John Paserba

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

John Paserba is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, John Paserba has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 4 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in John Paserba's work include Power System Optimization and Stability (28 papers), HVDC Systems and Fault Protection (16 papers) and Power Systems Fault Detection (10 papers). John Paserba is often cited by papers focused on Power System Optimization and Stability (28 papers), HVDC Systems and Fault Protection (16 papers) and Power Systems Fault Detection (10 papers). John Paserba collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. John Paserba's co-authors include C.W. Taylor, P. Kundur, Vijay Vittal, Nikos Hatziargyriou, Göran Andersson, A.M. Stanković, David J. Hill, Thierry Van Cutsem, V. Ajjarapu and Claudio A. Cañizares and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery and Electric Power Systems Research.

In The Last Decade

John Paserba

44 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

  1. Definition and Classification of Power System Stability IEEE/CIGRE Joint Task Force on Stability Terms and Definitions
    2004 2.7k citations P. Kundur, John Paserba et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems profile →
  2. Causes of the 2003 Major Grid Blackouts in North America and Europe, and Recommended Means to Improve System Dynamic Performance
    2005 949 citations P. Kundur, N. Martins et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John Paserba 4.1k 2.8k 661 192 182 45 4.6k
Pouyan Pourbeik 3.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 422 0.6× 181 0.9× 255 1.4× 70 3.7k
A. A. Fouad 3.6k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 419 0.6× 144 0.8× 201 1.1× 66 3.9k
J.J. Sanchez-Gasca 4.1k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 359 0.5× 132 0.7× 290 1.6× 82 4.6k
Venkataramana Ajjarapu 5.4k 1.3× 3.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.5× 279 1.5× 267 1.5× 159 5.8k
Costas Vournas 5.5k 1.3× 3.5k 1.3× 858 1.3× 86 0.4× 255 1.4× 162 5.9k
N. Martins 3.5k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 431 0.7× 121 0.6× 111 0.6× 109 4.2k
B. Stott 6.5k 1.6× 2.7k 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 182 0.9× 99 0.5× 37 6.8k
Luigi Vanfretti 2.9k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 241 0.4× 236 1.2× 70 0.4× 323 3.5k
A. P. Sakis Meliopoulos 5.0k 1.2× 3.3k 1.2× 827 1.3× 226 1.2× 110 0.6× 320 5.8k
Saikat Chakrabarti 3.9k 0.9× 2.9k 1.1× 376 0.6× 198 1.0× 161 0.9× 207 4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Paserba

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All Works

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Cunningham, Joseph J. & John Paserba. (2025). Superpower: Regional Coordination a Century Ago [History]. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 23(3). 99–105. 1 indexed citations
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Gangopadhyay, Tarun Kumar, et al.. (2022). Solar Photovoltaics: A Brief History of Technologies [History]. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 20(3). 77–85. 15 indexed citations
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Chow, Joe H., J.J. Sanchez-Gasca, & John Paserba. (2020). An Adaptive Text: Suitable for Academics and Practitioners [Book Review]. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 18(6). 108–111. 1 indexed citations
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Paserba, John. (2019). Westinghouse T&D Book: A Reference for the Rest of Us [History]. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 17(2). 78–88. 1 indexed citations
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Paserba, John. (2007). Robust control in power systems [Book Reviews]. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 5(5). 79–81. 3 indexed citations
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Paserba, John. (2007). Robust control improving system dynamic performance. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 5(5). 79–81. 4 indexed citations
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Paserba, John, et al.. (2006). Transient recovery voltage requirements associated with the application of current-limiting series reactors. Electric Power Systems Research. 77(11). 1466–1474. 12 indexed citations
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Shimomura, M., et al.. (2006). Field Verification of an Advanced High Side Voltage Control at a Hydro Power Station. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 21(2). 693–701. 13 indexed citations
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Kundur, P., et al.. (2003). Overview on definition and classification of power system stability. 1–4. 41 indexed citations
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Reed, G.F., et al.. (2002). STATCOM application at VELCO Essex substation. 1133–1138. 22 indexed citations
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Martins, N., et al.. (2002). Using a TCSC for line power scheduling and system oscillation damping-small signal and transient stability studies. 2000 IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.00CH37077). 2. 1455–1461. 31 indexed citations
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Shimomura, M., et al.. (2002). A new advanced over excitation limiter for enhancing the voltage stability of power systems. 2001 IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.01CH37194). 1. 221–227. 5 indexed citations
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Matsuno, K., et al.. (2002). Study of a STATCOM application for voltage stability evaluated by dynamic PV curves and time simulations. 2000 IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.00CH37077). 2. 1471–1476. 12 indexed citations
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Sanchez-Gasca, J.J., R. D’Aquila, W.W. Price, & John Paserba. (2002). Variable time step, implicit integration for extended-term power system dynamic simulation. 183–189. 47 indexed citations
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Paserba, John, et al.. (1994). Coordination of a distribution level continuously controlled compensation device with existing substation equipment for long term VAr management. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 9(2). 1034–1040. 56 indexed citations
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Larsen, E.V., et al.. (1993). FACTS device benefit assessment studies on Commonwealth Edison's Power System. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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