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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 51 3830 3671 766 762 437 10529

Wei Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Xu between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Xu published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2021. 22 of the 519 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2021. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 40 publications 2021: 53 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 9 publications
1979 2025

519 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Xu: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 1
2006 4
2007 2
2008 8
2009 24
2010 27
2011 26
2012 30
2013 19
2014 28
2015 32
2016 31
2017 36
2018 42
2019 34
2020 40
2021 53
2022 35
2023 21
2024 13
2025 9
Total 519
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Wei Xu publications per year - data summary

  • Wei Xu, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, has 519 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 2021, with 53 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1979, 2004 and 2005, with 1 publication each.
  • 23 of the 47 years in the span carry no publications at all (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.6 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 131 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 3 publications (0.2 per year); 1995-2010: 67 publications (4.2 per year); 2011-2025: 449 publications (29.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Wei Xu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wei Xu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 428–437 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 437 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55 437
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Wei Xu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Wei Xu, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, records 437 publications - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Wei Xu, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Wei Xu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 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 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Wei Xu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wei Xu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253 51
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Wei Xu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Wei Xu, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, records 51 D-Index - the 62nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 62% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Wei Xu, and about 38% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Wei Xu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 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 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Wei Xu is affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and conducts research primarily in the field of engineering. Their work focuses on electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, and extends into mechanical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and aerospace engineering.

Their research covers several main topics including:

  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Wind Turbine Control Systems
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications

Wei Xu's publication record includes significant contributions to journals and conferences such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • 13th International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industry Applications (LDIA), 2021
  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Wei Xu include:

  • Adaptive Speed Control of PMSM Drive System Based a New Sliding-Mode Reaching Law, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Recent Achievements in Model Predictive Control Techniques for Industrial Motor: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art, 2021, IEEE Access
  • An Efficient Antidisturbance Sliding-Mode Speed Control Method for PMSM Drive Systems, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Modeling and Transient Response Analysis of Doubly-Fed Variable Speed Pumped Storage Unit in Pumping Mode, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Progress in Piezoelectric Material Based Oceanic Wave Energy Conversion Technology, 2020, IEEE Access

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Wei Xu include:

  • Yi Liu
  • Yirong Tang
  • Abdul Khalique Junejo
  • Jian Ge
  • Md. Rabiul Islam

Best Publications

  • An Improved Direct Torque Control for Three-Level Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Sensorless Drive

    Yongchang Zhang;Jianguo Zhu;Zhengming Zhao;Wei Xu

  • Adaptive Speed Control of PMSM Drive System Based a New Sliding-Mode Reaching Law

    Abdul Khalique Junejo;Wei Xu;Chaoxu Mu;Moustafa Magdi Ismail

  • Latest Advances of Model Predictive Control in Electrical Drives. Part II: Applications and Benchmarking with Classical Control Methods

    Jose Rodriguez;Cristian Garcia;Andres Mora;Alireza Davari

  • Performance Improvement of Model-Predictive Current Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives

    Yongchang Zhang;Donglin Xu;Jiali Liu;Suyu Gao

  • Linear Electric Machines, Drives, and MAGLEVs: An Overview

    Ion Boldea;Lucian Nicolae Tutelea;Wei Xu;Marcello Pucci

  • Analysis of Torque Capability and Quality in Vernier Permanent-Magnet Machines

    Dawei Li;Ronghai Qu;Jian Li;Linyuan Xiao

  • Improved Nonlinear Flux Observer-Based Second-Order SOIFO for PMSM Sensorless Control

    Wei Xu;Yajie Jiang;Chaoxu Mu;Frede Blaabjerg

  • A Simple Method to Reduce Torque Ripple in Direct Torque-Controlled Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor by Using Vectors With Variable Amplitude and Angle

    Yongchang Zhang;Jianguo Zhu;Wei Xu;Youguang Guo

  • Improved Deadbeat Predictive Current Control Combined Sliding Mode Strategy for PMSM Drive System

    Yajie Jiang;Wei Xu;Chaoxu Mu;Yi Liu

  • Equivalent Circuits for Single-Sided Linear Induction Motors

    Wei Xu;Jian Guo Zhu;Yongchang Zhang;Zixin Li

  • Control of Three-Phase Boost-Type PWM Rectifier in Stationary Frame Under Unbalanced Input Voltage

    Zixin Li;Yaohua Li;Ping Wang;Haibin Zhu

  • Improved Continuous Fast Terminal Sliding Mode Control With Extended State Observer for Speed Regulation of PMSM Drive System

    Wei Xu;Abdul Khalique Junejo;Yi Liu;Md. Rabiul Islam

  • Synthesis of Flux Switching Permanent Magnet Machines

    Dawei Li;Ronghai Qu;Jian Li;Wei Xu

  • An Improved Equivalent Circuit Model of a Single-Sided Linear Induction Motor

    Wei Xu;Jian Guo Zhu;Yongchang Zhang;Yaohua Li

  • Consequent-Pole Toroidal-Winding Outer-Rotor Vernier Permanent-Magnet Machines

    Dawei Li;Ronghai Qu;Jian Li;Wei Xu

  • A comparative study of Luenberger observer, sliding mode observer and extended Kalman filter for sensorless vector control of induction motor drives

    Yongchang Zhang;Zhengming Zhao;Ting Lu;Liqiang Yuan

  • Recent Achievements in Model Predictive Control Techniques for Industrial Motor: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art

    Mahmoud F. Elmorshedy;Wei Xu;Fayez F. M. El-Sousy;Md. Rabiul Islam

  • Novel Composite Sliding Mode Control for PMSM Drive System Based on Disturbance Observer

    Wei Xu;Ya Jie Jiang;Chao Xu Mu

  • Power Loss and Thermal Analysis for High-Power High-Speed Permanent Magnet Machines

    Guanghui Du;Wei Xu;Jianguo Zhu;Na Huang

  • Equivalent Circuit Derivation and Performance Analysis of a Single-Sided Linear Induction Motor Based on the Winding Function Theory

    Wei Xu;Guangyong Sun;Guilin Wen;Zhengwei Wu

  • Analysis of torque capability and quality in vernier permanent magnet machines

    Dawei Li;Ronghai Qu;Jian Li;Leilei Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianguo Zhu
Jianguo Zhu University of Sydney
Youguang Guo
Youguang Guo University of Technology Sydney
Yongchang Zhang
Yongchang Zhang North China Electric Power University
Gang Lei
Gang Lei University of Technology Sydney
Ronghai Qu
Ronghai Qu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Md. Rabiul Islam
Md. Rabiul Islam University of Wollongong
Jian Li
Jian Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jiefeng Hu
Jiefeng Hu Federation University Australia
Xinghuo Yu
Xinghuo Yu RMIT University
David G. Dorrell
David G. Dorrell University of Turku

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