R.D. Middlebrook

9.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
64 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

R.D. Middlebrook is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R.D. Middlebrook has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in R.D. Middlebrook's work include Advanced DC-DC Converters (32 papers), Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design (16 papers) and Multilevel Inverters and Converters (13 papers). R.D. Middlebrook is often cited by papers focused on Advanced DC-DC Converters (32 papers), Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design (16 papers) and Multilevel Inverters and Converters (13 papers). R.D. Middlebrook collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Hungary. R.D. Middlebrook's co-authors include S. Ćuk, Gene Wester, F.D. Tan, Robert W. Erickson, P. R. K. Chetty, I. Richer, V. Vorperian, Thomas Phelps, R.M. Scarlett and J. A. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Proceedings of the IEEE and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

In The Last Decade

R.D. Middlebrook

63 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

A general unified approac... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 1977 1976 1977 400 800 1.2k
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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. A general unified approach to modelling switching-converter power stages
    1976 1.3k citations R.D. Middlebrook, S. Ćuk profile →
  2. A general unified approach to modelling switching-converter power stages
    1977 1.2k citations R.D. Middlebrook, S. Ćuk profile →
  3. Input filter considerations in design and application of switching regulators.
    1976 887 citations R.D. Middlebrook Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  4. A general unified approach to modelling switching DC-tO-DC converters in discontinuous conduction mode
    1977 346 citations S. Ćuk, R.D. Middlebrook profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R.D. Middlebrook 7.3k 3.1k 1.4k 640 407 64 7.7k
S. Ćuk 7.1k 1.0× 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 786 1.2× 244 0.6× 72 7.4k
M.M. Jovanovic 7.4k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 803 1.3× 291 0.7× 158 7.6k
D.M. Divan 8.7k 1.2× 2.3k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 725 1.1× 142 0.3× 129 9.0k
Keyue Smedley 8.1k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 494 0.8× 205 0.5× 256 8.3k
Tore Undeland 6.8k 0.9× 3.5k 1.1× 925 0.7× 723 1.1× 143 0.4× 174 7.5k
Praveen Jain 6.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 499 0.8× 117 0.3× 379 7.1k
S.R. Sanders 4.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 351 0.3× 635 1.0× 873 2.1× 83 5.2k
Changliang Xia 6.6k 0.9× 3.8k 1.2× 517 0.4× 748 1.2× 198 0.5× 240 7.5k
L. Martı́nez-Salamero 4.2k 0.6× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 255 0.4× 97 0.2× 230 4.7k
Fred C. Lee 15.8k 2.2× 2.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 1.6k 2.5× 679 1.7× 404 16.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tan, F.D. & R.D. Middlebrook. (2002). Unified modeling and measurement of current-programmed converters. 380–387. 19 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D.. (1988). Transformerless DC-to-DC converters with large conversion ratios. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 3(4). 484–488. 150 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D., et al.. (1987). A unified analysis of converters with resonant switches. 93 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D., et al.. (1986). Modelling and estimation of leakage phenomena in magnetic circuits. CaltechTHESIS (California Institute of Technology). 213–226. 68 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D.. (1981). Predicting modulator phase lag in PWM converter feedback loops.. 8. 1–6. 70 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D., et al.. (1981). Sampled-data modeling of switching regulators. 349–369. 174 indexed citations
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Chetty, P. R. K., et al.. (1980). State-Space Average modelling of converters with parasitics and storage-time modulation. 119–143. 69 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D., et al.. (1979). Modelling and analysis of switching DC-to-DC converters in constant-frequency current-programmed mode. 284–301. 215 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D. & S. Ćuk. (1978). Isolation and multiple output extensions of a new optimum topology switching DC-to-DC converter. 256–264. 36 indexed citations
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Ćuk, S. & R.D. Middlebrook. (1977). A general unified approach to modelling switching DC-tO-DC converters in discontinuous conduction mode. 36–57. 346 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ćuk, S. & R.D. Middlebrook. (1977). A new optimum topology switching DC-to-DC converter. 160–179. 140 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D. & S. Ćuk. (1976). A general unified approach to modelling switching-converter power stages. 18–34. 1273 indexed citations breakdown →
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Middlebrook, R.D.. (1976). Input filter considerations in design and application of switching regulators.. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 366–382. 887 indexed citations breakdown →
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Middlebrook, R.D.. (1963). Differential amplifiers : their analysis and their applications in transistor d-c amplifiers. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Richer, I. & R.D. Middlebrook. (1963). Power-law nature of field-effect transistor experimental characteristics. Proceedings of the IEEE. 51(8). 1145–1146. 23 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D. & I. Richer. (1963). Limits on the power-law exponent for field-effect transistor transfer characteristics. Solid-State Electronics. 6(5). 542–544. 11 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D., et al.. (1961). Differential amplifier with regulator achieves high stability, low drift. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D.. (1959). A modern approach to semiconductor and vacuum device theory. Proceedings of the IEE Part B Electronic and Communication Engineering. 106(17S). 887–902. 8 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D.. (1958). Optimum noise performance of transistor input circuits. 43–44. 2 indexed citations
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Middlebrook, R.D.. (1957). Design of Transistor Regulated Power Supplies. Proceedings of the IRE. 45(11). 1502–1509. 3 indexed citations

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