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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 120 63 62 6 6 1057 55150

Zi-Qiang Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zi-Qiang Zhu between 1991 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zi-Qiang Zhu published across 31 years, from 1991 to 2021, averaging 34.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 124 publications in 2016. 150 of the 1,068 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 124. Peak 124 publications in 2016. 1991: 2 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 10 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 39 publications 2011: 48 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 48 publications 2014: 68 publications 2015: 79 publications 2016: 124 publications 2017: 90 publications 2018: 78 publications 2019: 85 publications 2020: 63 publications 2021: 87 publications
1991 2021

1,068 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zi-Qiang Zhu: publications per year, 1991 to 2021
Year Publications
1991 2
1992 6
1993 8
1994 4
1995 3
1996 1
1997 10
1998 2
1999 8
2000 13
2001 7
2002 14
2003 5
2004 13
2005 20
2006 24
2007 20
2008 31
2009 27
2010 39
2011 48
2012 41
2013 48
2014 68
2015 79
2016 124
2017 90
2018 78
2019 85
2020 63
2021 87
Total 1,068
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Zi-Qiang Zhu publications per year - data summary

  • Zi-Qiang Zhu, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has 1,068 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1991 to 2021.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2021.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 124 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1996, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 34.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 34.5 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2017-2021) hold 403 publications, 38% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2001: 64 publications (5.8 per year); 2002-2012: 282 publications (25.6 per year); 2013-2021: 722 publications (80.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zi-Qiang Zhu 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 Zi-Qiang Zhu 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, 1,054–1,064 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: 1,057 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,057
1,065+ 99
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Zi-Qiang Zhu publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Zi-Qiang Zhu, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, records 1,057 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Zi-Qiang Zhu, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Zi-Qiang Zhu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 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 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Zi-Qiang Zhu 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 Zi-Qiang Zhu 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, 111+ 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: 120 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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+ 96 120
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Zi-Qiang Zhu D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Zi-Qiang Zhu, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, records 120 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Zi-Qiang Zhu, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Zi-Qiang Zhu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 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 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2021 - IEEE Nikola Tesla Award “For contributions to the design, modeling, control, and application of ac permanent magnet machines and drives.”
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 2009 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to analytical modeling of permanent magnet brishless machines

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Control theory
  • Electrical engineering
  • Magnet

Magnet, Control theory, Stator, Torque and Finite element method are his primary areas of study. His Magnet research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Magnetic flux, Mechanics, Nuclear magnetic resonance and Electromagnetic coil. His studies in Control theory integrate themes in fields like Torque ripple, Direct torque control and Inverter, Voltage.

His work carried out in the field of Stator brings together such families of science as Armature, Electric motor, DC motor, Rotor and Topology. His Torque research incorporates themes from Forging, Waveform and Inductance. The various areas that he examines in his Finite element method study include Harmonic analysis, Mathematical analysis, Air gap, Leakage and Pole number.

His most cited work include:

  • Electrical Machines and Drives for Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicles (898 citations)
  • Influence of design parameters on cogging torque in permanent magnet machines (758 citations)
  • Analysis of electromagnetic performance of flux-switching permanent-magnet Machines by nonlinear adaptive lumped parameter magnetic circuit model (490 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Zi-Qiang Zhu spends much of his time researching Magnet, Control theory, Torque, Stator and Rotor. He has researched Magnet in several fields, including Magnetic flux, Finite element method and Electromagnetic coil. His Control theory research incorporates elements of Direct torque control, Harmonics, Voltage and Harmonic.

The concepts of his Torque study are interwoven with issues in Torque ripple and Inductance. As a member of one scientific family, Zi-Qiang Zhu mostly works in the field of Stator, focusing on Mechanics and, on occasion, Nuclear magnetic resonance. He combines subjects such as AC motor, Position, Synchronous motor and Topology with his study of Rotor.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Magnet (61.91%)
  • Control theory (52.94%)
  • Torque (44.74%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Magnet (61.91%)
  • Torque (44.74%)
  • Control theory (52.94%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Magnet, Torque, Control theory, Stator and Electromagnetic coil. His Magnet research includes themes of Magnetic flux, Topology, Finite element method and Topology. His Torque research integrates issues from Torque ripple, Magnetic reluctance and Power.

His studies deal with areas such as Harmonics, Inductance, Voltage and Harmonic as well as Control theory. His research integrates issues of Acoustics, Magnetic core and Rotor in his study of Stator. His work carried out in the field of Electromagnetic coil brings together such families of science as Power factor, Wind power and Excitation.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • On-Load Field Prediction of Surface-Mounted PM Machines Considering Nonlinearity Based on Hybrid Field Model (24 citations)
  • Reduction of Open-Circuit DC-Winding-Induced Voltage in Wound Field Switched Flux Machines by Skewing (16 citations)
  • Comparative Study on Variable Flux Memory Machines With Parallel or Series Hybrid Magnets (12 citations)

Best Publications

  • Electrical Machines and Drives for Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicles

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Influence of design parameters on cogging torque in permanent magnet machines

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Instantaneous magnetic field distribution in brushless permanent magnet DC motors. III. Effect of stator slotting

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Instantaneous magnetic field distribution in brushless permanent magnet DC motors. I. Open-circuit field

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe;E. Bolte;B. Ackermann

  • Analysis of electromagnetic performance of flux-switching permanent-magnet Machines by nonlinear adaptive lumped parameter magnetic circuit model

    Z.Q. Zhu;Y. Pang;D. Howe;S. Iwasaki

  • Improved analytical model for predicting the magnetic field distribution in brushless permanent-magnet machines

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe;C.C. Chan

  • Halbach permanent magnet machines and applications: a review

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Instantaneous magnetic field distribution in brushless permanent magnet DC motors. II. Armature-reaction field

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • An Accurate Subdomain Model for Magnetic Field Computation in Slotted Surface-Mounted Permanent-Magnet Machines

    Z.Q. Zhu;L.J. Wu;Z.P. Xia

  • Advanced Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Brushless Machines

    Z Q Zhu;J T Chen

  • Analytical Methods for Minimizing Cogging Torque in Permanent-Magnet Machines

    Li Zhu;S.Z. Jiang;Z.Q. Zhu;C.C. Chan

  • Winding Configurations and Optimal Stator and Rotor Pole Combination of Flux-Switching PM Brushless AC Machines

    J T Chen;Z Q Zhu

  • Eddy-current loss in the rotor magnets of permanent-magnet brushless machines having a fractional number of slots per pole

    D. Ishak;Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Analysis and Optimization of Back EMF Waveform of a Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Motor

    Wei Hua;Ming Cheng;Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Direct Active and Reactive Power Regulation of DFIG Using Sliding-Mode Control Approach

    Jiabing Hu;Heng Nian;Bin Hu;Yikang He

  • Direct torque control of brushless DC drives with reduced torque ripple

    Yong Liu;Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Analytical prediction of the cogging torque in radial-field permanent magnet brushless motors

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Improved analytical modelling of rotor eddy current loss in brushless machines equipped with surface-mounted permanent magnets

    Z.Q. Zhu;K. Ng;N. Schofield;D. Howe

  • Analytical Modeling and Finite-Element Computation of Radial Vibration Force in Fractional-Slot Permanent-Magnet Brushless Machines

    Z Q Zhu;Z P Xia;L J Wu;G W Jewell

  • Online Multiparameter Estimation of Nonsalient-Pole PM Synchronous Machines With Temperature Variation Tracking

    Kan Liu;Qiao Zhang;Jintao Chen;Z Q Zhu

  • Instantaneous magnetic field distribution in permanent magnet brushless DC motors. IV. Magnetic field on load

    Z.Q. Zhu;D. Howe

  • Electrical Machines and Drives for Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicles Induction and switched-reluctance machines can provide the needed characteristics, but permanent magnet brushless machines offer a higher efficiency and torque density.

    Z. Q. Zhu;David Howe

Frequent Co-Authors

David Howe
David Howe University of Sheffield
Heyun Lin
Heyun Lin Southeast University
Zhongze Wu
Zhongze Wu University of Bath
Lijian Wu
Lijian Wu Zhejiang University
G.W. Jewell
G.W. Jewell University of Sheffield
Martin P. Foster
Martin P. Foster University of Sheffield
Wei Hua
Wei Hua Southeast University
Heng Nian
Heng Nian Zhejiang University
Mircea Popescu
Mircea Popescu Ansys (United Kingdom)
Kais Atallah
Kais Atallah University of Sheffield

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