İrfan Alan

739 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 542 citations indexed

About

İrfan Alan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, İrfan Alan has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 542 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 12 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in İrfan Alan's work include Advanced DC-DC Converters (8 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (8 papers) and Microgrid Control and Optimization (8 papers). İrfan Alan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced DC-DC Converters (8 papers), Multilevel Inverters and Converters (8 papers) and Microgrid Control and Optimization (8 papers). İrfan Alan collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United States and Greece. İrfan Alan's co-authors include Yeliz Yoldaş, Ahmet Önen, S. M. Muyeen, Athanasios V. Vasilakos, T.Α. Lipo, Tevfik Kosar, Engin Arslan, Mounir Khiat, Brian Azzopardi and Dimitrios Tzovaras and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications and IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.

In The Last Decade

İrfan Alan

20 papers receiving 517 citations

Hit Papers

Enhancing smart grid with microgrids: Challenges and oppo... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. Enhancing smart grid with microgrids: Challenges and opportunities
    2017 371 citations Yeliz Yoldaş, Ahmet Önen et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
İrfan Alan Türkiye 8 479 347 66 51 40 21 542
Zeeshan Shafiq Pakistan 10 438 0.9× 222 0.6× 72 1.1× 31 0.6× 49 1.2× 23 511
Moein Manbachi Canada 12 585 1.2× 393 1.1× 72 1.1× 50 1.0× 22 0.6× 32 689
Katayoun Rahbar Singapore 5 560 1.2× 443 1.3× 69 1.0× 102 2.0× 26 0.7× 12 613
Yeliz Yoldaş Türkiye 8 542 1.1× 428 1.2× 74 1.1× 69 1.4× 37 0.9× 17 623
Mohammad AlMuhaini Saudi Arabia 15 603 1.3× 368 1.1× 104 1.6× 55 1.1× 20 0.5× 74 729
Panayiotis Moutis Greece 13 510 1.1× 349 1.0× 72 1.1× 46 0.9× 16 0.4× 23 612
Farzad Ferdowsi United States 11 314 0.7× 256 0.7× 54 0.8× 27 0.5× 49 1.2× 48 435
Mahdi Motalleb United States 10 573 1.2× 340 1.0× 60 0.9× 56 1.1× 15 0.4× 19 633
Sheraz Khan Pakistan 10 333 0.7× 218 0.6× 40 0.6× 39 0.8× 16 0.4× 19 415
Sandeep Kakran India 7 335 0.7× 232 0.7× 28 0.4× 39 0.8× 18 0.5× 17 387

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Fields of papers citing papers by İrfan Alan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of İrfan Alan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of İrfan Alan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of İrfan Alan 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 İrfan Alan. İrfan Alan 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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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2023). Investigating the Tradeoff Between the MMF Distortion and End Turn Length of a 2-Pole Line Start SynRM Performance. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Electrical Engineering. 47(4). 1447–1457.
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2023). A multi-functional quasi-single stage bi-directional charger topology for electric vehicles. Ain Shams Engineering Journal. 15(3). 102471–102471. 5 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2022). A new oval shaft, high performance, 2 pole line start synchronous reluctance machine for submersible pump applications. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics. 70(1). 73–93. 2 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2022). Effect of the Stator Slot Indents on Fluid Damping Loss in Submersible Pump Applications. 184–189. 1 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2022). FEA based fast topology optimization method for switched reluctance machines. Electrical Engineering. 104(4). 1985–1995. 4 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2020). A Modular Three-Phase Buck-Boost Motor Drive Topology. 130–135. 1 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2018). Design and Control of a Single Phase DC/Rectified AC/AC Inverter for low THD Applications. 424–430. 2 indexed citations
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Yoldaş, Yeliz, Selçuk Gören, Ahmet Önen, et al.. (2018). Cloud Induced PV Impact on Voltage Profiles for Real Microgrids. 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Yoldaş, Yeliz, Ahmet Önen, S. M. Muyeen, Athanasios V. Vasilakos, & İrfan Alan. (2017). Enhancing smart grid with microgrids: Challenges and opportunities. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 72. 205–214. 371 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alan, İrfan, Engin Arslan, & Tevfik Kosar. (2014). Energy-performance trade-offs in data transfer tuning at the end-systems. Sustainable Computing Informatics and Systems. 4(4). 318–329. 8 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2010). The use of FPGA in field-oriented control of an induction machine. TURKISH JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCES. 24 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2010). A novel approach for a sinusoidal output inverter. Electrical Engineering. 92(7-8). 239–244. 4 indexed citations
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Sul, Seung‐Ki, İrfan Alan, & T.Α. Lipo. (2003). Performance testing of a high frequency link converter for space station power distribution system. 617–623. 2 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2003). 250w flyback SMPS design for a big size CTV. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 49(4). 911–916. 4 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan & T.Α. Lipo. (2003). Induction machine based flywheel energy storage system. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 39(1). 151–163. 27 indexed citations
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Lipo, T.Α. & İrfan Alan. (2000). Starter/generator employing resonant-converter-fed induction machine. II. Hardware prototype. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 36(4). 1319–1329. 13 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan, et al.. (2000). Starter/generator employing resonant-converter-fed induction machine. I. Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 36(4). 1309–1328. 32 indexed citations
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Alan, İrfan & T.Α. Lipo. (1994). Control of a polyphase induction generator/induction motor power conversion system completely isolated from the utility. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 30(3). 636–647. 27 indexed citations
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Lipo, T.Α. & İrfan Alan. (1991). System and component design and test of a 10 hp, 18,000 rpm AC dynamometer utilizing a high frequency AC voltage link, part 1. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations

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