João Peças Lopes

15.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
239 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

João Peças Lopes is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, João Peças Lopes has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 218 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 131 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 42 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in João Peças Lopes's work include Microgrid Control and Optimization (108 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (78 papers) and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (53 papers). João Peças Lopes is often cited by papers focused on Microgrid Control and Optimization (108 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (78 papers) and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (53 papers). João Peças Lopes collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and United States. João Peças Lopes's co-authors include Carlos Moreira, André Madureira, Filipe Soares, P. M. Rocha Almeida, Edgardo D. Castronuovo, Nikos Hatziargyriou, Nick Jenkins, Joseph Mutale, Predrag Djapić and Manuel Matos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

In The Last Decade

João Peças Lopes

234 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Defining Control Strategies for MicroGrids Islanded Operation

2006 1.8k citations João Peças Lopes, Carlos Moreira et al. profile →
Integration of Electric Vehicles in the Electric Power System

2010 1.1k citations João Peças Lopes, Filipe Soares et al. profile →
Integrating distributed generation into electric power systems: A review of drivers, challenges and opportunities

2006 1.0k citations João Peças Lopes et al. Electric Power Systems Research profile →
Participation of Doubly Fed Induction Wind Generators in System Frequency Regulation

2007 470 citations João Peças Lopes et al. profile →
Characterisation of electrical energy storage technologies

2013 375 citations João Peças Lopes et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
João Peças Lopes Portugal	47	11.0k	6.9k	2.6k	1.1k	519	239	11.7k
Hongjie Jia China	54	9.2k 0.8×	4.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	720 1.4×	490	10.6k
Chengshan Wang China	61	10.7k 1.0×	7.4k 1.1×	968 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	604 1.2×	343	11.7k
Wei Gu China	53	8.2k 0.8×	4.6k 0.7×	628 0.2×	1.7k 1.6×	595 1.1×	338	9.4k
Caisheng Wang United States	38	4.6k 0.4×	3.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	500 1.0×	214	5.8k
Jamshid Aghaei Iran	60	10.0k 0.9×	4.5k 0.6×	974 0.4×	889 0.8×	628 1.2×	280	11.1k
Amjad Anvari‐Moghaddam Denmark	56	8.3k 0.8×	4.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 1.5×	978 1.9×	346	10.0k
Kankar Bhattacharya Canada	49	7.8k 0.7×	3.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	981 0.9×	515 1.0×	236	8.6k
Kazem Zare Iran	59	8.5k 0.8×	4.0k 0.6×	764 0.3×	1.6k 1.5×	780 1.5×	272	9.2k
Damian Flynn Ireland	41	5.9k 0.5×	2.4k 0.4×	957 0.4×	706 0.7×	468 0.9×	210	6.6k
Yunfei Mu China	44	5.3k 0.5×	2.9k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	610 0.6×	454 0.9×	280	6.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lopes, João Peças, et al.. (2025). Grid forming converter sizing strategies for black start operation in islanded offshore wind farms. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks. 44. 102020–102020. 1 indexed citations

Gouveia, Clara, et al.. (2025). Risk assessment of future power systems: Assuring resilience of electrification for decarbonization. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks. 43. 101849–101849. 1 indexed citations

Araújo, Rui Esteves, et al.. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Classical AC/DC Rectifiers for Hydrogen Electrolyzer Applications. 1–6.

Lopes, João Peças, et al.. (2024). Black start of an off-grid offshore wind farm with grid forming converter. IET conference proceedings.. 2024(2). 185–192.

Ribeiro, Fernando José da Silva Paiva, João Peças Lopes, Filipe Soares, & André Madureira. (2024). A novel TSO settlement scheme for the Frequency Containment Reserve Cooperation in Europe’s integrated electricity market. Utilities Policy. 91. 101821–101821. 1 indexed citations

Fiorotti, Rodrigo, et al.. (2024). Day-ahead optimal scheduling considering thermal and electrical energy management in smart homes with photovoltaic–thermal systems. Applied Energy. 374. 124070–124070. 9 indexed citations

Ribeiro, Fernando José da Silva Paiva, João Peças Lopes, Filipe Soares, & André Madureira. (2024). VPP Participation in the FCR Cooperation Considering Opportunity Costs. Applied Sciences. 14(7). 2985–2985. 1 indexed citations

Ribeiro, Fernando José da Silva Paiva, et al.. (2023). The role of hydrogen electrolysers in frequency related ancillary services: A case study in the Iberian Peninsula up to 2040. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks. 35. 101084–101084. 5 indexed citations

Iria, José, et al.. (2023). Real-time management of distributed multi-energy resources in multi-energy networks. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks. 34. 101022–101022. 28 indexed citations

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Monteiro, Vítor, João Peças Lopes, Carlos Moreira, & João L. Afonso. (2021). New Operation Opportunities for the Solid-State Transformer in Smart Homes: A Comprehensive Analysis. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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Moreira, Carlos, et al.. (2019). Defining connection requirements for autonomous power systems. IET Renewable Power Generation. 14(1). 3–12. 3 indexed citations

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Moreira, Carlos, et al.. (2019). Aggregated dynamic model of active distribution networks for large voltage disturbances. Electric Power Systems Research. 178. 106006–106006. 26 indexed citations

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Moreira, Carlos, et al.. (2019). Grid-Forming Inverters Sizing in Islanded Power Systems – a stability perspective. 1–6. 12 indexed citations

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Almeida, P. M. Rocha, José Iria, Filipe Soares, & João Peças Lopes. (2017). Electric vehicles in automatic generation control for systems with large integration of renewables. 1–5. 2 indexed citations

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Gouveia, Clara, et al.. (2013). INESC Porto experimental Smart Grid: Enabling the deployment of EV and DER. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 1–6. 6 indexed citations

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Issicaba, Diego, et al.. (2010). Advanced Metering Infrastructure functionalities for electric mobility. 1–7. 34 indexed citations

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Soares, Filipe, et al.. (2010). A Monte Carlo method to evaluate electric vehicles impacts in distribution networks. 365–372. 46 indexed citations

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Estanqueiro, Ana, et al.. (2006). How to Prepare a Power System for 15% Wind Energy Penetration: the Portuguese Case Study. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 1 indexed citations

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Lopes, João Peças & João Tomé Saraiva. (2003). Management of Microgrids. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 36 indexed citations

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Fidalgo, J.N. & João Peças Lopes. (2000). Load forecasting dealing with medium voltage network reconfiguration.. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 407–412. 5 indexed citations

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