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D-Index
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Citations
33033
World Ranking
294
National Ranking
142

Vijay Vittal 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 Vijay Vittal sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 381 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vijay Vittal 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 Vijay Vittal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For improvements in real-time control and dynamic security assessment for electric power systems.
  • 1997 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the development of the transient energy function method and its application to power system dynamic security assessment, and for leadership in power engineering education and research.

Overview

Vijay Vittal is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the engineering domain with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, as well as safety, risk, reliability, and quality subfields. Key topics of work include power system optimization and stability, optimal power flow distribution, microgrid control and optimization, smart grid energy management, power system reliability and maintenance, HVDC systems and fault protection, and electric power system optimization.

Among recent publications, several papers are notable for their focus on power system stability and dynamic behavior in modern power systems with high penetration of power electronic technologies. Recent papers include:

  • Definition and Classification of Power System Stability - Revisited & Extended (2020) published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • Fundamentals of power systems modelling in the presence of converter-interfaced generation (2020) published in Electric Power Systems Research
  • Stability definitions and characterization of dynamic behavior in systems with high penetration of power electronic interfaced technologies (2024) published in Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège)
  • A Future With Inverter-Based Resources: Finding Strength From Traditional Weakness (2021) published in IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
  • A Graph Theoretic Approach to Power System Vulnerability Identification (2020) published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Vittal include Bikash C. Pal, Timothy Licitra, Jessica Bian, Mojdeh Khorsand, and Anamitra Pal, indicative of ongoing joint research efforts in power system domains.

Vittal's work has been disseminated extensively across specialized publication venues, with a notable number of contributions to:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Power and Energy Magazine

Their research contributions have been recognized through significant awards including election as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2004 for improvements in real-time control and dynamic security assessment for electric power systems.

Additionally, Vittal was named an IEEE Fellow in 1997, citing contributions to the development of the transient energy function method, its application to power system dynamic security assessment, and leadership in power engineering education and research.

Best Publications

  • Definition and classification of power system stability IEEE/CIGRE joint task force on stability terms and definitions

    P. Kundur;J. Paserba;V. Ajjarapu;G. Andersson

  • Causes of the 2003 major grid blackouts in North America and Europe, and recommended means to improve system dynamic performance

    G. Andersson;P. Donalek;R. Farmer;N. Hatziargyriou

  • Definition and Classification of Power System Stability – Revisited & Extended

    Nikos Hatziargyriou;Jovica Milanovic;Claudia Rahmann;Venkataramana Ajjarapu

  • Impact of increased penetration of photovoltaic generation on power systems

    Sara Eftekharnejad;Vijay Vittal;G. T. Heydt;Brian Keel

  • Impact of increased penetration of DFIG based wind turbine generators on transient and small signal stability of power systems

    Durga Gautam;Vijay Vittal;Terry Harbour

  • Online risk-based security assessment

    Ming Ni;J.D. McCalley;V. Vittal;T. Tayyib

  • Power System Transient Stability Analysis Using the Transient Energy Function Method

    Abdel-Aziz A. Fouad;Vijay Vittal

  • Slow coherency-based islanding

    H. You;V. Vittal;Xiaoming Wang

  • An Online Dynamic Security Assessment Scheme Using Phasor Measurements and Decision Trees

    Kai Sun;S. Likhate;V. Vittal;V.S. Kolluri

  • Control Strategy to Mitigate the Impact of Reduced Inertia Due to Doubly Fed Induction Generators on Large Power Systems

    D Gautam;L Goel;R Ayyanar;V Vittal

  • Probabilistic Power Flow Studies for Transmission Systems With Photovoltaic Generation Using Cumulants

    Miao Fan;V. Vittal;G. T. Heydt;R. Ayyanar

  • Self-healing in power systems: an approach using islanding and rate of frequency decline-based load shedding

    Haibo You;V. Vittal;Zhong Yang

  • A Framework for Evaluation of Advanced Direct Load Control With Minimum Disruption

    B. Ramanathan;V. Vittal

  • Decision Tree-Based Online Voltage Security Assessment Using PMU Measurements

    Ruisheng Diao;Kai Sun;V. Vittal;R.J. O'Keefe

  • A Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Approach for Multi-Stage Security-Constrained Transmission Expansion Planning

    Hui Zhang;V. Vittal;G. T. Heydt;J. Quintero

  • Corrective switching algorithm for relieving overloads and voltage violations

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  • Small Signal Stability Assessment of Power Systems With Increased Penetration of Photovoltaic Generation: A Case Study

    Sara Eftekharnejad;Vijay Vittal;Gerald Thomas Heydt;Brian Keel

  • Power system transient stability using individual machine energy functions

    A. Michel;A. Fouad;V. Vittal

  • Latency Viewed as a Stochastic Process and its Impact on Wide Area Power System Control Signals

    J.W. Stahlhut;T.J. Browne;G.T. Heydt;V. Vittal

  • The strategic power infrastructure defense (SPID) system. A conceptual design

    Chen-Ching Liu;Juhwan Jung;G.T. Heydt;V. Vittal

  • A Distributed State Estimator Utilizing Synchronized Phasor Measurements

    Weiqing Jiang;V. Vittal;G.T. Heydt

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. McCalley
James D. McCalley Iowa State University
Junshan Zhang
Junshan Zhang University of California, Davis
Raja Ayyanar
Raja Ayyanar Arizona State University
Venkataramana Ajjarapu
Venkataramana Ajjarapu Iowa State University
Mladen Kezunovic
Mladen Kezunovic Texas A&M University
Gerald T. Heydt
Gerald T. Heydt Arizona State University
Lei Yang
Lei Yang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chen-Ching Liu
Chen-Ching Liu Virginia Tech
Aleksandar M. Stankovic
Aleksandar M. Stankovic Tufts University

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