Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
Sensorless Control of Electric Motors is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 9.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis, control, and sensorless operation of electric machinery and drive systems, with a particular emphasis on induction motors and permanent-magnet motors. It covers topics such as sensorless control, FPGA design, torque control, speed estimation, sliding-mode observer, direct torque control, adaptive control, and parameter estimation in the context of electric motor systems.
- Sensorless Control
- Induction Motors
- Permanent-Magnet Motors
- FPGA Design
- Torque Control
- Speed Estimation
- Sliding-Mode Observer
- Direct Torque Control
- Adaptive Control
- Parameter Estimation
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Sensorless Control of Electric Motors research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.2k and 724 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.2k works
- 2 India 724 works
- 3 Indonesia 207 works
- 4 United States 205 works
- 5 South Korea 173 works
- 6 Japan 149 works
- 7 Algeria 131 works
- 8 Türkiye 111 works
- 9 Germany 98 works
- 10 United Kingdom 95 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Sensorless Control of Electric Motors research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Sensorless Control of Electric Motors research, followed by Southeast University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 140 works
- 2 Southeast UniversityChina 92 works
- 3 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 73 works
- 4 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 71 works
- 5 Jiangsu UniversityChina 68 works
- 6 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 55 works
- 7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 52 works
- 8 Indian Institute of Technology DelhiIndia 48 works
- 9 Shanghai Dianji UniversityChina 33 works
- 10 Shenyang University of TechnologyChina 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Sensorless Control of Electric Motors?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Sensorless Control of Electric Motors include Frede Blaabjerg, José Rodríguez and Marco Liserre.
- 1 Frede Blaabjerg Denmark 12k citations
- 2 José Rodríguez Chile 6.8k citations
- 3 Marco Liserre Germany 4.6k citations
- 4 T.Α. Lipo United States 3.5k citations
- 5 Z. Q. Zhu United Kingdom 3.4k citations
- 6 Bhim Singh India 3.3k citations
- 7 Jih‐Sheng Lai United States 2.8k citations
- 8 Nasrudin Abd Rahim Malaysia 2.7k citations
- 9 Xinghuo Yu Australia 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Sensorless Control of Electric Motors research done?
The largest centres of Sensorless Control of Electric Motors research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Harbin (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhenjiang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZhenjiangCN · 79.4 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sensorless Control of Electric Motors than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Sensorless Control of Electric Motors?
Among universities, judged by research, Southeast University, Harbin Institute of Technology and Jiangsu University 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeast UniversityChina | 64.4 | 13.3% | 12.8× | 92 | +66.9% |
| 2 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 60.8 | 9.0% | 15.9× | 140 | +46.5% |
| 3 | Jiangsu UniversityChina | 59.0 | 14.4% | 16.8× | 68 | +6.8% |
| 4 | North China University of TechnologyChina | 53.8 | 14.9% | 21.3× | 18 | +100.2% |
| 5 | Xi'an University of TechnologyChina | 53.4 | 11.3% | 10.9× | 19 | +134.4% |
| 6 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 53.1 | 4.4% | 14.8× | 71 | +73.4% |
| 7 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 53.0 | 7.3% | 8.6× | 73 | +81.9% |
| 8 | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco | 51.6 | 32.4% | 5.8× | 8 | — |
| 9 | Hanoi University of Science and TechnologyVietnam | 50.8 | 6.6% | 12.1× | 12 | +181.3% |
| 10 | National Institute of Technology WarangalIndia | 49.5 | 11.1% | 10.2× | 12 | +124.2% |
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 Sensorless Control of Electric Motors research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Sensorless Control of Electric Motors.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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