Jian Sun

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
191 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Jian Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian Sun has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 108 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 10 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jian Sun's work include Advanced DC-DC Converters (101 papers), Microgrid Control and Optimization (96 papers) and Multilevel Inverters and Converters (70 papers). Jian Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced DC-DC Converters (101 papers), Microgrid Control and Optimization (96 papers) and Multilevel Inverters and Converters (70 papers). Jian Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Jian Sun's co-authors include Mauricio Cespedes, Lei Xing, H. Grotstollen, Ignacio Vieto, Hanchao Liu, Min Chen, R. Redl, Kamiar Karimi, Zhonghui Bing and Haijiao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

In The Last Decade

Jian Sun

182 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Impedance-Based Stability Criterion for Grid-Connected Inverters

2011 1.9k citations Jian Sun profile →
Constant-Power Load System Stabilization by Passive Damping

2011 461 citations Lei Xing, Jian Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jian Sun United States	43	7.7k	5.6k	886	433	288	191	8.0k
Maryam Saeedifard United States	40	10.8k 1.4×	4.8k 0.9×	436 0.5×	481 1.1×	234 0.8×	182	11.2k
Jon Are Suul Norway	35	5.2k 0.7×	4.2k 0.7×	875 1.0×	484 1.1×	164 0.6×	165	5.6k
Francisco D. Freijedo Spain	42	6.4k 0.8×	5.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	302 0.7×	154 0.5×	121	6.9k
Pooya Davari Denmark	37	3.9k 0.5×	2.4k 0.4×	532 0.6×	593 1.4×	219 0.8×	208	4.4k
Jesús Doval‐Gandoy Spain	46	7.4k 1.0×	5.0k 0.9×	762 0.9×	218 0.5×	293 1.0×	218	7.9k
Peter W. Lehn Canada	41	5.9k 0.8×	4.1k 0.7×	430 0.5×	742 1.7×	172 0.6×	164	6.3k
Toshifumi Ise Japan	38	8.2k 1.1×	7.4k 1.3×	1.9k 2.2×	566 1.3×	105 0.4×	233	8.7k
Pericle Zanchetta United Kingdom	44	8.4k 1.1×	5.3k 0.9×	319 0.4×	489 1.1×	532 1.8×	378	9.1k
Zhaoming Qian China	39	6.5k 0.8×	2.8k 0.5×	334 0.4×	899 2.1×	392 1.4×	315	6.8k
Salvatore D’Arco Norway	31	4.0k 0.5×	3.2k 0.6×	677 0.8×	285 0.7×	110 0.4×	158	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Jian Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jian Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jian Sun

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sun, Jian, et al.. (2025). Thermal and electric multidomain dynamic model for integration of power grid distribution with behind-the-meter devices. Energy and Buildings. 336. 115606–115606.

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Yu, Guizhen, Peng Chen, Guoliang Cao, et al.. (2025). MineSim: A scenario-based simulation test system and benchmark for autonomous trucks in open-pit mines. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 213. 107938–107938. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Yufan, et al.. (2025). Modeling and Control of Cascaded Modular Resonant Converter Based on Switched Capacitor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 62(1). 1618–1631.

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Sun, Jian, et al.. (2024). Motion Control of Wheel-Legged Robots: Theoretical and Experimental Validation. 1134–1138.

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He, Jing, et al.. (2018). Deep Denoising Autoencoding Method for Feature Extraction and Recognition of Vehicle Adhesion Status. Journal of Sensors. 2018. 1–8. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian, Mingjie Li, Zhigang Zhang, et al.. (2017). Renewable energy transmission by HVDC across the continent: system challenges and opportunities. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems. 3(4). 353–364. 232 indexed citations

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Liu, Hanchao & Jian Sun. (2013). Small-signal stability analysis of offshore wind farms with LCC HVDC. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Hanchao & Jian Sun. (2013). Impedance-based stability analysis of VSC-based HVDC systems. 23. 1–8. 14 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian. (2012). Conducted EMI modeling and mitigation for power converters and motor drives. 702. 1–6. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Hanchao & Jian Sun. (2012). Analytical mapping of harmonics and impedance through phase-controlled converters. 1–8. 11 indexed citations

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Xing, Lei & Jian Sun. (2011). Motor drive common-mode EMI reduction by passive noise cancellation. European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 1–9. 3 indexed citations

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Bing, Zhonghui & Jian Sun. (2010). Line-frequency rectifier dc-bus voltage instability analysis and mitigation. 1–5. 13 indexed citations

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Xing, Lei & Jian Sun. (2010). Motor drive system EMI reduction by asymmetric interleaving. 1–7. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian & Kamiar Karimi. (2008). Small-Signal Input Impedance Modeling of Multipulse Rectifiers. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 7 indexed citations

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Kim, Dong-Soo, Byungcho Choi, Dong-Gyu Lee, & Jian Sun. (2005). Analysis of input filter interactions in switching power converters. Twentieth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2005. APEC 2005.. 1. 191–198. 24 indexed citations

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Choi, Byungcho, et al.. (2005). Comparative performance evaluation of current-mode controls adapted to asymmetrically-driven bridge-type pulse-width modulated DC-to-DC converters. Twentieth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2005. APEC 2005.. 2. 1179–1185. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian, et al.. (2004). Analysis and mitigation of interactions between PFC converters and the AC source. International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference. 1. 99–104. 15 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian. (2003). Control design considerations for voltage regulator modules. International Telecommunications Energy Conference. 84–91. 12 indexed citations

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Bass, R.M. & Jian Sun. (2002). Using symbolic computation for power electronics. I–IV. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian & H. Grotstollen. (2002). Optimized space vector modulation and regular-sampled PWM: a reexamination. 2. 956–963. 32 indexed citations

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