Brian Azzopardi

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Brian Azzopardi is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Azzopardi has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 25 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Brian Azzopardi's work include Smart Grid Energy Management (23 papers), Microgrid Control and Optimization (22 papers) and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (19 papers). Brian Azzopardi is often cited by papers focused on Smart Grid Energy Management (23 papers), Microgrid Control and Optimization (22 papers) and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (19 papers). Brian Azzopardi collaborates with scholars based in Malta, India and United Kingdom. Brian Azzopardi's co-authors include Joseph Mutale, Vibhu Jately, Abhinav Sharma, Pranjal Barman, Lachit Dutta, Jyoti Joshi, Frederik C. Krebs, Christopher J. M. Emmott, Antonio Urbina and Jenny Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy & Environmental Science and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Brian Azzopardi

85 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Renewable energy integration with electric vehicle technology: A review of the existing smart charging approaches
    2023 298 citations Lachit Dutta, Brian Azzopardi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Azzopardi Malta 23 1.3k 589 403 372 324 96 2.0k
Evgueniy Entchev Canada 28 1.6k 1.2× 914 1.6× 483 1.2× 240 0.6× 140 0.4× 106 3.3k
Wahiba Yaïci Canada 29 1.0k 0.8× 853 1.4× 589 1.5× 188 0.5× 136 0.4× 134 2.8k
Belqasem Aljafari Saudi Arabia 23 780 0.6× 615 1.0× 203 0.5× 216 0.6× 180 0.6× 111 1.5k
Ran Li China 22 2.1k 1.6× 295 0.5× 291 0.7× 448 1.2× 287 0.9× 99 2.5k
A. Malek Algeria 17 832 0.6× 1.2k 2.1× 184 0.5× 263 0.7× 603 1.9× 46 2.2k
Hassan Abbas Khan Pakistan 28 1.6k 1.2× 641 1.1× 536 1.3× 878 2.4× 243 0.8× 113 2.4k
Jagadeesh Pasupuleti Malaysia 27 1.8k 1.3× 478 0.8× 457 1.1× 847 2.3× 234 0.7× 141 2.6k
Mohammad Amir India 22 1.1k 0.9× 159 0.3× 610 1.5× 485 1.3× 73 0.2× 103 1.8k
Asit Mohanty India 23 1.2k 0.9× 230 0.4× 110 0.3× 1.1k 2.9× 155 0.5× 155 2.2k
Ali Q. Al‐Shetwi Malaysia 30 2.2k 1.7× 852 1.4× 573 1.4× 1.2k 3.2× 259 0.8× 77 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Azzopardi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Azzopardi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Azzopardi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2025). Development and implementation of a public data repository for photovoltaic systems: Case study malta's living laboratories. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100100–100100.
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Singh, Ankit, Vibhu Jately, Jyoti Joshi, et al.. (2025). A novel 7-level SCMLI with selective harmonic elimination via war strategy optimization. Results in Engineering. 27. 105765–105765.
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Ehsan, Ali, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Education in Multi-Energy Systems with Data Science Notebooks. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1158–1163.
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Kasperowicz, Rafał, et al.. (2024). Malta's low carbon transition towards sustainability. Sustainable Development. 32(5). 5120–5128. 5 indexed citations
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2023). A Comparative Analysis of Electric Mobility Operations in the Island States: A Case Study of Malta and Cyprus. Journal of Energy - Energija. 72(2). 15–19. 2 indexed citations
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Mohan, Harshit, Gopal Agrawal, Vibhu Jately, Abhishek Sharma, & Brian Azzopardi. (2023). Neural Network-Driven Sensorless Speed Control of EV Drive Using PMSM. Mathematics. 11(19). 4029–4029. 4 indexed citations
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Sharma, Abhishek, Abhinav Sharma, Moshe Averbukh, et al.. (2023). Performance investigation of state-of-the-art metaheuristic techniques for parameter extraction of solar cells/module. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 11134–11134. 27 indexed citations
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2023). Energy Transition in Power, Heating and Transport Sectors, based on the Majority of RES and Energy Storage. Acta Polytechnica Hungarica. 20(10). 217–231. 2 indexed citations
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Bhattacharya, Suman, et al.. (2023). A multi-agent framework for scheduling fully electrified public transport. IET conference proceedings.. 2022(25). 571–574. 1 indexed citations
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2023). Photovoltaics and electrical vehicles mitigation on the low-voltage distribution network in Malta. IET conference proceedings.. 2022(25). 554–556. 1 indexed citations
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2023). Phase Change Material Composite Battery Module for Thermal Protection of Electric Vehicles: An Experimental Observation. Energies. 16(9). 3896–3896. 17 indexed citations
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2023). Impacts of electric vehicles on low-voltage distribution networks in Malta. IET conference proceedings.. 2022(25). 551–553. 2 indexed citations
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Sharma, Sakshi, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Review of Flexible Power-Point-Tracking Algorithms for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems. Energies. 16(15). 5679–5679. 7 indexed citations
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Barman, Prasenjit, Lachit Dutta, & Brian Azzopardi. (2023). Electric vehicle battery supply chain and critical materials: a brief survey of state of the art. IET conference proceedings.. 2022(25). 470–477.
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2023). Energy and CO2 abatement costs potential in Maltese households. IET conference proceedings.. 2022(25). 557–560.
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2023). Power Quality Analysis for Light-Duty Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Malta. Energies. 16(15). 5673–5673. 1 indexed citations
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Azzopardi, Brian, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances in Battery Pack Polymer Composites. Energies. 16(17). 6223–6223. 11 indexed citations
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Sharma, Abhishek, Abhinav Sharma, Vibhu Jately, et al.. (2021). Opposition-Based Tunicate Swarm Algorithm for Parameter Optimization of Solar Cells. IEEE Access. 9. 125590–125602. 40 indexed citations
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Sharma, Abhishek, et al.. (2021). Hybrid Protection Scheme Based Optimal Overcurrent Relay Coordination Strategy for RE Integrated Power Distribution Grid. Energies. 14(21). 7192–7192. 7 indexed citations

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