Qian Ai

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
255 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Qian Ai is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Energy Engineering and Power Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Ai has authored 255 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 217 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 108 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 52 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Recurrent topics in Qian Ai's work include Smart Grid Energy Management (108 papers), Microgrid Control and Optimization (82 papers) and Optimal Power Flow Distribution (54 papers). Qian Ai is often cited by papers focused on Smart Grid Energy Management (108 papers), Microgrid Control and Optimization (82 papers) and Optimal Power Flow Distribution (54 papers). Qian Ai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Qian Ai's co-authors include Tianguang Lü, Tianguang Lv, Longjian Piao, Songli Fan, Xing He, Fei Xiao, Robert C. Qiu, Ran Hao, Jianmo Ni and Yufan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Qian Ai

229 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Collaborative planning of multi-energy systems integrating complete hydrogen energy chain

2024 79 citations Tianguang Lü, Qian Ai et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
Concentrated solar power for a reliable expansion of energy systems with high renewable penetration considering seasonal balance

2024 77 citations Tianguang Lü, Ran Hao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qian Ai China	37	3.4k	2.1k	443	280	252	255	4.2k
Jianhui Wang United States	35	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	279 0.6×	310 1.1×	173 0.7×	104	3.7k
Ming Zhou China	31	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	385 0.9×	215 0.8×	245 1.0×	313	4.1k
Zhenzhi Lin China	36	3.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	349 0.8×	254 0.9×	237 0.9×	214	3.9k
Fei Teng United Kingdom	37	3.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	480 1.1×	178 0.6×	227 0.9×	175	4.2k
Yingchen Zhang United States	32	3.9k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	462 1.0×	483 1.7×	287 1.1×	138	4.5k
Yuanzheng Li China	38	3.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	353 0.8×	390 1.4×	207 0.8×	124	3.8k
Mohd Wazir Mustafa Malaysia	35	3.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	568 1.3×	414 1.5×	381 1.5×	207	4.6k
Nirmal‐Kumar C. Nair New Zealand	27	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	281 0.6×	246 0.9×	287 1.1×	212	3.2k
Baosen Zhang United States	31	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	228 0.5×	301 1.1×	168 0.7×	138	3.7k
Peng Li China	38	4.5k 1.3×	2.7k 1.3×	643 1.5×	111 0.4×	184 0.7×	312	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Qian Ai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qian Ai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Ai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qian Ai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qian Ai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Qian Ai. Qian Ai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jiang, Baoping, et al.. (2025). Low-carbon economic operation of commercial park-level integrated energy systems incorporating supply and demand flexibility. Energy. 323. 135770–135770. 1 indexed citations

Luan, Wenpeng, et al.. (2025). A multi-timescale blockchain-based virtual power plant trading framework for building integrated photovoltaic prosumers. Applied Energy. 398. 126422–126422. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Yang, Shuangqi Li, Tianhua Xu, et al.. (2025). Distributed Model Predictive Control Strategy for Multi-energy Virtual Power Plant Based on Digital Twin. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 1–1.

Li, Kangping, et al.. (2024). Online transfer learning-based residential demand response potential forecasting for load aggregator. Applied Energy. 358. 122631–122631. 23 indexed citations

Sharafian, Amin, et al.. (2024). Observer-based control for consensus tracking of non-linear synchronous generators system using sliding mode method and a radial basis function neural network. The European Physical Journal Special Topics. 234(15). 3951–3972.

Lü, Tianguang, et al.. (2024). Incentive-based demand response optimization method based on federated learning with a focus on user privacy protection. Applied Energy. 358. 122570–122570. 45 indexed citations

Lü, Tianguang, et al.. (2024). Collaborative planning of multi-energy systems integrating complete hydrogen energy chain. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 210. 115147–115147. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

Gao, Yang, Qian Ai, Xing He, & Songli Fan. (2023). Coordination for regional integrated energy system through target cascade optimization. Energy. 276. 127606–127606. 24 indexed citations

Li, Jiamei, Qian Ai, & Minyu Chen. (2023). Strategic behavior modeling and energy management for electric-thermal-carbon-natural gas integrated energy system considering ancillary service. Energy. 278. 127745–127745. 17 indexed citations

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Yu, Zhiwen, et al.. (2023). Hybrid Game Trading Mechanism for Virtual Power Plant Based on Main-Side Consortium Blockchains. Electronics. 12(20). 4269–4269. 3 indexed citations

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Ai, Qian, et al.. (2022). A strategy for smart building-based virtual power plants participating in frequency regulation auxiliary service. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Lü, Tianguang, Xinyu Chen, Michael B. McElroy, et al.. (2020). A Reinforcement Learning-Based Decision System for Electricity Pricing Plan Selection by Smart Grid End Users. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 12(3). 2176–2187. 43 indexed citations

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Zhao, Pengfei, Xi Lu, Zhidong Cao, et al.. (2020). Volt-VAR-Pressure Optimization of Integrated Energy Systems With Hydrogen Injection. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 36(3). 2403–2415. 29 indexed citations

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Lü, Tianguang, Wei‐Jen Lee, Qian Ai, & Songtao Lu. (2018). A Priority Decision Making Based Bidding Strategy for Interactive Aggregators. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 54(6). 5569–5578. 8 indexed citations

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Piao, Longjian, et al.. (2016). Hierarchical Optimal Scheduling for Electric Vehicles Based on Distributed Control. 40(18). 47. 5 indexed citations

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Fan, Songli & Qian Ai. (2015). Day-ahead scheduling strategy of virtual power plant under uncertainties. 1–5. 2 indexed citations

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Ai, Qian. (2009). Research on several key technical problems in realization of smart grid. Power System Protection and Control. 6 indexed citations

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Ai, Qian. (2008). Study on Multi-Objective Load Dispatch of Thermal Power Plant and Its Algorithm. Journal of Power Engineering. 1 indexed citations

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Ai, Qian. (2007). A New Approach for Harmonic Modeling of Electric Loads. Dianli xitong zidonghua.

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Yao, Gang, et al.. (2005). A novel ZVS-ZCS inverter with auxiliary resonant snubber using pulse current feedback transformer. 56–62. 1 indexed citations

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