Ian Brown

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ian Brown is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Brown has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 37 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 16 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Ian Brown's work include Electric Motor Design and Analysis (41 papers), Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics (25 papers) and Magnetic Properties and Applications (16 papers). Ian Brown is often cited by papers focused on Electric Motor Design and Analysis (41 papers), Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics (25 papers) and Magnetic Properties and Applications (16 papers). Ian Brown collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Ian Brown's co-authors include Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Zhi Yong Yang, Fei Shang, Daniel C. Ludois, Jiejian Dai, R. D. Lorenz, Dan M. Ionel, David G. Dorrell, Fernando Jaramillo and Shimon Wdowinski and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Power Sources and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

In The Last Decade

Ian Brown

74 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Comparative Study of Interior Permanent Magnet, Induction... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Comparative Study of Interior Permanent Magnet, Induction, and Switched Reluctance Motor Drives for EV and HEV Applications
    2015 538 citations Ian Brown, Mahesh Krishnamurthy 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
Ian Brown United States 16 1.2k 629 290 263 203 84 1.5k
Xiao Liu China 17 557 0.5× 329 0.5× 129 0.4× 169 0.6× 57 0.3× 103 1.2k
Nihal Kularatna New Zealand 21 913 0.7× 249 0.4× 487 1.7× 155 0.6× 794 3.9× 150 1.5k
Franck Scuiller France 12 691 0.6× 339 0.5× 151 0.5× 79 0.3× 86 0.4× 46 978
Meiqi Liu China 14 452 0.4× 157 0.2× 228 0.8× 48 0.2× 150 0.7× 58 841
Fang Yang China 16 312 0.3× 270 0.4× 24 0.1× 181 0.7× 52 0.3× 101 1.1k
Xuan Yi United States 14 486 0.4× 133 0.2× 82 0.3× 185 0.7× 36 0.2× 67 743
Edorta Ibarra Spain 16 1.1k 0.9× 596 0.9× 53 0.2× 136 0.5× 200 1.0× 55 1.3k
Yangang Wang China 17 725 0.6× 25 0.0× 191 0.7× 254 1.0× 123 0.6× 63 1.1k
Haiyang Li China 18 155 0.1× 439 0.7× 18 0.1× 112 0.4× 38 0.2× 70 760
Wenting Liu China 12 402 0.3× 26 0.0× 217 0.7× 129 0.5× 75 0.4× 80 832

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Brown

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Brown

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Brown

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Brown. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Brown 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 Ian Brown. Ian Brown is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shen, Z. John, et al.. (2024). Design considerations of series type hybrid circuit breaker (S‐HCB). IET Power Electronics. 17(3). 364–374. 1 indexed citations
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Frappart, Frédéric, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the temporal resolution of water levels from altimetry using D-InSAR: A case study of 10 Swedish Lakes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 100162–100162. 3 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2024). Greybox Thermal Parameter Identification of Electric Machine Stators. 5447–5454. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2023). Exact THD Calculations Applied to Minimize Space Harmonic Content of Winding and Rotor Magnetic Fields. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 38(3). 1669–1678. 3 indexed citations
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Ludois, Daniel C., et al.. (2023). Implementation of a Metamodel-Based Optimization for the Design of a High Power Density Wound Field Traction Motor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 59(6). 6726–6735. 8 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2023). Combined Dimensional and Topology Optimization of Synchronous Machine Rotors Using a Material Density Interpolation Method. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 59(6). 6591–6600. 3 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2022). Magneto-Structural Combined Dimensional and Topology Optimization of Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine Rotors. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 58(6). 7241–7250. 6 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2019). Family Phenomenon in Electric Machine Winding MMF Space Harmonics: Attribution and Applications. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 55(5). 1–10. 15 indexed citations
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Spillman, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Wound Field Synchronous Machine with Segmented Rotor Laminations and Die Compressed Field Winding. 1739–1746. 11 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2018). Framework and Solution Techniques for Suppressing Electric Machine Winding MMF Space Harmonics by Varying Slot Distribution and Coil Turns. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 54(5). 1–12. 29 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2018). Rotary-Reciprocating Movement Switched-Reluctance Machines With Consequent Axially Shifted Poles. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 54(5). 1–10. 4 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2008). What happens when there are no rules? Exploring culture and diversity through children''s photography. Research Online (University of Wollongong).
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Clancy, Thomas Owen, Murray Pittock, Ian Brown, & Susan Manning. (2007). The Edinburgh history of Scottish literature. Vol. 1 From Columba to the Union (until 1707). Edinburgh University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Ian, et al.. (2000). Scots and Welsh: Theatrical Translation and Theatrical Languages. 1(2).
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Brown, Ian & Francesca Bray. (1987). The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies.. The Economic History Review. 40(4). 677–677. 1 indexed citations

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