This paper aims to offer an overview of the research on induction machines in Eastern Europe. To this end, it reviews all papers published on the topic between 2010 and 2017, in the six most prestigious Eastern European journals. The main findings show that: (1) researchers focus on the induction machine as used in electrical drives, their major research interest being the torque or speed control improvement; (2) in spite of the International Electrotechnical Committee’s (IEC) new requirements to improve the efficiency of electric machines, this topic is almost inexistent among the studies published in Eastern European journals.

Keywords: Eastern European journals, Induction machine, IEC 60034-30 standard, Research trends, Systematic review