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D-Index
38
Citations
11640
World Ranking
4801
National Ranking
11

Ruben Pena 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 Ruben Pena sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 150 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ruben Pena 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 Ruben Pena sits on this spectrum.

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: 38 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ruben Pena is affiliated with the University of Concepción in Chile and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and medicine, with a predominant focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as control and systems engineering. Their research also spans renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and surgery.

Their work is primarily situated within the main topics of microgrid control and optimization, multilevel inverters and converters, HVDC systems and fault protection, advanced DC-DC converters, photovoltaic system optimization techniques, islanding detection in power systems, and wind turbine control systems.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ruben Pena include:

  • Javier Riedemann
  • Iván Andrade
  • Ramón Blasco-Giménez
  • Cristián Pesce
  • Werner Jara

Ruben Pena has published in various scientific venues, with multiple works appearing in Electronics, Applied Sciences, and IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. Other publication venues include Neumología Pediátrica and Cleaner Engineering and Technology.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Ruben Pena include:

  • The use of solar energy in the copper mining processes: A comprehensive review (2021, Cleaner Engineering and Technology)
  • Small-signal stability and fault performance of mixed grid forming and grid following offshore wind power plants connected to a HVDC-diode rectifier (2020, IET Renewable Power Generation)
  • An Active/Reactive Power Control Strategy for Renewable Generation Systems (2021, Electronics)
  • Model-Based Predictive Rotor Current Control Strategy for Indirect Power Control of a DFIM Driven by an Indirect Matrix Converter (2020, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion)
  • A Modified Multi-Winding DC-DC Flyback Converter for Photovoltaic Applications (2021, Applied Sciences)

Best Publications

  • Doubly fed induction generator using back-to-back PWM converters and its application to variable-speed wind-energy generation

    R. Pena;J.C. Clare;G.M. Asher

  • Overview of Control Systems for the Operation of DFIGs in Wind Energy Applications

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;S. Alepuz;G. Asher

  • A doubly fed induction generator using back-to-back PWM converters supplying an isolated load from a variable speed wind turbine

    R. Pena;J.C. Clare;G.M. Asher

  • Sensorless vector control of induction machines for variable-speed wind energy applications

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena

  • Control of a switched reluctance generator for variable-speed wind energy applications

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;M. Perez;J. Clare

  • MRAS observer for sensorless control of standalone doubly fed induction generators

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;J. Proboste;G. Asher

  • MRAS Observers for Sensorless Control of Doubly-Fed Induction Generators

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;J. Clare;G. Asher

  • Power smoothing in wind generation systems using a sensorless vector controlled induction Machine driving a flywheel

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;G. Asher;J. Clare

  • Control strategies for enhanced power smoothing in wind energy systems using a flywheel driven by a vector-controlled induction machine

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;G. Asher;J. Clare

  • Wind–Diesel Generation Using Doubly Fed Induction Machines

    R. Pena;R. Cardenas;J. Proboste;J. Clare

  • Stability Analysis of a Wind Energy Conversion System Based on a Doubly Fed Induction Generator Fed by a Matrix Converter

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;G. Tobar;J. Clare

  • Control of the Reactive Power Supplied by a WECS Based on an Induction Generator Fed by a Matrix Converter

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;P. Wheeler;J. Clare

  • Control System for Unbalanced Operation of Stand-Alone Doubly Fed Induction Generators

    R. Pena;R. Cardenas;E. Escobar;J. Clare

  • Control strategies for power smoothing using a flywheel driven by a sensorless vector-controlled induction machine operating in a wide speed range

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;G.M. Asher;J. Clare

  • A cage induction generator using back to back PWM converters for variable speed grid connected wind energy system

    R. Pena;R. Cardenas;R. Blasco;G. Asher

  • Nonlinear control strategies for cascaded multilevel STATCOMs

    D. Soto;R. Pena

  • Sensorless Control for a Switched Reluctance Wind Generator, Based on Current Slopes and Neural Networks

    E. Echenique;J. Dixon;R. Cardenas;R. Pena

  • Power Smoothing Using a Flywheel Driven by a Switched Reluctance Machine

    R. Cardenas;R. Pena;M. Perez;J. Clare

  • Control strategy for a doubly-fed induction generator feeding an unbalanced grid or stand-alone load

    Rubén Pena;Roberto Cardenas;Enrique Escobar;Jon Clare

  • Vector controlled induction machines for stand-alone wind energy applications

    R.S. Pena;R.J. Cardenas;G.M. Asher;J.C. Clare

  • Overview of control systems for the operation of DFIGs in wind energy applications

    Ruben Pena;Roberto Cardenas;Greg Asher

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Clare
Jon Clare University of Nottingham
Patrick Wheeler
Patrick Wheeler University of Nottingham
Greg Asher
Greg Asher University of Nottingham
Roberto Cardenas
Roberto Cardenas University of Chile
Marco Rivera
Marco Rivera University of Nottingham
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez San Sebastián University
Jose Espinoza
Jose Espinoza University of Concepción
Cristian Garcia
Cristian Garcia Andrés Bello University
Marcelo A. Perez
Marcelo A. Perez Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria
Tim C. Green
Tim C. Green Imperial College London

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