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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 5971 5733 298 292 264 5638

Richard A. McMahon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard A. McMahon between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard A. McMahon published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2006. 28 of the 292 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2006. 1979: 3 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 15 publications
1979 2025

292 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard A. McMahon: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 3
1980 5
1981 1
1982 4
1983 3
1984 4
1985 6
1986 0
1987 4
1988 8
1989 6
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 5
2003 5
2004 5
2005 11
2006 20
2007 9
2008 12
2009 6
2010 5
2011 11
2012 8
2013 19
2014 11
2015 14
2016 13
2017 7
2018 8
2019 15
2020 5
2021 7
2022 6
2023 4
2024 13
2025 15
Total 292
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Richard A. McMahon publications per year - data summary

  • Richard A. McMahon, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Warwick, has 292 publications recorded across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2006, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1991, 1995 and 2001, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 47 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 1992, 1993, 1996 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.0 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 45 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 50 publications (3.1 per year); 1995-2010: 86 publications (5.4 per year); 2011-2025: 156 publications (10.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Richard A. McMahon 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 Richard A. McMahon 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, 254–273 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: 264 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
254–273 366 264
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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Richard A. McMahon 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.
  • Richard A. McMahon, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Warwick, records 264 publications - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Richard A. McMahon, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Richard A. McMahon falls inside that same range.
  • 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).

Richard A. McMahon 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 Richard A. McMahon 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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Richard A. McMahon 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.
  • Richard A. McMahon, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of Warwick, records 33 D-Index - the 14th percentile of the discipline.
  • 14% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Richard A. McMahon, and about 86% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Richard A. McMahon ranks below 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).

Overview

Richard A. McMahon is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily belongs to the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

Key research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Wind Turbine Control Systems
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies

Richard A. McMahon has authored multiple papers, with recent publications as follows:

  • Influence of Pole-Pair Combinations on the Characteristics of the Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • Vibration Analysis of Brushless Doubly Fed Machines in the Presence of Rotor Eccentricity, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • A New Iron Loss Model for Brushless Doubly-Fed Machines With Hysteresis and Field Rotational Losses, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • Eccentricity fault detection in brushless doubly fed induction machines, 2021, IET Electric Power Applications
  • Highly Reliable and Efficient Voltage Optimizer Based on Direct PWM AC-AC Buck Converter, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • IET conference proceedings.
  • IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • IET Electric Power Applications
  • Batteries

Collaborations are often made with co-authors including Salman Abdi, Sul Ademi, Ehsan Abdi, Yaohui Gai, and Alex Ridge.

Best Publications

  • Trends in Wind Turbine Generator Systems

    Henk Polinder;Jan Abraham Ferreira;Bogi Bech Jensen;Asger B. Abrahamsen

  • Performance of BDFM as generator and motor

    R.A. McMahon;P.C. Roberts;X. Wang;P.J. Tavner

  • Stator-Flux-Oriented Vector Control for Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator

    Shiyi Shao;E. Abdi;F. Barati;R. McMahon

  • Equivalent circuit for the brushless doubly fed machine (BDFM) including parameter estimation and experimental verification

    P.C. Roberts;R.A. McMahon;P.J. Tavner;J.M. Maciejowski

  • Comparison of the Effects of Continuous and Discontinuous PWM Schemes on Power Losses of Voltage-Sourced Inverters for Induction Motor Drives

    Yunxiang Wu;Mohsin A Shafi;Andrew M Knight;Richard A McMahon

  • Crowbarless Fault Ride-Through of the Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator in a Wind Turbine Under Symmetrical Voltage Dips

    Teng Long;Shiyi Shao;P. Malliband;E. Abdi

  • The BDFM as a Generator in Wind Turbines

    Richard A. McMahon;Xiaoyan Wan;Eshan Abdi-Jalebi;Peter J. Tavner

  • Low-Cost Variable Speed Drive Based on a Brushless Doubly-Fed Motor and a Fractional Unidirectional Converter

    Shiyi Shao;E. Abdi;R. McMahon

  • Dynamic Control of the Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator Under Unbalanced Operation

    Shiyi Shao;Teng Long;E. Abdi;R. A. McMahon

  • A Novel Modeling Approach for Design Studies of Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator Based on Magnetic Equivalent Circuit

    Hamed Gorginpour;Hashem Oraee;Richard A. McMahon

  • Performance analysis and testing of a 250 kW medium-speed brushless doubly-fed induction generator

    Ehsan Abdi;Richard McMahon;Paul Malliband;Shiyi Shao

  • High-Performance Low-Cost Rogowski Transducers and Accompanying Circuitry

    E. Abdi-Jalebi;R. McMahon

  • Electromagnetic-Thermal Design Optimization of the Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator

    Hamed Gorginpour;Hashem Oraee;Richard A. McMahon

  • Low voltage ride-through of DFIG and brushless DFIG: Similarities and differences

    S. Tohidi;P. Tavner;Richard A. McMahon;Hashem Oraee

  • Modelling of flash-lamp-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon thin films on glass

    M. Smith;R. McMahon;M. Voelskow;D. Panknin

  • Asymmetrical Low-Voltage Ride Through of Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generators for the Wind Power Generation

    Teng Long;Shiyi Shao;Ehsan Abdi;Richard A. McMahon

  • Electron-beam annealing of ion-implanted silicon

    R.A. McMahon;H. Ahmed

  • Generalized Vector Control for Brushless Doubly Fed Machines With Nested-Loop Rotor

    F. Barati;R. McMahon;Shiyi Shao;E. Abdi

  • Design of a double-jacketed, closed type calorimeter for direct measurement of motor losses

    P.D. Malliband;D.R.H. Carter;B.M. Gordon;R.A. McMahon

  • Flash-lamp annealing of semiconductor materials - Applications and process models

    R.A. McMahon;M.P. Smith;K.A. Seffen;M. Voelskow

  • Generalized Vector Model for the Brushless Doubly-Fed Machine With a Nested-Loop Rotor

    F Barati;Shiyi Shao;E Abdi;H Oraee

  • Precision calorimetry for the accurate measurement of inverter losses

    P.D. Malliband;N.P. van der Duijn Schouten;R.A. McMahon

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Tavner
Peter Tavner Durham University
Haroon Ahmed
Haroon Ahmed University of Cambridge
W. Skorupa
W. Skorupa Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Florin Udrea
Florin Udrea University of Cambridge
Gehan A. J. Amaratunga
Gehan A. J. Amaratunga University of Cambridge
Andrew M. Knight
Andrew M. Knight University of Calgary
Jan Maciejowski
Jan Maciejowski University of Cambridge
Kuang Sheng
Kuang Sheng Zhejiang University
Shengqiang Zhou
Shengqiang Zhou Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
David Cebon
David Cebon University of Cambridge

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