Peter W. Sauer

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
189 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Peter W. Sauer is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter W. Sauer has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 74 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 23 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Peter W. Sauer's work include Power System Optimization and Stability (101 papers), Optimal Power Flow Distribution (56 papers) and Smart Grid Security and Resilience (27 papers). Peter W. Sauer is often cited by papers focused on Power System Optimization and Stability (101 papers), Optimal Power Flow Distribution (56 papers) and Smart Grid Security and Resilience (27 papers). Peter W. Sauer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Chile. Peter W. Sauer's co-authors include M.A. Pai, Alejandro D. Domínguez-García, Joe H. Chow, Pablo A. Ruiz, Bernard C. Lesieutre, Santiago Grijalva, Yu Christine Chen, Kwok W. Cheung, C. Russell Philbrick and Eugene J. Zak and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, Automatica and IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

In The Last Decade

Peter W. Sauer

182 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Power System Dynamics and Stability 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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. Power System Dynamics and Stability
    1997 1.6k citations Peter W. Sauer, M.A. Pai profile →
  2. Uncertainty Management in the Unit Commitment Problem
    2009 317 citations Peter W. Sauer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter W. Sauer United States 37 5.2k 3.2k 804 397 260 189 6.0k
C.W. Taylor United States 29 8.0k 1.5× 5.4k 1.7× 1.3k 1.6× 338 0.9× 269 1.0× 62 8.7k
Bernard C. Lesieutre United States 30 2.8k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 405 0.5× 252 0.6× 121 0.5× 134 3.4k
Luigi Vanfretti Sweden 30 2.9k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 241 0.3× 236 0.6× 210 0.8× 323 3.5k
A. P. Sakis Meliopoulos United States 36 5.0k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 827 1.0× 226 0.6× 374 1.4× 320 5.8k
W.L. Chan Hong Kong 32 1.7k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 85 0.1× 375 0.9× 216 0.8× 225 3.4k
Ari Arapostathis United States 28 1.3k 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 83 0.1× 663 1.7× 326 1.3× 146 3.7k
Yong Feng China 27 1.3k 0.3× 3.9k 1.2× 18 0.0× 725 1.8× 362 1.4× 271 5.6k
K. Srinivasan India 28 1.1k 0.2× 536 0.2× 106 0.1× 500 1.3× 138 0.5× 131 2.5k
Bayu Jayawardhana Netherlands 30 356 0.1× 1.8k 0.6× 26 0.0× 665 1.7× 136 0.5× 192 3.0k
Jun Liu China 27 503 0.1× 1.4k 0.5× 37 0.0× 887 2.2× 312 1.2× 235 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sauer, Peter W., et al.. (2023). Can renewable energy work for rural societies? Exploring productive use, institutions, support systems, and trust for solar electricity in the Navajo Nation. Energy Research & Social Science. 107. 103342–103342. 8 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W., et al.. (2022). Deep learning and session-specific rapid recalibration for dynamic hand gesture recognition from EMG. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 1034672–1034672. 7 indexed citations
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Domínguez-García, Alejandro D., et al.. (2019). A Second-Order Synchronous Machine Model for Multi-swing Stability Analysis. 1–6. 3 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W., Joe H. Chow, & M.A. Pai. (2017). Power system dynamics and stability: with synchrophasor measurement and power system toolbox. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 140 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W., M.A. Pai, & Joe H. Chow. (2017). Power System Dynamics and Stability: With Synchrophasor Measurement and Power System Toolbox 2e. 253 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W., et al.. (2015). Dynamic Ad-hoc Topologies for Mobile Robot Navigation Based on Non-Uniform Grid Maps. 2(6). 1 indexed citations
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Domínguez-García, Alejandro D., et al.. (2015). Measurement-based real-time economic dispatch. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Apostolopoulou, Dimitra, Peter W. Sauer, & Alejandro D. Domínguez-García. (2015). Distributed optimal load frequency control and balancing authority area coordination. 1–5. 5 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W., et al.. (2005). Post-contingency equilibrium analysis techniques for power systems. 429–433. 5 indexed citations
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Overbye, Thomas J., et al.. (2002). A simulation tool for analysis of alternative paradigms for the new electricity business. 5. 634–640. 10 indexed citations
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Rajagopalan, C., Peter W. Sauer, & M.A. Pai. (1989). An Integrated Approach to Dynamic and Static Voltage Stability. 1231–1236. 16 indexed citations
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Kokotović, P.V. & Peter W. Sauer. (1986). INTEGRAL MANIFOLD AS A TOOL FOR REDUCED-ORDER MODELING OF NONLINEAR SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY.. International Symposium on Circuits and Systems. 908–911. 5 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W., et al.. (1986). CRITICAL MODES AND VOLTAGE INSTABILITY IN POWER SYSTEMS.. International Symposium on Circuits and Systems. 1019–1022. 8 indexed citations
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Pai, M.A., Peter W. Sauer, H.A. Othman, Joe H. Chow, & J. Winkelman. (1986). Decoupled stability analysis of large scale power systems using manifold approach. 1388–1393. 2 indexed citations
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Khorasani, K., M.A. Pai, & Peter W. Sauer. (1986). Modal based stability analysis of power systems using energy functions. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 8(1). 11–16. 6 indexed citations
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Chow, Joe H., J.R. Winkelman, M.A. Pai, & Peter W. Sauer. (1985). Application of Singular Perturbations Theory to Power System Modeling and Stability Analysis. American Control Conference. 1401–1407. 3 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W.. (1981). Explicit Load Flow Series and Functions. IEEE Power Engineering Review. PER-1(8). 37–37. 18 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W.. (1977). A generalized stochastic power flow algorithm.. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 46 indexed citations
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Sauer, Peter W. & G.T. Heydt. (1974). A Study of the Control of Electric Power Interchange in the Kentucky-Indiana Power Pool Through the Use of Series Capacitors. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 84. 263–275. 1 indexed citations

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