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D-Index
75
Citations
17126
World Ranking
692
National Ranking
42

Wilsun Xu 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 Wilsun Xu sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 327 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wilsun Xu 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 Wilsun Xu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wilsun Xu is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has a research portfolio primarily within the field of Engineering, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. Their scholarly output encompasses topics such as Microgrid Control and Optimization, Power Systems Fault Detection, Power System Optimization and Stability, Power Quality and Harmonics, Islanding Detection in Power Systems, HVDC Systems and Fault Protection, and Optimal Power Flow Distribution.

They have contributed to research published mainly in the following venues:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • IET conference proceedings.
  • IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
  • International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Wilsun Xu are:

  • Synchronized Waveforms - A Frontier of Data-Based Power System and Apparatus Monitoring, Protection, and Control (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • A Comprehensive Investigation On the Selection of High-Pass Harmonic Filters (2022), IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • Synchro-Waveforms: A Window to the Future of Power Systems Data Analytics (2023), IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
  • Modeling Voltage Source Converters for Harmonic Power Flow Studies (2020), IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • An Improved Model of Voltage Source Converters for Power System Harmonic Studies (2021), IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Their research collaborations frequently include coauthors such as Yang Wang, Bo Gao, Jing Yong, Xi Wang, and Qianjin Gui. Yang Wang stands out as the most frequent collaborator, having coauthored seven publications with Xu.

Wilsun Xu's work spans several specialized topics within power systems engineering, including microgrid control, power quality, fault detection, and system optimization. The concentration on electrical power delivery and system stability aligns with their frequent presence in highly specialized technical journals and proceedings.

Best Publications

  • Control design and dynamic performance analysis of a wind turbine-induction generator unit

    E.S. Abdin;W. Xu

  • A method for determining customer and utility harmonic contributions at the point of common coupling

    Wilsun Xu;Yilu Liu

  • Comparative analysis between ROCOF and vector surge relays for distributed generation applications

    W. Freitas;Wilsun Xu;C.M. Affonso;Zhenyu Huang

  • A Power Line Signaling Based Technique for Anti-Islanding Protection of Distributed Generators—Part I: Scheme and Analysis

    Wilsun Xu;Guibin Zhang;Chun Li;Wencong Wang

  • Voltage stability analysis using generic dynamic load models

    W. Xu;Y. Mansour

  • An investigation on the validity of power-direction method for harmonic source determination

    Wilsun Xu;Xian Liu;Yilu Liu

  • Toward Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring via Multi-Label Classification

    Seyed Mostafa Tabatabaei;Scott Dick;Wilsun Xu

  • Interharmonics: Theory and Modeling

    A. Testa;M.F. Akram;R. Burch;G. Carpinelli

  • Harmonic resonance mode analysis

    Wilsun Xu;Zhenyu Huang;Yu Cui;Haizhen Wang

  • SVC placement using critical modes of voltage instability

    Y. Mansour;Wilsun Xu;F. Alvarado;Chhewang Rinzin

  • Minimum Emission Dispatch Constrained by Stochastic Wind Power Availability and Cost

    Xian Liu;Wilsun Xu

  • Test systems for harmonics modeling and simulation

    R. Abu-Hashim;R. Burch;G. Chang;M. Grady

  • Economic Load Dispatch Constrained by Wind Power Availability: A Here-and-Now Approach

    Xian Liu;Wilsun Xu

  • Method to assess the power quality impact of plug-in electric vehicles

    Chen Jiang;Ricardo Torquato;Diogo Salles;Wilsun Xu

  • Voltage stability monitoring based on the concept of coupled single-port circuit

    Yunfei Wang;I. R. Pordanjani;Weixing Li;Wilsun Xu

  • An investigation on the selection of filter topologies for passive filter applications

    Alexandre Nassif;Wilsun Xu;Walmir Freitas

  • A new control strategy to mitigate the impact of inverter-based DGs on protection system

    Hesam Yazdanpanahi;Yunwei Li;Wilsun Xu

  • A "critical impedance"-based method for identifying harmonic sources

    Chun Li;Wilsun Xu;Thavatcha Tayjasanant

  • Non-Intrusive Signature Extraction for Major Residential Loads

    Ming Dong;P. C. M. Meira;Wilsun Xu;C. Y. Chung

  • Active Mitigation of Subsynchronous Interactions Between PWM Voltage-Source Converters and Power Networks

    Khaled Mohammad Alawasa;Yasser Abdel-Rady Ibrahim Mohamed;Wilsun Xu

  • Performance of frequency relays for distributed generation protection

    J.C.M. Vieira;W. Freitas;Wilsun Xu;A. Morelato

Frequent Co-Authors

Walmir Freitas
Walmir Freitas State University of Campinas
Zhenyu Huang
Zhenyu Huang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Yun Wei Li
Yun Wei Li University of Alberta
Venkata Dinavahi
Venkata Dinavahi University of Alberta

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