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D-Index
51
Citations
10529
World Ranking
3830
National Ranking
766

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.

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38 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.

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.

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.

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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