Frequency Control in Power Systems
Frequency Control in Power Systems is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1954. 17.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on Load Frequency Control (LFC) in power systems, particularly in the context of integrating renewable energy sources and operating in deregulated environments. It covers topics such as automatic generation control, intelligent and decentralized control strategies, optimization techniques, and the impact of energy storage on frequency regulation.
- Load Frequency Control
- Automatic Generation Control
- Renewable Energy
- Power System
- Frequency Regulation
- Intelligent Control
- Decentralized Control
- Optimization
- Deregulated Environment
- Energy Storage
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +73% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Frequency Control in Power Systems research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.2k and 690 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.2k works
- 2 India 690 works
- 3 United States 151 works
- 4 Iran 97 works
- 5 Egypt 94 works
- 6 Saudi Arabia 73 works
- 7 United Kingdom 59 works
- 8 Türkiye 55 works
- 9 ?? 52 works
- 10 Algeria 51 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Frequency Control in Power Systems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, North China Electric Power University publishes the most Frequency Control in Power Systems research, followed by China Southern Power Grid (China) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 North China Electric Power University China 63 works
- 2 China Southern Power Grid (China) China 33 works
- 3 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 33 works
- 4 State Grid Corporation of China (China) China 32 works
- 5 Tsinghua University China 29 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 28 works
- 7 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 27 works
- 8 Southeast University China 27 works
- 9 National Institute of Technology Patna India 27 works
- 10 National Institute Of Technology Silchar India 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Frequency Control in Power Systems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Frequency Control in Power Systems include Frede Blaabjerg, Josep M. Guerrero and Huan Liu.
- 1 Frede Blaabjerg 12k citations
- 2 Josep M. Guerrero 5.6k citations
- 3 Huan Liu 4.9k citations
- 4 Zidong Wang 4.4k citations
- 5 Remus Teodorescu 4.2k citations
- 6 Frank L. Lewis 3.8k citations
- 7 Shi Xue Dou 3.5k citations
- 8 Bhim Singh 3.3k citations
- 9 David J. Hill 2.9k citations
- 10 Pedro Rodríguez 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Frequency Control in Power Systems research done?
The largest centres of Frequency Control in Power Systems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Silchar, Patna and Dhahran.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SilcharIN · 25.7 works32×
- PatnaIN · 31.2 works23×
- DhahranSA · 25.6 works17×
- BhubaneswarIN · 49.2 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Frequency Control in Power Systems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Frequency Control in Power Systems?
Among universities, judged by research, Aswan University, National Institute of Technology Patna and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aswan University Egypt | 71.4 | 30.7% | 52.5× | 14 | +521.5% |
| 2 | National Institute of Technology Patna India | 67.0 | 36.6% | 56.7× | 26 | — |
| 3 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia | 61.6 | 25.3% | 21.2× | 24 | +21.6% |
| 4 | Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology India | 60.5 | 20.7% | 81.6× | 17 | +270.4% |
| 5 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore | 59.8 | 44.8% | 3.6× | 9 | +516.1% |
| 6 | Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur India | 59.1 | 27.6% | 16.7× | 9 | +250.6% |
| 7 | KIIT University India | 57.9 | 18.0% | 16.8× | 14 | +384.8% |
| 8 | Khalifa University of Science and Technology United Arab Emirates | 57.7 | 28.2% | 11.9× | 9 | — |
| 9 | North China Electric Power University China | 57.0 | 9.4% | 28.9× | 63 | +55.7% |
| 10 | Northeastern University China | 55.6 | 26.8% | 7.6× | 22 | +114.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Frequency Control in Power Systems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 73% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Frequency Control in Power Systems.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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