K. Nara

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

K. Nara is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Nara has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 20 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 7 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in K. Nara's work include Optimal Power Flow Distribution (33 papers), Microgrid Control and Optimization (18 papers) and Electric Power System Optimization (18 papers). K. Nara is often cited by papers focused on Optimal Power Flow Distribution (33 papers), Microgrid Control and Optimization (18 papers) and Electric Power System Optimization (18 papers). K. Nara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Netherlands. K. Nara's co-authors include M. Kitagawa, T. Satoh, Tadashi Ishihara, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Kenichi Aoki, H. Kuwabara, Masaru Itoh, Y. Mishima, Jun Hasegawa and Masakazu Kanezashi and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery and International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems.

In The Last Decade

K. Nara

50 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Implementation of genetic algorithm for distribution syst... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Implementation of genetic algorithm for distribution systems loss minimum re-configuration
    1992 586 citations K. Nara, M. Kitagawa et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Nara Japan 17 1.9k 1.0k 541 79 67 51 2.0k
Turan Gönen United States 15 1.3k 0.7× 630 0.6× 369 0.7× 29 0.4× 53 0.8× 26 1.5k
P.R. Bijwe India 26 2.0k 1.1× 849 0.8× 312 0.6× 91 1.2× 24 0.4× 83 2.1k
Ramón Alfonso Gallego Rendón Colombia 14 1.6k 0.8× 504 0.5× 584 1.1× 38 0.5× 104 1.6× 71 1.7k
A. R. Abhyankar India 21 1.8k 1.0× 871 0.9× 216 0.4× 99 1.3× 21 0.3× 126 2.0k
Jaydev Sharma India 16 1.1k 0.6× 810 0.8× 226 0.4× 37 0.5× 34 0.5× 51 1.4k
Kory W. Hedman United States 31 2.9k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 687 1.3× 41 0.5× 48 0.7× 102 3.1k
A.A. El-Keib United States 19 1.6k 0.8× 382 0.4× 567 1.0× 101 1.3× 17 0.3× 60 1.7k
James A. Momoh United States 15 1.2k 0.7× 702 0.7× 121 0.2× 86 1.1× 21 0.3× 65 1.4k
A.H. Mantawy Saudi Arabia 14 1.1k 0.6× 361 0.4× 148 0.3× 76 1.0× 31 0.5× 30 1.2k
Hossein Farzin Iran 17 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 285 0.5× 34 0.4× 16 0.2× 54 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Nara

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nara, K., et al.. (2005). Voltage control availability of distributed generators in power distribution system. 1–6. 10 indexed citations
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Nara, K.. (2003). Enabler of introducing distributed generators and its effect to power distribution systems. IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition. 1. 584–589. 2 indexed citations
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Nara, K. & Yun‐Heub Song. (2003). Modern heuristics application to distribution system optimization. 2002 IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37309). 2. 826–832. 13 indexed citations
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Nara, K. & Jun Hasegawa. (2003). Configuration of new power delivery system for reliable power supply. 1. 248–253. 11 indexed citations
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Satoh, T., Hiroto Kuwabara, Masakazu Kanezashi, & K. Nara. (2003). Artificial life system and its application to multiple-fuel economic load dispatch problem. 2. 1432–1437. 2 indexed citations
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Nara, K. & Hesuan Hu. (2002). A reactive power resource planning method by tabu search in competitive markets. 2. 1089–1094. 9 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2002). Scenario creation method by genetic algorithm for evaluating future plan. 4. 880–885. 1 indexed citations
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Nara, K., et al.. (2000). A new feed route determination algorithm by the Dijkstra method and tabu search. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 8(1). 25–30. 5 indexed citations
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Gan, Deqiang, et al.. (1998). A novel automatic contingency selection algorithm for dynamic security assessment. International Journal of Power and Energy Systems. 18(3). 157–160. 1 indexed citations
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Kuwabara, H. & K. Nara. (1997). Multi-year and multi-state distribution systems expansion planning by multi-stage branch exchange. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 12(1). 457–463. 30 indexed citations
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Kuwabara, H. & K. Nara. (1997). Multilayer and Multistate Distribution Systems Expansion Planning by Multistage Branch Exchange. IEEE Power Engineering Review. 17(1). 66–66. 2 indexed citations
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Nara, K.. (1997). A new algorithm for distribution feeder expansion planning for urban area. 1997. 192–197. 2 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Ryuichi & K. Nara. (1994). Power System Expansion and Operation Planning under Multiob-jective and Uncertainty. IEEJ Transactions on Power and Energy. 114(12). 1190–1193. 1 indexed citations
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Nara, K., et al.. (1994). Algorithm for expansion planning in distribution systems taking faults into consideration. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 9(1). 324–330. 28 indexed citations
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Nara, K. & M. Kitagawa. (1991). Distribution systems loss minimum re-configuration by simulated annealing method. 461–466. 16 indexed citations
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Satoh, T. & K. Nara. (1991). Maintenance scheduling by using simulated annealing method (for power plants). IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 6(2). 850–857. 123 indexed citations
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Aoki, Kenichi, et al.. (1990). New approximate optimization method for distribution system planning. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 5(1). 126–132. 98 indexed citations
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Aoki, Kenichi, K. Nara, T. Satoh, & Masaru Itoh. (1989). Lagrangian Relaxation Method for Long-term Unit Commitment. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 22(9). 123–128. 1 indexed citations
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Aoki, Kenichi, K. Nara, & T. Satoh. (1989). New Reconfiguration Algorithm For Distribution System—Priority Constrained Emergency Service Restoration. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 22(9). 443–448. 2 indexed citations

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