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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 43 3843 3688 1388 1296 163 9431

Scott Backhaus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Scott Backhaus between 1995 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Scott Backhaus published across 30 years, from 1995 to 2024, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2016. 5 of the 209 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2016. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications
1995 2024

209 publications in total across all disciplines

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Scott Backhaus: publications per year, 1995 to 2024
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 3
1997 8
1998 6
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 4
2003 6
2004 8
2005 5
2006 4
2007 1
2008 2
2009 3
2010 9
2011 13
2012 8
2013 12
2014 17
2015 22
2016 26
2017 11
2018 14
2019 5
2020 4
2021 0
2022 2
2023 2
2024 3
Total 209
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Scott Backhaus 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 Scott Backhaus 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, 154–173 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: 163 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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
154–173 403 163
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
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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Scott Backhaus 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 Scott Backhaus 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 43
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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Overview

Scott Backhaus is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Control and Systems Engineering.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines, Optimal Power Flow Distribution, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Smart Grid Energy Management, Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Power System Optimization and Stability, and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Scott Backhaus include:

  • THERMOACOUSTIC POWER SYSTEMS FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS (2024), OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Intermediate cooling from pulse tube refrigerator regenerators operating in the real-fluid regime (2023), Cryogenics
  • Symmetric Time-Division-Multiplexed SQUID Readout With Two-Layer Switches for Future TES Observatories (2023), IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
  • Arbitrage With Power Factor Correction Using Energy Storage (2020), IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • Optimal absorption of distributed and conductive heat loads with cryocooler regenerators (2022), IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering

Scott Backhaus frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including Joel N. Ullom, Ryan Snodgrass, Deepjyoti Deka, V. Kotsubo, and Michael Chertkov.

The most common venues for their publications include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
  • Cryogenics
  • 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)

Best Publications

  • Options for Control of Reactive Power by Distributed Photovoltaic Generators

    Konstantin Turitsyn;Petr Sulc;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • Options for Control of Reactive Power by Distributed Photovoltaic Generators

    Petr Sulc;Konstantin Turitsyn;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • Coordinated Scheduling for Interdependent Electric Power and Natural Gas Infrastructures

    Anatoly Zlotnik;Line Roald;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • Optimal Distributed Control of Reactive Power Via the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers

    Petr Šulc;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • Traveling-wave thermoacoustic electric generator

    S. Backhaus;E. Tward;M. Petach

  • A robust approach to chance constrained optimal power flow with renewable generation

    Miles Lubin;Yury Dvorkin;Scott Backhaus

  • Distributed control of reactive power flow in a radial distribution circuit with high photovoltaic penetration

    Konstantin Turitsyn;Petr Sulc;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • Structure Learning in Power Distribution Networks

    Deepjyoti Deka;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • Local Control of Reactive Power by Distributed Photovoltaic Generators

    Konstantin Turitsyn;Petr Sulc;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • Travelling-wave thermoacoustic electricity generator using an ultra-compliant alternator for utilization of low-grade thermal energy

    Zhibin Yu;Artur J. Jaworski;Scott Backhaus

  • MODELING AND CONTROL OF THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED LOADS

    Soumya Kundu;Nikolai Sinitsyn;Scott Backhaus;Ian Hiskens

  • Frequency Regulation From Commercial Building HVAC Demand Response

    Ian Beil;Ian Hiskens;Scott Backhaus

  • Convex Relaxations for Gas Expansion Planning

    Conrado Borraz-Sanchez;Russell Whitford Bent;Scott N. Backhaus;Hassan Hijazi

  • Safe protocols for generating power pulses with heterogeneous populations of thermostatically controlled loads

    Nikolai A. Sinitsyn;Soumya Kundu;Scott Backhaus

  • Model Development and Identification for Fast Demand Response in Commercial HVAC Systems

    Gary Goddard;Joseph Klose;Scott Backhaus

  • Optimal control of transient flow in natural gas networks

    Anatoly Zlotnik;Michael Chertkov;Scott Backhaus

  • Uncertainty Sets for Wind Power Generation

    Yury Dvorkin;Miles Lubin;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • Robust Broadcast-Communication Control of Electric Vehicle Charging

    Konstantin Turitsyn;Nikolai Sinitsyn;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

  • DC Microgrids Scoping Study. Estimate of Technical and Economic Benefits

    Scott N. Backhaus;Gregory William Swift;Spyridon Chatzivasileiadis;William Tschudi

  • Optimal Compression in Natural Gas Networks: A Geometric Programming Approach

    Sidhant Misra;Michael W. Fisher;Scott Backhaus;Russell Bent

  • Cyber-Physical Security: A Game Theory Model of Humans Interacting Over Control Systems

    Scott Backhaus;Russell Bent;James Bono;Ritchie Lee

  • Estimating distribution grid topologies: A graphical learning based approach

    Deepjyoti Deka;Scott Backhaus;Michael Chertkov

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Chertkov
Michael Chertkov University of Arizona
Russell Bent
Russell Bent Los Alamos National Laboratory
Robert E. Ecke
Robert E. Ecke Los Alamos National Laboratory
J. C. Davis
J. C. Davis University of Oxford
Ian A. Hiskens
Ian A. Hiskens University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Pascal Van Hentenryck
Pascal Van Hentenryck Georgia Institute of Technology
Yury Dvorkin
Yury Dvorkin New York University
Janusz Bialek
Janusz Bialek Imperial College London

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