;D.J. Nelson

  • Optimum harmonic reduction with a wide range of modulation indexes for multilevel converters

    S. Sirisukprasert;Jih-Sheng Lai;Tian-Hua Liu

  • Design of Bidirectional DC–DC Resonant Converter for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Applications

    Zaka Ullah Zahid;Zakariya M. Dalala;Rui Chen;Baifeng Chen

  • Bi-directional DC to DC converters for fuel cell systems

    K. Wang;C.Y. Lin;L. Zhu;D. Qu

  • Derivation, Analysis, and Implementation of a Boost–Buck Converter-Based High-Efficiency PV Inverter

    Zheng Zhao;Ming Xu;Qiaoliang Chen;Jih-Sheng Lai

  • Design consideration for power factor correction boost converter operating at the boundary of continuous conduction mode and discontinuous conduction mode

    J.-S. Lai;D. Chen

  • A novel three-phase high-power soft-switched DC/DC converter for low-voltage fuel cell applications

    Changrong Liu;A. Johnson;Jih-Sheng Lai

  • Design and Analysis of an MPPT Technique for Small-Scale Wind Energy Conversion Systems

    Zakariya M. Dalala;Zaka Ullah Zahid;Wensong Yu;Younghoon Cho

  • Reactive power and harmonic compensation based on the generalized instantaneous reactive power theory for three-phase power systems

    Fang Zheng Peng;Jih-Sheng Lai

  • Design of Parallel Inverters for Smooth Mode Transfer Microgrid Applications

    Chien-Liang Chen;Yubin Wang;Jih-Sheng Lai

Frequent Co-Authors

Wensong Yu
Wensong Yu North Carolina State University
Fang Zheng Peng
Fang Zheng Peng University of Pittsburgh
Fred C. Lee
Fred C. Lee Virginia Tech
Kye Yak See
Kye Yak See Nanyang Technological University
Dushan Boroyevich
Dushan Boroyevich Virginia Tech
King Jet Tseng
King Jet Tseng Singapore Institute of Technology
Huang-Jen Chiu
Huang-Jen Chiu National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Gun-Woo Moon
Gun-Woo Moon Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Bimal K. Bose
Bimal K. Bose University of Tennessee at Knoxville
John W. Palmour
John W. Palmour Wolfspeed, Inc.

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