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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 85 387 377 60 60 589 26816

K. T. Chau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by K. T. Chau between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. K. T. Chau published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 19.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2015. 64 of the 710 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2015. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 31 publications 2011: 41 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 31 publications 2015: 51 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 42 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 46 publications
1990 2025

710 publications in total across all disciplines

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K. T. Chau: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 6
1992 3
1993 8
1994 8
1995 8
1996 12
1997 14
1998 19
1999 15
2000 14
2001 13
2002 19
2003 14
2004 13
2005 25
2006 20
2007 17
2008 25
2009 33
2010 31
2011 41
2012 21
2013 18
2014 31
2015 51
2016 15
2017 42
2018 16
2019 19
2020 7
2021 28
2022 15
2023 23
2024 18
2025 46
Total 710
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K. T. Chau publications per year - data summary

  • K. T. Chau, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has 710 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 51 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1990, with 2 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 19.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.7 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 130 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 122 publications (10.2 per year); 2002-2013: 277 publications (23.1 per year); 2014-2025: 311 publications (25.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

K. T. Chau 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 K. T. Chau 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, 574–593 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: 589 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 58 589
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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K. T. Chau publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • K. T. Chau, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, records 589 publications - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than K. T. Chau, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and K. T. Chau ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

K. T. Chau 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 K. T. Chau 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, 85 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: 85 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.

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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
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 85
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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K. T. Chau D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • K. T. Chau, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, records 85 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than K. T. Chau, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and K. T. Chau ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to energy systems for electric and hybrid vehicles

Overview

K. T. Chau is affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China and specializes in engineering with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering among other subfields. Their research spans areas including automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work concentrates on several key topics such as wireless power transfer systems, energy harvesting in wireless networks, electric motor design and analysis, advanced battery technologies research, innovative energy harvesting technologies, magnetic bearings and levitation dynamics, and electric vehicles and infrastructure.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with K. T. Chau include Wei Liu, Christopher H. T. Lee, Shuangxia Niu, Xiaoyang Tian, and Zhichao Hua, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts in their field.

They have published multiple papers in prestigious venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Some recent papers authored by K. T. Chau include:

  • "Overview of batteries and battery management for electric vehicles" (2022), Energy Reports
  • "A Critical Review of Advanced Electric Machines and Control Strategies for Electric Vehicles" (2020), Proceedings of the IEEE
  • "High temperature superconducting rotating electrical machines: An overview" (2022), Energy Reports
  • "Deep reinforcement learning-based energy management strategy for fuel cell buses integrating future road information and cabin comfort control" (2024), Energy Conversion and Management
  • "Modern electric machines and drives for wind power generation: A review of opportunities and challenges" (2021), IET Renewable Power Generation

K. T. Chau was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2013 for contributions to energy systems for electric and hybrid vehicles.

Best Publications

  • Overview of Permanent-Magnet Brushless Drives for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    K.T. Chau;C.C. Chan;Chunhua Liu

  • Modern Electric Vehicle Technology

    C. C. Chan;K. T. Chau

  • Overview of power management in hybrid electric vehicles

    K.T Chau;Y.S Wong

  • An overview of power electronics in electric vehicles

    C.C. Chan;K.T. Chau

  • Thermoelectric automotive waste heat energy recovery using maximum power point tracking

    Chuang Yu;K.T. Chau

  • Design of a Magnetic-Geared Outer-Rotor Permanent-Magnet Brushless Motor for Electric Vehicles

    K.T. Chau;Dong Zhang;J.Z. Jiang;Chunhua Liu

  • A Magnetic-Geared Outer-Rotor Permanent-Magnet Brushless Machine for Wind Power Generation

    L.N. Jian;K.T. Chau;Dong Zhang;J.Z. Jiang

  • Emerging Energy-Efficient Technologies for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    K.T. Chau;C.C. Chan

  • A Coaxial Magnetic Gear With Halbach Permanent-Magnet Arrays

    Linni Jian;K T Chau

  • An overview of energy sources for electric vehicles

    K.T Chau;Y.S Wong;C.C Chan

  • An Efficient Wind–Photovoltaic Hybrid Generation System Using Doubly Excited Permanent-Magnet Brushless Machine

    Chunhua Liu;K.T. Chau;Xiaodong Zhang

  • A New Efficient Permanent-Magnet Vernier Machine for Wind Power Generation

    Jiangui Li;K T Chau;J Z Jiang;Chunhua Liu

  • Design and analysis of a new doubly salient permanent magnet motor

    M. Cheng;K.T. Chau;C.C. Chan

  • Comparison of Coaxial Magnetic Gears With Different Topologies

    Linni Jian;K.T. Chau;Yu. Gong;J.Z. Jiang

  • A Critical Review of Advanced Electric Machines and Control Strategies for Electric Vehicles

    Chunhua Liu;K. T. Chau;Christopher H. T. Lee;Zaixin Song

  • Novel permanent magnet motor drives for electric vehicles

    C.C. Chan;K.T. Chau;J.Z. Jiang;W. Xia

  • Field-Oriented Control and Direct Torque Control for Paralleled VSIs Fed PMSM Drives With Variable Switching Frequencies

    Zheng Wang;Jian Chen;Ming Cheng;K. T. Chau

  • Electric Vehicle Machines and Drives: Design, Analysis and Application

    K. T. Chau

  • Integrated Energy Management of Plug-in Electric Vehicles in Power Grid With Renewables

    Shuang Gao;K. T. Chau;Chunhua Liu;Diyun Wu

  • Nonlinear varying-network magnetic circuit analysis for doubly salient permanent-magnet motors

    Ming Cheng;K.T. Chau;C.C. Chan;E. Zhou

  • Acoustic noise radiated by PWM-controllel induction machine drives

    W.C. Lo;C.C. Chan;Z.Q. Zhu;Lie Xu

  • A Permanent-Magnet Hybrid Brushless Integrated Starter–Generator for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    Chunhua Liu;K T Chau;J Z Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunhua Liu
Chunhua Liu City University of Hong Kong
C.C. Chan
C.C. Chan University of Hong Kong
Christopher H. T. Lee
Christopher H. T. Lee Nanyang Technological University
Ming Cheng
Ming Cheng Southeast University
Chaoqiang Jiang
Chaoqiang Jiang City University of Hong Kong
Shuangxia Niu
Shuangxia Niu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Linni Jian
Linni Jian Southern University of Science and Technology
Wei Hua
Wei Hua Southeast University
Wenxiang Zhao
Wenxiang Zhao Jiangsu University
Xiaoyong Zhu
Xiaoyong Zhu Jiangsu University

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