Vivek Agarwal

12.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
411 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Vivek Agarwal is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivek Agarwal has authored 411 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 315 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 181 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 91 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Vivek Agarwal's work include Microgrid Control and Optimization (137 papers), Advanced DC-DC Converters (136 papers) and Multilevel Inverters and Converters (117 papers). Vivek Agarwal is often cited by papers focused on Microgrid Control and Optimization (137 papers), Advanced DC-DC Converters (136 papers) and Multilevel Inverters and Converters (117 papers). Vivek Agarwal collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Australia. Vivek Agarwal's co-authors include Sachin Jain, Himanshu Patel, Hiren H. Patel, Moumita Das, Rupesh Wandhare, Prajof Prabhakaran, Arpan Hota, Pooja Sharma, Sushil Thale and Nataraj Pragallapati and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Vivek Agarwal

386 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

MATLAB-Based Modeling to Study the Effects of Partial Shading on PV Array Characteristics

2008 991 citations Vivek Agarwal et al. profile →
Maximum Power Point Tracking Scheme for PV Systems Operating Under Partially Shaded Conditions

2008 845 citations Vivek Agarwal et al. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics profile →
A Single-Stage Grid Connected Inverter Topology for Solar PV Systems With Maximum Power Point Tracking

2007 496 citations Vivek Agarwal et al. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vivek Agarwal India	45	8.0k	4.4k	3.9k	1.5k	1.5k	411	9.7k
G. Spagnuolo Italy	40	7.4k 0.9×	7.5k 1.7×	2.4k 0.6×	3.0k 2.0×	1.5k 1.0×	206	9.4k
M. Vitelli Italy	32	6.1k 0.8×	5.8k 1.3×	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	172	7.5k
N. Femia Italy	31	4.9k 0.6×	4.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	188	6.0k
Brad Lehman United States	36	5.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	974 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	222	6.5k
Robert S. Balog United States	38	5.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	596 0.4×	798 0.5×	189	5.9k
Weirong Chen China	45	5.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	1.7k 0.4×	316 0.2×	3.2k 2.2×	260	6.8k
Josep Pou Singapore	65	16.2k 2.0×	1.4k 0.3×	7.3k 1.9×	260 0.2×	1.4k 1.0×	438	17.2k
Mahesh K. Mishra India	46	5.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	4.5k 1.2×	329 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	253	6.9k
Gianpaolo Vitale Italy	35	3.0k 0.4×	679 0.2×	872 0.2×	405 0.3×	657 0.4×	229	3.8k
Abhisek Ukil Singapore	39	4.0k 0.5×	331 0.1×	2.7k 0.7×	247 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	217	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Vivek Agarwal

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vivek Agarwal

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20 of 20 papers shown

Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2025). Improved Bus Clamping PWM Schemes for Modular Multilevel Converters With Reduced Switching Losses and Capacitor Voltage Ripple. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 13(6). 7396–7405.

Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2025). Smart Charge Scheduling of EVs based on User Behaviour Predicted using Machine Learning. 1–6.

Khojandi, Anahita, et al.. (2024). Uncertainty-Aware and Explainable Human Error Detection in the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants. Nuclear Technology. 210(12). 2312–2330. 1 indexed citations

Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2023). Superior Skin Penetration of Diclofenac from Dynapar QPS Plus as Compared to Diclofenac Aerosol Spray. 14(2). 59–67.

Ramuhalli, Pradeep, et al.. (2022). Development of Short-Term Forecasting Models Using Plant Asset Data and Feature Selection. International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management. 13(1).

Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2021). Enhancement of Line-to-Line Voltage Support During Asymmetrical Microgrid Faults Using a Four-Leg Three-Level Inverter. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 13(2). 1298–1309. 9 indexed citations

Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2020). An Advanced Voltage Support Scheme Considering the Impact of Zero-Sequence Voltage Under Microgrid Faults Using Model Predictive Control. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 67(10). 8957–8968. 17 indexed citations

Patwardhan, Sachin C., et al.. (2020). Improved Set-Point Tracking and Disturbance Rejection of DC–DC Converters Using Voltage-Mode Digital Control. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 9(3). 3276–3286. 4 indexed citations

Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2020). Current Fed Dual Active Bridge based Multi-Port DC/AC Converter for Standalone Solar PV fed Systems with Battery Backup. 1–6. 5 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2019). Model Predictive Control for Flexible Reduction of Active Power Oscillation in Grid-Tied Multilevel Inverters Under Unbalanced and Distorted Microgrid Conditions. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 56(2). 1107–1115. 30 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2019). An Improved Reduced Complexity Model Predictive Current Controller for Grid-Connected Four-Leg Multilevel Inverter. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 56(1). 498–506. 21 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2019). Improved Modular Multilevel Converter with Output Voltage Boosting Capability for Medium Voltage DC Distribution System. DSpace (IIT Bombay). 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2018). Model Predictive Controller With Reduced Complexity for Grid-Tied Multilevel Inverters. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 66(11). 8851–8855. 76 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2017). Clustering Algorithms: Brief Review in Bioinformatics. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). 6(1). 1012–1019. 1 indexed citations

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Prabhakaran, Prajof, et al.. (2017). A Novel Communication-Based Average Voltage Regulation Scheme for a Droop Controlled DC Microgrid. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 10(2). 1250–1258. 71 indexed citations

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Prabhakaran, Prajof, et al.. (2017). Novel Nonlinear Droop Control Techniques to Overcome the Load Sharing and Voltage Regulation Issues in DC Microgrid. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 33(5). 4477–4487. 142 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek. (2016). Prognostic and health management of active assets in nuclear power plants. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 8 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2013). Application of PMU-Based Information in the Indian Power System. International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems. 14(1). 79–86. 5 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2009). Speech recognition based computer keyboard replacement for the Quadriplegics, Paraplegics, paralytics and amputees. 241–245. 6 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Vivek, et al.. (2006). Finger Seal Durability Demonstration on Engine. 3 indexed citations

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