Xiaodong Sun

11.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
379 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Xiaodong Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaodong Sun has authored 379 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 262 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 202 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 117 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaodong Sun's work include Electric Motor Design and Analysis (165 papers), Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics (150 papers) and Sensorless Control of Electric Motors (123 papers). Xiaodong Sun is often cited by papers focused on Electric Motor Design and Analysis (165 papers), Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics (150 papers) and Sensorless Control of Electric Motors (123 papers). Xiaodong Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Austria. Xiaodong Sun's co-authors include Zebin Yang, Gang Lei, Jianguo Zhu, Youguang Guo, Long Chen, Zhou Shi, Yingfeng Cai, Xiang Tian, Kaikai Diao and Ming Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Xiaodong Sun

348 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Multi-Objective Design Optimization of an IPMSM Based on Multilevel Strategy

2020 248 citations Xiaodong Sun, Gang Lei et al. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics profile →
Finite-Control-Set Model Predictive Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive Systems—An Overview

2022 178 citations Xiaodong Sun, Gang Lei et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaodong Sun China	53	6.8k	4.9k	2.6k	1.3k	753	379	9.1k
Gang Lei Australia	48	6.1k 0.9×	3.6k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	733 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	317	7.7k
António J. Marques Cardoso Portugal	52	7.3k 1.1×	5.7k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	920 1.2×	435	10.3k
Sanjib Kumar Panda Singapore	50	7.4k 1.1×	4.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	756 0.6×	522 0.7×	502	9.7k
Pragasen Pillay Canada	51	9.5k 1.4×	5.6k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	737 0.6×	2.6k 3.5×	475	11.7k
Iqbal Husain United States	59	10.0k 1.5×	6.8k 1.4×	2.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	2.7k 3.6×	455	11.4k
Dianguo Xu China	67	16.4k 2.4×	8.2k 1.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	385 0.5×	1.1k	18.7k
David G. Dorrell Australia	54	9.1k 1.3×	6.3k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	2.5k 2.0×	3.0k 3.9×	372	11.7k
Dan M. Ionel United States	38	5.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	537 0.4×	2.0k 2.7×	295	5.9k
Ahmed Abu‐Siada Australia	43	5.6k 0.8×	2.1k 0.4×	817 0.3×	573 0.5×	587 0.8×	310	6.4k
Zhengyou He China	49	6.2k 0.9×	2.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 1.5×	192 0.3×	319	7.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaodong Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Xiaodong, et al.. (2025). Improved energy management strategy for plug-in hybrid electric buses based on Pontryagin's minimum principle plus snack optimization. Energy. 320. 135402–135402.

Li, Ke, Jie Ding, Xiaodong Sun, et al.. (2025). Compensation Control of PMSMs Based on a High-Order Sliding Mode Observer With Inertia Identification. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 13(4). 5084–5096. 1 indexed citations

Li, Teng, et al.. (2025). Model-Free Predictive Control for Harmonic Suppression of PMSMs Based on Adaptive Resonant Controller. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 40(4). 3104–3114. 4 indexed citations

Dianov, Anton, Xiaodong Sun, Ji-Won Kang, et al.. (2025). Recommendations and Typical Errors on Usage of Wirewound Resistors in Design of Power Converters. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society. 6. 669–684.

Liu, Wenlong, et al.. (2024). CuxO nanoneedles array grown on Cu foam as the framework by super-facile calcination in air for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes. Journal of Power Sources. 623. 235392–235392. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Zebin, et al.. (2024). Vibration compensation control strategy of composite cage rotor bearingless induction motor based on fuzzy coefficient adaptive-linear-neuron method. ISA Transactions. 154. 455–464. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaodong, Zihao Wei, Duan Wang, et al.. (2024). Study of (n,2n) reaction cross section of fission product based on neural network and decision tree models. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 294. 4008–4008. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic study of leukopenia treatment by Qijiao shengbai Capsule via the Bcl2/Bax/CASAPSE3 pathway. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1451553–1451553. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaodong, Kaikai Diao, Gang Lei, & Jianguo Zhu. (2024). Multi-objective Design Optimization of Switched Reluctance Motor Drive Systems.

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Tian, Xiang, Yingfeng Cai, Xiaodong Sun, & Zhen Zhu. (2024). Collaborative optimization of fuel economy and battery life for plug-in hybrid electric buses considering traffic condition. Journal of Energy Storage. 90. 111928–111928. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yue, Yuan Tian, Xichao Ruan, et al.. (2024). Evaluations and calculations of neutron reactions on 238U up to 20 MeV. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 57(2). 103190–103190.

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Sun, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). Position Sensorless Control of SRMs Based on Improved Sliding Mode Speed Controller and Position Observer. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 72(1). 100–110. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinhua, et al.. (2024). Torque Online Correction Control of Switched Reluctance Motor Based on Optimized Torque Sharing Function. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 39(3). 1750–1762. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Zebin, et al.. (2024). Improved linear/nonlinear active disturbance rejection switching control for bearingless induction motor. International Journal of Electronics. 112(6). 1053–1073.

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Sun, Chao, Xiaodong Sun, Cristian García, et al.. (2024). Model Predictive Current Control of Six-Phase Switched Reluctance Motor With Enhanced Robustness Based on Improved Lehuy Model. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 11(2). 6177–6187. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Zebin, et al.. (2024). Sensorless Control for Dual Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Hub Motors Based on Adaptive Super-Twisting Algorithm and Infinite Position Set. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 11(1). 656–667. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Zebin, et al.. (2023). Design and Multi-Objective Optimization of a Composite Cage Rotor Bearingless Induction Motor. Electronics. 12(3). 775–775. 3 indexed citations

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Gu, Lin, et al.. (2022). Study on layer formation behavior of Ag joints sintered with pressureless sintering process. Materials Research Express. 9(11). 116512–116512. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiaodong, et al.. (2019). Modulation Pattern Recognition of Communication Signals Based on Fractional Low-Order Choi-Williams Distribution and Convolutional Neural Network in Impulsive Noise Environment. 188–192. 14 indexed citations

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Pan, Wei, Bo Xu, Xiaodong Sun, & Huangqiu Zhu. (2011). Direct torque and suspension force control for bearingless permanent magnet synchronous motors. Chinese Control Conference. 3683–3687. 2 indexed citations

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