B.W. Williams

15.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
430 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

B.W. Williams is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B.W. Williams has authored 430 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 403 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 159 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 41 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in B.W. Williams's work include Multilevel Inverters and Converters (174 papers), Advanced DC-DC Converters (133 papers) and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (125 papers). B.W. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Multilevel Inverters and Converters (174 papers), Advanced DC-DC Converters (133 papers) and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (125 papers). B.W. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Egypt and Qatar. B.W. Williams's co-authors include S.J. Finney, Khaled H. Ahmed, Grain Philip Adam, Lie Xu, Ahmed Massoud, Shehab Ahmed, T.C. Green, John Fletcher, Derrick Holliday and Bader N. Alajmi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.

In The Last Decade

B.W. Williams

420 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

What are hit papers?

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.

Fuzzy-Logic-Control Approach of a Modified Hill-Climbing Method for Maximum Power Point in Microgrid Standalone Photovoltaic System

2010 518 citations Khaled H. Ahmed, S.J. Finney et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics profile →
Design and Operation of a Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter

2014 357 citations Lie Xu, Liangzhong Yao et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics profile →
Improved Control of DFIG Systems During Network Unbalance Using PI–R Current Regulators

2008 355 citations Lie Xu, B.W. Williams et al. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
B.W. Williams	12.2k	5.3k	1.5k	817	743	430	13.0k
Josep Pou	16.2k 1.3×	7.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	401 0.5×	1.4k 1.9×	438	17.2k
Leon M. Tolbert	23.5k 1.9×	7.7k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	2.7k 3.6×	576	24.4k
S.J. Finney	6.1k 0.5×	2.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	321 0.4×	399 0.5×	238	6.5k
Patrick Wheeler	18.8k 1.5×	8.5k 1.6×	570 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	1.8k 2.4×	971	20.3k
Shehab Ahmed	6.2k 0.5×	3.1k 0.6×	546 0.4×	572 0.7×	628 0.8×	388	7.2k
Yong Kang	7.3k 0.6×	3.6k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	381 0.5×	719 1.0×	366	8.1k
Lie Xu	13.7k 1.1×	7.8k 1.5×	244 0.2×	288 0.4×	455 0.6×	345	14.9k
Z. John Shen	9.0k 0.7×	3.8k 0.7×	845 0.5×	540 0.7×	832 1.1×	327	9.5k
Reza Iravani	16.3k 1.3×	13.7k 2.6×	527 0.3×	316 0.4×	752 1.0×	208	17.3k
Rik W. De Doncker	16.9k 1.4×	6.3k 1.2×	604 0.4×	2.0k 2.4×	3.2k 4.3×	755	18.4k

Countries citing papers authored by B.W. Williams

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of B.W. Williams's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by B.W. Williams with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites B.W. Williams more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by B.W. Williams

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by B.W. Williams. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by B.W. Williams. The network helps show where B.W. Williams may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of B.W. Williams

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B.W. Williams. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B.W. Williams based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B.W. Williams. B.W. Williams is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Darwish, Ahmed, et al.. (2022). Three-phase inverter based on isolated SEPIC/CUK converters for large-scale PV applications. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 146. 108723–108723. 10 indexed citations

Abdel-Aziz, Ali A., et al.. (2019). A Neutral-Point Diode-Clamped Converter With Inherent Voltage-Boosting for a Four-Phase SRM Drive. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 67(7). 5313–5324. 39 indexed citations

Ahmed, Khaled H., et al.. (2019). A Novel Converter Station Structure for Improving Multiterminal HVDC System Resiliency Against AC and DC Faults. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 67(6). 4270–4280. 15 indexed citations

Massoud, Ahmed, et al.. (2019). A T-Type Modular Multilevel Converter. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 9(1). 843–857. 12 indexed citations

Adam, Grain Philip, et al.. (2019). Analysis and Assessment of Modular Multilevel Converter Internal Control Schemes. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 8(1). 697–719. 30 indexed citations

Elgenedy, Mohamed A., Ahmed Massoud, Shehab Ahmed, B.W. Williams, & Jim McDonald. (2019). A Modular Multilevel Voltage-Boosting Marx Pulse-Waveform Generator for Electroporation Applications. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 34(11). 10575–10589. 48 indexed citations

Diab, Mohamed S., Ahmed Elserougi, Ahmed Massoud, Shehab Ahmed, & B.W. Williams. (2018). A Hybrid Nine-Arm Modular Multilevel Converter for Medium-Voltage Six-Phase Machine Drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 66(9). 6681–6691. 16 indexed citations

Diab, Mohamed S., Ahmed Massoud, Shehab Ahmed, & B.W. Williams. (2018). A Modular Multilevel Converter With Ripple-Power Decoupling Channels for Three-Phase MV Adjustable-Speed Drives. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 34(5). 4048–4063. 46 indexed citations

Williams, B.W., et al.. (2018). Performance implications of global virtual time algorithms on a knights landing processor. 87–96. 4 indexed citations

10.

Elgenedy, Mohamed A., Ahmed Massoud, Shehab Ahmed, & B.W. Williams. (2017). A High-Gain, High-Voltage Pulse Generator Using Sequentially Charged Modular Multilevel Converter Submodules, for Water Disinfection Applications. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 6(3). 1394–1406. 33 indexed citations

11.

Raza, Ali, Mohsin Jamil, Ghulam Abbas, et al.. (2017). A Protection Scheme for Multi-Terminal VSC-HVDC Transmission Systems. IEEE Access. 6. 3159–3166. 56 indexed citations

12.

Diab, Mohamed S., Ahmed Massoud, Shehab Ahmed, & B.W. Williams. (2017). A Dual Modular Multilevel Converter With High-Frequency Magnetic Links Between Submodules for MV Open-End Stator Winding Machine Drives. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 33(6). 5142–5159. 60 indexed citations

13.

Gowaid, I. A., Grain Philip Adam, Ahmed Massoud, Shehab Ahmed, & B.W. Williams. (2017). Hybrid and Modular Multilevel Converter Designs for Isolated HVDC–DC Converters. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 6(1). 188–202. 76 indexed citations

14.

Zhi, Dawei, Lie Xu, B.W. Williams, Liangzhong Yao, & Massoud Bazargan. (2008). A new direct power control strategy for grid connected voltage source converters. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 1157–1162. 6 indexed citations

15.

He, Xiangning, B.W. Williams, S.J. Finney, & T.C. Green. (2002). Analysis and comparison of a new passive lossless snubber for high frequency converter application. European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 344–349. 9 indexed citations

16.

Reay, Donald, T.C. Green, & B.W. Williams. (2002). Neural networks used for torque ripple minimisation from a switched reluctance motor. European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 1–6. 15 indexed citations

17.

Williams, B.W., et al.. (1999). Conducting screen utilization in switched reluctance motors. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 19(1). 51. 4 indexed citations

18.

Mugnuolo, R., et al.. (1999). Payload Tutor (PAT): A Relocatable Payload Robot for ISS Internal Automation System. ESASP. 433. 137. 2 indexed citations

19.

Reay, Donald, T.C. Green, & B.W. Williams. (1993). Minimisation of torque ripple in a switched reluctance motor using a neural network. 224–228. 7 indexed citations

20.

Goodfellow, John & B.W. Williams. (1988). A high current, ultrasonic GTO thyristor cathode switch. 91–94. 2 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact