Nicola Bianchi

15.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
479 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Nicola Bianchi is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Bianchi has authored 479 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 467 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 300 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 228 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Nicola Bianchi's work include Electric Motor Design and Analysis (446 papers), Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics (282 papers) and Magnetic Properties and Applications (224 papers). Nicola Bianchi is often cited by papers focused on Electric Motor Design and Analysis (446 papers), Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics (282 papers) and Magnetic Properties and Applications (224 papers). Nicola Bianchi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, China and United Kingdom. Nicola Bianchi's co-authors include Silverio Bolognani, Emanuele Fornasiero, Luigi Alberti, Massimo Barcaro, Michele Dai Pré, Freddy Magnussen, Enrico Carraro, F. Luise, Giacomo Bacco and Hanafy Mahmoud 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

Nicola Bianchi

453 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

Design techniques for reducing the cogging torque in surf... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2006 200 400 600
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. Design techniques for reducing the cogging torque in surface-mounted PM motors
    2002 684 citations Nicola Bianchi, Silverio Bolognani IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications profile →
  2. Design considerations for fractional-slot winding configurations of synchronous machines
    2006 367 citations Nicola Bianchi, Silverio Bolognani et al. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicola Bianchi Italy 62 12.4k 8.2k 5.2k 2.2k 486 479 13.1k
Ronghai Qu China 53 10.4k 0.8× 7.2k 0.9× 4.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 283 0.6× 607 11.1k
Juha Pyrhönen Finland 46 8.3k 0.7× 4.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 3.2k 1.4× 803 1.7× 434 9.6k
Andrea Cavagnino Italy 45 8.6k 0.7× 3.6k 0.4× 4.8k 0.9× 4.3k 1.9× 370 0.8× 257 9.6k
Silverio Bolognani Italy 58 11.9k 1.0× 7.2k 0.9× 2.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 515 1.1× 313 12.7k
Ion Boldea Romania 51 9.3k 0.8× 5.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 282 0.6× 294 10.1k
B.C. Mecrow United Kingdom 43 6.0k 0.5× 3.7k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 459 0.9× 175 6.8k
Mircea Popescu United Kingdom 42 5.5k 0.4× 2.9k 0.4× 3.1k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 350 0.7× 205 6.0k
Phil Mellor United Kingdom 41 6.2k 0.5× 2.7k 0.3× 2.5k 0.5× 2.9k 1.3× 830 1.7× 286 7.3k
Dan M. Ionel United States 38 5.1k 0.4× 2.8k 0.3× 2.0k 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 537 1.1× 295 5.9k
Xiaoyong Zhu China 43 4.7k 0.4× 3.4k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 325 0.7× 281 5.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Yawei, Dayi Li, Xuan Li, et al.. (2025). A Torque Ripple Reduction Method for the Synchronous Reluctance Machines With Mirror Asymmetric Rotor Laminations. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 72(10). 10497–10507.
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Leonardo, Lino Di, et al.. (2025). Fast Mapping Procedure for Synchronous Reluctance Motors via Magnetic Coenergy Reconstruction Method From Boundaries Dataset. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 61(4). 6160–6171.
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Torchio, Riccardo, et al.. (2024). Design and Experimental Validation of a Multiphysics Twin of a High-Voltage EV Motor. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 11(1). 3287–3297. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuhua, Nicola Bianchi, Jinghua Ji, & Wenxiang Zhao. (2023). Improving Torque Analysis and Design Using the Air-Gap Field Modulation Principle for Permanent-Magnet Hub Machines. Energies. 16(17). 6214–6214. 2 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Nicola, et al.. (2023). Fluid Dynamic-based Pole Shaping for Electrically Excited Synchronous Motor. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 4016–4021. 2 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Nicola, et al.. (2023). Rated and Overload Capability of a Synchronous PM Spoke Motor for e-bike Application. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 4190–4196. 1 indexed citations
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Leonardo, Lino Di, et al.. (2023). Fast Flux Mapping Technique for Synchronous Reluctance Machines: Method Description and Comparison With Full FEA and Measurements. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 59(4). 4056–4065. 2 indexed citations
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Degano, Michele, Shuo Wang, Davide Barater, et al.. (2021). Optimised Design of Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines for Household Appliances. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 36(4). 3084–3095. 30 indexed citations
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Alberti, Luigi, et al.. (2021). Measures and Simulations of Induction Machines Flux Linkage Characteristics Based on Rotor Field Orientation. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 57(5). 4686–4693. 3 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Nicola, et al.. (2020). Methods to Improve the Cogging Torque Robustness Under Manufacturing Tolerances for the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 36(3). 2152–2162. 24 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Nicola, et al.. (2020). A Method for Evaluating the Worst-Case Cogging Torque Under Manufacturing Uncertainties. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 35(4). 1837–1848. 46 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Nicola, et al.. (2020). Methods to Reduce the Computational Burden of Robust Optimization for Permanent Magnet Motors. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 35(4). 2116–2128. 18 indexed citations
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Bacco, Giacomo, et al.. (2018). Synchronous Reluctance Machine Optimization for High-Speed Applications. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 33(3). 1266–1273. 110 indexed citations
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Bacco, Giacomo, et al.. (2018). Analytical Power Limits Curves of High-Speed Synchronous Reluctance Machines. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 55(2). 1342–1350. 14 indexed citations
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Bacco, Giacomo, et al.. (2018). Design methodology for high‐speed synchronous reluctance machines. IET Electric Power Applications. 12(8). 1110–1116. 19 indexed citations
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Feyzi, Mohammad Reza, et al.. (2017). Analysis and Comparison Study of Novel Stator-Segmented Switched Reluctance Motor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Bianchi, Nicola, et al.. (2014). FE-aided analytical method to predict the capabilities of line-start synchronous motors. 5123–5130. 11 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Nicola, et al.. (2009). Design of a 1000 HP Permanent Magnet synchronous motor for ship propulsion. European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 1–8. 14 indexed citations
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Ruppert, Ernesto, et al.. (2009). Analysis of a three-phase in-wheel electric motor. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Nicola & Silverio Bolognani. (1999). Saturation Effect on Parameters and Volt-Ampere Ratings of an Interior PM Motor for a Spindle Drive. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 1–9. 3 indexed citations

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